PUBLICATION ETHICS

Jurnal Teknik Sipil (SIVILTEK) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. This publication ethics statement refers to the principles outlined in the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Regulation No. 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications and is based on three fundamental ethical values: neutrality, fairness, and honesty. These principles ensure that all parties involved in the publication process are free from conflicts of interest, respect intellectual contributions, and avoid duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.

Duties and Responsibilities of Journal Management

The journal management is responsible for establishing the journal's aims and scope, publication frequency, editorial policies, and indexing or accreditation strategies. The management shall appoint qualified editorial board members, maintain professional relationships among publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors, and ensure confidentiality throughout the editorial process.

The journal management is also responsible for implementing policies related to copyright and intellectual property rights, disseminating journal policies to authors, preparing ethical guidelines for editors and reviewers, ensuring regular publication schedules, securing sustainable funding sources, promoting journal visibility, and complying with legal and administrative requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for maintaining the quality and integrity of the journal. Editorial decisions must be based solely on the scientific merit, originality, clarity, and relevance of manuscripts to the journal's scope.

Editors shall ensure a fair and objective peer-review process, preserve the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, and avoid conflicts of interest. Editors should continuously improve publication quality, encourage constructive communication among authors and reviewers, issue corrections or retractions when necessary, and support initiatives aimed at preventing research misconduct.

Editors must evaluate manuscripts without discrimination and should not allow personal, institutional, or commercial interests to influence editorial decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers play an essential role in assisting editors in making publication decisions and improving the quality of submitted manuscripts. Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and within the designated review period.

Reviewers shall maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and must not use unpublished information for personal advantage. They should provide constructive comments, identify relevant published works that have not been cited, and inform editors of any potential ethical concerns, including plagiarism, duplicate publication, or conflicts of interest.

Reviewers should decline invitations to review manuscripts when there is any actual or potential conflict of interest.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for submitting original research that has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal. Authors must ensure that all listed co-authors have made significant contributions to the research and approve the final version of the manuscript.

Authors are expected to present accurate data and methods, acknowledge all sources of funding and references used in the study, disclose any potential conflicts of interest, and clearly explain any limitations of the research.

Authors should respond promptly and professionally to reviewers' comments and editorial decisions. If authors discover significant errors in their published work, they must immediately notify the editor and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article when necessary.

By submitting a manuscript to Jurnal Teknik Sipil, authors declare that their work is original, free from plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and duplicate publication, and complies with accepted ethical standards in scientific publishing.