Publications Ethics

Teknisia is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Civil Engineering Department of Universitas Islam Indonesia. This ethical statement describes the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publication of an article in this journal, including the editors, reviewers, and authors. The statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Editors

  1. Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles will be published in the journal. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding copyright and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers before making the final decision.
  2. Fair Play: The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual merit, regardless of the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, or citizenship.
  3. Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher.
  4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has access to the manuscript (while handling it) in their own research without the express written consent of the author.

 

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, may also help improve the paper.
  2. Promptness: Selected reviewers who feel unqualified or unable to provide a prompt review should notify the editor and recuse themselves from the process.
  3. Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential. They must not be shown to or discussed with others, except as authorized by the editor. Privileged information or ideas from peer review must remain confidential and not be used for personal gain.
  4. Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, avoiding personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should express their views clearly and with supporting arguments.
  5. Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. Any statement previously reported elsewhere should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Additionally, reviewers should call the editor's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they are aware of.
  6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not review manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the paper.

 

Duties of Authors

  1. Reporting Standards: Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be accurately represented in the paper. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.
  2. Data Access and Retention: Authors may be requested to provide the raw data associated with a paper for editorial review and, if feasible, should be prepared to provide public access to it. In any case, authors should be prepared to retain the data for a reasonable time after publication.
  3. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure their work is entirely original, and any use of the work or words of others must be properly cited or quoted.
  4. Multiple and Concurrent Publications: Authors should generally not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in multiple journals or primary publications. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals concurrently is considered unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
  5. Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors must always properly acknowledge the work of others and cite publications that influenced the reported work.
  6. Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who significantly contributed to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All those with significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who participated in specific aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring all appropriate co-authors are included, no inappropriate co-authors are included, all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper, and all co-authors agree to its submission for publication.
  7. Human or Animal Subjects: If the work involves human or animal subjects, the manuscript must contain a statement confirming that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and were approved by the appropriate institutional committee(s). For studies involving human subjects, the manuscript must also include a statement that informed consent was obtained. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be respected.
  8. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other significant conflicts of interest that could be perceived to influence the results or interpretation of their work. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
  9. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, they are obligated to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.