Journal of Information Technology Ampera (Journal-ITA) takes all allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously and handles them following the guidelines and flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

What constitutes misconduct

• Fabrication or falsification of data or results;
• Plagiarism (see Plagiarism Policy);
• Duplicate or redundant publication and simultaneous submission;
• Image or data manipulation;
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest;
• Authorship misconduct (ghost, gift, or guest authorship);
• Citation manipulation and peer review manipulation.

Reporting an allegation

Anyone may report suspected misconduct to the Editor-in-Chief through the journal contact, providing the article details and supporting evidence. The identity of the person reporting is kept confidential.

Procedure

1. The editor acknowledges the report and makes a preliminary assessment of the evidence.
2. If the allegation is substantiated, the authors are contacted and given the opportunity to respond.
3. If the response is unsatisfactory, the editor may contact the authors' institution and request an investigation.
4. Depending on the outcome, the manuscript may be rejected, or a published article may be corrected, given an expression of concern, or retracted.

See also the journal's Ethics Statement.