Conflict of Interest

The Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Matematika dan Sains (JPPMS), with ISSN 2580-586X (online), is a scientific journal published by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. JPPMS is committed to ensuring that research, peer review, editorial handling, and publication are conducted transparently, objectively, independently, and with integrity.

A Conflict of Interest (COI) or Competing Interest exists when a relationship, activity, interest, or circumstance could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the judgment, interpretation, peer review, editorial handling, or publication of scholarly work.

 

Authors

All Authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest relevant to the submitted manuscript.

This may include, but is not limited to:

• financial interests, grants, funding, sponsorship, employment, consultancy, honoraria, or commercial relationships;
• personal or family relationships;
• academic, professional, institutional, or collaborative relationships;
• competitive or professional interests;
• political, ideological, or organizational interests; and
• any other relationship or circumstance that could reasonably be perceived to influence the scholarly work.

All relevant financial and non-financial support, including funding, sponsorship, institutional support, or other assistance related to the research must also be disclosed.

Every manuscript should include a Declaration of Competing Interest, in accordance with the journal's submission guidelines, whether or not a Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest exists. If no relevant competing interest exists, Authors may state: “The Authors declare no Conflict of Interest.”

Where a relevant Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest exists, Authors must provide a clear and appropriate disclosure in the manuscript.

Authors conducting research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology education should disclose any relevant relationships with educational institutions, schools, research laboratories, funding organizations, educational technology providers, or other entities that may influence the research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of findings.

All Authors are responsible for ensuring that relevant financial and non-financial interests, including funding and other support, are disclosed in accordance with the official JPPMS submission requirements.

 

Peer Reviewers

Peer Reviewers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest that may affect, or reasonably be perceived to affect, their independence and objectivity in reviewing the manuscript.

Such interests may include personal, financial, academic, institutional, professional, collaborative, competitive, or other relevant relationships with the Authors, institutions, funders, or organizations associated with the manuscript.

If a significant Conflict of Interest exists, the Reviewer should inform the Editor and, where appropriate, decline the review assignment.

If a potential Conflict of Interest becomes apparent after accepting the review assignment, the Reviewer must promptly inform the Editor so that appropriate action can be taken.

Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts objectively based on their originality, relevance to mathematics and natural sciences education, methodological appropriateness, quality of evidence, and scholarly contribution, without allowing personal or professional interests to influence their recommendations.

 

Editors and Editorial Team

Editors and Editorial Team members must disclose any relevant Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest associated with a manuscript under consideration.

Editors should not handle manuscripts in which they have an unmanaged Conflict of Interest arising from personal, academic, financial, institutional, competitive, collaborative, commercial, or other relevant relationships with the Authors, Reviewers, institutions, funders, or organizations associated with the manuscript.

Where an Editor has a relevant Conflict of Interest, the manuscript should be reassigned to another qualified Editor who is free from that conflict.

If the Editor-in-Chief has a Conflict of Interest concerning a manuscript, the manuscript should be handled independently by another appropriate Editor or member of the Editorial Board who is free from the relevant conflict.

Editorial decisions should be based on the scholarly quality of the manuscript and the reviewers' evaluations of its originality, format, and relevance to the scope of JPPMS.

 

Editorial Independence

Disclosure of a Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest does not, by itself, constitute misconduct and does not automatically disqualify a manuscript, Author, Reviewer, or Editor from participation in the publication process.

The Editorial Team should assess the nature and significance of the disclosed interest and determine whether disclosure, recusal, reassignment, additional review, or another appropriate measure is necessary.

Editorial decisions must not be influenced by financial interests, sponsorship, institutional relationships, commercial considerations, or other factors unrelated to the scholarly and ethical evaluation of the manuscript.

JPPMS publishes articles biannually and welcomes manuscripts concerning learning innovation, assessment and evaluation, learning media, misconceptions, curriculum and philosophy, and educational psychology in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology education. Decisions concerning manuscript acceptance or rejection should be based on reviewers' evaluations of originality, format, and scope rather than on undisclosed competing interests or external pressure.

 

Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest

If a potentially significant undisclosed Conflict of Interest or Competing Interest is identified during editorial processing, JPPMS may request clarification or additional disclosure and may suspend editorial processing where necessary until the matter has been sufficiently clarified.

If an undisclosed Conflict of Interest is identified after publication, the journal may take appropriate action in accordance with its applicable publication ethics policies, including publication of a Correction, an updated disclosure statement, or another appropriate editorial or post-publication notice where required.

Depending on the nature and significance of the undisclosed interest, the Editorial Team may also request additional documentation, consult relevant parties, or take other proportionate measures to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

 

Related Policies

• Publication Ethics – principles and procedures for responsible scholarly conduct and publication integrity.
• Peer Review Process – procedures for evaluating manuscripts submitted to JPPMS.
• Research Integrity and Post-Publication Matters – procedures for addressing concerns about published research and the accuracy of the scholarly record.
• Authorship and Contributorship Policy – requirements concerning authorship eligibility, individual contributions, and accountability.
• Submission Guidelines – requirements for manuscript preparation, submission, and relevant declarations.

These policies should be read together with the official JPPMS author guidelines and other applicable journal policies.

Author disclosure requirements should be incorporated into the manuscript template and any declaration forms required by JPPMS, where applicable.

 

Policy Review

JPPMS may periodically review and revise this policy in response to developments in publication ethics, editorial practice, scholarly publishing standards, journal requirements, or other relevant developments.