Allegations of Research Misconduct

Tadulako Journal Sport Sciences And Physical Education takes any alleged research or publication misconduct seriously and handles such cases in accordance with the relevant flowcharts.

What Counts as Misconduct

• Fabrication or falsification of data, images, or results.
• Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and duplicate or redundant publication.
• Authorship misconduct, such as omitting contributors or adding people who did not contribute.
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest, citation manipulation, or breaches of research ethics (for example, missing consent or ethical approval).
• Misuse of the peer review process, including breaches of confidentiality.

How to Report

Anyone may report a concern to the editor-in-chief at jurnal.olahraga.untad@gmail.com Please describe the article or manuscript concerned and the evidence. The identity of the person reporting is kept confidential.

Procedure

1. The editor acknowledges the report and makes an initial assessment of the evidence.
2. If the concern is substantiated, the authors are asked to explain in writing.
3. Where needed, the editor contacts the authors' institution and seeks expert advice.
4. The editor decides on the outcome: no action, a correction, an expression of concern, rejection of the manuscript, or retraction of the article.