PUBLICATION ETHICS

 

This statement sets out the standards of ethical conduct that Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Bidang Sosial dan Humaniora, abbreviated as ABDISOSHUM, expects from authors, the Editor in Chief and the Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and the publisher, Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia. The journal publishes the results of community service activities in the social sciences and humanities, in which researchers work closely with communities. The protection of the participants and the partners is therefore as important as the honesty of the report. The statement is based on the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

COPE
guidance followed by this statement
4
parties with defined ethical duties
Double blind
peer review of every manuscript

1. Ethical Standards and Scope

A peer reviewed article is a permanent record of scholarly work. It is therefore important that all parties agree on the standards of ethical behavior. ABDISOSHUM follows the COPE Core Practices and the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Party Main responsibility Section
Authors Report the activity honestly, submit original work, and protect the people who took part in the activity Section 2
Editors Make fair, independent, and confidential decisions that are based on the quality of the work Section 3
Reviewers Review objectively and in confidence, and declare any conflict of interest Section 4
Publisher Respect editorial independence, and protect the integrity and the long term availability of the published record Section 5

2. Duties of Authors

Duty What is expected
Reporting standards Report the activity accurately and objectively, and discuss its significance honestly. Give enough detail and references for others to understand the work and, where appropriate, to repeat it. Fabrication, falsification, inappropriate manipulation of data, and knowingly inaccurate statements are unacceptable. Follow Manuscript Preparation and the Author Guidelines.
Data access and retention Keep the data secure and provide the raw data if the editors ask for them. Share the data where this is practicable, as explained in the Data Sharing Policy. Keep the data for a reasonable period after publication, and keep the personal data of participants confidential.
Originality and plagiarism Submit only original work. Cite the work of other authors and the earlier work of the authors themselves, and put words that are copied directly in quotation marks with a citation. Incorrect or misleading citation is also a form of plagiarism. See the Plagiarism Policy.
Multiple, redundant, and concurrent submission Do not publish essentially the same research in more than one journal, and do not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time.
Acknowledgment of sources Cite the publications that influenced the work.
Authorship Authorship is limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, carrying out, or interpretation of the work. Others who made a substantive contribution are acknowledged. The corresponding author makes sure that the author list is correct and that all authors approved the final version. See Authorship and Contributorship.
Activities that involve people Obtain permission from the partner institution and informed consent from the participants, and obtain the consent of a parent or guardian for a minor. Protect the identity and the privacy of the participants, and obtain consent before you publish photographs or personal details. Describe how permission and consent were obtained in the Method section. Identify any unusual hazards that are connected with the procedures or the equipment of the activity.
Conflicts of interest and funding Disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or their interpretation, and disclose all sources of financial support for the activity. See Conflicts of Interest.
Generative AI Follow the Generative AI Policies. AI systems cannot be listed as authors.
Errors in a published article If you find a significant error or inaccuracy in your published article, notify the editors or the publisher promptly and cooperate in the correction or the retraction of the article.

3. Duties of Editors

Duty What is expected
Publication decisions Decide whether to accept a manuscript, to ask for revision, or to reject it, on the basis of the validity and the importance of the work and its relevance to the journal, supported by peer review. Follow the legal requirements on libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors are responsible for everything that the journal publishes.
Fair play and independence Judge each manuscript on its intellectual content only, without regard to the sex, gender, race, religion, or citizenship of the authors. Keep the editorial decisions independent of the interests of third parties.
Review of manuscripts Check each manuscript for originality. Make sure that the peer review is fair and expert, explain the review process to the authors, and choose reviewers who have the relevant expertise and no conflict of interest. Keep the author guidelines available to authors.
Confidentiality Disclose information about a submitted manuscript only to the corresponding author, the reviewers and potential reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. Pay attention to data protection and to the confidentiality of participants, and ask for informed consent for the research and, where applicable, for publication.
Use of unpublished material Do not use unpublished material from a submitted manuscript in their own research without the written consent of the author.
Conflicts of interest Disclose any conflict of interest and do not take part in decisions on manuscripts in which they have one. Another editor handles such a manuscript.

4. Duties of Reviewers

Duty What is expected
Contribution to editorial decisions Peer review helps the editors to decide on a manuscript, and the comments of the reviewers can help the authors to improve it. See the Peer Review Process.
Objectivity Review the manuscript objectively and independently. State your views clearly, with supporting arguments, and give constructive comments without personal criticism. Say which additional work is essential and which would only strengthen the manuscript.
Confidentiality Treat the manuscript as confidential. Do not share it or discuss it, except as the editors authorize. Do not use privileged information for personal advantage.
Sources and irregularities Check that the authors cite the sources of their data, and point out relevant published work that is not cited. Report any substantial similarity with published or concurrently submitted work, and any suspected misconduct, to the editors promptly and in confidence. Do not investigate the matter yourself unless the editors ask you to.
Conflicts of interest Decline to review a manuscript if you have a conflict of interest. In double blind review, tell the editors if you suspect the identity of an author and this creates a conflict.
Promptness Accept an invitation only if you can complete the review on time. The aim is to complete the review within two weeks. Tell the editors promptly if you need more time or cannot complete the review, so that the manuscript can be sent to another reviewer.

5. Duties of the Publisher

Duty What is expected
Independence Make decisions that are free from outside interests. Commercial considerations, including any advertising or other income, must not influence editorial decisions.
Editorial freedom and privacy Give the editors and the reviewers the freedom to work independently, and respect the privacy of the authors.
Intellectual property and copyright Protect the intellectual property and the copyright of the published work. See the Copyright Notice and Licensing.
Transparency of funds Manage any funds from third parties openly and transparently. See Ownership and Management Information.
Long term availability Support the long term availability of the published work and promote it. See the Archiving Policy.
Conflicts of interest Disclose any conflict of interest that may affect the operation of the journal.

6. Ethical Concerns, Corrections, and Retractions

Anyone may raise an ethical concern about a submitted or a published article, for example a concern about plagiarism, fabricated data, undisclosed use of AI, an authorship dispute, an undeclared conflict of interest, or a breach of research ethics.

Matter How it is handled
Reporting a concern Send an email to jurnal.abdisoshum@gmail.com with the title or the identifier of the manuscript or the article, a specific description of the concern, and any supporting evidence. The concern is handled under the Allegations of Misconduct policy.
Errors in a published article A correction is published under the Correction and Retraction policy.
Retraction An article may be retracted if it contains fabricated data, if it has been published before elsewhere, if it is plagiarized, or if it violates ethical standards. A retraction notice is published under the Correction and Retraction policy.
Discussion of a published article Comments and discussion on published articles follow the Post Publication Discussion policy.

Fair assessment. Raising a concern starts an assessment. It is not a finding of misconduct, and the people who are concerned have an opportunity to respond.

7. Related Policies

Topic Page
Review of manuscripts Peer Review Process
Plagiarism and similarity Plagiarism Policy
Authors and their contributions Authorship and Contributorship
Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Use of generative AI Generative AI Policies
Sharing of data Data Sharing Policy
Suspected misconduct Allegations of Misconduct
Corrections, retractions, and discussion Correction and Retraction and Post Publication Discussion
Copyright, license, and archiving Copyright Notice, Licensing, and Archiving Policy

Questions about Publication Ethics

Questions about this statement can be sent to the editorial office at jurnal.abdisoshum@gmail.com. More contact details are available on the Journal Contact page.