ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT

This page explains how STORAGE: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik dan Ilmu Komputer receives and assesses concerns about research integrity or publication ethics. A concern can be raised before or after the publication of an article.

Submitting a report starts an assessment. It does not by itself establish that misconduct has occurred.

Types of Concern and Applicable Policies

Type of concern	Applicable policy
Plagiarism, text or code recycling, fabricated or falsified data, manipulated images, fabricated references, and duplicate publication	Plagiarism and Research Integrity Policy
Gift, guest, or ghost authorship, and authorship disputes	Authorship and Contributorship
An undeclared competing interest	Conflicts of Interest
Undisclosed or prohibited use of generative AI	Generative AI Policies
Research without the required permission or consent, and breaches of the privacy of participants or users	Publication Ethics
Manipulation of the peer review, and a breach of confidentiality by an editor or a reviewer	Publication Ethics and Peer Review Process

Process at a Glance

Stage	What happens
1. Report	A concern is sent to the editorial office by email.
2. Initial assessment	An editor without a conflict of interest checks whether the concern is in scope and has enough detail.
3. Fairness and preliminary checks	The people concerned can usually respond, and limited checks may be made.
4. Investigation	A case that needs a closer examination is led by an editor without a conflict of interest.
5. Outcome	The action is based on evidence and is proportionate to the seriousness of the case.

1Submitting a Report

Send the report by email to the editorial office at jurnal.storage@gmail.com, with the subject line below. A report can concern authors, reviewers, editors, or the staff and the managers of the journal.

Subject line of the email

Integrity Concern: [Article or Submission Identifier]

No.	Please include
1	The title or the identifier of the manuscript or of the article.
2	A clear and specific description of the concern.
3	Supporting evidence, such as documents, data, or links to sources.
4	Any conflict of interest of the person who reports, and any consideration about confidentiality.

Please do not send sensitive personal data through unsecured channels.

2Initial Assessment

Topic	Practice
Recording	The editorial office records every report and, where contact details are available, confirms that the report was received.
Screening	An editor who has no conflict of interest decides whether the concern is within the remit of the journal, whether it has enough detail, and whether the reporter must clarify it.
Substance first	Reports are judged on their substance and not on the status of the person who reports.
Anonymous reports	An anonymous report can be assessed when it is specific and supported by information that can be verified.
Unsupported reports	A report that is not supported may be closed. It can be reconsidered if new evidence arrives.

3Fairness, Preliminary Checks, and Referral

Topic	Practice
Right to respond	People who are the subject of a specific concern normally have the chance to respond, with safeguards for the process and for the people who are involved.
Preliminary checks	The journal may make limited checks before it contacts the parties, for example to keep evidence or to protect research participants.
Pausing the processing	The editorial processing of the manuscript or of the article may be paused while a credible concern is assessed. This is a precaution and not a finding of misconduct.
Referral	A matter that is beyond the authority of the journal may be referred to the institution of the authors, to the funder, or to another competent body.

4Investigation and Outcomes

An editor who has no conflict of interest leads any case that needs a closer examination. The editor may consult members of the editorial board or independent experts. Authors and other people who are concerned are asked to explain their actions and, where it is relevant, to provide data, documents, or permissions. Decisions are based on evidence and are proportionate to the seriousness of the case. The journal keeps a confidential record of the report and of the steps that were taken.

Stage	Possible outcomes
Before publication	A request for clarification, corrected citations, or attribution. A request to rewrite or to revise the manuscript. A request for data, permissions, or documents. A pause in the editorial evaluation. Rejection of the manuscript when serious misconduct is established.
After publication	A correction or a corrigendum. An expression of concern while an investigation is unresolved. A retraction when the record is substantially unreliable or when serious misconduct is proven. Notification of the institutions or the authorities that are concerned. Other proportionate steps to protect the scholarly record.

Actions on published articles follow the Correction and Retraction policy. Scholarly comments on published articles can be raised through the Post-Publication Discussion procedure.

5Confidentiality and Protection of People Who Raise Concerns

Topic	Commitment
Confidential handling	Reports are handled confidentially and are shared only with the people who need them to assess the concern.
Identity of the reporter	The identity of a person who reports in good faith is kept confidential as far as possible.
No retaliation	Retaliation against a person who reports in good faith is not accepted.
False reports	A report that is knowingly false or malicious is itself a breach of publication ethics.