The Journal of Applied Informatics and Technology (JIT) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and research integrity. JIT strictly follows the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publishing process, including authors, peer reviewers, and editors, must agree upon standards of ethical behavior.

Publisher's Roles and Responsibilities

• Editorial Independence: The Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, as the publisher of JIT, strictly respects and supports the absolute independence of editorial decisions. The publisher does not interfere with evaluation outcomes, peer-review processes, or manuscript acceptance decisions.
• Scholarly Record and Archiving: The publisher is committed to maintaining the long-term preservation and permanent availability of all published research articles through official digital repository systems and open-access infrastructure.
• Handling Publication Misconduct: In cases of proven research misconduct, plagiarism, or critical scientific errors, the publisher works alongside the Editor-in-Chief to publish official Corrections, Errata, or Retractions in strict compliance with COPE flowcharts and TCI guidelines.
• Ethical Standards and Support: The publisher ensures that the journal adheres to international standards of publication ethics, transparent financial practices, and non-discriminatory publishing policies.

Editor's Roles and Responsibilities

• Scope and Selection: Editors are responsible for evaluating submitted manuscripts to ensure they align with the aims and scope of JIT.
• Quality Assurance and Peer Review: Editors oversee the rigorous peer-review process to maintain the academic quality of every published article without modifying the genuine evaluation results of the reviewers.
• Plagiarism and Misconduct Handling: Editors have a duty to screen manuscripts for plagiarism. If abnormalities, duplication, or ethical violations are identified, the evaluation process will be suspended, and the editor will contact the authors for clarification.
• Conflict of Interest: Editors must remain impartial and free from conflicts of interest regarding authors, reviewers, or institutions.
• Editorial Integrity and Development: Editors must strictly adhere to the established editorial workflows while continuously improving the academic standards and overall quality of the journal.

Peer Reviewer's Roles and Responsibilities

• Academic Integrity: Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively using sound academic principles and logic without seeking personal or commercial benefit from the research under evaluation.
• Conflict of Interest: Before accepting a review invitation, reviewers must declare any competing interests or conflicts of interest. Reviewers must decline to assess manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists.
• Competence: Reviewers should only accept invitations for manuscripts within their area of expertise to ensure an effective, high-quality evaluation.
• Plagiarism Detection: If a reviewer suspects plagiarism, duplicate publication, or ethical misconduct in a manuscript, they must immediately report it to the editor.
• Confidentiality and Timeliness: Manuscripts under review must be treated as strictly confidential documents and must not be shared or disclosed to third parties. Reviewers must complete their reviews within the timeframe specified by the journal.

Author's Roles and Responsibilities

• Originality and Concurrent Submission: Submitted articles must be original research that has not been previously published nor is currently under consideration by any other publication.
• Plagiarism and Citations: Authors must avoid all forms of plagiarism, including copying the work of others or re-using their own previously published work (self-plagiarism). Any material cited from another article must be properly attributed and referenced.
• Research Integrity and Human/Animal Ethics: If the study involves human participants, volunteers, or animals, authors must adhere strictly to ethical principles, applicable laws, and regulations. For research involving human subjects, informed consent must be obtained, and approval from an institutional Ethics in Human Research Board must be acquired. Authors may be required to provide supporting ethics approval documents upon request.
• Disclosure and Funding: Authors must explicitly disclose all sources of financial and material support received for the research work.
• Copyright Transfer: Copyright of all accepted articles belongs to JIT. Authors must agree to the Copyright Transfer Agreement and must not publish the same work with other journals after publication in JIT.
• Authorship and Post-Publication Changes: All listed authors must have made significant academic contributions to the work. Adding, removing, or changing author names or affiliations post-publication is strictly prohibited, except in cases of minor typographical or spelling errors.

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Updated: November 2026