Conflict of Interest
Lingkasa (Linguistik dan Bahasa – Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris) is committed to maintaining transparency and academic integrity. All authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the content or evaluation of submitted work.
1. What is a Conflict of Interest?
A conflict of interest occurs when personal, financial, or professional relationships could influence—or appear to influence—someone’s judgment, objectivity, or actions in the publication process.
Examples include:
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Financial support or funding from organizations that may benefit from the research outcome.
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Employment, consultancies, or affiliations with institutions connected to the manuscript.
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Personal relationships (e.g., advisor-student, family ties, co-authorship within the last 3 years).
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Competing research, patents, or commercial interests.
2. Author Responsibilities
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Authors must declare all relevant conflicts (or state “no conflict of interest”) in the manuscript.
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This declaration must be included at the end of the manuscript, before the reference section.
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Funding sources and their roles (if any) in study design or publication must also be disclosed.
3. Reviewer Responsibilities
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Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict (e.g., close collaboration with the author, competing research).
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If a conflict exists, reviewers should decline the invitation to review.
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Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and evaluate submissions objectively.
4. Editor Responsibilities
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Editors must avoid handling manuscripts where they have a personal or professional conflict.
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Editorial decisions must be based solely on academic merit, originality, and relevance.
All disclosures are treated confidentially and used only to ensure ethical review and publication. Lingkasa follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to handle all reported conflicts fairly and transparently.
