Antara News·Indonesia·Monday, November 9, 2026 at 09:48 PM UTC

Ministry holds national convention on scientific journal integrity

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Sean, Kenzu

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry held the 2026 National Convention on Scientific Journal Governance and Integrity (KTJI) as a forum uniting stakeholders to strengthen the quality, governance, and integrity of scientific publications.

Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto said at the event, which was followed online here on Monday, that scientific publication is an important part of the knowledge process and ecosystem.

“Publication is a node in the knowledge cycle, moving from various research, dissemination, utilization, to publications becoming inventions, patents, and intellectual property that are then used in real applications and products utilized by society,” Yuliarto said.

He also reminded that scientific publication should not be oriented only toward meeting administrative requirements or academic promotion.

According to him, the publication process must ensure adequate scientific testing and review so published works truly contribute to knowledge development.

This is increasingly important as artificial intelligence (AI) changes how journals are written, reviewed, and managed.

“I hope this 2026 KTJI does not stop as a forum but also produces real ideas and collaborations among the government, universities, journal managers, researchers, scientific associations, libraries, and publishers,” he added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister Fauzan highlighted integrity as the basis of public trust in universities and science.

According to him, strengthening scientific publication must go hand in hand with efforts to bring university knowledge closer to real societal problems.

This is also in line with the ministry's impactful spirit, which positions universities as part of the national development ecosystem.

The ministry's Director General for Science and Technology Ahmad Najib Burhani said stronger journal governance is important given the large number of Indonesian scientific publications.

There are currently about 29,000 journals with an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), about 16,000 of them accredited.

However, only about 250 journals, or 1.5 percent of accredited ones, are at the first rank of the Science and Technology Index (SINTA 1).

“If journals are good, they will lead to better industry and downstreaming. Therefore, as the minister said earlier, journals are a knowledge node we need to strengthen,” Burhani said.

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