Pelita Intermedia Scholar Analytics is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific integrity and publication ethics. This ethical statement follows COPE guidelines and applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

• Submit original work not published or under review elsewhere.

• Ensure accuracy and ethical acquisition of data.

• Avoid all forms of plagiarism.

• Include all significant contributors as authors.

• Disclose potential conflicts of interest.

• Notify editors of major errors for correction or retraction.

2. Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations.

• Declare any conflicts of interest.

• Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts.

• Identify potential plagiarism or ethical concerns.

3. Responsibilities of Editors

• Make decisions based on scientific merit.

• Act fairly and without discrimination.

• Maintain confidentiality of submissions.

• Ensure an ethical and transparent peer-review process.

• Address ethical issues following COPE guidelines.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher

• Support ethical publication practices and academic integrity.

• Cooperate in resolving ethical or publication disputes.

• Respect editorial independence without commercial influence.

5. Plagiarism and Ethical Misconduct

• All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection tools.

• Manuscripts with excessive plagiarism or data manipulation will be rejected or retracted.

• Ethical misconduct is addressed seriously according to COPE standards.