Publication Ethics

Jurnal BizTech Polikami is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. This statement is based on the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and outlines the ethical responsibilities for Authors, Editors, Peer Reviewers, and the Publisher.

1. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their submitted work is entirely original. Any ideas, data, or text from other sources must be properly cited and referenced. Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, is strictly unacceptable.

  • Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide raw data in connection with a manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

  • Multiple or Concurrent Publication: Authors must not submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research to more than one journal concurrently.

  • Authorship and Acknowledgment: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All co-authors must be listed, and significant contributions from non-authors should be acknowledged in the paper.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

  • Fair Review and Impartiality: Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual and scientific merit without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

  • Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher.

  • Publication Decisions: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist the editors in making editorial decisions and help authors improve their papers through constructive criticism.

  • Promptness: Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor immediately and decline the invitation.

  • Confidentiality and Objectivity: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviews should be conducted objectively, with clear supporting arguments and no personal criticism of the author.

4. Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher

  • Editorial Independence: The Publisher supports the editorial board in managing submissions and maintaining the academic independence of editorial decisions.

  • Plagiarism and Misconduct Handling: The Publisher and Editors shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including taking appropriate corrective actions (erratum, retraction, or clarification) when necessary.