Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships could inappropriately influence, or appear to influence, a person's judgment. JARTEL requires all parties involved in publication to disclose potential conflicts.

Authors

Authors must declare all funding sources and any relationships that could be perceived as influencing the research, such as employment, consultancy, patents, or commercial interest in a product or system evaluated in the article. A "Conflict of Interest" statement must be included before the References; if there is none, write: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."

Reviewers

Reviewers must decline an invitation if they have a close collaboration or personal relationship with the authors, belong to the same institution or study program, are competitors on the same topic, or have any financial interest in the outcome. Reviewers who are uncertain should consult the editor.

Editors

Editors do not handle manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. Manuscripts authored by the Editor-in-Chief, editors, or members of the publisher's staff, including lecturers of Politeknik Negeri Malang, are assigned to an independent editor, reviewed under the same double-blind process by external reviewers, and the handling editor has no access to the reviewers' identities. Such articles are subject to the same standards as all other submissions.

Handling Undisclosed Conflicts

If an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered after publication, the journal will follow COPE guidance and may publish a correction or, in serious cases, retract the article.