PUBLICATION ETHICS STATEMENT

Jurnal Teknik Sipil UNTAN (JTS) is a peer-reviewed journal whose reviewers are experts outside the editorial staff. This journal is governed by an editorial board whose names and affiliations can be found here. This journal follows and adapts the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing to manage all aspects of publication ethics and ensure a high ethical standard for all involved parties.


RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

By submitting a manuscript to Jurnal Teknik Sipil, the author(s) warrant that the manuscript is their original work and that it has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere. They also warrant that the sources of any ideas and words in the manuscript that are not theirs have been properly attributed through appropriate citations and quotes.
An author should not usually publish manuscripts describing the same research in multiple journals or venues. Such redundant publication is generally considered to constitute unethical publishing behavior and, if discovered, may result in a manuscript under consideration being rejected or a published article being retracted.
Authors of manuscripts reporting on original research should present an accurate account of the work performed, accompanied by an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. The fabrication of results and making fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and may cause the rejection or retraction of a manuscript or published article.
When the manuscript reports on commercial software, hardware, or other products, authors must include a declaration at the beginning of the manuscript stating that no conflict of interest exists or describe the nature of any potential conflict. The manuscript should also disclose all sources of financial support for the research.
The author(s) of a manuscript agree that if the manuscript is accepted for publication in Jurnal Teknik Sipil, the published article will be copyrighted using a Creative Commons “Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike” license. This license allows the author(s) to retain the copyright. However, it allows others to freely copy, distribute, and display the copyrighted work and derivative works based upon it under certain specified conditions.
Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to include any images or artwork for which they do not hold copyright in their articles or to adapt any such images or artwork for inclusion. The copyright holder must be explicitly aware that the image(s) or artwork will be made freely available online as part of the article under a Creative Commons “Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike” license.
The authors’ names should be listed on the article in order of their contribution to the article, and all authors take responsibility for their contributions. Only those individuals who have made a substantive contribution should be listed as authors; those whose contributions are indirect or marginal (e.g., colleagues or supervisors who have reviewed drafts of the work or provided proofreading assistance and heads of research institutes/centers/labs) should be named in an “Acknowledgments” section at the end of the article, immediately preceding the Reference List. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the article and that all listed co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and agreed to its publication.
Where an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in an article of his/hers that has been published in Jurnal Teknik Sipil, he/she must promptly notify the editors and cooperate with them to correct the article or retract it as appropriate.



RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS

Jurnal Teknik Sipil’s reviewers perform work for the journal on a volunteer basis. Given that most of these individuals are in full-time employment, their reviewing activities for Jurnal Teknik Sipil must, by necessity, not be their top priority. Reviewers are free to decline invitations to review particular manuscripts at their discretion, for example, if their current employment workload and/or other commitments make it prohibitive for them to complete a review in a timely fashion and to do justice to the task in the available timeframe. They should also not accept manuscript review assignments for which they feel unqualified.

Reviewers who have accepted manuscript assignments are normally expected to submit their reviews within three weeks. They should recuse themselves from the assignment if it becomes apparent to them at any stage that they do not possess the required expertise to perform the review, or that they may have a potential conflict of interest in performing the review (e.g., one resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, institutions, or companies associated with the manuscript).

Privileged information or ideas obtained by reviewers through the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents, and must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the Jurnal Teknik Sipil Editor.

When conducting their reviews, reviewers are asked to do so as objectively as possible, refraining from engaging in personal criticism of the author(s). They are encouraged to express their views clearly, explaining and justifying all recommendations made. They should always attempt to provide detailed and constructive feedback to assist the author(s) in improving their work, even if the manuscript is, in their opinion, not publishable.

Reviewers should identify in their reviews relevant published work that has not been cited by the author(s), together with any instances in which proper attribution of sources has not been provided. They should call to the responsible editor’s attention any major resemblances between a manuscript under consideration and other published articles or papers of which they are aware, as well as any concerns they might have in relation to the ethical acceptability of the research reported in the manuscript.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS

The Jurnal Teknik Sipil Editor has ultimate responsibility for deciding if a manuscript submitted to Jurnal Teknik Sipil should be published, and in doing so is guided by the journal’s policies as determined by the Jurnal Teknik Sipil editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editor may consult with the Associate Editor and other members of the editorial team, as well as with reviewers, in making publication decisions.


The editors will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s). They will not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and potential reviewers, and in some instances the Jurnal Teknik Sipil editorial board members, as appropriate. Additionally, the editors will make every effort to ensure the integrity of the blind review process by not revealing the identity of the author(s) of a manuscript to the reviewers of that manuscript, and vice versa.

When evaluating a manuscript for publication, in addition to considering standard criteria pertaining to the rigor of the manuscript, the quality of its presentation, and its contribution to humanity’s stock of knowledge, the editors will also seek evidence that ethical harms have been minimized in the conduct of the reported research. They will question whether the benefits outweigh the harms in the particular study’s case. Since Jurnal Teknik Sipil welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country, it is necessary to recognize that laws and regulations regarding research ethics and ethical approval vary worldwide. As such, the editors may need to seek clarification in this regard with the author(s) and request that they supply a letter from the relevant institutional ethics committee or board that approved the research.

The editors will be guided by CORE’s Guidelines for Retracting Articles when considering retracting, issuing an expressions of concern about, and issuing corrections pertaining to articles that have been published in Jurnal Teknik Sipil. They are committed to working closely with research organizations and institutions in line with CORE’s advice on Cooperation between Research Institutions and Journals on Research Integrity Cases