Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika: Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases (J Trop Plant Pests Dis) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal expects all parties involved in the publication process—including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—to adhere to ethical principles and responsible publishing practices.

This Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement is developed with reference to the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and relevant standards of good scholarly publishing practice. The journal applies these principles to ensure fairness, transparency, confidentiality, academic independence, and integrity throughout the editorial and publication process.

1. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

Fair Play and Editorial Independence

Editors evaluate submitted manuscripts solely on the basis of their academic and scientific merit, including originality, relevance, methodological validity, clarity, and contribution to the field.

Editorial decisions shall not be influenced by the authors' nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political views, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics.

Editorial decisions are made independently by the editorial team based on scholarly considerations and are not influenced by external governmental, institutional, commercial, or political interests.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of all information related to submitted manuscripts.

Information concerning a manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisers, publisher, or other parties directly involved in the editorial process when appropriate.

Editors must not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to unauthorized persons.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Editors and editorial board members must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could influence their judgment regarding a manuscript.

Editors shall not handle manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest arising from personal, professional, academic, financial, collaborative, or competitive relationships with any of the authors, institutions, or organizations associated with the manuscript.

When a conflict of interest exists, the manuscript shall be assigned to another qualified editor.

Editors must not use unpublished information, data, ideas, or findings contained in submitted manuscripts for their own research or personal advantage without the explicit written permission of the authors.

Publication Decisions

The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for editorial decisions concerning manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika: Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases (J Trop Plant Pests Dis).

Publication decisions are based on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, and contribution of the manuscript, taking into consideration the recommendations of peer reviewers and applicable legal and ethical requirements.

The journal generally requires submitted research articles to undergo peer review by at least two independent reviewers with appropriate expertise.

Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers when necessary before reaching a final decision.

Peer Review Integrity

Editors are responsible for ensuring that peer review is conducted fairly, objectively, confidentially, and appropriately.

Editors should select reviewers based on their expertise and suitability for the manuscript and should avoid assigning reviewers who have potential conflicts of interest.

Editors should ensure that reviewers receive sufficient information and adequate time to conduct their evaluations.

Allegations of Misconduct and Investigations

J Trop Plant Pests Dis takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously.

Potential misconduct may include, but is not limited to:

• plagiarism;
• fabrication of data;
• falsification or manipulation of data;
• duplicate or redundant publication;
• simultaneous submission;
• inappropriate authorship or authorship disputes;
• undisclosed conflicts of interest;
• manipulation of the peer-review process;
• unethical research practices;
• citation manipulation; and
• other forms of academic or publication misconduct.

Editors will investigate credible allegations in accordance with applicable ethical guidelines and, where appropriate, relevant COPE guidance and flowcharts.

Where an investigation establishes that an ethical violation has occurred, the journal may take appropriate corrective action, including correction, expression of concern, retraction, rejection of a manuscript, or other appropriate editorial action.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

When errors or ethical problems are identified in a published article, the journal will take appropriate action to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, the journal may publish:

• a correction or erratum;
• a clarification;
• an expression of concern; or
• a retraction.

The journal will provide appropriate information explaining the reason for any correction, expression of concern, or retraction.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making informed editorial decisions and helps authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and scientifically relevant evaluations.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents.

Reviewers must not disclose, copy, distribute, discuss, or use any information contained in a manuscript for purposes other than conducting the review.

Unpublished data, ideas, methods, or findings obtained through peer review must not be used for personal or professional advantage without the authors' permission.

Promptness

Invited reviewers who do not have sufficient expertise to evaluate the manuscript or who are unable to complete the review within the requested timeframe should promptly inform the editors and decline the invitation.

Reviewers should complete their evaluations within the agreed timeframe whenever possible.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively and professionally.

Reviewers should provide clear, constructive, and evidence-based comments that can assist authors in improving their manuscripts.

Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate and must not form part of the review.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited.

Reviewers should notify the editors if they identify substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and another published or unpublished work of which they have knowledge.

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict of interest before accepting an invitation to review.

Conflicts may arise from personal, professional, academic, financial, collaborative, competitive, or other relationships with the authors, institutions, or organizations associated with the manuscript.

Reviewers who have a significant conflict of interest should decline the review invitation.

Reviewer Misconduct

Reviewers must not:

• appropriate authors' ideas or unpublished findings;
• use confidential manuscript information for personal benefit;
• intentionally delay the review process;
• request unnecessary citations to their own publications;
• attempt to influence editorial decisions improperly; or
• disclose the identity of authors or other reviewers where the journal's review model requires confidentiality.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors must present an accurate and complete account of their research.

The manuscript should contain sufficient information regarding the methods, data, analysis, and results to allow other researchers to understand and, where appropriate, reproduce the research.

Authors must not knowingly present false, fabricated, or misleading information.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works.

All sources, ideas, statements, data, figures, tables, and other materials obtained from other works must be appropriately acknowledged and cited.

Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical publishing behaviour and is not acceptable.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• copying text without appropriate attribution;
• substantial paraphrasing without citation;
• presenting another person's ideas as one's own;
• claiming another researcher's results as one's own; and
• inappropriate reuse of previously published material.

Data Integrity and Accessibility

Authors must maintain accurate research records and supporting data.

Authors may be requested to provide underlying or raw data for editorial assessment when necessary.

Where ethically and legally permissible, authors should make research data available to qualified researchers to support verification or reproducibility of the reported findings.

Any restrictions concerning access to data should be clearly stated.

Multiple, Duplicate, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal.

A manuscript that has already been published substantially elsewhere must not be submitted as an original manuscript to J Trop Plant Pests Dis.

Authors must disclose any related manuscripts, previous publications, or submissions that may overlap substantially with the submitted work.

Secondary publication or translation may only be considered when ethically and editorially justified and when the relevant publication and citation requirements are fulfilled.

Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of the research and who have participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.

All listed authors must:

1. approve the final version of the manuscript;
2. agree to its submission and publication;
3. accept responsibility for their contributions; and
4. be able to take responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Individuals who contributed substantially to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged, with their permission.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate contributors are included in the author list and that all authors have approved the final manuscript.

Changes in Authorship

Any request to add, remove, or rearrange authors after manuscript submission must be justified and approved by all affected authors.

The journal may request written confirmation from all authors before approving a change in authorship.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial conflicts of interest that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.

Potential conflicts may include funding, employment, consultancy, financial interests, personal relationships, professional relationships, patents, or other relevant interests.

Funding

All sources of financial support for the research must be disclosed.

Authors should provide relevant funding information, including grant numbers or other identifiers where applicable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors must properly acknowledge the contributions of other researchers and cite publications that have influenced the research.

Information obtained privately through conversations, correspondence, or other confidential sources must not be reported without appropriate permission.

Research Involving Humans or Animals

Research involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable laws, regulations, institutional policies, and recognized ethical standards.

Where applicable, authors must obtain approval from the relevant ethics committee or institutional review board before conducting the research.

Manuscripts involving human participants should include an appropriate statement regarding ethical approval and informed consent where required.

Authors must protect the privacy, confidentiality, and rights of research participants.

Research involving animals must comply with applicable institutional and national standards for animal welfare and ethical research conduct.

Research Hazards

Authors must clearly identify any unusual or significant hazards associated with chemicals, biological materials, procedures, equipment, or other aspects of the research.

Appropriate safety precautions and relevant regulatory requirements must be followed.

Corrections of Published Work

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly inform the journal's editorial office.

Authors are expected to cooperate with the editors in issuing a correction or, when necessary, retracting the article.

4. Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher

Publication Ethics

The publisher supports the editorial team in maintaining the integrity and independence of the journal.

The publisher shall not interfere with editorial decisions based on scholarly considerations.

Handling of Publication Misconduct

In cases of suspected or confirmed publication misconduct, the publisher will cooperate with the editors in investigating the matter and taking appropriate corrective action.

Corrective actions may include publication of corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions, depending on the circumstances.

Preservation of the Scholarly Record

The publisher is committed to maintaining the permanent accessibility and preservation of the journal's published scholarly content.

The publisher will take reasonable measures to ensure that published articles remain accessible and that the integrity of the scholarly record is maintained.

Editorial Independence

The publisher respects the editorial independence of Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika: Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases (J Trop Plant Pests Dis).

Editorial decisions shall be based on academic and ethical considerations rather than commercial, political, or other external interests.

5. Complaints and Appeals

Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders may submit complaints or appeals concerning the editorial and publication process.

Complaints may concern, among other things:

• editorial decisions;
• peer-review procedures;
• conflicts of interest;
• publication ethics;
• authorship;
• plagiarism;
• research misconduct;
• corrections or retractions; or
• other matters related to journal publication.

The editorial team will review complaints fairly and objectively and will make reasonable efforts to respond within an appropriate timeframe.

Appeals against editorial decisions should provide clear and substantive reasons. Appeals will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriate member of the editorial team who was not directly involved in the original decision, where possible.

6. Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections

J Trop Plant Pests Dis recognizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of the published scholarly record after publication.

Readers and researchers who identify potential errors, ethical concerns, or significant issues in a published article are encouraged to contact the editorial office.

The journal will evaluate credible concerns and, when appropriate, publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.

Post-publication corrections will be handled transparently and will not be used to conceal or minimize significant errors or misconduct.

7. Citation and Reference Ethics

Authors must cite relevant and reliable scholarly sources accurately.

Citations must not be manipulated to artificially increase citation counts or journal metrics.

Authors, reviewers, and editors must not engage in coercive or unnecessary citation practices.

Reviewers and editors should not require authors to cite their own work unless the citation is genuinely relevant and scientifically justified.

8. Editorial and Peer-Review Transparency

The journal is committed to maintaining a transparent and fair peer-review process.

Information concerning the journal's peer-review model, editorial process, and publication policies should be made publicly available through the journal website.

Editors and reviewers must protect the confidentiality of manuscripts throughout the review process.

9. Ethical Commitment

Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika: Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases (J Trop Plant Pests Dis) is committed to promoting responsible research and publication practices.

All parties involved in the publication process are expected to act with:

• honesty;
• integrity;
• transparency;
• fairness;
• confidentiality;
• accountability; and
• respect for intellectual property.

The journal reserves the right to take appropriate action when violations of publication ethics are identified, including rejection of manuscripts, correction of published articles, expressions of concern, retraction, or other measures deemed appropriate.

The journal will consider relevant COPE guidance and flowcharts when addressing suspected cases of publication or research misconduct.

Reference

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). COPE Core Practices and relevant publication ethics guidance.

Journal: Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika: Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases
Abbreviation: J Trop Plant Pests Dis