Allegation of Research Misconduct

JRPD (Jurnal Review Pendidikan Dasar: Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan dan Hasil Penelitian) takes all allegations of research misconduct seriously. The journal adheres strictly to the guidelines and flowcharts established by the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) to investigate and address ethical concerns regarding submitted or published manuscripts.

Definition of Misconduct

Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Data Fabrication: Making up data, results, or research findings and recording or reporting them as real.
  2. Data Falsification: Manipulating research materials, equipment, processes, or altering/omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record.
  3. Plagiarism & Self-Plagiarism: The appropriation of another person's or one's own previously published ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit or notification.
  4. Improper Authorship: Including ghost, guest, or gift authors who have not met authorship criteria, or omitting legitimate contributors.
  5. Citation Manipulation: Excessive, inappropriate, or coordinated self-citation or pressure to cite specific publications to artificially inflate citation metrics.
  6. Redundant / Duplicate Publication: Submitting or publishing the same manuscript (or substantially similar work) to more than one journal simultaneously.

 

Process for Handling Allegations

  1. Reporting Misconduct: Concerns regarding alleged scientific misconduct may be raised by reviewers, readers, editors, or authors. Complaints must be submitted in writing to the Editor-in-Chief at [email protected], accompanied by supporting evidence.
  2. Preliminary Assessment: The Editorial Board conducts an initial confidential evaluation to determine whether the complaint warrants a formal investigation.
  3. Formal Investigation: If credible evidence is found, the Managing Editor will contact the corresponding author, providing them with the details of the allegation and requesting a formal written response within a designated timeframe.
  4. Institutional Inquiry: If the response is unsatisfactory or unresolvable, the Editorial Board may escalate the inquiry to the authors' home institutions, funding agencies, or relevant ethics committees for further investigation.

 

Sanctions & Corrective Actions

If an allegation of research misconduct is proven, JRPD will implement appropriate actions based on the severity of the violation:

  1. Rejection of Manuscript: Immediate rejection of the manuscript if it is currently under review or editing.
  2. Publication of Erratum / Corrigendum: Issuing a formal correction notice for minor, non-intentional inaccuracies.
  3. Formal Retraction: Formally retracting the published article from the journal portal and databases in accordance with COPE Retraction Guidelines.
  4. Author Ban: Temporary or permanent ban on the offending author(s) from submitting future manuscripts to JRPD.
  5. Institutional Notification: Informing the author's institution, employer, or funding bodies regarding the ethical breach.