Publication Ethics

Jurnal Ilmu Fisika (JIF) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. The journal follows the Core Practices outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure the integrity, credibility, and transparency of the scholarly publishing process.

1. Authorship and Contributorship

JIF requires clear policies on authorship and contributorship, ensuring transparency around who contributed to the work and in what capacity. The journal manages potential authorship disputes promptly and fairly.

2. Complaints and Appeals

JIF has a clearly described process for handling complaints against the journal, its staff, editorial board, or publisher. The journal treats all complaints seriously and endeavors to resolve them in a fair and impartial manner.

3. Allegations of Misconduct

JIF has a well-defined process for handling allegations of misconduct, regardless of how they are brought to the journal's attention. The journal takes all allegations seriously and is committed to investigating and addressing them promptly and appropriately. This includes addressing allegations from whistleblowers.

4. Conflicts of Interest / Competing Interests

JIF provides clear definitions of conflicts of interest and has established processes for handling conflicts of interest for authors, reviewers, editors, journals, and publishers. The journal ensures that any conflicts of interest are disclosed and managed appropriately.

5. Data and Reproducibility

JIF includes policies on data availability and encourages the use of reporting guidelines and the registration of clinical trials and other study designs as per standard practice in their respective disciplines. The journal promotes transparency and reproducibility of research.

6. Ethical Oversight

JIF maintains ethical oversight by implementing policies on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data, and ethical business/marketing practices.

7. Intellectual Property

JIF has clear policies on intellectual property, copyright, and publishing licenses, which are described to authors. The journal ensures that authors are aware of the policies on prepublication and what constitutes plagiarism and redundant/overlapping publication.

8. Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections

JIF allows post-publication discussions through letters to the editor, on-site debates, or external moderated platforms. The journal has mechanisms in place for correcting, revising, or retracting articles after publication, as necessary.

9. Archiving Policy

JIF maintains an archiving policy to preserve the published articles in reputable digital archives, ensuring long-term accessibility and availability. The journal may collaborate with services like PKP PN Archiving Service and Portico for archiving purposes.

10. Open Access Policy

JIF follows an open access policy, allowing free and unrestricted access to its published articles. The journal appliesthe CC-BY-NC Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License to ensure authors' rights and non-commercial sharing and adaptation of the content.

11. Review Process

JIF implements a double-blind peer-review process, where the identities of authors and reviewers are kept anonymous. The journal assigns a minimum of two reviewers, with the option to assign more if needed, to ensure thorough and unbiased evaluations of manuscripts.