Publication Ethics
Social Journal of Studies in Education
Publication Ethics
Social Journal of Studies in Education (SJSE) is a peer-reviewed journal, available in both print and online versions, and published twice a year. This statement outlines the ethical standards and responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process of an article in this journal, including authors, the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, reviewers, and the publisher (Yayasan Pendidikan Haiba Nasywa, Batang, Indonesia). This declaration is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal such as the Social Journal of Studies in Education is a vital building block in the development of a coherent and respected body of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions supporting them. Peer-reviewed articles uphold and embody the scientific method. For this reason, it is essential to establish clear ethical standards for all parties involved in the publishing process: authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the broader academic community.
Yayasan Pendidikan Haiba Nasywa, as the publisher of SJSE, takes its duties of guardianship seriously and recognizes its ethical responsibilities. The publisher ensures that advertising, reprints, or commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions. Furthermore, the editorial team will assist in communication with other journals or publishers when necessary.
Duties of Editors
1. Publication Decision
The editor of SJSE is for deciding which articles should be published. The validation, originality, and relevance of the work to researchers and readers must drive such decisions. Editors may be guided by the journal’s editorial policies and are constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright, and plagiarism. Editors may also consult with reviewers or other editors when making decisions.
2. Fair Play
Editors evaluate submitted manuscripts solely based on academic merit, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political ideology.
3. Confidentiality
The editor and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisors, and the publisher.
4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in the editor’s own research without written permission from the author.
Duties of Reviewers
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
2. Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
3. Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
4. Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
5. Acknowledgment of Sources
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. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
6. 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.
Duties of Authors
1. Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
2. Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
3. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
4. Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
5. Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts 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.
7. Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
