1. Definition of Conflict of Interest

A Conflict of Interest (also known as a Competing Interest) arises when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as the validity of arts education research, authenticity of artistic creation, or objectivity of peer review) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain, commercial sponsorship, institutional rivalry, personal relationships, or academic competition).

2. Author Responsibilities and Disclosure

All authors submitting manuscripts to Jurnal Pendidikan dan Penciptaan Seni (JIPSI) must disclose any financial, commercial, institutional, or personal relationships that could be perceived as influencing their work. Authors must explicitly include a Conflict of Interest Statement and a Funding Disclosure Statement in the manuscript prior to the References section:

• If no conflict exists: "The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper."
• If funding or exhibition/production sponsorship was received: Authors must state the funding agency or cultural sponsor, grant number (if applicable), and whether the sponsor had any role in study design, artistic creation, or the decision to submit for publication.

3. Reviewer Responsibilities

Peer reviewers must disclose to the Editor any competing interest before agreeing to review a manuscript. Reviewers must decline the review invitation if they are affiliated with the same institution or department as any of the authors, have collaborated or co-authored with the authors within the past 3 years, or hold a direct personal or financial interest in the work evaluated.

4. Editorial Board Responsibilities

Editors and Section Editors must recuse themselves from handling any manuscript in which they have a personal, institutional, or financial conflict of interest, or where an editor is listed as an author or co-author. Such submissions are reassigned to an independent Editor and evaluated by external reviewers outside the author's institution.