Publication Ethics

Jurnal Lingkungan Binaan Indonesia (JLBI) adapts the standards of publication ethics as stated in the Core Practices of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). These include the policies regarding authorship and contributorship, the procedure for handling allegations of misconduct, handling of complaints and appeals, handling of conflicts of interests/competing interests, policies on data and reproducibility, ethical oversight, intellectual property, AI use, journal management, peer-review process, and post-publication discussions and corrections.

Jurnal Lingkungan Binaan Indonesia (JLBI) is managed and published by Ikatan Peneliti Lingkungan Binaan Indonesia established on March 17, 2011, and first published in March 2012. JLBI is a peer-reviewed scientific journal available in both online and print formats. It serves as a publication platform for Original Research Articles, Discourse/Review Articles, and Applied Research Studies in the field of built environment, covering: Landscape Architecture, Behavioral and Environmental Architecture, Development Management and Policy Development, Architectural Design, Urban Planning and Design, Regional and Rural Planning, Housing and Human Settlements, Building Science and Technology, Architectural/Urban History and Theory, Urban and Regional Infrastructure Systems, and other related built environment disciplines.

This publication ethics statement defines the ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the publishing process of JLBI: the journal manager/publisher, editors, peer reviewers, and authors. This policy is aligned with the Regulation of the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) No. 5/2014 on Scientific Publication Ethics, alongside the international Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

JLBI upholds three fundamental values of publication ethics:

  1. Neutrality: Independence and freedom from conflicts of interest in managing publications.

  2. Fairness: Respecting authorship rights and granting authorship strictly to eligible contributors.

  3. Integrity & Honesty: Ensuring published works are free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and undisclosed AI manipulation.

After reading this Publication Ethics policy, authors are required to download, sign, and upload the Scientific Publication Ethics Clearance Statement Form and Copyright & Licensing Statement Form during manuscript submission.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Journal Publisher

  1. Define the journal name, scientific scope, publication frequency, maintain the OJS website, and oversee accreditation processes to sustain and elevate publication quality.
  2. Appoint and manage qualified members of the Editorial Board.
  3. Establish clear policies and contractual relationships among publisher, editors, reviewers, and third parties.
  4. Safeguard confidentiality for contributing researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
  5. Respect and enforce intellectual property standards, particularly copyright and licensing rules.
  6. Conduct regular policy reviews and communicate guidelines clearly to authors, editors, reviewers, and readers.
  7. Formulate operational guidelines, codes of conduct, and task descriptions for editors and reviewers.
  8. Ensure regular and timely publication of journal issues.
  9. Guarantee financial sustainability for ongoing journal operations.
  10. Develop networks, partnerships, and indexing outreach.
  11. Manage all administrative, legal, and licensing compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

  1. Strive to meet the evolving needs of readers and authors to ensure publishing sustainability.
  2. Maintain and continuously improve the quality of published articles within the journal’s scope.
  3. Ensure objective, impartial evaluation processes, preserving author privacy and double-blind review integrity.
  4. Publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies promptly when errors or misconduct occur.
  5. Take responsibility for manuscript formatting and layout guidelines, while acknowledging that article content and expressed views remain the authors' responsibility.
  6. Engage actively in feedback dialogues with authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.
  7. Support journal audits and reviews when scientific misconduct or operational flaws are raised.
  8. Mitigate research and publishing misconduct by enforcing mandatory submission of the Scientific Publication Ethics Clearance Statement Form.
  9. Educate researchers and early-career authors on publishing ethics during peer review and editorial processing.
  10. Review publishing policies regularly to minimize potential misconduct or operational errors.
  11. Maintain openness to novel insights or scholarly debates, even when conflicting with personal views.
  12. Encourage consensus and constructive deliberation among authors, reviewers, and editors for fair decision-making.
  13. Guide authors through the revision process, ensuring timely and effective improvements before acceptance.
  14. AI Oversight: Ensure that any use of Generative AI by authors is fully disclosed in the manuscript and complies with JLBI's AI Policy.

Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

  1. Act as scholarly partners to the editorial team, assisting in editorial decision-making and quality assurance.
  2. Provide constructive feedback to help authors improve their manuscripts based on scientific expertise.
  3. Complete reviews and submit detailed reports within agreed editorial deadlines.
  4. Promptly decline assignments if the topic falls outside their expertise, if time constraints prevent a thorough evaluation, or if potential conflicts of interest exist.
  5. Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscript content, author details, and evaluation reports. Reviewers are prohibited from uploading manuscripts into unvetted Generative AI tools.
  6. Adopt a supportive and professional tone to encourage academic rigor and author improvement.
  7. Conduct evaluations objectively and respectfully, supporting criticisms with clear scientific arguments.
  8. Re-evaluate revised manuscripts when requested to ensure all reviewer concerns are addressed.
  9. Conduct reviews in accordance with JLBI author guidelines and evaluation rubrics.
  10. Submit all review comments, numerical rubrics, and formal recommendations directly through the OJS portal.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

  1. Authorship & Contribution: Ensure that all listed authors have made substantial contributions to the study and manuscript preparation. Authorship disputes are the internal responsibility of the author team. See Contributor Role Taxonomy by CRediT.
  2. Data Transparency & Funding: Provide accurate personal/institutional details, disclose data providers, and acknowledge all funding sources. Disputes are the internal responsibility of the author team.
  3. Scientific Integrity & Ethics: Take full accountability for data accuracy, methodology validity, ethical treatment of subjects (including Ethical Clearance details for human/animal studies), and ethical reference citations.
  4. Timely Revisions: Complete required manuscript revisions thoroughly and respond to reviewer feedback within specified deadlines.
  5. Format Compliance: Strictly adhere to the JLBI manuscript template and submission guidelines.
  6. Publication Process Compliance: Follow OJS submission workflows and formally notify editors if requesting manuscript withdrawal prior to publication.
  7. Originality & Single Submission: Guarantee that the manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not currently under review by any other journal.
  8. Error Reporting: Promptly notify the Editor-in-Chief if significant errors or inaccuracies are discovered post-submission or post-publication, cooperating in correcting or retracting the work.
  9. Conflict of Interest & AI Disclosure: Disclose any potential financial or personal conflicts of interest, as well as any use of Generative AI tools in research or drafting, according to JLBI guidelines.