SisInfo: Jurnal Sistem Informasi dan Informatika is a peer-reviewed journal published by Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia (UNIBI), Indonesia. This statement outlines the ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher to ensure the integrity, transparency, and quality of scholarly publishing.
The journal's publication ethics policy is based on the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and internationally recognized standards of responsible scholarly publishing. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold these principles.
Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia (UNIBI), as the publisher of SisInfo, is committed to supporting ethical publishing practices and maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record.
The publisher supports editorial independence and ensures that editorial decisions are not influenced by commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, or personal relationships. The publisher and editorial team will cooperate with relevant institutions, journals, and publishers when necessary to address publication ethics concerns.
Editors are responsible for deciding which manuscripts should be published in SisInfo. Decisions must be based on the manuscript's originality, scientific quality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, methodological soundness, contribution to the field, reviewers' recommendations, and compliance with publication ethics.
Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively and without discrimination based on authors' personal characteristics, beliefs, nationality, institutional affiliation, or other irrelevant considerations.
Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related communications. Information may only be shared with authorized parties when necessary for the editorial process. Editors must not disclose reviewer identities in the journal's double-blind peer-review process.
Editors must disclose potential conflicts of interest and withdraw from handling manuscripts when their impartiality could reasonably be questioned. Unpublished information from submitted manuscripts must not be used for personal or professional advantage without the author's explicit written consent.
Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively, professionally, and constructively. Reviews should provide clear comments supported by appropriate reasoning and focus on the manuscript rather than personal criticism of the authors.
Reviewers who lack the necessary expertise or cannot complete a review within the required timeframe should inform the editor promptly and decline the invitation when appropriate.
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shared with unauthorized individuals. Reviewers must not use unpublished information for personal advantage.
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited and notify the editor of substantial similarities, possible plagiarism, or other ethical concerns.
Reviewers must disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest arising from personal, professional, financial, or collaborative relationships. They should decline to review manuscripts when such conflicts could compromise their impartiality.
Authors must present accurate, objective, and complete accounts of their research. Data, methods, results, and conclusions must be reported honestly. Data fabrication, data falsification, plagiarism, and misleading statements are unacceptable.
Submitted manuscripts must be original and must appropriately acknowledge all sources. Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals or engage in duplicate or redundant publication without appropriate disclosure and justification.
SisInfo may screen manuscripts using similarity-checking tools. The journal's similarity threshold and procedures for evaluating potential plagiarism are detailed in its separate Plagiarism Policy. A similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred.
Authorship must reflect substantial intellectual contributions to the research and manuscript. All listed authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission. Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the author list is accurate and that all authors agree to the submitted version. Changes to authorship require appropriate justification and approval by the affected authors and the editor.
Detailed requirements are provided in the journal's Authorship Criteria and Author Guidelines.
Authors must ensure that research data are accurately documented and retained for a reasonable period. Relevant supporting data or documentation may be requested for editorial assessment, subject to applicable ethical, legal, privacy, and confidentiality requirements.
Authors must disclose funding sources and any financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence the research or its interpretation. Where applicable, authors must also report ethical approval and informed consent procedures.
Authors who discover significant errors in their published articles must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in determining whether a correction, expression of concern, or retraction is necessary.
SisInfo takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously. Such misconduct may include plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, authorship manipulation, citation manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and other violations of publication ethics.
The editorial team will assess allegations fairly, confidentially, and objectively. Authors may be asked to provide explanations or supporting evidence. When necessary, the journal may contact the authors' affiliated institutions or other relevant parties.
Depending on the findings and severity of the case, the journal may request revisions, reject a manuscript, publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, retract an article, or take other appropriate action.
Authors, reviewers, and readers may submit complaints concerning editorial procedures, publication decisions, or suspected ethical violations through the journal's official editorial contact channels.
Appeals against editorial decisions must provide clear reasons and supporting evidence. The editor or an appropriate editorial representative will assess complaints and appeals impartially. Where a conflict of interest exists, the matter should be handled by an appropriate independent party when feasible.
The journal will handle complaints and appeals fairly and confidentially to the extent possible and communicate outcomes to the relevant parties as appropriate.
Authors must ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical standards, regulations, and institutional requirements. Research involving human participants, personal data, or other subjects requiring ethical oversight must obtain approval from an appropriate ethics committee when required. Relevant ethical approval and informed consent information must be reported in the manuscript where applicable.
SisInfo also maintains a separate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy governing the use of AI tools in manuscript preparation. AI tools must not be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their submissions. Authors must disclose AI-assisted language editing as required by the journal's AI Policy. The fabrication of data, references, results, or other research information using AI is prohibited.
SisInfo is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
A correction may be published when an error affects part of an article but does not invalidate its overall findings. An expression of concern may be issued when substantial concerns remain unresolved or an investigation is ongoing. A retraction may be issued when reliable evidence shows that an article's findings are seriously unreliable or serious research or publication misconduct warrants retraction.
The journal will assess concerns about published articles and take appropriate action based on the available evidence. Correction and retraction notices must clearly identify the affected article and explain the reason for the action.
Readers and researchers may submit evidence-based comments or concerns about published articles through the journal's official editorial contact channels. Where appropriate, the original authors may be invited to respond. Further details are provided in the journal's Post-Publication Discussion Policy.
All authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and the publisher are expected to comply with this publication ethics statement and the journal's related policies. SisInfo is committed to addressing ethical concerns responsibly and protecting the integrity of scholarly communication.
SisInfo: Jurnal Sistem Informasi dan Informatika manages manuscripts, peer-review reports, editorial decisions, and publication-related correspondence electronically. Access to confidential records is restricted to authorized personnel, and all documents must be handled responsibly to protect confidentiality and personal information.
The journal maintains electronic records for editorial and publication purposes and takes reasonable measures to protect them against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. Published articles and their metadata are made accessible in accordance with the journal's Open Access Policy and applicable license terms.
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