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Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. This statement describes the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, editorial board members, and the publisher. This policy is developed based on the principles and guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices to ensure transparency, accountability, integrity, and responsible scholarly communication.
Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication
The publication of research articles in IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) represents an important contribution to the advancement of knowledge in sustainable digital innovation, artificial intelligence, information technology, and emerging digital technologies. All parties involved in the publication process must follow ethical standards to ensure the originality, reliability, and credibility of published research.
The publisher of ITSDI, Pandawan Sejahtera Indonesia, in collaboration with relevant academic partners, is committed to maintaining ethical publishing practices. The publisher ensures that editorial decisions remain independent from commercial interests, advertisements, or external influences. The publisher and editorial team support transparent communication among authors, reviewers, editors, and academic communities.
Publisher Responsibilities
The publisher is responsible for supporting the editorial team in maintaining the integrity of the academic record. The publisher ensures that ethical concerns, complaints, corrections, and retractions are handled appropriately according to established publication ethics standards.
Editorial Responsibilities
Publication Decisions
The Editor-in-Chief of IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) is responsible for deciding which manuscripts should be published. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, relevance, and contribution to knowledge. Editors consider recommendations from reviewers and editorial board members while ensuring compliance with ethical and legal requirements related to copyright, plagiarism, and research integrity.
Fair Evaluation and Non-Discrimination
Editors and reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on intellectual content without discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must maintain confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts. Information about manuscripts must not be disclosed to anyone other than authorized individuals involved in the editorial and review process.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Editors must not use unpublished information from submitted manuscripts for personal research purposes. Any potential conflict of interest that may influence editorial decisions must be disclosed and appropriately managed.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
ITSDI applies a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. Reviewers assist editors in making publication decisions by providing objective evaluations and constructive comments that improve manuscript quality.
Promptness
Reviewers who cannot complete the review process within the assigned timeframe should notify the editor immediately. The editor may assign another qualified reviewer to ensure timely manuscript processing.
Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, or use manuscript information for personal benefit.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively, professionally, and respectfully. Reviewers should provide clear comments, explanations, and recommendations based on the scientific quality of the manuscript.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by authors. Reviewers should also notify editors regarding substantial similarity or overlap between submitted manuscripts and previously published research.
Conflict of Interest
Reviewers must decline reviewing manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist due to personal, professional, financial, collaborative, or institutional relationships with authors or organizations associated with the research.
Duties of Authors
Reporting Standards
Authors must present accurate, original, and objective descriptions of their research. Manuscripts should provide sufficient information, methodology, and references to allow other researchers to understand and reproduce the research.
Data Access and Availability
Authors should maintain appropriate research data and provide supporting information when requested during the review process. Authors are encouraged to include data availability statements to improve transparency and research reproducibility.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts represent original work. All sources, ideas, and statements obtained from other publications must be properly cited. Manuscripts containing plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or unethical research practices may be rejected or retracted.
Multiple Submission and Redundant Publication
Authors must confirm that manuscripts submitted to ITSDI have not been published previously and are not currently under consideration by another journal. Duplicate or redundant publication is considered unethical publishing behavior.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors must properly acknowledge the contributions and publications that have influenced their research. Appropriate citations must be provided for all referenced works.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the research design, methodology, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript preparation. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission.
Authorship Changes
Any changes in authorship after manuscript submission, including adding, removing, or rearranging authors, require approval from all authors and editorial consideration before acceptance.
Ethical Approval and Research Subjects
Research involving human participants, animals, or sensitive information must comply with applicable ethical standards. Authors are responsible for obtaining ethical approval when required and reporting it appropriately in the manuscript.
Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy
Authors must disclose the use of artificial intelligence tools in manuscript preparation, data analysis, visualization, or other research activities. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial support, institutional relationships, or other conflicts of interest that may influence the research process, results, or interpretation of the manuscript.
Corrections, Retractions, and Publication Misconduct
ITSDI is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record. Corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions may be issued when significant errors, plagiarism, ethical violations, or research misconduct are identified after publication.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work, they must immediately notify the journal editor and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article when necessary.
