Publication Ethics

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Fisika (JPIF) is committed to maintaining high ethical standards throughout the publication process. This statement describes the responsibilities of authors, editors, and reviewers, with reference to the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authorship Criteria

Authorship must reflect a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All authors must review and approve the final manuscript, agree to its submission, and take responsibility for their contributions.

All individuals who meet the authorship criteria must be included as authors. Contributors who do not meet these criteria should be appropriately acknowledged. Individuals who have not made a qualifying contribution must not be included as authors.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the author list is accurate and that all co-authors have approved the manuscript and its submission. Requests to change the author list must include an explanation and the agreement of all affected authors and are subject to editorial assessment.

Manuscript Types

JPIF publishes theoretical articles, empirical studies, practice-oriented papers, case studies, reviews of scholarly articles and books, and educational resources relevant to physics and physics education.

Submitted manuscripts must be original, must not have been published elsewhere in any language, and must not be under consideration by another journal. All submissions must comply with the journal’s scope, Author Guidelines, and applicable ethical requirements.

Plagiarism Policy

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original and that all sources are properly acknowledged. The use of another person’s text, ideas, data, images, or other material without appropriate attribution is unacceptable. Authors must also cite their own relevant previously published work and disclose any substantial overlap.

Text reproduced verbatim must be clearly identified as a quotation and accompanied by an appropriate citation. Permission must be obtained where required for the reuse of copyrighted material.

Manuscripts must have a similarity index of no more than 20%. However, a similarity score alone does not establish whether plagiarism has occurred. The editorial team will assess the nature, extent, and context of any overlap. A score below the threshold does not exempt a manuscript from further assessment.

Suspected plagiarism will be assessed through the procedure described under Allegations of Research Misconduct. Editorial action will depend on the findings and the stage of publication.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

JPIF takes concerns about research and publication misconduct seriously. These may include suspected fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, or unethical research practices.

Concerns should be reported to jpif@uniga.ac.id. Reports should identify the manuscript or published article concerned and provide a clear explanation of the allegation, together with relevant supporting evidence.

The editor will assess the available information fairly and confidentially, sharing it only as necessary to evaluate and resolve the concern. The authors or other parties concerned will normally be invited to provide an explanation. Where appropriate, the editor may seek independent advice or refer concerns to the relevant institution for investigation.

If an allegation concerns an editor, that editor must not handle the assessment. The matter should be assigned to another editor without a conflict of interest.

Editorial action will depend on the evidence and may include requesting clarification or revision, rejecting a manuscript, or assessing whether a published article requires correction or retraction. Actions affecting published articles will follow the journal’s Corrections and Retractions Policy.

The assessment will be guided by relevant COPE guidance. An allegation alone will not be treated as proof of misconduct.

Conflict of Interest

Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose financial or non-financial interests that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the research, its interpretation, or editorial decisions.

Authors must disclose relevant competing interests in the manuscript and acknowledge all sources of funding. If no competing interests exist, authors should include a statement declaring this.

Editors must not make decisions on manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. Such manuscripts must be handled by another editor without that conflict. Unpublished information obtained through editorial work must not be used for personal advantage.

Reviewers must inform the editor of any competing interests before accepting a review or as soon as a conflict becomes apparent. They should decline or discontinue the review when the conflict prevents an impartial assessment. Unpublished material or ideas obtained through peer review must not be used for personal benefit.

Post-Publication Discussion

JPIF welcomes constructive discussion of published articles. Readers may ask questions, offer alternative interpretations, or identify potential errors. Comments must relate directly to the article and be expressed respectfully, with appropriate scientific reasoning or supporting evidence.

Submitting Comments

Comments or Letters to the Editor should be sent to jpif@uniga.ac.id with the subject line “Post-Publication Discussion – [Article Title]”.

Please include:

The title and DOI of the article.
A clear explanation of the question, comment, or concern.
Supporting evidence and relevant references.
The contributor’s name, affiliation, and contact details.

Editorial Assessment and Author Response

The editorial team will assess the relevance, scientific substance, and supporting evidence of each submission. Personal attacks, defamatory statements, and unsupported allegations will not be accepted for publication.

Substantive comments will be forwarded to the original authors, who will be invited to respond within a period specified by the editor. The editor may request clarification, additional evidence, or independent expert advice when needed.

Following assessment, the editor may decide to take no further action, publish the commentary and the authors’ response where available, or refer the issue for assessment under the journal’s Corrections and Retractions Policy.

Published commentaries and responses will be clearly identified and linked to the original article. A scientifically valid commentary may still be considered if the original authors do not respond.

Authors requesting a correction should use the same editorial email address and provide an explanation of the error, the proposed correction, and supporting information. Such requests will be assessed under the journal’s Corrections and Retractions Policy.

Post-publication discussion supports scholarly exchange. Suspected research or publication misconduct will be handled through the procedure described under Allegations of Research Misconduct.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors are expected to present an accurate account of their original research and provide an objective discussion of its significance. Results must be reported honestly without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation of data. Manuscripts must include sufficient detail and references to enable replication where applicable. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time. Publishing redundant or duplicate manuscripts without clear identification and cross-referencing is considered unethical.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors must acknowledge all sources of data and provide appropriate references for publications that influenced their work.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Authors who identify a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in assessing and resolving the issue through the procedures described above.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

Authors must clearly state if their research involves hazardous materials, procedures, or equipment and ensure compliance with ethical standards for research involving humans or animals.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

Editors are responsible for deciding whether to accept, reject, or request revisions for manuscripts based on their importance, originality, and relevance to the journal. Editors must follow the journal’s policies and applicable legal requirements, including those concerning copyright.

Review of Manuscripts

Editors ensure that manuscripts proceeding to peer review receive a fair and unbiased assessment by reviewers with relevant expertise.

Fair Play

Manuscripts are evaluated solely on their intellectual content, without discrimination based on the authors’ race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or citizenship.

Confidentiality

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and associated data, disclosing information only as necessary for the editorial process or the assessment of ethical concerns.

Duties of Reviewers

Confidentiality

Reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts as confidential and must not disclose information from them to others without the editor’s permission.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant work that has not been appropriately cited and report suspected plagiarism or other ethical concerns to the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be objective, constructive, and supported by clear arguments that help authors improve their manuscripts.

Promptness

Reviewers should complete their reviews within the agreed timeframe and promptly inform the editor if they are unable to meet the deadline or complete the assessment.