Article in Press

Article in Press

What "in press" means at IJCIE

An article is in press from the moment the handling editor issues the final acceptance decision until the article appears in an issue with its DOI registered. During this period the scientific content is fixed: only copy-editing, typesetting and the correction of factual or production errors take place.

How long the stage lasts

IJCIE aims to publish an accepted article within one to two weeks of acceptance and author proof approval. Because the journal publishes continuously within each monthly issue, an accepted article does not wait for an issue to be assembled.

What authors can and cannot do with an in-press article

  • Can cite it as "accepted for publication, International Journal of Computational Intelligence in Engineering" in grant and thesis documents.
  • Can request a letter of acceptance from the editorial office, free of charge, for institutional or visa purposes.
  • Can post the accepted manuscript in an institutional or subject repository, in line with the Repository and Self-Archiving Policy.
  • Cannot submit the same work to another journal; acceptance creates a commitment on both sides.
  • Cannot add or remove authors, or make substantive changes to results or claims, without the written approval of the Editor-in-Chief and all co-authors.

Proofs

The corresponding author receives a proof and is normally given 72 hours to approve it or return corrections. If no response is received, the editorial office may publish the proof as issued, since the content has already been approved at acceptance.

Withdrawal after acceptance

A request to withdraw an accepted manuscript must be made in writing by all authors, with reasons. Withdrawal at this stage is discouraged and, where the reason is submission elsewhere, is treated as a breach of publication ethics and may be reported to the authors' institutions.

Version of record

Once the article is published in an issue and the DOI resolves to it, that version becomes the version of record. Any subsequent change is made only through a formal correction or retraction notice under the Article Correction, Retraction and Misconduct Policy.