This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in our journals, including the authors, the editors, the peer-reviewers and the publisher POLITEKNIK SAWUNGGALIH AJI KUTOARJO). This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Confidentiality

Each manuscript received for review should be treated as a confidential document. It should not be presented or discussed with anyone else unless authorised by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

The review should be conducted objectively. It is considered inappropriate to make personal criticism of the author. Referees should clearly express their views with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should indicate any related published work that has not been cited by the authors. Every statement that an observable, derivative, or an argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also direct the editor's attention to any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published manuscripts of which they are personally aware.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Idiosyncratic knowledge or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept strictly confidential and not used for private gain. Reviewers should not review manuscripts that have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of original research reports must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be accurately represented in the paper. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or deliberately inaccurate statements constitute unethical and unacceptable behaviour.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are requested to provide raw data in respect of papers for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, where possible, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication. Authors are responsible for the reproducibility of the data.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should assure that they have written a completely original piece of work, and if the author has used the work and/or words of others, these have been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship and Contributorship of the Article

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.

Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published work

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Ethical Oversight

If the research work involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript in order to obey ethical conduct of research using animals and human subjects. If required, Authors must provide legal, ethical clearance from an association or legal organization.

If the research involves confidential data, the author should clearly justify this by whether or not the data or information will be safely concealed.