Publication Ethics

Proceeding of the Takengon International Conference (TIC) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement follows the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and applies to every party involved in publishing the proceedings: authors, reviewers, the scientific committee, editors, and the publisher, the Institute for Research and Community Engagement (LPPM) of IAIN Takengon.

Every paper submitted to TIC is checked for similarity using Turnitin before it is sent for review. Authors should be aware that a paper found to contain plagiarism, falsification or fabrication of data, undisclosed conflicts of interest, inadequate subject consent, or disputed authorship will be rejected at any stage of the process, including after publication.

Ethical Guidelines for Authors

  • Authors must ensure that the submitted paper is their own original work and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any other person or institution.
  • Every person listed as an author must have made a significant scientific contribution to the work and must agree to be named as an author. Those who contributed but do not meet this criterion should be acknowledged instead.
  • The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper.
  • A paper may not be submitted to more than one conference or journal at the same time.
  • Previously published work may not be resubmitted, in whole or in part, as new work.
  • All sources used must be cited appropriately. Information obtained privately, through conversation or correspondence, may only be used with the written permission of its source.
  • Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationship that could be seen as influencing the work reported in the paper.
  • If an author discovers a significant error in a published paper, that author is obliged to notify the editor promptly and to cooperate in issuing a correction or retraction.

Plagiarism

TIC treats plagiarism as a serious violation. Papers that knowingly reproduce the words, ideas, data, or figures of others without proper acknowledgment will be rejected. Authors of such papers may be barred from submitting to future editions of the conference.

Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest arises when an author, reviewer, or editor has a financial, commercial, legal, or professional relationship that could reasonably be seen to influence their judgment. Such relationships include employment, consultancy, research grants, honoraria, patents, and shareholdings.

Authors must declare any potential conflict of interest at the time of submission. Reviewers and editors who find themselves in a conflicting position must decline to handle the paper.

Ethical Guidelines for Reviewers

  • Reviewers must give unbiased consideration to every paper, regardless of the race, religion, nationality, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of its authors.
  • Reviewers must keep the review process confidential. A paper under review, and any correspondence about it, may not be shared with or discussed outside the review process.
  • Reviews must be constructive, comprehensive, and supported by clear reasoning, so that authors can act on them.
  • Reviewers should submit their assessment within the agreed time, and should inform the editor immediately if they are unable to do so.
  • Reviewers must alert the editor to any substantial similarity between the paper under review and any other published or submitted work known to them.

Ethical Guidelines for Editors

  • Editors decide which papers are published on the basis of academic merit and relevance to the conference theme, without regard to the personal characteristics or affiliation of the authors.
  • Editors must protect the confidentiality of every submitted paper and of the identities of reviewers.
  • Editors may request additional review, including a further round of peer review, when they consider the existing assessments insufficient.
  • Editors must act promptly on credible evidence that a published paper contains a substantial error, by publishing a correction, an erratum, or a retraction as appropriate.
  • Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted paper may not be used in an editor's own research without the written consent of the author.

Publisher

The Institute for Research and Community Engagement (LPPM) of IAIN Takengon supports the editors in maintaining these standards, and commits to preserving the scholarly record of the proceedings. Allegations of misconduct are examined by the editorial team regardless of when they are raised.

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