Publication Ethics

This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in Keteg: Jurnal Pengetahuan, Pemikiran dan Kajian Tentang Bunyi, including the authors, the editors, the peer-reviewers, and the publisher. This ethical statement is based on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Section A: Publication and Authorship

  • All submitted papers are subject to a strict peer-review process by at least two independent reviewers (including international experts) that are experts in the area of the particular article.
  • The review process is a double-blind peer review.
  • The factors that are taken into account in the review are relevance, significance, originality, readability, and language.
  • The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
  • If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised manuscript will be accepted.
  • Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
  • The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
  • Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently.

Section B: Authors’ Responsibilities

  • Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.
  • Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
  • Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
  • Authors must participate actively in the peer-review process.
  • Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
  • All Authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
  • Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic.
  • Authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts of interest.
  • Authors must identify and properly cite all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
  • Authors must report any errors they discover in their published paper to the Editors.
  • Authors must transparently disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or Large Language Models (LLMs) if used in the writing process, data analysis, or translation. AI cannot be listed as an author.

Section C: Reviewers’ Responsibilities

  • Reviewers should keep all information regarding papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.
  • Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author.
  • Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  • Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
  • Reviewers should also call to the Editor in Chief’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
  • Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Section D: Editors’ Responsibilities

  • Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
  • Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
  • Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
  • Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
  • Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
  • Editors should have a clear picture of the research’s funding sources.
  • Editors should base their decisions solely on the papers’ scientific importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the publication’s scope.
  • Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious and well-documented reasons.
  • Editors should strictly preserve the anonymity of reviewers and authors during the review process.
  • Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
  • Editors should base their final decisions on rigorous evidence and peer-review reports.
  • Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
  • Editors should not reject papers based on suspicions; they should have clear proof of misconduct.
  • Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.