Allegations of Research Misconduct

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Quagga: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Biologi takes all allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously. Misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism (including self-plagiarism), duplicate or redundant publication, image manipulation, unethical research on human participants or animals, undisclosed conflicts of interest, authorship manipulation, citation manipulation, and peer review manipulation.

How to report. Anyone (reader, reviewer, author, or editor) may report suspected misconduct to the Editor-in-Chief through the contact page. Reports should identify the manuscript or article and describe the concern with supporting evidence. The identity of the person reporting will be kept confidential where possible. Anonymous reports are considered if they contain sufficient evidence.

Handling procedure. The journal follows the COPE flowcharts and the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications (Peraturan Kepala LIPI No. 5 Tahun 2014):

1. The Editor-in-Chief acknowledges the report and makes an initial assessment of whether the concern has merit.
2. If it does, the authors are contacted, informed of the concern, and given the opportunity to respond with explanations and original data.
3. The editorial board evaluates the evidence and the authors' response, consulting independent experts where needed.
4. If the matter is serious or unresolved, the journal informs the authors' institution and requests an investigation.
5. Depending on the outcome, the journal may reject the manuscript, publish a correction or an expression of concern, retract the article, or take no action if the allegation is unfounded.

Possible sanctions. In proven cases, the journal may also ban the authors from submitting to Quagga for a period determined by the editorial board. All decisions are documented, and the outcome is communicated to the person who raised the concern.

See also: Plagiarism Policy and Corrections and Retractions Policy.