Duplicate content checks are conducted to ensure that papers to be published on Electrical Measurement & Instrumentation are free from plagiarism. This is done by utilizing the Academic Misconduct Literature Check (AMLC) software of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database at the time of receiving the manuscript, before online and offline publication. If a paper is suspected of academic misconduct, the editor will submit the problematic paper, along with the original paper and related materials, to the editorial board for investigation. The board will make the decision regarding the identification of the misconduct, which can range from plagiarism, data fabrication and falsification, inappropriate authorization, simultaneous submissions, duplicate publications, to violations of research ethics according to Chinese Academic Publication Norms - Definitions and Examples of Journal Academic Misconduct. The procedures for handling academic misconduct are as follows: 1) The editorial department should promptly notify the author about the academic misconduct identified by the experts. The author is allowed to appeal before any penalty actions are taken. 2) If the paper is not accepted, the review process will terminate and the manuscript will be rejected. If the paper has been accepted but not published, the publication will be canceled. If the paper has been published, it will be retracted from the journal website and relevant databases. 3) For serious academic misconduct, the author's institution and relevant scientific and technological journals in the field will be notified. If it causes serious reputation damage or other losses to the journal, the journal reserves the right to pursue compensation. 4) If a paper is rejected due to academic misconduct, such as plagiarism, simultaneous submissions, data fabrication, etc., the author is forbidden to submit further articles for 2 years. The appeal process is as follows: If the author disagrees with the decision of the editorial board regarding the identification of the academic misconduct, he/she can submit a written appeal within 10 working days from the date of receiving the notice. The editorial board is responsible for inviting experts to recheck the paper and make the final decision on the treatment of the misconduct. The author will be notified of the verdict within 30 working days.