Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest arises when personal, professional, financial, political, or institutional relationships may influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the judgment of an author, reviewer, or editor. Both actual and perceived conflicts of interest may undermine the credibility of the scholarly publication process. Jurnal Teknik Informatika (JTI) addresses conflicts of interest in accordance with the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices .

Types of Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of interest may be financial or non-financial. Financial conflicts include employment, research funding received or pending, shareholdings, patents, consultancies, and paid lectures or travel. Non-financial conflicts may involve personal relationships, academic competition or collaboration, institutional affiliations, or political and religious beliefs that could influence scholarly judgment.

1. Authors

  • Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their research, interpretation of findings, or manuscript preparation.
  • Authors must declare all sources of funding supporting their research and manuscript preparation.
  • All submitted manuscripts must include a Declaration of Competing Interests and a Funding Statement, where applicable.
  • If no competing interests exist, authors should include the following statement:
    The authors declare no competing interests.
  • These requirements apply to all authors listed on the manuscript, not only the corresponding author.

2. Suggesting Reviewers

The corresponding author may suggest potential reviewers with relevant expertise in the manuscript's subject area. However, the editorial team retains full authority over reviewer selection. Suggested reviewers must not:

  • Be co-authors of the submitted manuscript or have reviewed, commented on, or otherwise been involved in preparing the manuscript or an earlier version.
  • Be affiliated with the same institution as any of the authors.
  • Have current or recent collaborative relationships or co-authorship with any of the authors that could compromise impartiality.
  • Have close personal relationships or other competing interests involving any of the authors.

3. Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to maintain independence, confidentiality, and impartiality throughout the peer-review process. Reviewers must:

  • Decline a review invitation or promptly inform the editor if they recognize the authors or have a competing, collaborative, personal, or institutional relationship that could affect their impartiality.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript and information obtained during peer review.
  • Refrain from using unpublished information from manuscripts under review for personal or professional advantage.
  • Avoid requesting citations to their own work unless such citations are justified by legitimate scholarly reasons.

4. Editors and Editorial Board Members

Editors and editorial board members must uphold editorial independence and disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Accordingly:

  • Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. Such manuscripts must be assigned to another qualified editor without the relevant conflict.
  • Editors and editorial board members may submit manuscripts to JTI. Their submissions must undergo the same peer-review standards applied to other manuscripts and must be handled independently by an editor without a conflict of interest.
  • Authors who are editors or editorial board members must not participate in editorial decisions concerning their own submissions or have inappropriate access to confidential review records.
  • Members of the editorial team must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and update their disclosures whenever circumstances change.

5. Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest

If an undisclosed conflict of interest is identified, JTI will assess the matter in accordance with applicable publication ethics standards and relevant COPE guidance. Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, appropriate actions may include:

  • Requesting clarification or a formal disclosure from the authors, reviewers, or editors concerned.
  • Reassigning editorial responsibilities or initiating a new review process with independent reviewers.
  • Publishing a correction or an appropriate disclosure when necessary.
  • Retracting a published article when the circumstances warrant retraction under the journal's publication ethics policies.

Questions or concerns regarding potential conflicts of interest may be directed to the editorial team through the journal's official contact page.

JTI is committed to maintaining transparency, impartiality, and integrity in editorial decision-making and scholarly publishing.