Publication Ethics

The Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature is committed to adhering to publication ethics standards adopted from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): the COPE Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. All parties must adhere to these publication ethics. We do not tolerate any research misconduct: fabrication/falsification, citation manipulation, plagiarism, or any unethical behavior in publishing research. In this case, if there is an allegation of misconduct, the editorial board will take action to resolve it immediately. These principles also recognize that the publisher and editors have a responsibility to promote accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusivity across all aspects of scholarly publishing.

Responsibilities of Publisher
CV Wahana Publikasi as the Publisher of Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature is responsible for:

  1. Maintaining publication ethics and ensuring high standards of academic integrity.
  2. Supporting a fair and transparent publication process for all authors.
  3. Respecting editorial independence and not interfering with editorial decisions for commercial, political, or personal reasons.
  4. Ensuring fair and rigorous peer review based on academic quality and methodological soundness.
  5. Protecting the confidentiality of manuscripts and the peer-review process.
  6. Addressing publication misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, authorship disputes, and peer-review manipulation.
  7. Managing corrections and retractions when errors or ethical concerns are identified after publication.
  8. Respecting authors' copyright and licensing rights in accordance with the journal's policies.
  9. Ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of published articles.
  10. Providing clear and transparent publication policies, including policies on peer review, fees, copyright, conflicts of interest, and research ethics.
  11. Providing mechanisms for complaints and appeals regarding editorial and publication matters.
  12. Promoting accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusivity throughout the publication process


Responsibilities of Editors
Editors of Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature are responsible for:

  1. Publication Decisions: Ensure that submitted manuscripts undergo peer review by at least two qualified reviewers and make publication decisions based on academic quality, originality, validity, relevance, reviewers’ recommendations, and applicable legal and ethical requirements.
  2. Fair and Objective Evaluation: Evaluate manuscripts based solely on their academic merit and relevance to the journal’s scope, without discrimination based on the authors’ race, gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, political views, or institutional affiliation.
  3. Confidentiality: Maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and disclose manuscript information only to authorized individuals involved in the editorial and peer-review process.
  4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Protect unpublished information and ideas contained in submitted manuscripts and not use them for personal or professional benefit. Editors must also declare and avoid conflicts of interest and assign manuscripts to another editor when necessary.
  5. Handling Unethical Behavior: Respond appropriately to allegations of research and publication misconduct. All ethical complaints should be investigated fairly and promptly, regardless of when the suspected misconduct is identified.
  6. Editorial Independence: Maintain editorial independence and ensure that publication decisions are not influenced by commercial, political, or external interests.


Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers of Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature are responsible for:

  1. Confidentiality: Keep all information about the submitted manuscript confidential and do not share or discuss its contents with others.
  2. Objective Evaluation: Evaluate manuscripts objectively and provide fair, constructive, and evidence-based comments to help improve the quality of the work.
  3. Expertise: Accept a manuscript for review only when it falls within their area of expertise and they have sufficient knowledge to provide an appropriate evaluation.
  4. Timely Review: Complete the review within the agreed timeframe. If unable to do so, reviewers should promptly inform the editor.
  5. Conflict of Interest: Disclose any potential conflict of interest and decline the review when personal, professional, financial, or academic relationships could affect their impartiality.
  6. Originality and Research Integrity: Identify possible plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, inappropriate citations, or other ethical concerns and report them to the editor.
  7. No Personal Use: Do not use unpublished information, ideas, data, or findings from a manuscript for personal or professional benefit.
  8. Constructive Feedback: Provide clear, respectful, and constructive recommendations based on the manuscript's academic quality, methodology, originality, and relevance to the journal's scope.


Responsibilities of Authors
Authors who submit manuscripts to Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature are responsible for:

  1. Originality. Submit original work that has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
  2. Accuracy of Data: Present research findings and data accurately and honestly. Authors must not fabricate, falsify, or manipulate research data.
  3. Proper Attribution: Cite relevant sources appropriately and acknowledge the contributions of others. Plagiarism and inappropriate citation practices are not acceptable.
  4. Authorship: Ensure that all listed authors have made significant contributions to the research and approve the final version of the manuscript (See the Authorship and contributorship policy)
  5. Ethical Research: Ensure that the research complies with applicable ethical standards, including appropriate approval and informed consent when required.
  6. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that may influence the research or its publication (See the full conflict of interest policy)
  7. Funding Disclosure: Clearly disclose all sources of financial or institutional support for the research.
  8. Revision and Cooperation: Respond appropriately to reviewers' and editors' comments and provide revisions within the required timeframe.
  9. Correction of Errors: Notify the editor promptly if significant errors are discovered in a submitted or published article and cooperate in correcting them.
  10. Use of AI and AI-Assisted Tools: Disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies when required by the journal's policy. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and content of their manuscripts.


Conflicts of Interest Policy
Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature upholds rigorous standards of academic integrity, transparency, and impartiality in scholarly publishing. To safeguard the fairness and objectivity of the research evaluation process, all authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial personnel are required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest that may influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, the integrity, assessment, or interpretation of scholarly work.

Responsibilities of Authors
Authors are required to declare all financial and non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly associated with the submitted manuscript.

  • Disclosure Period: Authors should disclose all relevant interests arising within the preceding three years. Interests originating before this period must also be declared if they could reasonably be perceived as having influenced the research.
  • Purpose of Disclosure: Declaring competing interests does not necessarily indicate misconduct or inappropriate conduct. Rather, it serves to enhance transparency and enables readers to evaluate any potential sources of bias.

Examples of competing interests include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Funding and Financial Support: Research grants, financial contributions, or equipment provided by organizations that have a financial interest in the publication's findings or outcomes. Authors should identify the funding organizations and provide the relevant grant numbers, where applicable.
  • Employment Relationships: Current, recent, or anticipated employment with organizations that may benefit or experience adverse consequences as a result of the research findings.
  • Financial Interests: Ownership of stocks or shares, consultancy fees, speaker honoraria, or patent rights that may be influenced by the publication or its findings.
  • Non-Financial Interests: Editorial board appointments, advisory responsibilities, leadership positions, expert witness engagements, or personal and professional relationships that may affect, or be perceived to affect, the impartiality of the research.


Declaration for Transparancy
Authors also are expected to clearly disclose information regarding Acknowledgments (if any), funding, conflicts of interest, author contributions, and the use of AI, all of which must be included in the research article when submitting to Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature. These elements are essential for maintaining trustworthiness, credibility, and integrity in scientific publications. Authors are responsible for ensuring the correctness of these declarations. Failure to provide accurate disclosures may result in manuscript rejection or post-publication action.

  • Acknowledgments (if any): This section contains the author’s acknowledgments, expressing gratitude to research funding providers, organizations, individuals, and any parties who have contributed to or supported the author.
  • Funding: Authors must clearly state the source of funding used during the research. For example: This study was funded by [Funder Name, Grant Number].” OR “The authors received no funding for this work.”
  • Conflict of interest: The author(s) shall declare the conflict of interest related to their research. For example: Author X has received consulting fees from Company Y. Author X has no competing interests. or the authors declare they have no competing interests.
  • Authors’ contribution: Authors are required to include a contribution statement that clearly identifies who developed and designed the study, who was responsible for data collection or analysis, who prepared the manuscript draft, and who contributed critical revisions or provided intellectual input, thereby ensuring that each author’s role is explicitly defined and consistent with established authorship criteria. Choose the contributor roles [Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing].

For example:
Author1: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.
Author2: Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software.
Author3: Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.

  • Statement of the use of AI: Authors are required to explicitly disclose whether generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used at any stage of manuscript development or writing. For example: the authors declare that, during the process of writing this paper, they used generative AI to refine the grammar, readability, and language; however, all research outputs and content were reviewed and verified by the authors

 
Responsibilities of Editors and Reviewers

1. Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors, and Editors are required to adhere to the following principles:

  • Disclose any personal, academic, or financial interests that may constitute a conflict of interest in relation to a manuscript being evaluated.
  • Withdraw from the editorial assessment of submissions in which a competing interest exists, including cases involving previous co-authorship or shared institutional affiliations with any of the authors.
  • Ensure that manuscripts authored by an editor or an editorial board member are assigned to an independent editor who has no competing interests and assumes full responsibility for the editorial decision-making process.

2. Reviewers are likewise required to declare any actual or potential competing interests associated with a manuscript. They must decline the review assignment whenever such interests may compromise, or reasonably be perceived to compromise, their impartiality and objectivity.

Editorial Staff
All editorial personnel must disclose any financial or non-financial interests that may influence, or be perceived to influence, their editorial responsibilities. Editorial decisions must be made independently and objectively, ensuring that scholarly quality and editorial integrity remain paramount and are not compromised by financial considerations or institutional interests.

Transparency and Accountability
Austronesian: Journal of Language Science & Literature is dedicated to ensuring transparency and accountability throughout all stages of the scholarly publication process. Any suspected attempt to improperly influence editorial decisions or peer-review outcomes, whether involving authors, editors, or reviewers, should be promptly reported to the journal’s editorial office.

Official Contact for Reporting Concerns
For inquiries or to report any concerns regarding potential misconduct or undue influence in the publication process, please contact the editorial office at: austronesian.jlsl@gmail.com