PUBLICATION ETHICS

Publication Ethics

This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publication process of Terabit: Journal of Informatics and Computing, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Terabit: Journal of Informatics and Computing is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice.

Responsibilities of the Editor

  1. The editor is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts are suitable for publication, based on the journal’s editorial policies and legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
  2. The editor evaluates manuscripts without regard to authors’ race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
  3. The editor and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and publisher.
  4. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in the editor’s own research without the author’s written consent.
  5. The editor must ensure a fair and unbiased peer-review process and avoid conflicts of interest.

Responsibilities of the Reviewer

  1. Reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and may also assist authors in improving their manuscripts.
  2. Reviewers must treat all manuscripts as confidential documents and must not share or discuss them with others except as authorized by the editor.
  3. Reviews should be conducted objectively and supported by clear arguments.
  4. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
  5. Reviewers must report any similarities or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and other published works.
  6. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.
  7. Information obtained during the review process must not be used for personal advantage.

Responsibilities of the Author

  1. Authors must present their research accurately and objectively, with sufficient detail to allow replication.
  2. Authors must ensure that their work is original and free from plagiarism or data fabrication.
  3. Authors must properly cite all sources and acknowledge the work of others.
  4. Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.
  5. Authors must disclose any significant conflicts of interest.
  6. If authors discover significant errors in their published work, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in correcting or retracting the paper.

Responsibilities of the Publisher

  1. Terabit: Journal of Informatics and Computing is published by Nusantara Publisher, which is responsible for ensuring that all published content follows ethical publishing standards.
  2. The publisher supports editorial independence and ensures that editors can make decisions without commercial influence.
  3. The publisher is committed to protecting intellectual property rights and maintaining the integrity of the academic record.