Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics Guidelines of Jurnal Elektro

Jurnal Elektro, first published in April 2014, is an online scientific journal managed by the Department of Electrical Engineering, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. It serves as a platform for disseminating original research findings in various fields of electrical engineering, including but not limited to power engineering, electronics, control systems, telecommunications, computer engineering, robotics, embedded systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), signal and image processing, artificial intelligence, and information systems, along with other relevant subfields that reflect the ongoing advancement and application of electrical engineering.

Jurnal Elektro is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement is based on the COPE Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Cases of suspected misconduct are handled by following the COPE flowcharts.

This publication ethics statement outlines the code of ethics for all parties involved in the journal's publication process, namely the editorial team, reviewers, authors, and the journal manager. The foundation of these ethical guidelines rests on three core values:

Neutrality: ensuring freedom from conflicts of interest in the management of publications;
Fairness: guaranteeing proper authorship and recognition of scholarly contributions;
Integrity: maintaining honesty in all forms of publication, prohibiting duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.

After reading this Publication Ethics Statement, authors are required to download the Ethics Statement and Copyright Agreement forms. The signed Ethics Statement must be uploaded as a supplementary file during the initial submission, while the Copyright Agreement must be completed before the article can be published. Both documents are submitted through the online submission system or by email to jurnal.elektro@atmajaya.ac.id.

Responsibilities of the Journal Manager

Define the journal's name, scope, and frequency, and manage accreditation and indexing when necessary.
Establish the editorial board and ensure its members have appropriate expertise.
Formalize relationships between publishers, editors, reviewers, and other parties.
Safeguard the confidentiality of contributors, including researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
Uphold intellectual property norms, particularly copyright laws.
Review journal policies and communicate them clearly to authors, editors, reviewers, and readers.
Develop codes of conduct for editors and reviewers.
Ensure regular and timely publication.
Secure sustainable funding for journal operations. Jurnal Elektro does not charge authors any fee and is fully funded by the publisher; editorial decisions are never influenced by commercial considerations.
Build strategic partnerships and networks.
Handle legal and licensing aspects of publication.

Responsibilities of Editors

Bridge the interests of readers and authors.
Strive for continuous improvement in publication quality.
Evaluate manuscripts solely on their academic merit (originality, significance, validity, and clarity) and relevance to the journal's scope, without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy.
Implement processes that ensure the quality of published manuscripts, including double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers.
Not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the author.
Recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the paper. Manuscripts authored by editors or editorial board members are handled by another editor and follow the same review process.
Promote academic freedom with objectivity.
Safeguard the academic record of authors.
Provide necessary corrections, clarifications, retractions, or apologies when required.
Be accountable for formatting and style, while content remains the authors' responsibility.
Actively seek feedback from authors, readers, reviewers, and editorial board members to enhance the journal.
Support initiatives to prevent research and publication misconduct, including ethical clearance.
Take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in accordance with the COPE flowcharts.
Promote education in publication ethics.
Maintain openness to new ideas and differing perspectives.
Guide authors in improving their manuscripts to meet publication standards.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Review manuscripts upon the editor's request and provide an objective evaluation to determine publication eligibility. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
Decline to review manuscripts with which they have a conflict of interest, or for which they feel unqualified or unable to provide a prompt review, and notify the editor.
Treat any manuscript received for review as a confidential document; do not show it to or discuss it with others, and do not upload it to generative AI tools (see the Generative AI Policy).
Not use unpublished materials disclosed in a manuscript under review for their own research.
Provide constructive feedback and suggestions for manuscript improvement, with supporting arguments.
Identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, and bring to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript and any other published paper.
Re-evaluate revised manuscripts to ensure they meet academic standards.
Complete reviews in a timely manner, adhering to the journal's review form and scientific integrity (e.g., research methods, validity of data, and soundness of conclusions).

Responsibilities of Authors

Present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance, with sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Ensure that the work is entirely original and that any work or words of others are appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Declare that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere in any language. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unacceptable.
Ensure all listed authors meet authorship criteria: all those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study should be listed as co-authors, and others who participated in certain substantive aspects should be acknowledged. The corresponding author ensures that all co-authors have approved the final version and agreed to its submission. Author contributions are stated using the CRediT taxonomy. Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be justified in writing and agreed by all authors.
Take collective responsibility for the work and content of the article, including methods, analysis, and details.
Disclose sources of funding and any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript.
Provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review when requested, and be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Obtain ethical approval from an appropriate committee for research involving human participants, personal data, or animals, and state the approval in the manuscript.
Disclose any use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in accordance with the Generative AI Policy. AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
Acknowledge any limitations in the research.
Respond professionally and promptly to reviewer comments.
Promptly notify the editor upon discovering a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, and cooperate with the editor to correct or retract the paper.
Inform the editor if the manuscript needs to be withdrawn.

Plagiarism Screening

Every submitted manuscript is screened for similarity using Turnitin before it is sent for review. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 20% (excluding references) are returned to the authors for revision or rejected, depending on the nature of the overlap. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism at any stage, including after publication, are handled according to the COPE flowcharts on suspected plagiarism.

Handling of Allegations of Misconduct

Allegations of research or publication misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and ethical breaches, may be raised by anyone by writing to the Editor-in-Chief at jurnal.elektro@atmajaya.ac.id. The editor will investigate in accordance with the relevant COPE flowchart, give the authors the opportunity to respond, and, where appropriate, contact the authors' institution. Outcomes may include rejection of the manuscript, publication of a correction or expression of concern, retraction of the published article, or notification of the authors' institution.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

Jurnal Elektro follows the COPE Retraction Guidelines. Minor errors that do not affect the findings are corrected by publishing a corrigendum (author error) or erratum (publisher error) linked to the original article. Articles are retracted when there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, constitute plagiarism, report unethical research, or have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing. A retraction notice is published and linked to the original article, which remains available online but is clearly marked as retracted. An expression of concern may be published while an investigation is ongoing.

Complaints and Appeals

Authors who wish to appeal an editorial decision, or anyone who has a complaint about the journal's process or a published article, may write to the Editor-in-Chief at jurnal.elektro@atmajaya.ac.id, stating the grounds for the appeal or complaint. Appeals are considered by the Editor-in-Chief, who may consult an editorial board member not previously involved with the manuscript. The decision on an appeal is final.

Conflicts of Interest

All parties are expected to disclose any conflict of interest. Authors declare conflicts of interest in the manuscript. Reviewers and editors declare conflicts of interest to the Editor-in-Chief and recuse themselves from the manuscript concerned. Editorial decisions are made independently of the journal's publisher and funding.

Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to make the data, code, and materials that support their findings available, for example in a public repository, and to include a data availability statement in the manuscript. Where data cannot be shared for legal or ethical reasons, this should be stated.

Post-publication Discussion

Debate and discussion of published work are welcome. Readers may submit comments or letters to the editor at jurnal.elektro@atmajaya.ac.id; substantive comments may be published together with a response from the authors at the editor's discretion.

Last updated: September 2026

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