Policies
Policies and Guidelines
Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism (JITPro)
The Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism (JITPro) is committed to maintaining rigorous editorial standards, ethical scholarly publishing, transparent peer review, and responsible dissemination of research. The following policies apply to manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer review, publication, and post-publication management.
Contents
01. Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to JITPro undergo a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another. The journal seeks to ensure fair, independent, rigorous, and constructive evaluation of scholarly contributions.
Each manuscript is initially assessed by the editorial team for relevance to the journal's aims and scope, originality, technical compliance, ethical considerations, and basic academic quality. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned for correction or declined without external peer review.
Manuscript received
Scope, ethics & similarity
At least two reviewers
Accept, revise or reject
Production & publication
Manuscripts passing the initial editorial screening are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers assess originality, methodological rigor, theoretical and practical contributions, academic relevance, clarity, research ethics, and alignment with teacher education, instructional innovation, or teacher professionalism.
Based on the review outcomes, authors may be required to revise their manuscripts and provide a point-by-point response to reviewer comments. Revised manuscripts may undergo additional review. The responsible editor makes the final decision to accept, request further revision, or reject the manuscript.
Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit and compliance with journal standards. Acceptance is not guaranteed by completion of peer review or payment of publication charges.
02. Publication Ethics
JITPro is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, ethical research, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal follows ethical principles consistent with the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). These principles apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.
- Submit original work that has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
- Present accurate research methods, data, analyses, findings, and conclusions without fabrication, falsification, or misleading reporting.
- Ensure that all listed authors have made substantial scholarly contributions and approved the submitted manuscript.
- Properly acknowledge and cite all relevant scholarly sources.
- Disclose funding sources, conflicts of interest, and relevant research declarations.
- Obtain ethical approval and informed consent when required and protect the privacy of research participants.
- Disclose permitted generative AI use and remain responsible for the entire manuscript.
- Promptly inform the journal of significant errors discovered after submission or publication.
- Treat submitted manuscripts and related materials as confidential documents.
- Provide objective, fair, evidence-based, constructive, and timely assessments.
- Declare potential conflicts of interest and decline review assignments when impartiality may be compromised.
- Identify relevant scholarly work that has not been adequately acknowledged.
- Notify editors of suspected plagiarism, duplication, or other ethical concerns.
- Do not upload confidential manuscripts to generative AI tools or unauthorized third-party services.
- Do not use generative AI to prepare reviewer reports or replace independent scholarly evaluation.
- Make publication decisions based on academic merit, originality, methodological quality, and relevance to the journal's scope.
- Evaluate submissions without discrimination based on personal identity, nationality, religion, gender, institutional affiliation, or political views.
- Maintain confidentiality and protect the integrity of double-blind peer review.
- Manage conflicts of interest and prevent inappropriate influence on editorial decisions.
- Do not use unpublished manuscript content for personal research without permission.
- Investigate credible allegations of publication misconduct and take appropriate editorial action.
- Ensure that corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions are handled transparently.
- Support editorial independence and responsible scholarly publishing.
- Ensure that financial, commercial, or institutional interests do not determine editorial decisions.
- Support transparent procedures for addressing publication ethics concerns.
- Facilitate the correction, preservation, and integrity of the scholarly record.
For a more detailed explanation of ethical responsibilities, authorship, research integrity, and editorial procedures, please consult the journal's Publication Ethics Statement.
03. Publication Malpractice Statement
JITPro does not tolerate publication misconduct, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate submission, redundant publication, inappropriate authorship practices, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or deliberate misrepresentation of research findings.
When potential misconduct is identified, the editorial team assesses the available evidence and may request explanations or supporting documentation from the parties concerned. Cases are handled fairly, with appropriate confidentiality, and in accordance with relevant ethical guidance, including COPE procedures.
- Request clarification, supporting documentation, or manuscript correction.
- Reject manuscripts when serious misconduct is established.
- Publish corrections or expressions of concern when appropriate.
- Retract published articles when their findings or integrity are fundamentally compromised.
- Notify relevant institutions or authorities when warranted.
Editorial actions are determined according to the nature and severity of the concern and the available evidence. Authors and other relevant parties may be invited to provide explanations before a final determination is made.
04. Plagiarism and Similarity Screening
All manuscripts submitted to JITPro undergo originality and similarity screening as part of the initial editorial assessment. The journal applies a maximum overall similarity index of 20%, measured using an appropriate text-matching system.
Subject to contextual evaluation of the similarity report by the editorial team.
The similarity index is a screening indicator and does not, by itself, establish whether plagiarism has occurred. Editors evaluate the nature, extent, and distribution of textual overlap, including attribution of sources, substantial copied passages, and the relevance of matched content.
Where supported by the screening system, reference lists, properly cited quotations, and insignificant matches may be excluded using consistent editorial settings. Standard terminology and conventional methodological descriptions are also considered when interpreting similarity reports.
- Manuscripts are expected to have an overall similarity index of no more than 20%.
- Manuscripts exceeding the threshold may be returned for revision or declined following editorial assessment.
- Substantial overlap with an individual source is examined even when overall similarity is below 20%.
- Manuscripts below the threshold may still be rejected if plagiarism, unattributed copying, or other academic misconduct is identified.
- A similarity score below 20% does not guarantee acceptance or establish the absence of plagiarism.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, appropriately paraphrased, and supported by accurate citations. Editorial decisions are based on both the similarity report and the scholarly assessment of the manuscript.
05. Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy
JITPro recognizes the potential usefulness of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in academic writing while emphasizing transparency, accountability, originality, research integrity, and human responsibility. AI tools must not replace the intellectual contributions of authors or compromise the confidentiality of the scholarly publishing process.
- Generative AI may be used only for language editing, grammar correction, clarity, and readability improvement.
- AI tools must not be used to generate research data, substantive analysis, interpretations, conclusions, or original scholarly contributions.
- Fabricated data, references, quotations, analyses, or research findings generated by AI are prohibited.
- AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.
- Any permitted AI use must be disclosed transparently, including the tool name and purpose.
- Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, validity, and integrity of all submitted content.
- AI-generated figures, images, or visual representations are not permitted unless their generation is an explicitly described part of the research methodology.
- Permissible technical adjustments must not alter the meaning, authenticity, or interpretation of research data.
- Relevant image-processing procedures must be disclosed when applicable.
- Generative AI tools must not be used to evaluate manuscripts or prepare peer-review reports.
- Confidential manuscripts and review materials must not be uploaded to AI systems or unauthorized third-party services.
- Reviewers remain personally responsible for their scholarly assessments and recommendations.
- Editorial evaluations and publication decisions must rely on qualified human judgment.
- Generative AI must not be used to evaluate confidential manuscripts or make editorial decisions.
- Editors must protect manuscript confidentiality and maintain the integrity of editorial processes.
06. Open Access Policy
JITPro is an open-access journal that provides immediate and unrestricted online access to its published scholarly content. The journal supports the principle that freely available research contributes to knowledge dissemination, academic collaboration, educational innovation, and the improvement of professional teaching practices.
All published articles are accessible without subscription or paywall barriers. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, share, and reuse published material in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license and its attribution requirements.
Published research is made freely available online upon publication, supporting wider access to knowledge and scholarly collaboration.
07. Digital Archiving and Preservation
JITPro is committed to supporting the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published scholarly content. The journal is hosted on the Digital Commons Journals (Elsevier) publishing platform, which supports the dissemination, organization, and online accessibility of journal content.
Digital preservation arrangements associated with the publishing platform include the CLOCKSS archive. Such preservation mechanisms are designed to support the protection and long-term availability of scholarly publications.
The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining reliable access to published articles, associated metadata, and the scholarly record over time.
08. Article Processing Charges (APC)
An Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 500,000 applies to manuscripts accepted for publication in JITPro, in accordance with applicable institutional regulations. This fee supports editorial administration, peer-review management, manuscript production, and online publication services.
No submission fee is charged. Authors are not required to pay an APC during manuscript submission or peer review. Payment does not influence the peer-review process, editorial independence, or acceptance decisions.
09. Copyright and Licensing
All articles published in JITPro are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting the journal the right of first publication and distribution. Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, users may copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given, the license is acknowledged, changes are indicated, and adapted material is shared under the same or a compatible license.
- Authors retain copyright ownership of their scholarly contributions.
- The journal receives the right of first publication.
- Published articles may be shared and adapted with appropriate attribution.
- Adapted material must comply with the ShareAlike requirements of the license.
- Reuse must acknowledge the original authors, publication source, and applicable license.
Graduate School, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia