Research Misconduct Policy

TEKNIKA is firmly committed to maintaining academic integrity and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy regarding research misconduct. Actionable ethical violations include, but are not limited to:

Data Fabrication

Making up research findings, results, or data.

Data Falsification

Manipulating research materials, equipment, processes, or altering figures/images to present misleading results.

Plagiarism & Self-Plagiarism

Using another's ideas, text, data, or figures without appropriate acknowledgment or reusing one's own published work without proper attribution.

Redundant/Duplicate Submission

Submitting the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one publication venue.

Handling Protocol

Allegations of misconduct are meticulously investigated following standard COPE Flowcharts. Confirmed misconduct will result in immediate rejection, formal retraction, temporary or permanent author submission bans, and official notifications sent to the authors' affiliated institutions.

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Research Misconduct Policy