Publication Ethics

J-INTECH is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, the peer reviewer, and the publisher (LPPM UBHINUS). This statement is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in J-INTECH is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society. LPPM UBHINUS, as the publisher of J-INTECH, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. LPPM UBHINUS is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue have no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, LPPM UBHINUS and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication Decisions

The Editor of J-INTECH is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. Editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial Board and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

An editor shall at all times evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions. Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, may also help the author improve the manuscript.
  • Promptness. Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that a prompt review will be impossible, should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.
  • Confidentiality. Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
  • Standards of Objectivity. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly, with supporting arguments.
  • Acknowledgement of Sources. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
  • Disclosure and Conflict of Interest. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript.

Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed, as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
  • Data Access and Retention. Authors may be asked to provide the raw data connected with a manuscript for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data where practicable, and to retain it for a reasonable time after publication.
  • Originality and Plagiarism. Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work, and that any work and/or words of others have been appropriately cited or quoted (see the journal's Plagiarism Policy).
  • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication. An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
  • Acknowledgement of Sources. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.
  • Authorship of the Manuscript. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study (see the journal's Authorship Criteria). All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors; others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research should be acknowledged. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest. All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript, and disclose all sources of financial support (see the journal's Conflict of Interest policy).
  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate to correct or retract the paper (see the journal's Correction and Retraction policy).

Related Policies

This statement should be read together with the journal's related policies: Plagiarism Policy, Peer Review Process, Authorship Criteria, Conflict of Interest, Allegation of Research Misconduct, Correction and Retraction, and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The duties above are implemented through the following journal policies, in line with the COPE Core Practices: