Conflict of Interest Statement
JICTRA / JOURNAL POLICIES
Conflict of Interest / Competing Interests Policy
Journal of ICT Research and Applications
Transparency, Integrity, and Impartiality
Authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial staff must disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their professional judgment or the interpretation of the research.
01 Disclosure of Competing Interests
Authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial staff must disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their professional judgment or the interpretation of the research.
Types of Competing Interests
Financial Interests
Interests involving financial relationships or benefits that could reasonably be perceived as influencing professional judgment or research interpretation.
Non-Financial Interests
Professional, personal, academic, or other non-financial relationships or interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing professional judgment or research interpretation.
02 Responsibilities of Authors
Authors must include a Conflict of Interest Statement in every manuscript.
If no competing interests exist, authors should include the following statement:
Conflict of Interest Statement
“The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.”
Authors may use this statement when no competing interests exist.
03 Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers must decline an assignment when a conflict of interest may compromise their objectivity.
Reviewer Impartiality
Reviewers are expected to maintain objectivity throughout the peer-review process and decline review assignments when competing interests may compromise their independent assessment.
04 Responsibilities of Editors
Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. Such manuscripts must be assigned to another qualified editor.
Editorial Independence
When an editor has a competing interest, responsibility for handling the manuscript must be transferred to another qualified editor.
Core Conflict of Interest Principles
Transparency: Relevant financial and non-financial interests must be disclosed.
Author Declaration: Every manuscript must include a Conflict of Interest Statement.
Reviewer Objectivity: Reviewers must decline assignments when conflicts may compromise their objectivity.
Editorial Independence: Editors with competing interests must not handle the affected manuscripts.
Responsible Editorial Management: Manuscripts involving an editor's conflict must be reassigned to another qualified editor.
Author Declaration: Every manuscript must include a Conflict of Interest Statement.
Reviewer Objectivity: Reviewers must decline assignments when conflicts may compromise their objectivity.
Editorial Independence: Editors with competing interests must not handle the affected manuscripts.
Responsible Editorial Management: Manuscripts involving an editor's conflict must be reassigned to another qualified editor.
Journal of ICT Research and Applications
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
