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Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

Publication Ethics Statement

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains and its editorial board fully adhere to and comply with the policies and principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Duties of Editors

Publication decisions

The editorial board is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles will be published. The decision is made based on reviewer recommendations, scientific merit, and relevance to the journal's scope, and is unaffected by the authors' nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, or religion.

Confidentiality, disclosure, and conflicts of interest

Editors must maintain confidentiality throughout the review process and must not use unpublished materials in their own work without explicit consent. Funding sources and their influence, if any, must be disclosed.

Author relations

Editors ensure a fair, timely, and unbiased peer review process. JPS has clear policies on managing submissions from editorial board members to maintain neutrality.

Reviewer relations

Reviewers are encouraged to raise ethical concerns and identify any form of misconduct, such as plagiarism or data manipulation. Reviews should be constructive, and reviewers with a history of poor conduct may be removed from the reviewer pool.

Quality assurance

Editors ensure the published content meets the journal’s standards and that ethical approval is obtained for applicable studies. Intellectual property concerns are handled diligently, and any errors are corrected promptly.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions

Reviewers assist the editorial process by providing constructive, objective, and timely evaluations to help improve manuscript quality.

Qualification and Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must decline to review if they lack expertise or have conflicts of interest. All manuscript information must be kept confidential.

Acknowledgment of sources

Reviewers must identify uncited relevant work and report any overlap with other published content to the editor.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors must present accurate, original, and complete reports of their research. Misrepresentation or data manipulation is considered unethical.

Originality, plagiarism, and concurrent publication

All submissions must be original and properly cite the work of others. Simultaneous submissions or redundant publications are not permitted.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Authors must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that could influence the research or interpretation of results.

Authorship

All individuals who made significant contributions should be listed as authors. All authors must approve the final version and agree to its submission.

Fundamental errors in published works

When significant errors are found in published work, authors must promptly inform the editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the article.