Research Misconduct

Jurnal Teknik Elektro (JTE) is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record. The journal handles all allegations of research misconduct in accordance with the guidelines and flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Forms of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

1. fabrication: inventing data, measurements, simulation results, or experimental outcomes;
2. falsification: manipulating equipment, test conditions, data, images, graphs, or source code so that results are not accurately represented, including selective omission of unfavorable data;
3. plagiarism, as defined in the Plagiarism Policy;
4. duplicate submission or duplicate publication;
5. inappropriate authorship, including gift, ghost, or purchased authorship;
6. citation manipulation, including excessive self-citation or coercive citation requests;
7. peer-review manipulation, including suggesting fake reviewers or reviewing one's own work;
8. undisclosed conflicts of interest; and
9. unethical research practices, including research involving human participants without appropriate consent or ethical approval.
10. Reporting a Concern

Anyone (authors, reviewers, editors, readers, or institutions) may report suspected misconduct by email to [email protected]. Reports should identify the manuscript or article concerned, describe the concern, and provide supporting evidence where possible. Anonymous reports will be considered if they contain sufficient specific evidence.

3. Investigation Procedure
4. The Editor-in-Chief conducts an initial assessment to determine whether the concern is substantiated and within the journal's remit.
5. The corresponding author is informed of the concern and given an opportunity to respond, normally within 14 days.
6. Where necessary, the Editor-in-Chief may seek advice from members of the Editorial Board or independent experts.
7. If the response is unsatisfactory or the evidence is serious, the journal may contact the authors' institution(s) and request an institutional investigation.
8. Confidentiality of all parties is maintained throughout the process.
9. Possible Outcomes

Depending on the findings, the journal may: dismiss the allegation; issue an educational letter to the authors; reject the manuscript; publish a correction or an expression of concern; retract the published article; inform the authors' institution or funder; and/or impose a submission restriction of up to five (5) years on the responsible author(s).