Publication Ethics

Respecting intellectual property rights is a fundamental principle of the Tadulako University Code of Ethics as a publisher. It is therefore important to avoid certain ethical violations (such as plagiarism, simultaneous submission, data fabrication, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, and citation manipulation). Similarly, the Journal of Sport Coaching Education and Sport Science Tadulako (JSCESS) is committed to ethical standards in its own editorial policy. The editors of JSCESS strive to ensure that the peer review process and editorial decisions are fair, unbiased and transparent.

All authors are held individually and collectively responsible for the content of papers published by Tadulako University. It is therefore the responsibility of each author to ensure that papers submitted to JSCESS meet the highest ethical standards regarding plagiarism.

If plagiarism is detected, JSCESS will take appropriate action in accordance with the type of plagiarism. Unless otherwise determined during the investigation, all authors are held individually and collectively responsible for the content of the plagiarised paper. The JSCESS Editorial Board treats the investigation of every claim of plagiarism as a top priority for resolution and appropriate action.

Publication Decisions

The Editor is responsible for deciding which articles to accept and publish. The Editor may be guided by the scientific panel’s policies and constrained by applicable legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor may consult with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fairness

An editor shall at all times evaluate manuscripts based on their intellectual content without regard to the author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors and all editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the authors concerned, reviewers, prospective reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest


Unpublished material disclosed in submitted manuscripts must not be used in the editor’s own research without the author’s written consent.

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors must be particularly aware of the following:

Originality

To avoid ethical breaches, all journals published by Tadulako University are committed to publishing only original material that has not been previously published, except in the form of abstracts or conference proceedings (including electronic preprints and discussion papers), or which is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors must agree to this in the consent form. Furthermore, serial publication (‘salami tactics’, i.e. publishing small sections of the same research across multiple papers) must be avoided.

Authorship of Papers

Authorship should be restricted to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported research. All those who have made a significant contribution should be listed as co-authors. If others have participated in specific substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the paper and that no inappropriate co-authors are included, and that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the paper and have consented to its submission for publication to JSCESS. Furthermore, sources of financial support, if any, must be clearly disclosed.

Duplicate Submission

Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals is unethical. This wastes the time of editors and peer reviewers who form the research community and contribute to the publication of scientific journals. Any article found to have been submitted to more than one journal, whether published by Tadulako University or another publisher, will be rejected outright. Sanctions, such as a ban on submitting further publications for a specified period, may also be considered. Authors must inform the editor of the journal to which they are submitting their work of any related papers by any of the article’s authors that have been submitted to the same journal or another journal.

Citation Manipulation

Any form of citation manipulation (e.g. including citations that do not contribute to the scientific content of a manuscript, citations intended solely to boost the author’s or journal’s citation count, etc.) is considered scientific misconduct.

Fabrication and Data Manipulation

Fabrication and falsification of data mean that the researcher did not actually conduct the research, but invented the research results and has recorded or reported fabricated information. Falsification of data means that the researcher conducted experiments but manipulated, altered, or omitted data or research findings. This will lead to a loss of public trust and a reduced willingness to provide funding support.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism refers to the use of any material or ideas developed or created by others without citing the original source. The decision as to whether a manuscript should be rejected due to fraud or should proceed to the peer-review process rests with the handling editor. Similarity reports are also available to reviewers.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that pose unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify this in the manuscript.

Ethics Statement and Copyright Agreement

An Ethics Statement must be submitted as part of the author’s initial article submission. A Copyright Agreement must be submitted before the article can be published.