Publication Ethics

INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Ethical responsibilities and procedures for authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

Our Commitment

INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa, published by the English Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah (UNIMUDA) Sorong, is committed to academic integrity, transparency, fairness, and responsible publication.

The journal’s ethical procedures are guided by the COPE Core Practices and relevant guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics. This statement does not imply COPE membership or endorsement.

• Accurate reporting: Report methods, data, and findings honestly. Fabrication, falsification, and misleading manipulation of results are unacceptable.
• Originality and attribution: Submit original work and acknowledge all sources. Clearly identify direct quotations and cite the authors’ own relevant previous publications.
• Exclusive submission: Do not submit the same manuscript to another journal while it is under consideration here. Disclose related publications and explain any overlap.
• Authorship: Include only individuals who meet all requirements in the Authorship Criteria . All authors must approve the manuscript and author order.
• Data access and retention: Retain supporting research records for a reasonable period. Provide data for editorial assessment when legitimately requested, subject to consent, confidentiality, and applicable restrictions. Explain restrictions on sharing.
• Funding and competing interests: Disclose financial support and relevant financial or non-financial interests.
• Research ethics: Obtain required ethical approval and informed consent, protect confidential information, and report relevant participant safeguards.
• Errors and cooperation: Notify the editor promptly of significant errors and cooperate with clarification, correction, or retraction when necessary.

• Fair assessment: Evaluate manuscripts for relevance, originality, methodological quality, clarity, and scholarly contribution, without discrimination.
• Editorial independence: Make decisions independently of publication fees, institutional influence, funding interests, or personal relationships.
• Responsible peer review: Select qualified reviewers, manage conflicts of interest, and communicate decisions and revision requirements clearly.
• Confidentiality: Protect submitted manuscripts, personal information, and review records. Do not use unpublished material without the authors’ permission.
• Conflicts of interest: Disclose relevant interests and withdraw from handling affected submissions. Assign them to another qualified editor.
• Integrity of the scholarly record: Address credible concerns about submitted or published work and arrange appropriate notices when warranted.

• Objective feedback: Provide clear, constructive, evidence-based comments. Avoid personal criticism and distinguish essential revisions from optional suggestions.
• Confidentiality: Do not share manuscripts or review information without editorial authorization, or use unpublished ideas for personal advantage.
• Expertise and timeliness: Accept assignments only when sufficiently qualified and able to meet the agreed deadline. Inform the editor promptly if an extension or replacement is needed.
• Competing interests: Disclose relationships or interests that could affect impartiality. Notify the editor if recognizing an author creates a potential conflict during double-blind review.
• Ethical concerns: Report suspected plagiarism, substantial overlap, citation problems, or other irregularities confidentially to the editor. Do not conduct an independent investigation unless requested by the journal.

The publisher supports editorial independence and works with the editorial team to maintain reliable publication records and address ethical concerns. Financial considerations must not determine peer-review outcomes or acceptance decisions.

1. Report the concern: Contact the editorial office with the manuscript title or article DOI, a clear description, and supporting evidence.
2. Initial assessment: Editors assess the evidence, relevance, and any conflicts of interest. An editor implicated in a complaint must not handle its assessment.
3. Author response: Where appropriate, the corresponding author is asked to explain the concern on behalf of the authors. Relevant parties are given an opportunity to respond.
4. Further assessment: Editors may request supporting records, seek independent expert advice, or refer the matter to the relevant institution for formal investigation.
5. Outcome: Depending on the evidence, the journal may take no further action, request clarification or revision, reject a submission, or publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction. Relevant notices are linked to the published article.

Complaints about editorial conduct, confidentiality, peer review, or publication procedures may be submitted through the Contact page . Include the relevant manuscript or article details, an explanation, and supporting documentation.

Appeals against editorial decisions should explain the specific grounds for reconsideration and address the editorial or reviewer comments. Complaints and appeals are assessed fairly by an editor or responsible person without a relevant conflict of interest. An appeal does not guarantee a change in decision.

Research involving human participants must follow applicable institutional and research ethics requirements. Authors should report ethical approval where required, or explain the basis for exemption, and describe informed consent and confidentiality safeguards.

Research involving children or vulnerable participants requires appropriate additional protection, including parental or guardian consent and participant assent where applicable. Participation must be voluntary.

Obtain permission to publish identifiable information, images, or quotations where necessary. Disclose relevant research hazards and protect confidential or restricted data.

Manuscripts are screened using Turnitin. The journal applies a maximum similarity threshold of 20%, with editorial assessment of the matched passages and their context.

A similarity score alone does not establish or rule out plagiarism. Editors assess attribution, quotation, overlap with previous work, and the nature of the matched content. A manuscript below the threshold may still contain plagiarism.

Confirmed plagiarism or inappropriate reuse of previously published material is addressed according to the journal’s ethical procedures.

Manuscripts undergo editorial assessment and double-blind peer review. Reviewers evaluate the study’s originality, methods, evidence, interpretation, and contribution. The editorial team considers reviewer recommendations and author responses when making the final decision. Publication fees do not replace or influence this assessment.

Read the Peer Review Process for further information.

Authors retain copyright to their articles. Authors must acknowledge third-party material and obtain permission for its reuse where required. Publication and reuse are subject to the journal’s copyright and licensing terms.

Readers may submit evidence-based comments or concerns about published articles to the editorial office. Authors may be invited to respond. Suitable contributions may be published as a Letter to the Editor and an accompanying reply.

Significant errors and integrity concerns are assessed separately from general discussion. Where necessary, the journal publishes a correction, expression of concern, or retraction to protect the scholarly record.

Raise an Ethical Concern

Contact the editorial office with the article or manuscript details, a clear explanation, and relevant evidence.