IPTEK The Journal for Technology and Science

Ethical Statement

IPTEK, The Journal for Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed electronic international journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer reviewer, and the publisher (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember). This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, all parties involved in the act of publishing—authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the society—must agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour.

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, as the publisher of IPTEK, The Journal for Science and Technology, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. The publisher ensures that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Furthermore, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember and the Editorial Board will assist in communication with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication decisions

The editor of IPTEK, The Journal for Science and Technology, is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work and its importance to researchers and readers must guide 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 also confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor must 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 materials 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 communication with the author, may also help improve the paper.
• Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research or unable to complete the review promptly should notify the editor and withdraw from the process.
• Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and not shared or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
• Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, avoiding personal criticism of the author. Referees should express their views clearly and with supporting arguments.
• Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript and other known publications.
• Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should decline manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.

Duties of Authors

• Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
• Data Access and Retention: Authors should provide raw data for editorial review and be prepared to make such data publicly accessible if practicable, and retain them for a reasonable time after publication.
• Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their works are entirely original. If they use the work or words of others, they must give appropriate citation or quotation.
• Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit or publish essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
• Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of others' work must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced their research.
• Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All co-authors must approve the final version and agree to its submission.
• Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment with unusual hazards, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support must be disclosed.
• Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.