Our Publication Ethics are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the original research performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Researchers should present their results honestly and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Manuscripts should follow the submission guidelines of the journal.
Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. The manuscript should not be submitted concurrently to more than one publication unless the editors have agreed to co-publication. Relevant previous work and publications, both by other researchers and the authors’ own, should be properly acknowledged and referenced. The primary literature should be cited where possible. Original wording taken directly from publications by other researchers should appear in quotation marks with the appropriate citations.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications: Author should not in general submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Multiple publications arising from a single research project should be clearly identified as such and the primary publication should be referenced
Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
Authorship of the Paper: The authorship of research publications should accurately reflect individuals’ contributions to the work and its reporting. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. In cases where major contributors are listed as authors while those who made less substantial, or purely technical, contributions to the research or to the publication are listed in an acknowledgement section. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should clearly disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If the author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in the submitted manuscript, then the author should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: The author should clearly identify in the manuscript if the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use.

Duties of Editor

Publication Decisions: Based on the review report of the editorial board, the editor can accept, reject, or request modifications to the manuscript. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. Editors have to take responsibility for everything they publish and should have procedures and policies in place to ensure the quality of the material they publish and maintain the integrity of the published record.
Review of Manuscripts: Editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality. The editor should organize and use peer review fairly and wisely. Editors should explain their peer review processes in the information for authors and also indicate which parts of the journal are peer reviewed. Editor should use appropriate peer reviewers for papers that are considered for publication by selecting people with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest.
Fair Play: The editor must ensure that each manuscript received by the journal is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to sex, gender, race, religion, citizenship, etc. of the authors. An important part of the responsibility to make fair and unbiased decisions is the upholding of the principle of editorial independence and integrity. Editors are in a powerful position by making decisions on publications, which makes it very important that this process is as fair and unbiased as possible.
Confidentiality: The editor must ensure that information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors is kept confidential. Editors should critically assess any potential breaches of data protection and patient confidentiality. This includes requiring properly informed consent for the actual research presented, consent for publication where applicable.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: The editor of the Journal will not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for his own research without written consent of the author. Editors should not be involved in decisions about papers in which they have a conflict of interest

Duties of Reviewers

Confidentiality: Information regarding manuscripts submitted by authors should be kept confidential and be treated as privileged information. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. The reviewers should notify the journal immediately if they come across any irregularities, have concerns about ethical aspects of the work, are aware of substantial similarity between the manuscript and a concurrent submission to another journal or a published article, or suspect that misconduct may have occurred during either the research or the writing and submission of the manuscript; reviewers should, however, keep their concerns confidential and not personally investigate further unless the journal asks for further information or advice.
Standards of Objectivity: Review of submitted manuscripts must be done objectively and the reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments. The reviewers should follow journals’ instructions on the specific feedback that is required of them and, unless there are good reasons not to. The reviewers should be constructive in their reviews and provide feedback that will help the authors to improve their manuscript. The reviewer should make clear which suggested additional investigations are essential to support claims made in the manuscript under consideration and which will just strengthen or extend the work
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. In the case of double-blind review, if they suspect the identity of the author(s) notify the journal if this knowledge raises any potential conflict of interest.
Promptness: The reviewers should respond in a reasonable time-frame. The reviewers only agree to review a manuscript if they are fairly confident they can return a review within the proposed or mutually agreed time-frame, informing the journal promptly if they require an extension. In the event that a reviewer feels it is not possible for him/her to complete review of manuscript within stipulated time then this information must be communicated to the editor, so that the manuscript could be sent to another reviewer.

Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab Pengelola Jurnal

1. Menentukan nama jurnal, lingkup keilmuan, keberkalaan, dan akreditasi apabila diperlukan.
2. Menentukan keanggotaan dewan editor.
3. Mendefinisikan hubungan antara penerbit, editor, mitra bestari, dan pihak lain dalam suatu kontrak.
4. Menghargai hal-hal yang bersifat rahasia, baik untuk peneliti yang berkontribusi, pengarang/penulis, editor, maupun mitra bestari.
5. Menerapkan norma dan ketentuan mengenai hak atas kekayaan intelektual, khususnya hak cipta.
6. Melakukan telaah kebijakan jurnal dan menyampaikannya kepada pengarang/penulis, dewan editor, mitra bestari, dan pembaca.
7. Membuat panduan kode berperilaku bagi editor dan mitra bestari.
8. Mempublikasikan jurnal secara teratur.
9. Menjamin ketersediaan sumber dana untuk keberlanjutan penerbitan jurnal.
10. Membangun jaringan kerja sama dan pemasaran.
11. Mempersiapkan perizinan dan aspek legalitas lainnya.

Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab Editor

1. Mempertemukan kebutuhan pembaca dan pengarang/penulis,
2. Mengupayakan peningkatan mutu publikasi secara berkelanjutan,
3. Menerapkan proses untuk menjamin mutu karya tulis yang dipublikasikan,
4. Mengedepankan kebebasan berpendapat secara objektif,
5. Memelihara integritas rekam jejak akademik pengarang,
6. Menyampaikan koreksi, klarifikasi, penarikan, dan permintaan maaf apabila diperlukan,
7. Bertanggung jawab terhadap gaya dan format karya tulis, sedangkan isi dan segala pernyataan dalam karya tulis adalah tanggung jawab pengarang/penulis,
8. Secara aktif meminta pendapat pengarang, pembaca, mitra bestari, dan anggota dewan editor untuk meningkatkan mutu publikasi,
9. Mendorong dilakukannya penilaian terhadap jurnal apabila ada temuan,
10. Mendukung inisiatif untuk mengurangi kesalahan penelitian dan publikasi dengan meminta pengarang melampirkan formulir Klirens Etik yang sudah disetujui oleh Komisi Klirens Etik,
11. Mendukung inisiatif untuk mendidik peneliti tentang etika publikasi,
12. Mengkaji efek kebijakan terbitan terhadap sikap pengarang/penulis dan mitra bestari serta memperbaikinya untuk meningkatkan tanggung jawab dan memperkecil kesalahan,
13. Memiliki pikiran terbuka terhadap pendapat baru atau pandangan orang lain yang mungkin bertentangan dengan pendapat pribadi,
14. Tidak mempertahankan pendapat sendiri, pengarang atau pihak ketiga yang dapat mengakibatkan keputusan tidak objektif,
15. Mendorong pengarang/penulis, supaya dapat melakukan perbaikan karya tulis hingga layak terbit.

Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab Mitra Bestari

1. Mendapat tugas dari editor untuk menelaah karya tulis dan menyampaikan hasil penelaahan kepada editor, sebagai bahan penentuan kelayakan suatu karya tulis untuk diterbitkan.
2. Penelaah tidak boleh melakukan telaah atas karya tulis yang melibatkan dirinya, baik secara langsung maupun tidak
3. Menjaga privasi pengarang dengan tidak menyebarluaskan hasil koreksi, saran, dan rekomendasi dengan memberikan kritik, saran, masukan, dan rekomendasi
4. Mendorong pengarang/penulis untuk melakukan perbaikan karya tulis
5. Menelaah kembali karya tulis yang telah diperbaiki sesuai dengan standar yang telah ditentukan.
6. Karya tulis ditelaah secara tepat waktu sesuai gaya selingkung terbitan berdasarkan kaidah ilmiah (metode pengumpulan data, legalitas pengarang, kesimpulan, dan lain-lain.).

Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab Pengarang/Penulis

1. Memastikan bahwa yang masuk dalam daftar pengarang/penulis memenuhi kriteria sebagai pengarang/penulis.
2. Bertanggung jawab secara kolektif untuk pekerjaan dan isi artikel meliputi metode, analisis, perhitungan, dan rinciannya.
3. Menyatakan asal sumber daya (termasuk pendanaan), baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung.
4. Menjelaskan keterbatasan-keterbatasan dalam penelitian
5. Menanggapi komentar yang dibuat oleh para mitra bestari secara profesional dan tepat waktu.
6. Menginformasikan kepada editor jika akan menarik kembali karya tulisnya.
7. Membuat pernyataan bahwa karya tulis yang diserahkan untuk diterbitkan adalah asli, belum pernah dipublikasikan di manapun dalam bahasa apapun, dan tidak sedang dalam proses pengajuan ke penerbit lain.