Allegations of Research Misconduct

The Indonesian Actuarial Journal treats research misconduct as a serious matter and handles every allegation in a transparent and documented manner, guided by the flowcharts published by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

What constitutes research misconduct

  • Fabrication — the invention of research data or information
  • Falsification — the manipulation of research data or information
  • Plagiarism — the use of another person's work, in whole or in part, without proper attribution, including the reuse of one's own published work without citation
  • Invalid authorship — as defined in the journal's authorship criteria, including guest, gift, and ghost authorship
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest that influence the content of an article
  • Duplicate or simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal
  • Undisclosed use of artificial intelligence where disclosure is required by the journal's policy

How to raise an allegation

Anyone may raise a concern about a published or submitted article by writing to the editorial office at [surel redaksi] with a clear description of the concern and any supporting evidence. Anonymous allegations are considered only where the evidence supplied is sufficient to be examined on its own.

How allegations are handled

  1. Initial report. The concern is recorded and assessed for substance by the Editor in Chief.
  2. Clarification. The authors are informed of the concern and invited to respond within a stated period.
  3. Investigation. The Editor in Chief examines the manuscript, the review record, and the response, and may seek the opinion of independent experts. Where the authors are affiliated with an institution, the matter may be referred to that institution.
  4. Decision. The Editor in Chief determines whether misconduct has occurred and what action is required.
  5. Corrective action. Where necessary, a correction or a retraction is issued, or a manuscript that has not yet been published is withdrawn, as set out on the Correction and Retraction page.

The authors are always given an opportunity to respond before any decision is taken. Records of the process are retained by the editorial office.

Concerns about the scholarly content of a published article that do not involve misconduct are handled through post-publication discussion.