SALAGA journal (ISSN : 3032-2677 [Online]) is a peer review journal published by Department of Agricultural Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia. The journal published original articles and reviews in the field of agricultural engineering. Started from 2023, the publication is twice a year, i.e. June and December.

The publication ethics regulate ethics in publishing articles in SALAGA journal for all parties involved. These include administrators, editors, reviewers, and authors. The publication ethics of this journal uphold (1) Neutrality (the article does not contain any conflict of interest), (2) Equity (authors’ rights are granted to the proper authors), and (3) Integrity (the article is free from duplication, data fabrication, data falsification, and plagiarism).  

Allegation of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing an article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board of SALAGA Journal will use the best practices of COPE to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.

Responsibility of Publisher

1. The publisher of SALAGA journal (Department of Agricultural Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia) is responsible to publish the approved articles. These articles have been reviewed and edited according to the journal’s publication norms and format.
2. The publisher of SALAGA journal is responsible to ensure the academic independency of the editors and reviewers.
3. The publisher of SALAGA journal is responsible to protect the privacy, intellectual property, copyright, and editorial independency.

Responsibility of Editors

1. The editors of SALAGA journal are responsible to decide the proper articles in line with journal’s focus and scope. The editorial board meeting approved the decision by referring to the legal requirements of defamation, copyright infringement, duplication, data fabrication, data falsification, and plagiarism.
2. The editors of SALAGA journal process an article based on the principle of non- discriminatory of race, gender, religious, ethnicity, citizenship, or political ideology of the authors.
3. The editors and editorial board can not reveal any information of all proposed articles, except with the permission of the authors.
4. Unpublished articles cannot be used by the editors of SALAGA journal for their own benefit. These unpublished articles will be sent back immediately to the authors.

Responsibility of Reviewers

The reviewers of SALAGA journal are in charge to support the editors in making a decision of any proposed articles.

1. The reviewers of SALAGA journal are responsible for the recommendation of their reviewed articles.
2. The review process should be conducted objectively with clear arguments.
3. The reviewers of SALAGA have to protect the confidential information of their reviewed articles. They cannot use any information from their reviewed articles for their own benefit.

Responsibility of Authors

1. The authors have to present their article clearly, reliably, and without any duplication, data fabrication, data falsification, and plagiarism.
2. The authors are responsible for any confirmation of their article.
3. The authors have to refer for any citation used in their article
4. In writing their article, the authors have to be responsible and uphold the publication ethics and integrity values as adapted in the academic writing norms.

The authors do not reluctant for any editing processes in the publication, for example article’s lay-out. These editing processes do not change the main idea of the articles.

Authorship Criteria

SALAGA Journal follows the ICMJE criteria for authorship. An author must meet all four conditions:

1. Made a substantial contribution to the conception, design, data collection, or analysis of the study.
2. Drafted the manuscript or revised it for important intellectual content.
3. Approved the final version to be published.
4. Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Contributors who do not meet all four criteria should be listed in the Acknowledgements section instead of as authors. Author order must reflect each person's relative contribution and be agreed upon by all authors before submission.

Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when an author, reviewer, or editor has a financial, personal, or professional relationship that could influence, or appear to influence, their judgment about a manuscript. Examples include employment by or financial ties to an organization with a stake in the results, a personal relationship with the authors, or direct academic competition.

Authors must disclose any potential conflict of interest in their manuscript, or state that none exists. Reviewers and editors must disclose any conflict of interest to the editorial board and step back from handling a manuscript where one exists. The editorial board reviews disclosed conflicts and decides whether to reassign the editor or reviewer.

Post-Publication Discussion

Readers may raise questions, comments, or concerns about a published article by emailing the editorial team at salaga@unhas.ac.id. The editors review each concern and respond directly to the reader. Where a concern reveals an error or a violation of publication ethics, the editors follow the journal's Correction or Retraction procedure, as appropriate, and link the outcome to the original article.

Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

SALAGA Journal upholds the principles of academic integrity and recognizes the increasing role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools — such as ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, and others — in research and scholarly communication. To ensure transparency, accountability, and ethical standards, the following policy applies:

1. Authorship Responsibility

GenAI tools may be used solely as supportive instruments during the writing process, including language refinement, structural suggestions, or literature search assistance. Under no circumstances may GenAI tools be listed as authors of any manuscript.

2. Disclosure Requirement

Authors are required to disclose the use of GenAI tools in their manuscripts. The disclosure must specify the nature and extent of GenAI involvement (e.g., language polishing, idea generation, summarization). This information should be clearly stated in the acknowledgments section or in a dedicated disclosure section.

3. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and ethical integrity of any content generated or modified with the assistance of GenAI. Any form of plagiarism involving GenAI will be considered academic misconduct and handled according to the journal's ethical guidelines.

4. Prohibition on AI Use in Peer Review

Reviewers are strictly prohibited from using GenAI tools at any stage of the peer-review process, including analyzing, evaluating, or drafting review comments, or uploading any part of a manuscript into an AI application. This prohibition exists to protect the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts and to ensure that scientific judgment remains a human responsibility. Editors may use GenAI tools in a limited and transparent manner strictly for administrative or language-checking purposes unrelated to scientific evaluation of a manuscript's content. GenAI must never be used to replace scholarly judgment or editorial decision-making.