Publication Ethics

The following statements are based on Elsevier recommendations and the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. The publisher takes its duties seriously at all stages of publication and acknowledges ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or any other commercial revenue does not influence editorial decisions. The publication ethics of SEMAI (Journal of Scientific Exploration of Modern Agricultural Innovations) adhere to the Core Practices of COPE.

SEMAI is committed to upholding high standards of publication ethics and taking all possible actions against publication malpractice. Authors submitting their manuscripts must guarantee that their work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration for publication in another journal. Furthermore, authors confirm that their manuscripts are their own, not the result of full or partial plagiarism of other works, and that they have disclosed any actual or potential conflicts of interest related to their work or any related financial benefits.

DUTIES OF THE EDITOR

Decisions on Manuscript Publication
The Editor-in-Chief of SEMAI is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published, guided by the journal’s editorial board policies and legal requirements such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may consult with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Manuscript Review
The Editor-in-Chief must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by an editor or co-editor, who may use appropriate software to check the originality of the manuscript content. After passing this test, the manuscript will be forwarded to reviewers for a blind peer review. Reviewers will recommend publishing the manuscript as is, modifying it, or rejecting it. The review period will range from two weeks to one month (with a maximum of two months in extraordinary circumstances).

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts must not be used by anyone who has access to the manuscript for their own research without the author's written consent.

Fair Play
Manuscripts should be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without considering the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Timeliness
If any reviewer feels that they cannot complete the review of a manuscript within the specified time frame, this should be communicated to the editor so that the manuscript can be sent to another reviewer.

Confidentiality
Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors must be kept confidential and treated as privileged information.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. There should be no personal criticism of the authors. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that has been previously reported elsewhere should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript being considered and any other published papers that they have personal knowledge of.

Conflict of Interest
Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

DUTIES OF AUTHORS

Standards of Reporting
Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of their work as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data should be accurately represented in the paper. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. False or deliberately inaccurate statements are unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Access and Retention of Data
Authors may be required to provide raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data where possible. In any case, they should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple Publications
An author should not generally publish manuscripts that essentially describe the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported research. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where others have participated in substantive aspects of the project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscripts any financial or substantive conflicts of interest that could be perceived to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscripts. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in their own published work, the author must promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

The Department of Agricultural Technology, Politeknik Negeri Pontianak, as the publisher, does not permit any form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered a serious violation of scientific ethics by the entire scientific community. Incidents of plagiarism in manuscripts or published papers, whether detected or reported, will be taken seriously. We continue to support the advice and recommendations of our Editorial Board and Reviewers to avoid malpractice in publication ethics.