Policies

Focus and Scope

Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) is an open access scientific journal intended to bring together researchers and practitioners dealing with the general field of computing. Indo-JC is published by School of Computing, Telkom University (Indonesia). The journal coverage includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Networks, security, and Computer systems.

    Network architectures, Network protocols, Network services, Cryptography, Formal methods, network security, Systems security, and embedded System,

  2. Software engineering.

    Software system structures, Contextual software domains, Software creation and management, Software notations and tools, and Software functional properties

  3. Theory of computation, and Computing methodologies.

    Models of computation, Computational complexity, Game Theory, Symbolic and algebraic manipulation, Parallel computing methodologies, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Modeling and simulation, Computer vision, and Mathematics of computing

  4. Information technology.

    Data management systems, Information storage systems, Information systems applications, web technology, and Information retrieval

  5. Human-centered computing and Applied computing.

    Human computer interaction (HCI), Collaborative and social computing, Ubiquitous and mobile computing, Visualization and Accessibility, and applied computing


Peer Review Process

Peer review is a process of evaluating and validating a scholarly work by one or more people of similar competence to the work. Authors should submit original manuscript without any plagiarism and inappropriate data manipulation. The Chief Editor will screen the manuscript to ensure basic science criteria. After the first screening, each submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers and one additional reviewer if the first two show strong different recommendations. This journal follows double blind scheme for reviewing process, meaning that both authors and reviewers are anonymous. Base on the results of the peer review, the Chief Editor will notify the author via email whether the manuscript is accepted, rejected, or required more revision. Should the manuscript require revisions, the authors must correctly and completely address the reviewers’ comments before resubmitting. The revised manuscript will be sent back to the reviewers for validating the revisions. The manuscript will only be accepted for publication if the reviewers has satisfied with the revisions.


Open Access Policy

All articles in open access journals which are published by Indo-JC have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download from this link


Archiving Policy

Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content. The journal employs reliable digital archiving solutions to safeguard scholarly work for future use.

1. LOCKSS System for Secure Archiving

  • The journal utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system, which provides a distributed archiving system to ensure digital preservation and redundancy.
  • Through LOCKSS, multiple copies of the journal's content are stored across a network of participating libraries, protecting against loss, corruption, or removal.

2. Digital Repositories and Indexing

  • All published articles are permanently stored and indexed in reputable academic repositories and databases.
  • The journal follows industry-standard preservation practices to maintain the integrity and authenticity of scholarly content.

3. Accessibility and Long-Term Availability

  • Archived content remains freely accessible to researchers, institutions, and the public, even in the event of technical failures or unforeseen circumstances.
  • The archiving policy aligns with Open Access principles, ensuring that knowledge remains widely available without barriers.

This archiving policy guarantees the security, availability, and preservation of all scholarly publications in this journal


Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Our publication ethics and malpractice statement mainly based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Editors :

  1. Publication Decision

    The editor of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.

  2. Fair Play

    The editor must ensure that each manuscript is evaluated for its intellectual content without regard to sexual orientation, gender, race, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

  3. Confidentiality

    The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors to anyone other than corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

  4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

    Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by the editor or the members of the editorial board for their own research purposes without explicit written consent of the author.

 Duties of Reviewers :

  1. Contribution to editorial decision

    The peer-reviewing process assists the editor and the editorial board in making editorial decisions and may also serve the author in improving the manuscript.

  2. Promptness

    Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

  3. Confidentiality

    Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be disclosed to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

  4. Standards of Objectivity

    Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

  5. Acknowledgement of Source

    Reviewers should identify cases in which relevant published work referred to in the manuscript has not been cited in the reference section. They should point out whether observations or arguments derived from other publications are accompanied by the respective source. Reviewers will notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published manuscript of which they have personal knowledge.

  6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

    Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the manuscripts.

 Duties of Authors :

  1. Reporting Standards

    Authors should present an accurate account of their original research as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Manuscripts will follow the submission guidelines of the journal (See submission guideline policies).

  2. Data Access and Retention

    Authors could be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least five years after publication (preferably via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do not preclude their release.

  3. Originality and Plagiarism

    Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work should also be cited.

  4. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

    Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  5. Acknowledgement of Sources

    Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in the research work.

  6. Authorship of the Manuscript

    Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors.

  7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

    All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

  8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

    If at any point of time, the author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in submitted manuscript, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor.


Retraction Policy

Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Retractions are issued in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines to correct the academic record when significant ethical violations, errors, or misconduct are identified in published articles.

1. Grounds for Retraction

An article may be retracted under the following circumstances:

  • Plagiarism: If the article contains significant portions copied from other works without proper citation.
  • Data fabrication or falsification: If the research findings are based on manipulated, fabricated, or falsified data.
  • Duplicate publication: If the same article has been published in another journal without proper justification or approval.
  • Ethical breaches: If the article violates ethical research standards, including human or animal research ethics.
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest: If serious undisclosed conflicts of interest are found that compromise the credibility of the research.
  • Major errors affecting validity: If errors in data analysis, methodology, or results significantly alter the study’s conclusions.

2. Retraction Process

  • The editorial board initiates an investigation upon receiving allegations of misconduct or errors.
  • Authors are given an opportunity to respond to concerns before a final decision is made.
  • If retraction is justified, the journal will:
    • Publish a formal retraction notice, clearly stating the reason for the retraction.
    • Mark the article as retracted, while keeping the original version available for transparency.
    • Update indexing databases to reflect the retraction.

3. Retraction Notice

A retraction notice will be published in the journal and linked to the original article. It will include:

  • The reason for retraction (e.g., plagiarism, ethical violations, or errors).
  • A statement clarifying whether the authors agreed to the retraction.
  • Information on any related editorial actions.

4. Partial Retractions and Corrections

  • If only part of an article is affected by errors, a correction or erratum may be issued instead of a full retraction.
  • The correction will be clearly linked to the original article to ensure transparency.

5. Consequences of Retraction

  • Retracted articles remain available but are clearly labeled to prevent further citation of unreliable work.
  • Authors responsible for misconduct may be banned from future submissions.
  • Severe cases of ethical violations may be reported to affiliated institutions or funding agencies.

By enforcing a strict retraction policy, Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) upholds the highest standards of research integrity and academic credibility.


Policy of Screening for Plagiarism

To uphold academic integrity and ensure the originality of published research, Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) strictly enforces a plagiarism screening policy. All submitted manuscripts undergo plagiarism detection using iThenticate before being considered for peer review and publication.

1. Plagiarism Detection Process

  • All manuscripts are screened using iThenticate plagiarism detection software to check for textual similarity and potential plagiarism.
  • The maximum acceptable similarity score is 25%, excluding references/bibliographies.
  • Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be immediately rejected or returned for revision.

2. Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Direct plagiarism: Copying text from another source without citation.
  • Self-plagiarism: Reusing portions of an author’s own previously published work without proper attribution.
  • Mosaic plagiarism: Paraphrasing sentences while maintaining the original structure without proper citation.
  • Improper citation: Failing to properly acknowledge sources of ideas, data, or text.

3. Actions for Plagiarism Violations

If plagiarism is detected:

  • Minor cases (similarity between 25-30%): Authors will be required to revise the manuscript and provide proper citations.
  • Moderate cases (similarity above 30%): The manuscript will be rejected, and authors may be advised to rewrite and resubmit.
  • Severe cases (extensive plagiarism, including verbatim copying from multiple sources): Immediate rejection and blacklisting of the author(s) for future submissions.
  • If plagiarism is detected after publication, the article may be retracted, and a retraction notice will be issued.

4. Author Responsibility

  • Authors must ensure that their submission is original and properly cited.
  • If using previously published work (e.g., conference papers), authors must provide transparency regarding self-citation and prior dissemination.

By implementing this plagiarism screening policy, Indonesian Journal on Computing (Indo-JC) ensures that all published research maintains academic integrity, originality, and scholarly credibility.


Withdrawal Policy

Some authors request withdrawal of manuscript after submission. If the withdrawal is done within the time span when the article is with Editor, and for a genuine reason like problems discovered in data etc., author is allowed to withdraw the manuscript without any penalty.

If the author withdraws manuscript any time after the manuscript has been sent to peer review till the final decision, then unless there are compelling reasons, the request is not entertained without a penalty. This penalty costs Rp1.000.000 paid to journal for its time and resources spent.


Instructions for Final Manuscript Preparation

When your paper is accepted for publication in Indo-JC, please follow the instructions below to prepare your final manuscript. Please proofread your paper carefully before the final submission, including the paper title and section titles.

A. Style Files

You are encouraged to use LaTeX for the preparation of your final paper, you can download LaTeX template from here.

B. Files in Other Format

If you cannot provide LaTeX files, the Publisher also accepts Microsoft Word documents, you can download Microsoft Word template from here.