Publication Ethics

Journal Zetroem is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement outlines the ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the publication process of this journal, including authors, the editor-in-chief, editorial board members, peer reviewers, and the publisher, namely the Electrical Engineering Study Program, Universitas PGRI Banyuwangi.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in the peer-reviewed Journal Zetroem is an essential part of the development of scientific knowledge. It directly reflects the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to establish standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publishing process, including authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the academic community.

The Electrical Engineering Study Program, Universitas PGRI Banyuwangi, as the publisher of Journal Zetroem, takes its responsibilities in overseeing all stages of publishing very seriously and recognizes its ethical and professional obligations. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions. Furthermore, the Electrical Engineering Study Program, Universitas PGRI Banyuwangi, and the Editorial Board will assist in communication with other journals and publishers when necessary and appropriate.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

The editor of Journal Zetroem is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published in the journal. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always guide such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by legal requirements related to defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fair Play

Editors evaluate manuscripts based solely on their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with authors, may also help authors improve their manuscripts.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also call the editor’s attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider 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 associated with the paper.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors reporting original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data where feasible, in accordance with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and that no inappropriate co-authors are listed, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, human participants, animals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should also be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.