Publication Ethics and Misconduct

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Publication Ethics and Misconduct

Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in this journal as well as alleged research violations, including the authors, editor-in-chief, Editorial Board, peer-reviewers, and the publisher CV. FOUNDAE. This statement is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Guidelines for Journal Publication Ethics

Articles in Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata serve as an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on the standards of ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the act of publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the public.

CV. FOUNDAE, as the publisher of Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata, takes the duty of guardianship over all stages of publishing very seriously, and we are aware of our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue have no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Alleged Research Misconduct

Misconduct refers to fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, conducting, or reviewing research and writing articles by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to be involved in research violations or other serious irregularities involving articles that have already been published in a scientific journal, the Editor has a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected violations, the Editors and the Editorial Board will use COPE best practices to help them resolve complaints and deal fairly with violations. This includes an investigation into the allegations by the Editor. Submissions found to contain these errors will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such errors, a retraction may be issued and will be linked to the original article.

 

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether the allegations are consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individual committing the offense has a relevant conflict of interest.

 

If a scientific error or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the relevant authors, who—on behalf of all co-authors—are asked to provide detailed responses. Once responses are received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be sought. For cases where infringement is unlikely, clarification, additional analysis, or both—published as a letter to the editor and often including notification of corrections—is sufficient.

Institutions are expected to carry out proper and thorough investigations into suspected scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of scientific records. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific errors and taking necessary actions such as corrections or retractions, Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata will continue to fulfill its responsibility to ensure the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Publication Decisions

The Editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The Editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Complaints and Appeals

Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata has a clear procedure for handling complaints against the journal, Editorial Staff, Editorial Board, or Publisher. Complaints will be clarified with respected parties regarding the specific case. The scope of complaints includes everything related to the journal's business processes, such as editorial processes, citation manipulation, unfair editors/reviewers, peer-review manipulation, etc. Complaint cases will be processed according to COPE guidelines.

Post-Publication

The journal permits post-publication discussions and debates either on its website, via letters to the editor, or on moderated external sites.

Fair Play

An editor evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff may not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, prospective reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.

 

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

 

Data Sharing Policy

Culture, Art, and Tourism: Jurnal Budaya, Seni, dan Pariwisata is committed to a more open research landscape, facilitating faster and more effective research discovery by enabling reproducibility and verification of data, methodologies, and reporting standards. We encourage authors to share their research data including, but not limited to: raw data, processed data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods, and materials.

Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper through editorial communications.

  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

  • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Reviewers should also call the editor's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

     

  • Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

     

Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards: Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately. Deceptive or intentionally inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

     

  • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior.

     

  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

  • Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and its submission for publication.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Ethical Oversight

If the research involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures, or equipment that have unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. Authors must provide legal and ethical clearance from relevant associations or organizations if required. If the research involves confidential data or business practices, the author must justify whether the data will be securely anonymized or protected.