Publication Ethics

The Indonesian Journal of Teaching in Science (IJoTIS) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement is based on the COPE Core Practices issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics and applies to all parties involved in publishing with the journal: authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.

Duties of Editors

Publication decisions. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts are published, guided by the reviewers' assessments, the journal's scope, and legal requirements concerning defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
Fair play. Manuscripts are evaluated solely on their intellectual merit, without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
Confidentiality. Editors must not disclose information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher.
Conflicts of interest. Unpublished material disclosed in a submission must not be used by an editor for their own research. An editor who has a competing interest in a manuscript must withdraw from handling it and delegate it to another editor.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions. Peer review assists the editor in making decisions and helps the author improve the manuscript.
Promptness. A reviewer who cannot review a manuscript, or who cannot do so within the agreed time, should notify the editor immediately.
Confidentiality. Manuscripts under review are confidential and must not be shown to or discussed with others without the editor's authorisation.
Standards of objectivity. Reviews must be conducted objectively, with observations expressed clearly and supported by argument.
Acknowledgement of sources. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited and report any substantial overlap with other publications to the editor.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards. Authors must present an accurate account of the work performed together with an objective discussion of its significance. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Originality and plagiarism. Authors must ensure that the work is entirely original, and that the work or words of others are appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple or concurrent publication. Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time, nor publish essentially the same research in more than one journal.
Authorship. Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All such contributors must be listed as co-authors and must have seen and approved the final version. Changes to authorship after submission require the written agreement of all authors.
Data access and retention. Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of the study for editorial review and should be prepared to retain it for a reasonable period after publication.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest. All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest, and all sources of financial support for the project.
Errors in published work. An author who discovers a significant error in their published work must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the article.

Handling Allegations of Misconduct

Allegations of research or publication misconduct - including plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, image manipulation, redundant publication, and undisclosed conflicts of interest - are investigated following the relevant COPE flowchart. The corresponding author is given an opportunity to respond. Where misconduct is confirmed, the journal may issue a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction, and may notify the authors' institution.

Corrections, Retractions, and Article Removal

Correction (erratum/corrigendum). Issued where a small portion of an otherwise reliable publication proves to be misleading.
Retraction. Issued where the findings are unreliable, whether through misconduct or honest error, or where the work is plagiarised or has been published previously. The article remains online, clearly watermarked as retracted, with a retraction notice explaining the reason.
Removal. Applied only in exceptional circumstances, such as a legal order or a serious risk to health.

Complaints and Appeals

Authors who wish to appeal an editorial decision or lodge a complaint should write to the Editor-in-Chief at [email protected], stating the grounds in detail. Appeals are reviewed by an editor who was not involved in the original decision. The journal aims to respond within four weeks.