Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN (p-ISSN 2746-1209 | e-ISSN 2746-220X) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Islam Al-Ihya Kuningan. The journal publishes scientific articles in engineering and applied technology, including Informatics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Food Technology.

This Publication Ethics Statement establishes the ethical principles and responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher to ensure the integrity, quality, originality, and transparency of the scholarly publication process. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold academic integrity, professional conduct, fairness, confidentiality, and accountability.

The journal is committed to preventing publication misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, and conflicts of interest. Any suspected ethical violation will be handled fairly and carefully in accordance with applicable publication ethics principles and relevant institutional policies.

1. Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of scientific articles involves authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. Each party has specific responsibilities to maintain the quality and integrity of the scholarly record.

Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN is committed to ensuring that publication decisions are based on scientific merit, originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, methodological rigor, and the quality of the manuscript.

2. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting manuscripts to Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN must comply with the following ethical principles:

Originality and plagiarism: Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works. All ideas, statements, data, images, and materials derived from other sources must be properly acknowledged and cited. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable.
Accuracy of research: Authors must present research findings accurately and honestly. Data fabrication, data falsification, manipulation of results, and misleading presentation of findings are prohibited.
Exclusive submission: Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. A manuscript that has already been published in another journal must not be submitted as an original article unless an explicitly permitted form of republication has been approved and transparently disclosed.
Authorship: Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or practical contributions to the research, including its conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation. All listed authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission.
Acknowledgment of sources: Authors must appropriately cite relevant literature, data sources, software, tools, and other contributions that have influenced the research.
Conflict of interest: Authors must disclose any financial, professional, personal, or institutional relationships that could influence the research or its interpretation.
Research ethics: Research involving human participants, animals, personal data, or other ethically sensitive subjects must comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations. Where required, authors must obtain approval from an authorized ethics committee and informed consent from participants.
Corrections and retractions: Authors must promptly inform the editor if they discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work and cooperate in issuing corrections or retractions when necessary.
Use of artificial intelligence: Authors must use artificial intelligence (AI) tools responsibly and transparently. AI tools must not be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, and integrity of all submitted content. Any substantive use of AI tools in preparing the manuscript should be disclosed in accordance with the journal's applicable instructions.

3. Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for managing the editorial process fairly, objectively, and confidentially. Their responsibilities include:

Publication decisions: Editors make decisions based on the manuscript's scientific quality, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, methodological rigor, and reviewers' recommendations.
Fair evaluation: Manuscripts must be evaluated without discrimination based on the authors' race, gender, religion, nationality, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics unrelated to scientific merit.
Confidentiality: Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information about a manuscript to unauthorized parties.
Peer review integrity: Editors must select qualified reviewers with relevant expertise and must take reasonable steps to ensure that the review process is objective and free from inappropriate influence.
Conflict of interest: Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they have a competing interest. Such manuscripts must be assigned to another qualified editor.
Publication misconduct: Editors must investigate credible allegations of plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, authorship disputes, or other ethical violations.
Corrections and retractions: Editors must take appropriate action when significant errors or publication misconduct are identified, including publishing corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when justified.
Editorial independence: Editorial decisions must be based on scholarly considerations and must not be improperly influenced by commercial, personal, or institutional interests.

4. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the scientific quality and integrity of published articles. Reviewers are expected to:

Objectivity: Evaluate manuscripts objectively, constructively, and professionally, providing clear arguments to support their recommendations.
Confidentiality: Treat all manuscripts received for review as confidential documents and must not share or use unpublished information for personal advantage.
Timeliness: Complete reviews within the agreed timeframe or promptly inform the editor if additional time is required.
Expertise: Accept review assignments only when they have sufficient expertise to evaluate the manuscript.
Conflict of interest: Inform the editor of any personal, professional, financial, or institutional conflict of interest and decline the assignment when such a conflict could compromise impartiality.
Identification of ethical concerns: Notify the editor of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, questionable data, inappropriate citations, or other potential ethical violations.
Appropriate citation: Identify relevant published work that has not been cited when such references are necessary to strengthen the manuscript's scholarly context.
Responsible use of AI: Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts or unpublished research data to public AI systems or other third-party services that could compromise confidentiality. AI assistance in preparing reviews must comply with applicable journal policies, and reviewers remain responsible for the accuracy and confidentiality of their assessments.

5. Responsibilities of the Publisher

The Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Islam Al-Ihya Kuningan, as the publisher of Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN, supports the journal's commitment to ethical scholarly publishing.

The publisher is responsible for:

Supporting the editor's independence in making editorial decisions.
Providing appropriate administrative and technical support for the journal's editorial and publication processes.
Supporting the implementation of publication ethics policies and the handling of suspected misconduct.
Cooperating with editors and relevant institutions when ethical violations are identified.
Maintaining the integrity, accessibility, and preservation of the scholarly record.
Ensuring that commercial or institutional interests do not improperly influence editorial decisions.

6. Peer Review and Editorial Integrity

All submitted manuscripts are subject to an initial editorial screening to assess their relevance to the journal's focus and scope, completeness, and compliance with submission requirements.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are evaluated by qualified reviewers with relevant expertise. Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' comments. The final publication decision rests with the editor, taking into account the reviewers' recommendations and the manuscript's scientific quality.

Reviewers must provide independent and objective assessments. Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose relevant conflicts of interest. The journal will take reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of the review process and prevent inappropriate interference.

7. Publication Misconduct

Publication misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

Plagiarism, including substantial copying without appropriate acknowledgment.
Data fabrication or falsification.
Duplicate publication or simultaneous submission to multiple journals.
Inappropriate attribution of authorship or unauthorized changes to the author list.
Undisclosed conflicts of interest that materially affect the research or publication process.
Citation manipulation intended to inappropriately influence citation metrics.
Manipulation of the peer-review process.
Unethical research practices or violations of applicable research regulations.

When suspected misconduct is reported or identified, the editor will conduct an appropriate preliminary assessment. Where necessary, the editor may request explanations or supporting evidence from the authors and consult relevant institutions or experts.

Depending on the seriousness of the case and the available evidence, the journal may reject the manuscript, request corrections, suspend the review process, issue a correction or expression of concern, retract a published article, or take other appropriate measures. Authors will be given a fair opportunity to respond to allegations before a final decision is made, except where immediate action is necessary to protect the scholarly record.

8. Plagiarism and Originality

All manuscripts must be original and must appropriately acknowledge previously published work. Authors are responsible for ensuring that quotations, paraphrased ideas, figures, tables, datasets, and other third-party materials are properly cited and that permissions are obtained when required.

The journal may use plagiarism-detection software or other appropriate screening methods to identify substantial textual overlap. Similarity reports will be interpreted in context, taking into account legitimate quotations, references, standard terminology, and methodological descriptions. A similarity score alone will not automatically determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

Manuscripts containing plagiarism or other serious originality concerns may be rejected or subjected to further investigation.

9. Conflicts of Interest

All authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the objectivity or credibility of the research or editorial process.

Conflicts of interest may arise from financial relationships, employment, consultancy, personal relationships, institutional affiliations, professional competition, or other relevant circumstances.

The editor will assess disclosed conflicts and determine appropriate measures, including reassignment of editorial responsibility, selection of alternative reviewers, or publication of a disclosure statement where appropriate.

10. Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

The journal is committed to maintaining an accurate and reliable scholarly record.

Corrections may be published when a significant error is identified that does not invalidate the overall findings or conclusions of an article. Retractions may be issued when there is reliable evidence of serious misconduct, major errors that invalidate the findings, or other circumstances that make the published article unreliable.

An expression of concern may be published when an investigation is ongoing or when the available evidence is insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion.

Decisions concerning corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern will be made by the editor based on the evidence available and the need to protect the integrity of the scholarly record. Notices will clearly identify the affected article and explain the reason for the action.

11. Open Access and Copyright Ethics

Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN provides open access to published articles to support the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge.

Readers may access published articles freely, subject to the applicable copyright, licensing, and attribution conditions. Users must properly acknowledge the original authors and sources when using published materials.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that they have the right to publish all materials included in their manuscripts and that third-party materials are used with appropriate acknowledgment and permission where required.

12. Ethical Use of Research Data and Technology

Authors must handle research data responsibly and must ensure that the methods, tools, software, and technologies used in their research are reported accurately and appropriately.

Research involving personal information must respect privacy, confidentiality, and applicable data-protection requirements. Authors must not disclose identifiable personal data without an appropriate legal and ethical basis.

For research involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, software development, data processing, Internet of Things, environmental technologies, mechanical systems, or food technology, authors must describe relevant methods and procedures sufficiently to support scientific evaluation and, where feasible, reproducibility.

13. Complaints and Appeals

Authors may submit a reasoned appeal against an editorial decision or raise a complaint concerning the editorial and publication process.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted in writing to the journal editor and should include relevant information and supporting evidence. The editor will review the matter fairly and impartially. Where the complaint concerns the editor's own conduct or a conflict of interest, the publisher or an appropriate independent representative may be asked to review the matter.

The journal will not tolerate retaliation against individuals who raise ethical concerns in good faith.

14. Ethical Oversight

Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN is committed to responsible research and publication practices. Ethical issues that require additional scrutiny may include research involving human participants, personal or confidential data, animal subjects, potentially harmful technologies, and other sensitive research activities.

Authors must comply with applicable laws, institutional policies, professional standards, and relevant ethical approval requirements. The journal reserves the right to request additional documentation when necessary to assess compliance.

15. Implementation of Publication Ethics

All authors, editors, reviewers, and other parties involved in the publication process are expected to comply with this Publication Ethics Statement.

The journal will address alleged violations proportionately, consistently, and transparently, while respecting confidentiality and the right of relevant parties to respond. The journal may refer to recognized publication ethics guidance, including the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), when handling ethical concerns.

This policy applies to all manuscripts submitted to and articles published in Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN.

Publisher: Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Islam Al-Ihya Kuningan
Journal: Jurnal Fakultas Teknik UNISA KUNINGAN
p-ISSN: 2747-1209
e-ISSN: 2746-220X
Publication Frequency: January and June (twice a year)