Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

The Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching (JLLLT) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing. This Publication Ethics Statement outlines the responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editors, the Editorial Board, and the publisher (Asosiasi Dosen Perguruan Tinggi Islam).

JLLLT follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices and is committed to ensuring that all editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, ethical standards, and academic quality.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of articles in a peer-reviewed journal contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge and reflects the quality of research conducted by authors and their institutions. Ethical publishing requires honesty, transparency, accountability, and fairness throughout the editorial and publication process.

The publisher, editors, reviewers, and authors share responsibility for maintaining academic integrity and preventing publication misconduct. Editorial decisions are independent of commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, or other external influences.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published. Editorial decisions are based on:

  • originality;
  • scholarly significance;
  • methodological quality;
  • ethical compliance;
  • relevance to the journal's Aims and Scope.

Editors may consult reviewers, members of the Editorial Board, or subject specialists before reaching a final decision.

Fairness

Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their academic merit without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, gender, age, disability, religious belief, political philosophy, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics of the authors.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. Information concerning a submitted manuscript must not be disclosed to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher where appropriate.

Conflicts of Interest

Editors must not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the explicit written consent of the authors.

Editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which conflicts of interest may exist.

Duties of Reviewers

Peer reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and contribute to improving the quality of manuscripts through constructive, objective, and timely evaluations.

Promptness

Reviewers who feel unqualified to evaluate a manuscript or who cannot complete the review within the requested timeframe should promptly inform the editor and decline the review invitation.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shared, discussed, or distributed without prior authorization from the editor.

Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts or any part of their content to publicly accessible Artificial Intelligence systems or other third-party services that could compromise confidentiality.

Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively, fairly, and professionally. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should support their comments with clear reasoning and relevant evidence.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors and should notify the editor of any substantial similarity between the submitted manuscript and other published works known to them.

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers should decline invitations to review manuscripts in which they have financial, professional, collaborative, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors should present an accurate, complete, and objective account of their research. Sufficient detail and appropriate references should be provided to allow replication where applicable.

Fabrication, falsification, or intentional misrepresentation of research findings constitutes unethical publishing behavior.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original and appropriately acknowledge the work of others.

All manuscripts submitted to JLLLT are screened using similarity detection software before peer review. Editorial assessment is based on the nature, context, and extent of textual overlap, rather than on a fixed similarity percentage.

Authors should also comply with the journal's Plagiarism and Retraction Policy.

Data Availability

Authors should retain the original research data and provide access to the Editorial Office when reasonably requested.

Where appropriate, manuscripts should include a Data Availability Statement in accordance with the journal's Data Availability Policy.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal or publish substantially similar work in multiple publications without proper disclosure.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors must appropriately acknowledge all sources that have influenced the reported research and ensure that every in-text citation appears in the reference list.

Authorship

Only individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research should be listed as authors.

Gift authorship, guest authorship, and ghost authorship are considered unethical.

All authors must approve the final manuscript before submission and agree to its publication.

Human Research Ethics

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards.

Where required, authors should report ethical approval obtained from an appropriate ethics committee together with informed consent from participants.

Authors should also comply with the journal's Human Research Ethics Policy.

Artificial Intelligence

Authors may use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies only in accordance with the journal's Artificial Intelligence Policy.

Any significant use of AI during manuscript preparation must be disclosed appropriately.

Artificial Intelligence systems cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the integrity, originality, or accuracy of scholarly work.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could influence the reported research.

All sources of funding should also be disclosed in the manuscript.

Corrections and Retractions

When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they are obligated to notify the Editor-in-Chief promptly and cooperate in issuing a correction, erratum, or retraction where necessary.

Related Editorial Policies

This Publication Ethics Statement should be read together with the journal's related policies, including: