The following principles set out the ethical standards and responsibilities of all parties involved in scholarly publishing, including editors, reviewers, and authors. Jurnal Informatika follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, as well as the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers. These guidelines are available at COPE Guidelines

DUTIES OF EDITORS

Editor of the Journal of Informatics is responsible for deciding which manuscripts will be published in the journal. The editor may be guided by the policies of the editorial board and is constrained by applicable laws concerning defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers when making these decisions.

Fair Play

Editors evaluate manuscripts according to their intellectual content, without regard to the authors' race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

The editor and editorial staff must 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.

Conflict of Interest

Materials from an unpublished manuscript must not be used by the editor for the editor's own research without the author's express written consent.

DUTIES OF EDITORS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

The peer review process assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through communication between editors and authors, may help authors improve their manuscripts.

Promptness

Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Each manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. It must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is not permitted. Reviewers must clearly present their assessments and provide supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also bring to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work of which they have personal knowledge.

Conflict of Interest

Unpublished material contained in a manuscript must not be used for a reviewer's own research without the author's written permission. Information and ideas obtained through the review process must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal purposes. Reviewers should not review manuscripts when they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or organizations associated with the manuscript.

DUTIES OF AUTHORS

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed, together with an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be represented accurately in the manuscript. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the research. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data associated with their manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make such data publicly accessible, where practicable. In any event, authors should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If they have used the work or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to individuals who meet the journal's authorship criteria. All individuals who have made significant contributions in accordance with these criteria should be listed as co-authors. Those who have contributed to specific aspects of the research but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of authorship information and all statements made in the manuscript

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose in their manuscripts any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that could be construed as influencing the results or interpretation of their work. All sources of financial support for the project must also be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Work

When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, they are obliged to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor in correcting or retracting the paper.