CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

This page explains how Jurnal Sains Teknologi dan Sistem Informasi (SATESI) handles competing interests that may affect the reporting, evaluation, or publication of research. Its purpose is to keep the editorial process transparent and to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

1. WHAT IS A COMPETING INTEREST

A competing interest is any relationship, circumstance, or activity that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, how research is conducted, reported, reviewed, or edited. Disclosure is a safeguard, not an accusation: declaring an interest allows the journal to handle it properly and does not imply that bias or misconduct has occurred.

2. INTERESTS THAT SHOULD BE DISCLOSED

The following should be disclosed whenever they are relevant to a manuscript or to an editorial or review assignment:

Financial relationships, such as employment, consultancy, honoraria, share ownership, patents, or other commercial benefits.
Research funding, paid expert work, or the involvement of a sponsor in the study.
Close personal, supervisory, collaborative, or professional relationships with authors, reviewers, or editors.
Editorial appointments or other ties with the journal that may call for independent handling of a manuscript.

Ordinary scholarly disagreement between researchers is not, in itself, treated as a disqualifying conflict of interest.

3. AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Every author must disclose any interest relevant to the submitted work. The corresponding author is responsible for compiling a single competing interests statement in the manuscript. If no interests exist, the statement should say so explicitly, for example: “The authors declare no competing interests.”

Authors must also provide a separate funding statement that names the sources of support, the funding organisations, and any grant numbers, and that states whether the funder had a role in the study. A funding statement does not replace the competing interests statement, and both are required.

4. EDITORS AND REVIEWERS

Editors and reviewers must disclose any relevant interest before accepting an assignment, and must inform the journal promptly if one emerges later. An editor whose impartiality may be compromised must not make decisions on the manuscript concerned. A reviewer with a disqualifying conflict must decline the invitation or withdraw from the review.

Where a conflict is declared, an editor who is not affected by it decides whether suitable safeguards can be applied or whether the assignment should be reassigned.

5. ASSESSMENT AND LATE DISCLOSURE

Each declared interest is assessed for its relevance and its potential effect on the work or on the editorial process. Depending on the outcome, the journal may publish the disclosure alongside the article, seek an independent assessment, or replace the editor or reviewer involved.

If a declaration is missing, incomplete, or inaccurate, or if an interest is disclosed after the manuscript has been submitted or published, the journal considers the circumstances in context. Matters that raise material concerns are handled under the journal’s publication ethics, corrections, and related policies.

6. SCOPE OF THIS POLICY

This page addresses interests connected with research and its assessment. The journal’s revenue and sponsorship arrangements are addressed separately under Revenue Sources and Sponsorship Disclosure.