Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
(These guidelines are based on Elsevier policies and COPE Core Practice)

 

The code of ethics of scientific publications in the Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis (JITKT) is used to ensure that all the works/writings in this journal have followed ethical principles in academic publications to prevent misunderstandings and conflicts. This document presents several articles on the field of tropical marine science, technology, and guidelines on ethics in this journal publication (authors, editors, best partners, publishers, and readers).

Ethical guidelines for journal publication
JITKT publishes articles from the scientific research results in tropical marine science and technology and has never been published. The proposed articles can come from the fields of marine biology, marine ecology, oceanographic biology, oceanographic chemistry, oceanographic physics, oceanographic geology, oceanographic dynamics, coral reef ecology, marine acoustics, marine remote sensing, geographic information systems, marine microbiology, marine pollution, marine aquaculture, fisheries product technology, marine biotechnology, integrated coastal management (ICM), air-sea interaction, and ocean engineering.

JITKT is a peer-reviewed journal in the publication of an article in building a coherent and recognized network of knowledge about marine science and technology. Articles sent to JITKT must show the quality of the author's work, research method, and supporting institutions. Therefore, it is essential to set standards in ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication: authors, editors, sustainable partners, publishers, and journal sponsors.

The Department of Marine Science and Technology, Indonesian Association of Oceanologists, and Indonesian Association of Coastal Management Experts are also responsible for all stages of the publication process. Also, all editorial boards and related parties are committed to ensuring that advertising/promotion, printing, or other commercial income does not impact or influence editorial decisions.

Duties of Author
Reporting standards
Authors must accurately depict their original research and discuss its significance objectively. The data presented in the article must be accurate based on research results rather than fabrication data. Articles that are published must be adequate and detailed to be used as references or references for other researchers. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data access and retention
Authors submitting research papers should be ready to provide the raw data for editorial review. Ideally, they should also make this data publicly accessible. Even if public sharing isn't possible, authors should retain the data for a reasonable time after publication. This promotes transparency, reproducibility, and the credibility of research findings.

Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author own paper to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication
An author should not, in general, 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. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g. clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

Acknowledgment of sources
Appropriate recognition of the work/writing of others must always give. The author should include the author's name from the article cited from the published research results (from previous research reports, related service reports, and other related reports). Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and human or animal subjects
For research involving hazards, chemicals, or equipment with risks, authors must clearly state them. When using human or animal subjects, authors must declare compliance with laws and institutional guidelines, including approval from relevant committees. Informed consent and privacy rights of human subjects must be acknowledged.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Authors must declare any financial or significant conflicts of interest that could affect their manuscript. This includes sources of funding and potential conflicts like employment, stock ownership, and grants. Transparency is key, and disclosures should be made early on.

Fundamental errors in published works
Authors must inform the journal editor about errors in their published work and collaborate for corrections. If errors are identified by others, authors must promptly correct or retract the paper and provide evidence of its accuracy if necessary.

Duties of the Editorial Board
Publication decisions
The editor of a peer-reviewed JITKT is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play
An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

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 advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Editors must not use unpublished materials from submitted manuscripts for their own research without written consent. Specific information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. The editor must resign (i.e., must ask the co-editor, editor's association to review) the consideration of the article that has a conflict of interest due to competition, collaboration, or other relationships with one of the authors, affiliates or institutions. Other appropriate actions must be taken in addressing this, such as revocation of publications.

Involvement and cooperation in investigations
The editor will take responsive steps when there is an ethics complaint in the manuscript published. These steps generally include contacting the author of the article and giving consideration to the complaint in question or complaint made, but also including further communication with relevant agencies and research bodies, repairs to publications, and relevant actions related to the complaint. All unethical behavior, even discovered later, must be investigated.

Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review aids editors in decisions and helps authors enhance their papers. It's vital for scholarly communication and the scientific method.
Peer-review conduct a blinded review or evaluation of relevant articles in their field expertise. Blinded-review means the reviewer team does not know the author's name and the author's institution's name to avoid conflicts of interest and improve its quality. Each paper is reviewed at least by two reviewers using track change in the article. All comments, suggestions, and reviewers' comments on articles were written in the article using track change to help the editor and writer team communicate the review results. Thus, JITKT does not require any other form to communicate the reviewer's results to the editorial team.

Promptness
Referees unqualified or unable to review a manuscript should inform the editor and decline.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews must be objective, avoiding personal criticism of the author. Referees should offer clear viewpoints backed by supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant research that will be published that there is no plagiarism by the author. Each statement in the discussion must be observed, explored, or the opinion previously reported must be accompanied and strengthened by the relevant quote. Reviewers must provide an understanding of the editor regarding substantial similarities and overlap with the articles that have been reviewed before the article is published.

Disclosure and conflict of interest
Reviewers must not use unpublished materials from a submitted manuscript in their own research without written consent. Confidential peer-reviewed information mustn't be exploited for personal gain. Reviewers should avoid assessing manuscripts involving conflicts of interest due to relationships with authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Authors could refer to International Standards for Editors and Authors (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) for policies that are not stated in these instructions.