COPE Core Practices & Principles of Transparency

SINTA Journal (Science, Technology, and Agricultural)

Published by Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu (Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu) | E-ISSN: 2721-7892 | P-ISSN: 2721-2637

Cluster 4: Peer Review Policies & Integrity COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers

Reviewer Guidelines and Ethical Standards

Reviewers for SINTA Journal (Science, Technology, and Agricultural) play a critical role in maintaining scholarly standards. Reviewers must:

  1. Impartiality: Declare any financial, institutional, or personal competing interests before accepting.
  2. Confidentiality: Treat manuscripts as strictly privileged documents; do not share or quote unpublished content.
  3. Constructive Feedback: Provide evidence-based, courteous, and constructive evaluations without personal derogatory remarks.
  4. Unethical Conduct: Never demand coercive citations to the reviewer's own publications.
  5. Reporting Concerns: Confidentially alert the editor if plagiarism, image manipulation, or scientific fraud is suspected.