Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

Approach: Jurnal Teknologi Penerbangan is committed to maintaining high standards of ethical conduct, scholarly integrity, and responsible academic publishing. These principles apply to all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher.

The journal's publication ethics policy is informed by the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Its purpose is to promote transparency, accountability, fairness, and the integrity of the scholarly record.

• Research integrity: Research findings must be reported accurately, transparently, and without fabrication, falsification, or misrepresentation.
• Originality: Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly contributions and appropriately acknowledge existing research.
• Editorial independence: Editorial evaluations must be based on academic merit, relevance, and ethical compliance.
• Confidentiality: Manuscripts and related editorial information must be handled responsibly throughout the review process.
• Accountability: Concerns regarding research integrity or publication ethics must be considered through an appropriate editorial assessment.

Accurate Reporting and Data Integrity

Authors must present their research methods, findings, and interpretations accurately and objectively. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, or manipulated in ways that misrepresent the research. Authors may be requested to provide supporting research data for editorial assessment, subject to applicable ethical, legal, and confidentiality requirements.

Originality and Proper Attribution

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts constitute original scholarly work. Ideas, findings, text, data, figures, and other materials obtained from external sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited. Plagiarism and improper attribution are unacceptable.

Multiple and Concurrent Submissions

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals or publish substantially identical research without appropriate disclosure, attribution, and justification. Duplicate or redundant publication is inconsistent with responsible scholarly publishing.

Authorship and Contributions

Authorship must reflect substantive contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research. Individuals who have not made qualifying contributions must not be included as authors.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript and agreed to its submission. Other meaningful contributions should be appropriately acknowledged.

Funding and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose relevant financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could influence the conduct, reporting, or interpretation of their research. Sources of research funding must also be acknowledged. Where no conflicts of interest exist, an explicit declaration must be included.

Significant Errors in Published Work

Authors who identify a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work must promptly inform the journal and cooperate with the editorial team in determining appropriate corrective action.

• Fair evaluation: Manuscripts must be assessed on scholarly merit and relevance without discrimination based on authors' personal, institutional, or social characteristics.
• Confidentiality: Editors must protect non-public manuscript information and restrict its disclosure to individuals legitimately involved in editorial assessment.
• Conflicts of interest: Editors must identify and appropriately manage circumstances that could compromise impartial judgment. Unpublished manuscript material must not be used for personal research without authorization.
• Peer review oversight: The editorial team must coordinate the selection of appropriately qualified and independent reviewers and ensure that manuscripts receive suitable scholarly assessment.
• Publication decisions: The Editorial Board determines final editorial outcomes based on the scholarly merit of manuscripts, reviewer assessments, editorial considerations, and applicable ethical standards.

• Objectivity: Reviews must be based on scientific reasoning, relevant evidence, and professional judgment. Personal criticism is inappropriate.
• Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential scholarly documents and must not be disclosed or used for personal advantage.
• Competence: Reviewers should accept assignments only when they possess the necessary expertise to assess the manuscript appropriately.
• Conflicts of interest: Reviewers must disclose circumstances that could compromise their independence and should not undertake evaluations where such conflicts cannot be managed.
• Scholarly feedback: Reviewers should provide clear, specific, and constructive recommendations supported by appropriate academic reasoning.
• Acknowledgment of sources: Reviewers should identify relevant overlooked literature and notify editors of substantial similarities or possible overlap with previously published work.

Double-Blind Peer Review

Approach implements a double-blind peer review model involving at least two independent reviewers for manuscripts proceeding to external peer review.

Under the institutional editorial appointment, reviewers are expected to complete their assessment within a maximum of two weeks after receiving the manuscript. This period concerns reviewer assessment and does not guarantee an overall editorial decision within 14 days.

Maximum Similarity Threshold: 20%

Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not exceed a similarity percentage of 20%, in accordance with the journal's confirmed submission requirements.

Similarity percentages are interpreted alongside the nature of matching passages, appropriate citation practices, and the substantive originality of the work. Compliance with the numerical threshold does not automatically establish the absence of plagiarism.

Corrections

A correction may be issued when an error in a published article requires amendment but does not fundamentally invalidate the principal findings or conclusions. Corrections should clearly identify the affected publication and the information being corrected.

Retractions

Retraction may be considered when reliable evidence establishes that published findings or conclusions cannot be relied upon because of serious errors, research misconduct, unethical research practices, or other substantial integrity concerns. A retraction is intended to correct the scholarly record rather than to impose punishment.

Expressions of Concern

An expression of concern may be issued when significant questions arise regarding the reliability or integrity of a published article, but the available information is not sufficient to support a definitive editorial conclusion.

1. Receipt of the concern. A concern may be brought to the attention of the editorial team by an author, reviewer, reader, or other relevant party.
2. Preliminary assessment. The editorial team examines the nature of the allegation and the information available to determine whether further clarification is required.
3. Clarification and evidence. Where appropriate, the parties concerned may be invited to provide explanations, supporting documentation, or other relevant evidence.
4. Editorial consideration. The Editorial Board considers the findings and determines the appropriate editorial response, taking relevant ethical guidance into account.
5. Appropriate action. Depending on the circumstances, an editorial response may include clarification, correction, rejection, retraction, an expression of concern, or another proportionate action.

Official Editorial Appointment

Director's Decision of Politeknik Penerbangan Surabaya No. KP-Poltekbang.Sby 764 of 2026, dated 17 March 2026, establishes the composition and responsibilities of the Editorial Board of Approach: Journal of Aviation Technology for the 2026–2028 period.

The decision provides the institutional basis for editorial coordination, reviewer assignment, manuscript evaluation, and related scholarly publication responsibilities.

Related Journal Policies

Additional information on manuscript preparation, editorial assessment, and publication governance is available through the following pages.