Publication Ethics Statement

SENA: Journal of Science, Engineering and Natural Applications is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. The journal follows the principles of publication ethics established in the Regulation of the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) No. 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, as well as generally accepted international standards of responsible scholarly publishing.

These ethical principles apply to all parties involved in the publication process, including journal managers, editors, reviewers, authors, and other contributors. SENA emphasizes three fundamental principles:

Neutrality – Editorial decisions must be made independently and free from inappropriate influence, bias, or conflicts of interest.
Fairness – Authorship, recognition, and academic credit must be granted fairly to individuals who have made legitimate scholarly contributions.
Integrity – All publications must maintain scientific integrity and be free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P), as well as other forms of research and publication misconduct.

Duties of Journal Managers

Journal managers are responsible for ensuring that SENA operates according to appropriate academic, editorial, ethical, and legal standards. Their responsibilities include:

defining and periodically reviewing the journal's aims, scope, and editorial policies;
establishing and maintaining a competent and independent editorial board;
safeguarding editorial independence and preventing inappropriate interference in publication decisions;
maintaining the confidentiality of manuscripts, authors, reviewers, and editorial correspondence;
protecting intellectual property rights and respecting applicable copyright regulations;
ensuring transparency in journal governance, publication procedures, and applicable publication charges;
supporting the sustainability and continuity of journal publication;
facilitating professional collaboration with editors, reviewers, authors, institutions, and relevant scholarly communities; and
ensuring compliance with applicable ethical and legal requirements in scholarly publishing.

Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for maintaining the scientific quality, integrity, and fairness of the editorial process. Their responsibilities include:

evaluating manuscripts based on their originality, scientific merit, methodological rigor, relevance, and suitability for the journal's scope;
making editorial decisions without discrimination based on authors' nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, ethnicity, or other irrelevant personal characteristics;
maintaining the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and information obtained during the editorial process;
selecting qualified and independent reviewers with appropriate expertise;
identifying and managing potential conflicts of interest;
ensuring that the peer review process is conducted objectively, fairly, and within a reasonable timeframe;
protecting the integrity of the academic record and investigating credible allegations of research or publication misconduct;
issuing corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary;
preventing plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, inappropriate authorship, and other unethical publication practices; and
promoting constructive academic communication among authors, reviewers, editors, and readers.

The final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript rests with the Editor-in-Chief or designated handling editor, based on scholarly merit, reviewers' recommendations, and compliance with the journal's editorial and ethical standards.

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the scientific quality of articles published in SENA. Reviewers are expected to:

evaluate manuscripts objectively, critically, fairly, and constructively;
assess the scientific validity, originality, methodology, analysis, interpretation, and contribution of the manuscript;
provide clear and evidence-based recommendations to assist editors in making publication decisions;
complete reviews within the agreed timeframe or promptly inform the editor if they are unable to do so;
maintain strict confidentiality regarding manuscripts and information obtained through the review process;
refrain from using unpublished information, data, ideas, or materials from reviewed manuscripts for personal advantage;
disclose any potential conflict of interest that could affect their objectivity;
identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited where possible; and
inform the editor of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

Duties of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality, accuracy, transparency, and integrity of their submitted manuscripts. Authors must:

submit original work that has not been previously published and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal;
present research methods, data, analyses, results, and interpretations accurately and transparently;
refrain from fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate data manipulation, and duplicate or redundant publication;
appropriately acknowledge and cite all sources and contributions used in the manuscript;
ensure that all individuals listed as authors have made substantial scholarly contributions and have approved the final version of the manuscript;
avoid including individuals as authors who do not meet legitimate authorship criteria;
disclose relevant sources of funding, institutional support, and potential conflicts of interest;
obtain appropriate ethical approval, informed consent, or other necessary permissions when research involves human participants, animals, sensitive data, or other regulated research activities;
disclose relevant limitations of the study and avoid misleading interpretation or presentation of research findings;
respond to reviewers' and editors' comments professionally and provide appropriate revisions or academic justification when requested;
promptly inform the editorial team if a significant error or inaccuracy is discovered in a submitted or published article; and
cooperate with the journal in correcting or retracting published work when necessary.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research, review process, or editorial decision. When a conflict of interest exists, appropriate measures will be taken to preserve the independence and integrity of the publication process.

Research and Publication Misconduct

SENA does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate or redundant publication, inappropriate authorship, citation manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

When credible concerns regarding misconduct arise, the editorial team will evaluate the available evidence and may request clarification or supporting documentation from the relevant parties. Depending on the nature and severity of the case, appropriate editorial actions may include manuscript rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction.

By submitting a manuscript to SENA: Journal of Science, Engineering and Natural Applications, authors acknowledge their responsibility to comply with these ethical principles and with all applicable journal policies throughout the submission, peer review, and publication process.