Conflict of Interest

Tamumatra: Jurnal Seni Pertunjukan requires transparent disclosure of interests that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, research, analysis, peer review, or editorial decisions. This policy applies to work on arts education and the performing arts of drama, dance, and music. A disclosed interest does not automatically prevent publication.

Authors' responsibilities

Each author must identify relevant financial and non-financial interests when submitting a manuscript and inform the editors if circumstances change during review or after publication. The corresponding author is responsible for collecting declarations from all co-authors. Uncertainty about relevance should be discussed with the editors rather than used as a reason to omit an interest.

Examples relevant to the journal include:

• Employment, consulting fees, grants, sponsorship, royalties, ownership, or paid promotion connected with a performance, arts organisation, festival, school, learning product, recording, or musical instrument discussed in the article.
• Research evaluating the author's own choreography, composition, theatre production, teaching programme, students, institution, or creative collective.
• Personal, supervisory, collaborative, competitive, or organisational relationships with individuals or groups whose work is analysed.
• Leadership or advocacy roles in an arts association, cultural organisation, or community connected with the research.

Authors should explain their relationship to the setting and how they addressed its possible influence on recruitment, observation, interpretation, and reporting. Practitioner research and insider knowledge can be valuable; their position and limitations should be made clear. Where students or workshop participants are involved, a teacher's authority and any role in assessment should also be explained.

Disclosure in the submission

Provide a concise conflict-of-interest statement and identify funding or material support, including free rehearsal space, equipment, recording services, or access supplied for the study. Explain any sponsor involvement in the research and publication decisions. If no relevant interests exist, state: “The authors declare no conflicts of interest.” Send identifying disclosures to the editors separately from the blinded review manuscript; the accepted article should contain the final declaration.

Reviewers and editors

Reviewers must disclose relevant interests before accepting an invitation or as soon as they recognise a conflict. They should decline when a relationship prevents an impartial assessment. Recognising a performance, school, or artist in a blinded manuscript must be reported privately to the editor; reviewers should not contact authors or attempt to identify them.

Editors with a relevant interest must withdraw from handling the submission. An editor's or editorial board member's own manuscript must be assessed by an uninvolved editor using the journal's normal review standards. Confidential material must never be used for personal, academic, or commercial advantage.

Managing concerns

The editors may request clarification, assign another reviewer or editor, or require a clearer published disclosure. An undisclosed interest discovered later will be assessed according to its effect on the article and may require a correction or further action under the journal's publication ethics policies. Questions or concerns may be submitted through Contact Us.