Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. The journal follows internationally recognized ethical guidelines and best practices in scholarly publishing to ensure the integrity, transparency, and quality of academic publications.
All parties involved in the publication process—including authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers—are expected to uphold ethical conduct and academic integrity throughout the submission, review, and publication process.
The publication of articles in Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains must be conducted ethically, transparently, and responsibly. Ethical publishing practices are essential to:
Maintain the credibility of scientific research
Ensure the integrity of the academic record
Protect intellectual property rights
Prevent academic misconduct
Promote fair and objective scholarly communication
The journal strictly prohibits unethical practices including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, and conflicts of interest that may influence the publication process.
Authors submitting manuscripts to Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains must comply with the following ethical responsibilities:
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works and have not been published previously or submitted simultaneously to another journal. Proper acknowledgment and citation of sources must always be provided.
Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, is unacceptable.
Authors are responsible for presenting accurate data and objective research findings. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation of data, or misleading reporting constitutes unethical behavior.
Authors should retain research data and provide access to the data when requested by editors or reviewers.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Duplicate or redundant publication is considered unethical publishing behavior.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to:
Research conception and design
Data collection or analysis
Manuscript drafting or revision
Approval of the final version
All co-authors must approve the final manuscript before submission.
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest that could influence the research or interpretation of findings.
Authors must appropriately acknowledge all sources, references, funding support, and contributions relevant to the research.
Research involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional regulations. Authors must provide ethical approval information when required.
Authors are obligated to notify the editor promptly if significant errors or inaccuracies are identified after publication and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article when necessary.
Editors of Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains are responsible for ensuring a fair, transparent, and ethical publication process.
Editors have full authority to accept, reject, or request revisions for manuscripts based on:
Academic merit
Originality
Relevance to journal scope
Reviewers’ recommendations
Ethical considerations
Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on intellectual content without discrimination based on:
Race
Gender
Religious belief
Citizenship
Institutional affiliation
Political philosophy
Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information to unauthorized parties.
Editors must avoid handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, institutional, or personal relationships.
Editors are responsible for investigating suspected ethical violations and taking appropriate actions, including corrections, retractions, or withdrawal of manuscripts when necessary.
Peer reviewers contribute significantly to maintaining the scientific quality of publications.
Reviewers must treat all manuscripts as confidential documents and must not share or discuss them with others without editorial authorization.
Reviews should be conducted objectively, professionally, and constructively. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.
Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors and inform editors of any substantial similarities with other publications.
Reviewers must decline review assignments when conflicts of interest exist.
Reviewers should complete reviews within the agreed timeframe and inform editors if delays occur.
The publisher of Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains is committed to supporting editorial independence and maintaining ethical publishing standards.
The publisher ensures that:
Editorial decisions remain independent from commercial interests
Ethical concerns are handled appropriately
Published content remains accessible and preserved
Corrections, clarifications, and retractions are published when necessary
All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains undergo plagiarism screening using reliable plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin or equivalent tools.
Manuscripts containing substantial plagiarism, including:
Direct copying
Improper paraphrasing
Unattributed quotations
Duplicate publication
will be rejected immediately.
The journal may retract, correct, or withdraw published articles in cases involving:
Serious research errors
Ethical misconduct
Plagiarism
Data falsification
Duplicate publication
Unreliable findings
Retraction notices will be published clearly to maintain transparency and the integrity of the scholarly record.
Authors may submit complaints or appeals regarding editorial decisions, review processes, or ethical concerns to the editorial office.
All complaints and appeals will be handled professionally, fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with international ethical publishing standards.
Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains continuously promotes ethical awareness among editors, reviewers, and authors and is committed to improving publication quality according to international academic publishing standards and best practices.
