Publication Ethic

The Indonesian Journal of Language and Tourism Studies is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal expects all authors, editors, reviewers, and other parties involved in the publication process to uphold principles of honesty, transparency, responsibility, fairness, and respect for intellectual property.

This publication ethics policy applies to all manuscripts submitted to and published.

1. Ethical Principles

JOLARS is committed to:

Maintaining academic integrity and responsible research practices;
Ensuring fairness and objectivity in editorial and peer-review processes;
Protecting the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts;
Preventing plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct;
Ensuring appropriate acknowledgment of authorship and contributions;
Promoting transparency regarding funding and conflicts of interest;
Protecting the rights and welfare of research participants;
Correcting the scholarly record when errors or misconduct are identified.
2. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts meet appropriate academic and ethical standards.

Authors must:

Submit original work that has not been previously published;
Ensure that the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal;
Accurately report research methods, data, findings, and interpretations;
Properly cite all sources, ideas, quotations, data, and materials obtained from other works;
Obtain appropriate permission for copyrighted materials where necessary;
Ensure that all listed authors have made significant contributions to the research;
Obtain approval from all authors for the final submitted manuscript;
Disclose relevant conflicts of interest;
Disclose all sources of financial support;
Comply with applicable ethical requirements for research involving human participants, communities, personal data, or sensitive information;
Cooperate with the editorial team in responding to questions concerning the integrity or accuracy of the manuscript.

Authors should not manipulate, fabricate, or falsify research data or results.

3. Originality, Plagiarism, and Duplicate Publication

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original and properly acknowledge the work of others.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

Copying text, ideas, data, or other materials without appropriate acknowledgment;
Presenting another person's work as one's own;
Excessive or inappropriate reuse of previously published material;
Failure to properly cite sources.

IJLTS may conduct similarity or plagiarism screening before or during the editorial and peer-review process.

Manuscripts involving substantial plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated references, or other serious forms of academic misconduct may be rejected.

If misconduct is identified after publication, the journal may take appropriate corrective action, including issuing a correction, expression of concern, or retraction.

4. Fabrication and Falsification

Authors must not fabricate or falsify research data, findings, sources, methodology, images, or other research materials.

Fabrication refers to making up data, results, participants, sources, or other research information that did not exist.

Falsification refers to manipulating, omitting, altering, or misrepresenting research materials, procedures, data, or findings in a way that could affect the interpretation of the research.

Any suspected fabrication or falsification will be investigated by the editorial team in accordance with appropriate academic and publication-ethics principles.

5. Authorship and Contributions

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research and who have participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.

All authors should:

Approve the final version of the manuscript;
Agree to be accountable for their contributions;
Approve the submission to IJLTS.

Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet authorship criteria may be recognized in the acknowledgment section.

The addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors after submission should only be made with appropriate justification and the agreement of all authors concerned.

6. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or academic relationships that could influence the objectivity of the research or editorial process.

If no conflict of interest exists, authors should state:

"The authors declare no conflict of interest."

Reviewers and editors should decline involvement in a manuscript when a conflict of interest could compromise their impartiality.

7. Funding and Financial Transparency

Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for the research and publication.

Funding information should identify the funding organization and, where applicable, the grant or project number.

If no external funding was received, authors may state:

"This research received no external funding."

Funding information should be presented transparently and should not influence the editorial or peer-review process.

8. Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations.

Where relevant, authors should ensure:

Appropriate ethical approval has been obtained;
Participants provide informed consent;
Participants' privacy and confidentiality are protected;
Personal information is handled responsibly;
Participation is voluntary;
Participants are informed of relevant risks and benefits;
Vulnerable participants or communities receive appropriate protection.

This principle is particularly important for research involving tourists, local communities, indigenous groups, language learners, tourism workers, children, or other potentially vulnerable populations.

9. Research Involving Communities and Cultural Heritage

Research involving local communities, indigenous communities, cultural traditions, cultural heritage, local languages, or culturally sensitive materials should be conducted respectfully and responsibly.

Authors should:

Obtain appropriate consent or authorization where required;
Respect local customs, cultural values, and community rights;
Avoid misrepresentation or exploitation of cultural knowledge;
Protect sensitive cultural information where necessary;
Provide appropriate acknowledgment of community contributions.

Researchers should avoid presenting communities or cultures in stereotypical, discriminatory, or misleading ways.

10. Data and Research Integrity

Authors should maintain accurate and appropriate research records and should be able to provide supporting information when reasonably requested by the editorial team.

Data should not be selectively manipulated to produce predetermined conclusions.

Where appropriate and ethically permissible, authors are encouraged to make research data, instruments, materials, or other supporting information available to facilitate transparency and reproducibility.

Confidential or personally identifiable information must not be publicly disclosed without appropriate authorization.

11. Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers play an important role in maintaining the quality and integrity of the journal.

Reviewers should:

Provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations;
Treat submitted manuscripts as confidential;
Avoid using unpublished information for personal or professional benefit;
Identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited;
Inform the editor of suspected plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or other ethical concerns;
Declare potential conflicts of interest;
Complete reviews within the agreed timeframe whenever possible.

Reviewer comments should be professional, respectful, and focused on the academic quality of the manuscript.

12. Editorial Responsibilities

Editors are responsible for ensuring that editorial decisions are fair, objective, transparent, and based on academic merit.

Editors should:

Evaluate manuscripts based on their scholarly quality, originality, relevance, and methodological rigor;
Maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts;
Select appropriate and qualified reviewers;
Manage conflicts of interest appropriately;
Protect the integrity of the peer-review process;
Investigate credible allegations of publication misconduct;
Take appropriate corrective action when necessary.

Editorial decisions should not be influenced by an author's nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, political views, personal relationships, or other irrelevant factors.

13. Peer-Review Integrity

IJLTS applies a double-blind peer-review process to promote impartiality and reduce potential bias.

Authors and reviewers should not attempt to identify or directly contact one another regarding a manuscript under review.

Reviewers must not share manuscripts or review materials with unauthorized individuals.

14. Retraction, Correction, and Expression of Concern

IJLTS recognizes the importance of maintaining an accurate scholarly record.

The journal may publish a correction when a published article contains an error that does not invalidate the overall findings or conclusions.

A published article may be retracted when there is clear evidence of serious problems such as:

Fabricated or falsified data;
Substantial plagiarism;
Duplicate publication;
Serious ethical violations;
Major errors that invalidate the findings or conclusions.

An expression of concern may be issued when there are credible concerns about the integrity of a published article but an investigation has not yet reached a final conclusion.

Corrective notices will be clearly linked to the affected article whenever possible.

15. Handling Allegations of Misconduct

Allegations of research or publication misconduct will be treated seriously and investigated fairly.

The editorial team may request explanations, supporting documents, research data, ethical approvals, authorship information, or other relevant evidence from the authors or their institutions.

Where appropriate, the journal may communicate with the authors' affiliated institutions, research organizations, or other relevant authorities.

The journal will seek to protect the confidentiality and fairness of the investigation while maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record.

16. Post-Publication Responsibilities

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their published work.

If authors discover a significant error in their published article, they should promptly notify the editorial office and cooperate in determining whether a correction or other action is necessary.

The journal may also initiate a post-publication review when credible concerns about an article's integrity are brought to its attention.

17. Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for appropriate purposes such as language improvement, grammar checking, translation assistance, or other limited forms of manuscript preparation.

However, authors remain fully responsible for:

The accuracy and originality of the manuscript;
The integrity of the research;
The accuracy of citations and references;
Any content generated or modified using AI tools;
Compliance with applicable copyright and ethical requirements.

AI tools should not be listed as authors because they cannot take responsibility for the content, methodology, or integrity of a scholarly publication.

Authors should disclose substantive use of AI tools in manuscript preparation when required by the journal's applicable policy.

AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, references, research participants, quotations, findings, or other scholarly evidence.

18. Publication Fee and Editorial Independence

Any applicable publication or Article Processing Charge (APC) will be communicated transparently by the journal.

Payment of an APC must not influence editorial decisions, peer-review outcomes, or the academic assessment of a manuscript.

Requests for fee waivers or reductions, where available, should be handled separately from editorial decision-making.

19. Commitment to Academic Integrity

IJLTS is committed to maintaining a trustworthy scholarly publication environment based on originality, honesty, transparency, accountability, confidentiality, fairness, and respect for research participants and communities.

All authors, reviewers, editors, and other participants in the publication process are expected to uphold these principles and contribute to the integrity and advancement of language and tourism studies.