The Journal of Information System and Artificial Intelligence (JISAI) takes all allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously, whether they arise before or after publication. Allegations are handled following the COPE flowcharts and the COPE Core Practice on allegations of misconduct.

1. What Counts as Misconduct

• Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or images
• Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and text recycling without citation
• Duplicate or redundant publication, and simultaneous submission
• Authorship misconduct: ghost, gift, or honorary authorship, or authorship changes without consent
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest
• Citation manipulation, including coercive or excessive self-citation
• Peer-review manipulation, including fake reviewer identities
• Research conducted without required ethical approval or informed consent
• Undisclosed or inappropriate use of artificial intelligence tools

2. Reporting

Anyone (readers, reviewers, editors, or authors) may raise a concern by emailing jisai@mercubuana-yogya.ac.id. Reports should identify the manuscript or article and describe the evidence. The identity of the person raising the concern is kept confidential. Anonymous reports are considered if the evidence is specific and verifiable.

3. Procedure

1. The Editor-in-Chief acknowledges the report and records it.
2. An editor with no conflict of interest makes an initial assessment of whether the evidence warrants investigation.
3. Evidence is gathered, for example a similarity report, original data, ethics approval documents, or reviewer records.
4. The corresponding author is contacted, informed of the concern, and given a fair opportunity to respond, normally within 14 days.
5. If the explanation is satisfactory, the case is closed and the parties are informed.
6. If the explanation is unsatisfactory or no response is received, the journal may contact the authors' institution(s) and request an investigation.
7. Depending on the outcome, the journal takes proportionate action (Section 4).
8. All actions are documented, and cases may be discussed anonymously with COPE.

During this process the manuscript's review is paused. For published articles, the journal may publish an Expression of Concern while the investigation is ongoing.

4. Possible Outcomes

• Before publication: request for revision, or rejection of the manuscript
• After publication: correction (erratum or corrigendum), Expression of Concern, or retraction, under the journal's Retraction & Correction Policies
• Informing the authors' institution or funder
• For serious or repeated misconduct, a ban on submissions from the authors involved for a period decided by the Editorial Board

5. Principles

Allegations are handled confidentially, without presuming guilt, and decisions are based on evidence. The journal does not investigate allegations itself when an institution is better placed to do so, but it cooperates fully with institutional investigations.