Publication Ethics

The International Journal of Informatics Knowledge Patterns and Applications (IJIKPA) is committed to ensuring integrity in academic and research publications. We adopt strict publication ethics principles for all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers.

Author's Responsibilities

  1. Authenticity and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript is their original work and does not contain plagiarism. Authors must give appropriate acknowledgment to the work or words of others.
  2. Acknowledgment of Sources: Authors should always give appropriate acknowledgment to the work of others who were influential in their research.
  3. Multiple Publications: Authors may not publish the same manuscript in more than one journal or publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical behavior.
  4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or substantive conflicts of interest that might affect the results or interpretation of their research.
  5. Data Accuracy: Authors must present an accurate report on the research conducted as well as an objective interpretation of the research results. The data underlying the research must be presented honestly and not misleading.

Editorial Responsibilities

  1. Publication Decisions: Editors are responsible for deciding which articles to publish in the journal. Decisions should be based on the validity of the work and its relevance to the journal's readers.
  2. Fairness: Editors should evaluate manuscripts based solely on intellectual content without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.
  3. Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff may not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisors, and publishers.
  4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors may not use unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the written consent of the author.

Reviewer Responsibilities

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and through editorial communications can assist the author in improving the manuscript.
  2. Confidentiality: Any manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. Manuscripts may not be disclosed or discussed with others except with the editor's permission.
  3. Objectivity Standard: Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  4. Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author. Reviewers should also note any substantial similarities or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and other published manuscripts.
  5. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with authors, companies, or institutions connected to the paper.

Handling Ethical Violations

  1. Investigation: All suspected ethical violations will be investigated. If violations are proven, appropriate action will be taken, which may include correction, retraction of the article, or other appropriate action.
  2. Author's Right to Respond: Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to allegations of ethical violations before a final decision is made.