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PUBLICATION ETHICS
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora is a peer reviewed, open access journal in the social sciences and humanities, published by Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia. This ethics statement follows the standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and its Core Practices. It describes the ethical duties of authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher and journal management. Everyone involved in the publication of the journal is expected to read this statement and to abide by it.
Ethics at a Glance
| Party | Main commitments |
|---|---|
| Authors | Report research honestly, submit original work, cite sources properly, and disclose conflicts of interest and funding. |
| Editors | Decide on merit, treat every manuscript fairly and confidentially, and avoid conflicts of interest. |
| Reviewers | Review objectively and on time, keep manuscripts confidential, and declare conflicts of interest. |
| Publisher and journal management | Protect editorial independence, keep commercial interests out of editorial decisions, and safeguard published work. |
1. Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication
Publishing in a peer reviewed journal is an essential part of building a credible body of knowledge. Published articles reflect the quality of the work of their authors and of the institutions that support them. Peer review puts the scientific method into practice. It is therefore important that authors, editors, reviewers, the publisher, and readers share the same ethical expectations.
The publisher takes its responsibilities seriously. Advertising or other commercial income must not influence editorial decisions. The publisher and the Editorial Board will assist in communication with other journals and publishers where this is useful.
2. Duties of Authors
| Topic | Duty |
|---|---|
| Reporting standards | Authors must report their research honestly and accurately and discuss its significance objectively. The underlying data must be represented faithfully and kept secure. The manuscript must contain enough detail and references for others to replicate the work. Fabricating results or making knowingly inaccurate statements is unethical and unacceptable. |
| Data access and retention | Authors may be asked to provide the raw data for editorial review, and they should be prepared to make the data publicly available where practicable, in line with the Data Sharing Policy and the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases. Data should be kept for a reasonable time after publication. Information about research participants must be kept confidential. |
| Originality and plagiarism | Only wholly original work may be submitted. The ideas and words of others must be properly cited or quoted. Plagiarism in any form, including incorrect or misattributed citations, is unethical and unacceptable. See the Plagiarism Policy. |
| Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication | Authors must not publish essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to several journals at the same time is unethical and unacceptable. |
| Crediting sources | Authors must give proper credit to the work of others and cite the publications that influenced their study. |
| Authorship of the paper | Authorship is limited to people who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be coauthors, and others who helped should be acknowledged. The corresponding author must ensure that the right coauthors are included, that no improper person is listed, and that all coauthors approve the final version and agree to its submission. See Authorship and Contributorship. |
| Research involving human participants | Research in the social sciences and humanities often involves individuals, communities, and organizations. Authors must confirm that the relevant institution approved the study where approval is required and that participants gave informed consent. For minors, the consent of a parent or guardian is also required. The identities of participants must be protected, and the Method section must state how permission and consent were obtained. Any unusual hazards involved in the research must be clearly identified in the manuscript. |
| Disclosure and conflicts of interest | All authors must disclose any financial or other substantial conflict of interest that might influence the results or their interpretation, and all sources of funding for the project. See the Conflicts of Interest policy. |
| Use of generative AI tools | Authors who use generative AI when preparing a manuscript must follow the Generative AI Policies of the journal. AI systems cannot be listed as authors. |
| Fundamental errors in published works | When authors discover a significant error in their published work, they must promptly inform the editor or the publisher and cooperate in retracting or correcting the article. |
| Withdrawal of a manuscript | Authors should not withdraw a manuscript once it has been submitted to SOSMANIORA. A request to withdraw or retract an article after publication is assessed under the Correction and Retraction policy, and the penalty fee described on the Author Fees page may apply. |
3. Duties of Editors
| Topic | Duty |
|---|---|
| Publication decisions | The editors decide which submitted manuscripts will be published, based on the validity of the work and its importance to researchers and readers. Every manuscript must receive a thorough, transparent, objective, and fair review. Decisions follow the policies of the Editorial Board and the legal requirements on libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may consult other editors or reviewers when making decisions. |
| Guidelines and the review process | Editors check each manuscript for originality and make sure that peer review is carried out fairly. They must make the author guidelines easy to find and understand, explain the review process to authors and reviewers, state which parts of the journal are peer reviewed, and assign reviewers who have suitable expertise and no conflicts of interest. |
| Fair play | Editors evaluate manuscripts only on their intellectual content, without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political views of the authors. |
| Confidentiality | Editors and editorial staff may share information about a submitted manuscript only with the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. |
| Disclosure and conflicts of interest | Editors must not use unpublished material from a submitted manuscript in their own research without the written consent of the author. Editors must declare any conflict of interest related to a manuscript and must not handle that manuscript. |
4. Duties of Reviewers
| Topic | Duty |
|---|---|
| Contribution to editorial decisions | Peer review helps the editors to make decisions, and through editorial communication it can help authors to improve their manuscripts. Reviewers must be honest, objective, and independent. See the Peer Review Process page. |
| Promptness | A reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript, or who knows that a prompt review will not be possible, must inform the editor and decline the invitation. Reviews should be completed within the time set by the editors, which is usually up to eight weeks. A reviewer who needs more time should tell the editors. |
| Confidentiality | Manuscripts received for review are confidential. They must not be shown to or discussed with others without the authorization of the editor. |
| Standards of objectivity | Reviews must be objective. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support them with arguments. |
| Crediting sources | Reviewers should check that the references are accurate and credible, and should point out relevant published work that the authors did not cite. Any claim that an observation, derivation, or argument was reported earlier should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers must alert the editor to any substantial overlap between the manuscript and another published work that they know personally. |
| Disclosure and conflicts of interest | Information obtained through peer review is confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers must not review manuscripts in which competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors, companies, or institutions create a conflict of interest. |
5. Duties of the Publisher and Journal Management
The publisher and the journal management are responsible for the conditions under which the journal operates. They are expected to do the following:
| No. | Duty |
|---|---|
| 1 | Make decisions free from outside interests, and ensure that commercial considerations do not affect editorial decisions. |
| 2 | Give editors and reviewers the freedom to work independently, and respect the privacy of authors. |
| 3 | Protect intellectual property and copyright, as described on the Copyright Notice and Licensing pages. |
| 4 | Manage funds from third parties openly and transparently. |
| 5 | Support the long term availability of published work, as described in the Archiving Policy, and promote the content of the journal. |
| 6 | Disclose any conflict of interest that could affect the operation of the journal. |
6. Ethical Concerns, Corrections, and Retractions
Anyone who has a concern about possible misconduct in a submitted or published article may email the editorial office at jurnal.sosmaniora@gmail.com. Such concerns are handled under the Allegations of Misconduct policy.
An article may be retracted if it contains fabricated data, has been published elsewhere before, contains plagiarism, or violates ethical norms. In such cases, a corrigendum or a retraction notice is published in accordance with the Correction and Retraction policy. Discussion of published articles is covered by the Post Publication Discussion procedure.
Related Policies
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Peer review of manuscripts | Peer Review Process |
| Similarity and plagiarism | Plagiarism Policy |
| Who may be an author | Authorship and Contributorship |
| Declaring conflicts of interest | Conflicts of Interest |
| Use of AI tools | Generative AI Policies |
| Reporting and handling misconduct | Allegations of Misconduct |
| Correcting or retracting articles | Correction and Retraction |
| Sharing research data | Data Sharing Policy |
| Preparing a manuscript | Manuscript Preparation and Author Guidelines |
