Publication Ethics Statement

This Publication Ethics Statement is based on COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and the LIPI Chief Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in our journal, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, and publishers.

Publication and Authorship

• All submitted papers are subject to a rigorous peer-review process by at least two international reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.
• The review process follows a blind peer-review system.
• Factors considered during the review include relevance, validity, significance, originality, readability, and language quality.
• Possible outcomes include acceptance, acceptance with revision, or rejection.
• If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
• Rejected articles will not be reconsidered.
• The acceptance of papers is subject to legal requirements concerning libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
• No research should be published in more than one publication.

Responsibilities of Authors

• Authors must declare that their manuscript is their original work.
• Authors must confirm that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
• Authors must state that the manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Authors must participate in the peer-review process.
• Authors are required to retract or correct any errors.
• All authors listed in the paper must have made significant contributions to the research.
• Authors must declare that all data in the paper are real and authentic.
• Authors must notify the Editorial Board of any conflicts of interest.
• Authors must identify all sources used in creating their manuscript.
• Authors must report any errors they discover in published papers to the Editor.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Reviewers must treat all information regarding the manuscript as confidential and handle it as privileged information.
• Reviews must be conducted objectively, without personal criticism of the authors.
• Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
• Reviewers must identify relevant published works not cited by the authors.
• Reviewers must notify the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which they are aware.
• Reviewers must not review manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions related to the paper.

Responsibilities of Editors

• Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject an article.
• Editors are responsible for the overall content and quality of the publication.
• Editors must always consider the needs of authors and readers when improving the publication.
• Editors must ensure the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
• Editors must publish correction pages or issue retractions when necessary.
• Editors must have a clear understanding of the funding sources for the research.
• Editors must base their decisions solely on the paper's importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the publication's scope.
• Editors must not reverse their decisions or override previous editors' decisions without serious reason.
• Editors must maintain reviewer anonymity.
• Editors must ensure that all research materials they publish comply with internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
• Editors should only accept papers if they are reasonably certain of their quality.
• Editors must act if they suspect misconduct, whether the paper is published or unpublished, and make every effort to resolve the issue.
• Editors must not reject papers based solely on suspicion; evidence of misconduct must be provided.
• Editors must avoid any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.