Publication Etiquette and Ethics are important themes carefully monitored within the publications of the Control Systems Society. In particular, see the CSS Policy on overlapping conference/journal submissions.
Recently, to address and investigate allegations of possible misconduct by Authors of papers submitted to or published in a CSS journal or conference, the CSS has instituted the Standing Committee on Ethics in Publishing.
See also the IEEE Guidelines for Handling Plagiarism Complaints, and the recent slides on Things You Should Know Before Submitting Your Next Paper.
Peer Review
The articles in CSS publications are peer-reviewed in accordance with the requirements set forth in the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board Operations Manual (https://pspb.ieee.org/images/