Publication Ethics

The Ceddi Journal of Information System and Technology (JST) is committed to upholding academic integrity and ensuring high-quality scholarly publications. The following ethical guidelines are adapted from international best practices and aligned with the COPE Core Practices (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices). These rules apply to authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and journal managers.

A. Publication and Authorship

  1. All submissions are subject to a double-blind peer review by at least two experts.
  2. Evaluation is based on originality, scientific validity, significance, clarity, and relevance to the journal’s scope.
  3. Editorial decisions may result in acceptance, revision, or rejection. Revisions do not guarantee acceptance.
  4. Rejected manuscripts are not reconsidered unless resubmitted as new.
  5. Plagiarism, copyright infringement, libel, duplicate, or redundant submissions are strictly prohibited.

B. Authors’ Responsibilities

  1. Ensure the manuscript is original, ethically conducted, and accurately reported.
  2. Provide sufficient detail for replication or verification of findings.
  3. Acknowledge all sources appropriately and avoid plagiarism.
  4. Authorship must reflect significant contributions; all authors share collective responsibility.
  5. Disclose any conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, or personal).
  6. Inform the editor immediately if errors are discovered post-publication and cooperate in corrections or retractions.

C. Reviewers’ Responsibilities

  1. Treat manuscripts as confidential and do not share with unauthorised parties.
  2. Provide objective, impartial, and constructive feedback with supporting evidence.
  3. Identify uncited relevant work and report overlaps with other publications.
  4. Decline reviews where conflicts of interest exist (personal, financial, or professional).

D. Editors’ Responsibilities

  1. Make decisions based solely on scholarly merit, originality, and relevance.
  2. Ensure fairness, timeliness, and anonymity in the peer-review process.
  3. Safeguard the integrity of the academic record by issuing corrections or retractions when necessary.
  4. Avoid conflicts of interest and external influence in editorial decisions.
  5. Act upon suspected ethical misconduct, published or unpublished.

E. Publisher and Journal Manager Responsibilities

  1. Support editorial independence and uphold ethical publishing standards.
  2. Guarantee open access to content without financial barriers for readers.
  3. Maintain transparency in publication charges, funding sources, and sponsorship.
  4. Ensure that commercial interests (advertising, reprints, etc.) do not influence editorial decisions.
  5. Commit to digital preservation and long-term accessibility of published content.

F. Plagiarism Policy

  1. All manuscripts are screened with Turnitin or equivalent software.
  2. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 25% (excluding references).
    ≤ 25%: Proceed to peer review.
    > 25%: Automatically rejected.
  3. Confirmed plagiarism in published articles will lead to retraction and notification to the authors’ institution(s).
  4. Authors are fully responsible for ensuring originality and compliance with academic writing ethics.

F. Data Sharing and Responsible Use of Generative AI

Data Sharing and Open Data

  1. Authors are encouraged to make underlying research data, code, and other relevant materials openly available whenever it is ethically and legally permissible.
  2. When data cannot be shared publicly (for example, due to confidentiality or intellectual property restrictions), authors should clearly state the reason and provide information on how qualified researchers may request access.
  3. Any shared dataset or code repository should be properly cited in the manuscript with a persistent link (e.g., DOI or recognized repository URL) to ensure reproducibility and long-term accessibility.

Responsible Use of Generative AI and Automated Tools

  1. Generative AI or other automated tools (such as large language models) may be used only to improve grammar, spelling, or language clarity; they must not be credited as authors.
  2. If AI tools contribute to the preparation of text, figures, or data analysis, authors must clearly disclose this in the Methods or Acknowledgements section, specifying the name of the tool and the exact type of assistance.
  3. All responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the work remains fully with the human authors, even when AI tools are used.
  4. Editors and reviewers are likewise expected to exercise caution and transparency if AI-assisted tools are employed in the editorial or peer-review process.