Publication Ethics
Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan IPA (JKPI) is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, research integrity, transparency, and accountability. This publication ethics statement establishes the ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher involved in the publication process. The policy is informed by the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and other relevant standards of scholarly publishing.
The publication of scholarly articles through peer review contributes to the development and dissemination of reliable knowledge in science education. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold academic integrity, respect confidentiality, disclose relevant conflicts of interest, and ensure that research findings are reported accurately and responsibly.
The Science Education Program, Faculty of Islamic Education and Teacher Training (FPIK), Universitas Garut, as the publisher of JKPI, is committed to supporting responsible editorial practices. Editorial decisions must be based on scholarly merit and must not be influenced by advertising, commercial interests, institutional affiliations, or other inappropriate external pressures.
1. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
1.1. Publication Decisions
Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts are suitable for publication in JKPI. Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, methodological rigor, and significance to science education.
Editors may consult peer reviewers, associate editors, or other editorial advisors when making decisions. All decisions must comply with the journal's editorial policies and applicable legal and ethical requirements.
1.2. Fair Play
Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively and fairly, without discrimination based on the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality, political views, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics unrelated to scholarly merit.
1.3. Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related communications. Information about a manuscript may only be shared with individuals directly involved in its evaluation, processing, or publication, unless disclosure is required by law or authorized by the relevant parties.
1.4. Conflicts of Interest
Editors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and must not handle manuscripts when personal, professional, financial, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships could compromise their impartiality.
When a conflict of interest exists, the editor must recuse themselves from the editorial process and assign the manuscript to an appropriately independent editor.
Editors must also ensure that relevant competing interests disclosed by authors and reviewers are handled appropriately. If a previously undisclosed competing interest is identified after publication, the journal will assess the matter and take appropriate action.
1.5. Involvement and Cooperation in Investigations
Editors must respond promptly and appropriately to allegations or concerns regarding research integrity or publication ethics. Depending on the nature of the concern, the journal may request explanations from the authors, consult reviewers or editorial advisors, contact relevant institutions, or seek additional evidence.
When misconduct or an error is established, the journal will take appropriate action, which may include requesting a correction, rejecting a manuscript, retracting a published article, or issuing another editorial notice.
Concerns must be handled fairly and confidentially, and allegations must not be treated as established misconduct before an appropriate assessment has been conducted.
2. Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers
2.1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist editors in assessing the quality, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance of submitted manuscripts. Reviews should provide constructive feedback that helps editors make informed decisions and enables authors to improve their work.
2.2. Promptness
Reviewers who are unable to complete a review within the requested period, or who consider themselves insufficiently qualified to evaluate a manuscript, must inform the editor promptly and decline the review when appropriate.
2.3. Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, or discuss manuscript content with unauthorized individuals. Unpublished information obtained through peer review must not be used for personal or professional advantage.
2.4. Standards of Objectivity
Reviews must be objective, constructive, and supported by clear academic reasoning. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should identify the manuscript's strengths and weaknesses and provide specific recommendations relevant to its scholarly quality.
2.5. Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited and inform the editor of substantial similarities or overlaps with other publications of which they are aware.
Any concerns about potential plagiarism, redundant publication, data integrity, or other ethical issues must be communicated confidentially to the editor.
2.6. Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could affect their impartiality. They should decline to review manuscripts when personal, financial, professional, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships could compromise their objectivity.
3. Authorship Criteria
JKPI recognizes authorship as both acknowledgment of substantial scholarly contributions and acceptance of responsibility for the integrity of published work. Authorship must accurately reflect each individual's contribution to the research and manuscript.
3.1. Eligibility for Authorship
To qualify as an author, an individual must meet all four of the following criteria:
All individuals who meet these four criteria should be listed as authors, and every listed author must satisfy all four criteria. Individuals who make substantial contributions under the first criterion should be given the opportunity to participate in manuscript drafting or critical revision and final approval.
3.2. Author Contributions and Author Order
Authors should provide an Author Contributions statement describing the specific contributions of each author. Contributions may include conceptualization, methodology, instrument or learning-material development, data collection, formal analysis, interpretation of findings, and manuscript preparation, as applicable.
The author group must agree on the authorship list and author order before submission. The order should reflect the authors' agreed assessment of their relative contributions and responsibilities.
3.3. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author
The corresponding author serves as the primary contact with the journal throughout submission, peer review, and publication. The corresponding author must ensure that all listed authors meet the authorship criteria, have approved the final manuscript, and have agreed to its submission.
The corresponding author must also ensure that all author names, institutional affiliations, valid email addresses, and other required information are accurate and complete. Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID iDs to support accurate author identification and reliable scholarly records.
Corresponding authorship does not automatically confer first authorship or additional authorship credit.
3.4. Contributors Who Do Not Qualify for Authorship
Individuals who contribute to the work but do not meet all four authorship criteria should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section, with their contributions clearly described. Examples include individuals providing funding, general supervision, administrative assistance, routine technical assistance, proofreading, translation, or language editing without making the substantial scholarly contributions required for authorship.
Funding acquisition, supervisory position, or institutional affiliation alone does not qualify an individual for authorship. Permission must be obtained from individuals named in the Acknowledgments section before submission.
3.5. Inappropriate Authorship Practices
JKPI does not permit guest, gift, honorary, or ghost authorship. No individual should be included as an author solely because of their position, seniority, institutional affiliation, funding contribution, or personal relationship with the research team. Individuals who meet all authorship criteria must not be omitted from the author list.
Suspected authorship misconduct will be assessed in accordance with the journal's publication ethics procedures and relevant COPE guidance.
3.6. Changes to Authorship
Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be submitted to the editor by the corresponding author, accompanied by a clear explanation and written agreement from all authors, including any individual being added or removed.
Changes after acceptance will not normally be permitted, except in exceptional circumstances approved by the Editor-in-Chief. Changes required after publication will be handled through an appropriate formal correction or other editorial action, as warranted.
3.7. Authorship Disputes
Authors are responsible for resolving disagreements concerning authorship eligibility, contributions, and author order. Editors do not independently determine individual authorship eligibility or arbitrate unresolved authorship disputes.
When the authors cannot reach an agreement, the journal may suspend editorial processing and refer the matter to the relevant institution or institutions for investigation and resolution.
4. Plagiarism Policy
JKPI does not accept plagiarism, including the presentation of another person's words, ideas, data, figures, or other intellectual work as one's own without appropriate acknowledgment.
All submitted manuscripts may be screened for text similarity or other indicators of potential plagiarism. Similarity reports are used as supporting evidence for editorial assessment and must not be interpreted as a definitive determination of plagiarism without considering the nature, context, and sources of the matching material.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts appropriately acknowledge and cite all sources, distinguish their own contributions from previously published work, and obtain permission where required for the use of copyrighted material.
Plagiarism, inappropriate text recycling, redundant publication, and other forms of unattributed use of existing work will be assessed in accordance with the journal's editorial and publication ethics procedures. Depending on the findings and the stage of publication, the journal may request clarification or revision, reject the manuscript, or take appropriate corrective action after publication.
5. Allegations of Research Misconduct
JKPI takes allegations of research misconduct seriously. Research misconduct may include, but is not limited to, fabrication or falsification of data, plagiarism, manipulation of images or results, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, unethical research practices, and other actions that undermine the reliability or integrity of scholarly work.
When an allegation is received, the journal will assess whether it provides a reasonable basis for further investigation. The editor may request an explanation from the authors, examine relevant evidence, consult independent experts, or contact the institution responsible for the research.
Authors are expected to cooperate with legitimate editorial inquiries and provide supporting information when reasonably required. The journal will handle allegations confidentially and fairly, protect the integrity of the editorial process, and avoid treating unsubstantiated allegations as established facts.
If misconduct is confirmed or serious concerns remain regarding the reliability of a published article, the journal may issue a correction, an expression of concern, a retraction, or another appropriate editorial notice. Institutional investigations may be requested when the matter requires authority or evidence beyond the journal's remit.
6. Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest arises when financial, professional, personal, institutional, or other relationships could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the conduct, evaluation, interpretation, or reporting of research.
6.1. Authors
Authors must disclose relevant financial and non-financial competing interests when submitting a manuscript. These may include employment, consultancy, funding, financial relationships, personal relationships, professional affiliations, or other interests relevant to the research.
If no competing interests exist, authors should provide an appropriate declaration stating that they have no competing interests to disclose.
6.2. Editors
Editors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from handling manuscripts when their impartiality could reasonably be questioned. An independent editor should be assigned where appropriate.
6.3. Reviewers
Reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interest before accepting a review invitation. Reviewers should decline assignments when their relationships or interests could compromise the fairness or objectivity of their evaluation.
The journal will assess undisclosed competing interests identified before or after publication and determine whether clarification, correction, or other editorial action is necessary.
7. Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models, chatbots, and image-generation systems, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for scholarly work.
Authors must disclose the use of AI tools in manuscript preparation or research activities in accordance with the journal's AI Policy. Where disclosure is required, authors should identify the tool used, describe its purpose, and explain its contribution to the work.
Human authors remain fully responsible for verifying the accuracy, originality, attribution, and integrity of all submitted content, including material generated or assisted by AI. The use of AI must not compromise research ethics, data integrity, confidentiality, appropriate attribution, or the validity of reported findings.
8. Post-Publication Discussion
JKPI recognizes that scholarly discussion may continue after an article has been published. The journal welcomes constructive, evidence-based comments concerning published articles that may contribute to scientific debate, clarify research findings, or identify limitations and potential errors.
Post-publication comments must be scholarly, respectful, relevant to the published work, and supported by appropriate evidence. Comments may be submitted to the editorial team for assessment in accordance with the journal's editorial procedures.
Where appropriate, the journal may invite the original authors to respond. The editor will determine whether a comment and response are suitable for publication, taking into account their scholarly merit, relevance, and compliance with ethical and editorial standards.
Post-publication discussion does not replace the journal's procedures for investigating suspected misconduct or correcting the scholarly record.
9. Correction and Retraction
JKPI is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record. When errors or concerns are identified in a published article, the journal will assess the matter and determine the appropriate editorial action.
9.1. Corrections
A correction may be issued when an error in a published article requires rectification but does not invalidate the overall findings or conclusions. Corrections may address errors in text, figures, tables, author information, affiliations, or other published details, as appropriate.
9.2. Expressions of Concern
An expression of concern may be issued when serious questions arise about the reliability or integrity of a published article and an investigation is ongoing or the available evidence is insufficient to reach a final decision.
9.3. Retractions
Retraction may be considered when an article is found to contain substantial errors that invalidate its findings, fabricated or falsified data, plagiarism, serious ethical violations, or other problems that fundamentally undermine the reliability or integrity of the published work.
Retraction decisions must be based on an appropriate assessment of the available evidence and follow the journal's editorial procedures. Authors will normally be informed and given an opportunity to respond, unless exceptional circumstances require otherwise.
Correction, expression-of-concern, and retraction notices should clearly identify the affected article, explain the reason for the action, and be linked to the original publication. The journal will preserve the publication record and indicate the article's status transparently.
10. Responsibilities of the Publisher
The Science Education Program, FPIK, Universitas Garut, as the publisher of JKPI, supports the implementation of this publication ethics policy and the independence of editorial decisions.
The publisher is responsible for providing appropriate support for the journal's editorial processes, maintaining transparent publication practices, and cooperating with the editorial team in addressing substantiated concerns about publication ethics or research integrity.
The publisher must not interfere in editorial decisions on the basis of commercial interests, advertising revenue, institutional pressure, or other considerations unrelated to scholarly merit and ethical publishing.
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