Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

APTISI Transactions on Technopreneurship (ATT), published by Pandawan Sejahtera Indonesia, is committed to maintaining integrity, transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the scholarly publication process.

ATT establishes and applies its own publication ethics policies to guide the responsibilities of authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and the publisher. These policies apply from manuscript submission and editorial screening through peer review, publication, and post-publication handling.

In developing and maintaining its ethical practices, ATT refers to internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and research integrity, including the COPE Core Practices. These external principles serve as reference frameworks, while the implementation of ethical requirements and editorial decisions remains the responsibility of ATT and its publisher.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

ATT requires all parties involved in the publication process to maintain academic integrity and responsible scholarly conduct. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must present original work, report research accurately, provide appropriate acknowledgement of sources, and comply with relevant ethical requirements.

Practices that may compromise the reliability of scholarly publication, including plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate submission, inappropriate authorship, citation manipulation, and undisclosed conflicts of interest, are not acceptable.

When an ethical concern is identified, the editorial team reviews the issue based on the available information and the stage of the publication process. Authors, reviewers, or other relevant parties may be asked to provide clarification or supporting information when necessary. Editorial action is determined according to the nature and seriousness of the concern.

ATT applies these ethical principles throughout manuscript screening, peer review, editorial decision-making, publication, and the evaluation of concerns relating to published articles.

Publisher and Editor

Pandawan Sejahtera Indonesia, as the publisher of ATT, supports the journal's editorial independence and the implementation of its publication policies. The publisher provides the publishing environment and infrastructure required for manuscript submission, editorial processing, peer review, publication, and access to published content.

The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team are responsible for managing manuscripts according to ATT's established editorial procedures. This includes initial manuscript screening, selection of appropriate reviewers, evaluation of peer-review reports, communication with authors, and publication decisions.

Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, originality, relevance, methodological appropriateness, and ethical compliance of the manuscript. Decisions must not be influenced by article processing charges, waiver eligibility, sponsorship, institutional relationships, or other considerations unrelated to the academic and ethical quality of the submission.

The publisher and editorial team are also responsible for maintaining the integrity of ATT's published scholarly record and for responding appropriately when credible ethical concerns are raised regarding submitted or published work.

Publication Decisions

The Editor-in-Chief and designated editors are responsible for making publication decisions based on the academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, and contribution of the submitted manuscript.

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening may proceed to ATT's double-blind peer-review process. Reviewer recommendations are considered as part of the editorial assessment, but the final decision remains the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief or the assigned editor.

Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. Decisions must be made consistently with ATT's editorial policies and must not be influenced by commercial interests, article processing charges, institutional relationships, or other considerations unrelated to the scholarly and ethical quality of the manuscript.

Fair Play

ATT evaluates submitted manuscripts solely on their scholarly merit and relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

Authors must receive fair and impartial treatment regardless of nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, professional position, personal background, or other characteristics unrelated to the academic content of the manuscript.

Editors and reviewers are expected to avoid bias, personal preference, or external influence when evaluating manuscripts. When a potential conflict may affect impartiality, the individual concerned should not participate in the evaluation or decision-making process.

Confidentiality

ATT treats submitted manuscripts and information generated during the editorial and peer-review process as confidential.

Editors and reviewers must not disclose manuscript content, reviewer comments, author responses, editorial correspondence, or other non-public information to individuals who are not directly involved in the editorial process.

Information obtained through manuscript handling or peer review must not be used for personal, professional, or research advantage. Reviewers must also respect the anonymity required under ATT's double-blind peer-review process.

Confidential information may only be shared when necessary for legitimate editorial purposes or when required to address a credible ethical or research-integrity concern.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other interests that may reasonably influence, or appear to influence, their participation in the publication process.

Authors should disclose relevant funding sources and competing interests associated with the submitted research. Reviewers should decline or inform the editor when a relationship or interest may affect their ability to provide an independent evaluation.

Editors must not handle manuscripts where a relevant conflict may compromise impartial editorial judgment. In such cases, the manuscript should be reassigned to another qualified editor.

ATT evaluates disclosed conflicts according to their relevance to the manuscript and the publication process. The existence of a conflict does not automatically prevent publication, but appropriate disclosure and independent editorial handling are required to protect the integrity and transparency of the scholarly record.

Complaints Policy

ATT accepts complaints concerning the editorial process, peer-review conduct, publication ethics, editorial decisions, or concerns related to published articles. Complaints should be submitted through the journal's official contact email and should clearly identify the manuscript or published article concerned, describe the issue, and provide relevant supporting information where available.

The journal will acknowledge receipt of a complaint within five working days. Each complaint will be reviewed fairly, confidentially, and with consideration for both the person raising the concern and the individual or matter concerned.

Complaints are handled by the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriate member of the editorial team who is not directly involved in the issue. If the complaint concerns the Editor-in-Chief or creates a potential conflict of interest, the matter will be referred to another appropriate editorial representative or the publisher for independent consideration.

ATT may request additional information or clarification when necessary before reaching a conclusion. The complainant will be informed of the outcome or the editorial action taken once the available information has been reviewed.

Where a complaint raises a potential issue of publication ethics or research integrity, it will be considered under ATT's applicable ethics policies and, where appropriate, with reference to recognized publication-ethics principles.

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers support ATT in evaluating the scholarly quality, relevance, originality, and methodological soundness of submitted manuscripts. Reviews should be conducted independently, objectively, and within the period agreed upon with the editorial team.

  1. Review Assignment

Reviewers should accept an assignment only when the manuscript falls within their area of expertise and they are able to complete the review appropriately. If a reviewer is unable to provide a qualified or timely assessment, the editor should be informed as early as possible.

  1. Review Conduct

Reviewer comments should be clear, constructive, and supported by academic reasoning. Criticism should focus on the manuscript and should not include personal remarks about the authors.

Reviewers should assess whether the manuscript presents a meaningful contribution, uses an appropriate research approach, reports findings clearly, and provides adequate support for its conclusions. Suggestions for revision should be relevant to improving the scholarly quality of the manuscript.

  1. Confidentiality and Use of Manuscript Information

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, distribute, or use unpublished information from a manuscript for personal research or professional advantage.

Reviewers must also comply with ATT's policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence during peer review. Manuscripts and confidential review materials must not be submitted to generative AI tools for evaluation or preparation of reviewer comments.

  1. Identification of Ethical Concerns

If a reviewer identifies possible plagiarism, duplicate publication, questionable data, inappropriate citation practices, or other potential ethical concerns, the matter should be reported confidentially to the editor.

Reviewers should not investigate authors independently or contact authors directly regarding suspected misconduct. The editorial team is responsible for determining whether further assessment is required.

  1. Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers should disclose any relationship or interest that could affect the independence of their assessment. When impartial review cannot reasonably be maintained, the reviewer should decline the assignment or inform the editor so that another reviewer can be appointed.

Reviewers must not request unnecessary citations to their own work or to particular publications for personal or professional benefit.

Duties of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts submitted to ATT are accurate, original, ethically prepared, and suitable for scholarly publication. Submission of a manuscript indicates that all listed authors have agreed to the content of the work and to its consideration by the journal.

  1. Originality and Proper Attribution

Authors must submit original work and properly acknowledge ideas, data, text, figures, methods, or other materials obtained from previous publications or external sources.

Plagiarism, inappropriate text reuse, unattributed copying, and misleading presentation of another person's work are not acceptable. Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy and completeness of all citations and references included in the manuscript.

  1. Exclusive Submission

A manuscript submitted to ATT must not be under active consideration by another journal at the same time. Authors should also avoid submitting substantially the same research to multiple publications without appropriate justification and disclosure.

If related work has been published, submitted, or is being prepared elsewhere, authors should provide sufficient information to allow the editorial team to assess possible overlap.

  1. Accuracy and Research Integrity

Authors are responsible for presenting research methods, data, results, and interpretations accurately. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, selectively manipulated, or presented in a manner that could mislead readers.

Authors should retain relevant research records and supporting information where appropriate and should be prepared to provide reasonable clarification or documentation when requested by the editorial team.

  1. Authorship and Contributions

Authorship should reflect meaningful contributions to the research and preparation of the manuscript. Individuals who have not made an appropriate scholarly contribution should not be listed as authors, while contributors who meet the criteria for authorship should not be omitted.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the submitted version of the manuscript and are informed of significant changes made during the editorial process.

Requests to add, remove, or rearrange authors after submission must be explained to the editorial team and should be supported by agreement from the authors concerned.

  1. Research Ethics and Consent

Authors are responsible for ensuring that research involving human participants, personal information, animals, or other ethically sensitive materials is conducted in accordance with applicable institutional, national, and professional requirements.

Where ethical approval, informed consent, or other authorization is required, the manuscript should provide appropriate information. Authors must protect the privacy and confidentiality of participants and should not disclose identifiable information without appropriate permission.

  1. Funding and Competing Interests

Authors should provide accurate information regarding financial support, research funding, institutional support, or other interests that may be relevant to the submitted work.

Any relationship or circumstance that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation should be disclosed to the journal.

  1. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Authors who use generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies must comply with ATT's Generative AI Policy. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, ethical compliance, and final content of the manuscript.

AI tools must not be listed as authors because responsibility and accountability for scholarly work remain with human contributors.

  1. Responsibility After Submission and Publication

Authors are expected to cooperate with reasonable editorial requests during review and revision and to respond accurately to questions concerning the manuscript.

If an author identifies a significant error or ethical concern in a submitted or published work, the journal should be informed promptly so that the issue can be assessed and an appropriate editorial response can be determined.

Data Fabrication and Falsification

ATT requires research data and results presented in submitted manuscripts to accurately reflect the work conducted. Fabrication of data or results, deliberate alteration or omission of research information, and manipulation intended to produce a misleading representation of the findings are considered serious breaches of research integrity.

When possible fabrication or falsification is identified during editorial review, peer review, or after publication, the editorial team will assess the concern and may request the authors to provide relevant data, documentation, or an explanation concerning the reported research.

Editorial action will be determined based on the available evidence and the seriousness of the issue. A manuscript may be rejected when a concern is substantiated before publication. For published articles, ATT may take appropriate post-publication action, including correction, retraction, or another editorial notice when necessary to maintain the accuracy of the scholarly record.

Where the matter requires further institutional examination, ATT may contact the authors' institution or other relevant authority after appropriate editorial consideration.

Duplicate / Multiple Submission and Publication

Manuscripts submitted to ATT must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Authors are also responsible for informing the editorial team about closely related publications or submissions that may substantially overlap with the manuscript being considered.

During the editorial process, ATT may examine submitted manuscripts for textual similarity, duplicate content, or substantial overlap with previously published or submitted work.

When potential duplicate or redundant publication is identified, the editorial team will review the available evidence and may request an explanation from the authors. If substantial duplication is confirmed before publication and cannot be appropriately justified, the manuscript may be rejected.

If substantial duplication is identified after publication, ATT will evaluate its effect on the integrity and originality of the published article. Appropriate action may include a correction, retraction, or other editorial notice depending on the nature and extent of the overlap.

Legitimate secondary publication may only be considered when it is appropriately justified, transparently disclosed, and consistent with applicable scholarly publishing standards.

Ethical Oversight

ATT expects research reported in the journal to comply with applicable ethical requirements for the type of study conducted. Research involving human participants, identifiable personal information, animals, or other ethically sensitive materials must follow appropriate institutional, professional, and legal requirements.

Where ethical approval is required, authors should identify the approving institution or ethics committee and provide relevant approval information in the manuscript. Research involving human participants should also include information regarding informed consent where applicable.

Authors are responsible for protecting participant privacy and confidentiality. Personally identifiable or sensitive information should not be published unless its inclusion is necessary for the research and appropriate permission or consent has been obtained.

If questions concerning ethical approval, informed consent, participant protection, or other research-ethics requirements arise, ATT may request supporting documentation or clarification from the authors. The editorial team will assess the available information before determining whether further action is necessary.

Ethical concerns involving submitted or published work will be handled with appropriate confidentiality and consideration of the available evidence. Where necessary, ATT may refer to recognized publication-ethics principles or seek clarification from the relevant institution or ethics body in determining an appropriate editorial response.