Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The focus and scope of the KERNEL journal relates to Information and Communication Technology along with other relevant topics.

Information Technology Software Engineering, including:

  • Requirements Engineering
  • Game Development and Virtual Reality
  • Software Project Management
  • User Interface/User Experience
  • Computer Network, including:
  • Network Security
  • Internet of Things
  • Wireless Networks
  • Cloud Computing
  • Multimedia Network
  • Artificial Intelligence, including:
  • Digital Imagery and Computer Vision
  • Big Data
  • Optimization
  • Information Retrieval System
  • Data Science
  • Data Mining
  • Information Management
  • Informatics Education
  • Algorithms and Programming
  • Data Warehouses

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Publication Ethics

1. Publication Ethics and Allegation of Research Misconduct

Jurnal KERNEL is committed to maintaining high ethical behavior since it understands the importance of ethical values in academic publications. Jurnal KERNEL follows strict peer-reviewed guidelines to guarantee openness and ethical behavior throughout publishing. In line with the COPE Best Practice Guidelines, this publication ethics statement establishes clear expectations for all stakeholders, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher (Institut Teknologi Adhi Tama Surabaya [ITATS]). Jurnal KERNEL seeks to prevent malpractice and encourage publication ethics among all journal stakeholders by using this ethical policy as a helpful guide.

2. Publisher's Commitment to Ethical Publishing

Establishing a credible and cohesive knowledge network requires the publication of a peer-reviewed article in the Jurnal KERNEL. It displays the caliber of the author's work as well as the organizations that help them and preserve the scientific method. Establishing unambiguous and uniform ethical guidelines for all stakeholders in the publishing process—authors, editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and societies—is therefore essential. As the publisher of Jurnal KERNEL, TATS is aware of its ethical and other obligations, as well as its responsibility to supervise the entire publishing process. It is dedicated to making sure that editorial choices are impartial and independent, unaffected by commercial income from reprints, advertising, or other sources. Additionally, the Jurnal KERNEL Editorial Board and TATS will facilitate communication with other publishers or journals as needed and appropriate.

3. Allegation of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct refers to several actions, including fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, and plagiarism, that can occur during the production, performance, review, or reporting of research and the writing of articles. It is the responsibility of editors to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record, particularly when articles that have been published are found to be involved in irregularities. To address any suspicions of misconduct fairly, editors and editorial boards follow the best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including an investigation of allegations made by individuals with no relevant conflicts of interest. If misconduct is suspected, the corresponding author is contacted to provide a detailed response, and additional review and involvement of experts, such as statistical reviewers, may be sought. When sufficient evidence of misconduct exists, submitted manuscripts are rejected, and published papers may be retracted with a link to the original article. However, for cases where misconduct is unlikely, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, often accompanied by a correction notice and correction to the published article, can suffice. ITATS is expected to conduct thorough investigations of allegations of scientific misconduct. It is the critical responsibility of authors, journals, and institutions to guarantee the accuracy of the scientific record. Jurnal KERNEL journal will continue to fulfill its duties by responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct and taking necessary actions, such as corrections, retractions, and retractions with replacement, to maintain the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

4. Authorship and Contributorship

Authors should ensure that the authorship of their research publications accurately reflects the contributions made by each individual involved in the work and its reporting. Only those who have significantly contributed to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study should be listed as authors. Others who have made significant contributions must be acknowledged as co-authors. In cases where major contributors are listed as authors, those who have made less substantial or purely technical contributions should be listed in an acknowledgment section. Additionally, authors should confirm that all authors have reviewed and agreed to the final version of the manuscript and their inclusion as co-authors.

5. Complaints and Appeals

The Jurnal KERNEL journal has a clear procedure in place for handling complaints made against the publication, its publisher, or its editorial team. The nature of the complaint will be fully explained to the person in question. Any problem pertaining to the journal's operational procedures, such as the editorial process, unethical citation practices, biased editors or reviewers, peer-review tampering, and other comparable issues, is covered by the complaints. The COPE's guidelines will be followed when handling complaint cases.

6. Data Access, Retention, and Reproducibility

Authors are strongly encouraged to provide the raw data used in their study to the editorial team during the review process to uphold the integrity and transparency of the research. Authors should be willing to make this data available to the public or retain it for a reasonable period after publication. The authors ensure their data can be reproduced, thus allowing other researchers to verify and build upon their findings.

7. Ethical Oversight

When conducting potentially hazardous research involving chemicals, procedures, equipment, humans, or animals, the author must disclose these hazards in the manuscript to comply with ethical research practices. If necessary, the author must obtain legal and ethical clearance from relevant associations or organizations. For research involving confidential data or business and marketing practices, authors must explain how they will securely protect the data or information.

8. Duties of the Author

8.1 Reporting Standards

Authors must report research accurately and honestly without manipulating or falsifying data. Manuscripts should provide enough detail and references to allow replication of the work. Fraudulent or inaccurate statements are unacceptable; manuscripts should follow the journal's submission guidelines.

8.2 Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure their work is original and not submitted concurrently to multiple publications. Relevant previous work should be appropriately acknowledged and referenced, with citations to the primary literature where possible. Original wording taken directly from other publications should be appropriately cited.

8.3 Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications

Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal or publish redundant manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal. Multiple publications from a single research project should be identified, and the primary publication should be referenced.

8.4 Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors should acknowledge all data sources used in the research and cite publications that influenced the nature of the reported work.

8.5 Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must reveal any financial or other significant conflicts of interest that could potentially impact the result or interpretation of their manuscript, and they must disclose all sources of financial support for their research project.

8.6 Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Suppose the author identifies a significant mistake or inexactitude in their submitted manuscript. In that case, they are responsible for informing the journal editor or publisher immediately and working together to retract or correct the paper.   

9. Duties of the Editor

9.1 Decision on Publication

The editor shall decide whether to accept, reject, or request manuscript revisions based on the editorial board's review report. This decision should be guided by the importance and validity of the work, and editors should adhere to the policies of the journal's editorial board and legal requirements related to plagiarism, copyright infringement, and libel. The editor can consult with other editors or reviewers while making the decision. Still, they must be accountable for everything they publish and maintain the quality and integrity of the published record.

9.2 Manuscript Review

The editor should evaluate each manuscript for originality and ensure fair and wise peer review. They should clarify the peer review process in the information for authors and identify the parts of the journal that are peer-reviewed. The editor must choose appropriate peer reviewers with sufficient expertise and no conflicts of interest. For more details on the complete review policy, refer to the journal. Fairness: The editor must ensure that manuscripts are reviewed for their intellectual content, irrespective of the authors' sex, gender, race, religion, or citizenship. Editorial independence and integrity are crucial in making fair and unbiased decisions.

9.3 Confidentiality

The editor must keep information about manuscripts confidential, including potential data protection breaches and patient confidentiality. Proper informed consent for the research presented and published must also be required.

9.4 Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

The editor must not use any unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their research without written consent from the author. Editors must not be involved in decisions about papers in which they have a conflict of interest.

10. Duties of The Reviewer

10.1 Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Reviewers help the editor decide whether to publish or reject a manuscript and may also provide feedback to help authors improve their work.

10.2 Confidentiality

Reviewers should maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript and not share it with others unless authorized by the editor.

10.3 Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should notify the editor of any ethical concerns they have with the work and make sure the authors have correctly cited all of the sources they used. Reviewers should notify the editor right away if they notice any anomalies or possible wrongdoing, but they shouldn't look into it further themselves.

10.4 Objectivity

Reviewers ought to evaluate the work impartially and give the authors frank, helpful criticism. They should steer clear of conflicts of interest and adhere to the journal's guidelines for offering feedback.

10.5 Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Reviewers should not use any privileged information obtained during the review process for personal gain and should avoid reviewing manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. They should inform the editor if they suspect any potential conflict of interest.

10.6 Promptness

Reviewers should respond to the review request on time and inform the editor if they cannot complete the review by the deadline. 

11. Plagiarism Screening Policy

Jurnal KERNEL has a strict policy against plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and any papers that contain such issues will be promptly investigated and rejected. The Editorial Board of Jurnal KERNEL is committed to ensuring that all published articles do not exceed a similarity score of 30%. To achieve this, Jurnal KERNEL employs a comprehensive plagiarism screening policy, which can be found here.

 

Plagiarism Screening Policy

Plagiarism occurs when one author uses another's work (typically the work of another author) without permission, credit, or acknowledgment. It can take different forms, from literal copying to paraphrasing.

Literal copying is reproducing a work word for word, in whole or in part, without permission and acknowledgment of the source. Literal copying is obvious plagiarism and is easy to detect by comparing the papers in question.

Substantial copying reproduces a significant part of a work without permission and acknowledgment of the source. In determining what is "substantial," the copied content's quantity and quality are relevant. Quality refers to the relative value of the copied text in proportion to the work as a whole. Where the essence of a work has been reproduced, even if only a small part of the original work has been reproduced, plagiarism may have occurred.

Paraphrasing involves copying without reproducing the exact words used in the original work, i.e., without literal or substantial copying. This type of copying is known as paraphrasing, and it can be the most challenging type of plagiarism to detect.

Jurnal KERNEL will immediately investigate and reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism. Jurnal KERNEL's investigation of suspected plagiarism will be based on COPE's guidance:

  • Suspected plagiarism in a submitted manuscript
  • Suspected plagiarism in a published article

Plagiarism screening will be conducted by the Jurnal KERNEL Editorial Board using the Turnitin plagiarism detection service. The Jurnal KERNEL Editorial Board will ensure that every published article will not exceed a 30% similarity Score.