Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Our journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractice. We adhere strictly to the guidelines and best practices provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This statement outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process: authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

Duties of Authors

Authors are expected to adhere to the following ethical guidelines:

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their submitted work is entirely original and that if they have used the work and/or words of others, these have been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism, in all its forms, constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention: Where data are used in the research, authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement 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.
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 on 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.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should 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: 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.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them.

Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for ensuring the integrity of the peer-review process and the published content. Their duties include:

Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality: Editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors will recuse themselves from considering 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 associated with the papers. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor 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 editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Review of Manuscripts: Editors should ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality, relevance, and adherence to journal scope, and then subjected to a rigorous and fair peer-review process by at least two independent expert reviewers.

Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers play a crucial role in the scholarly communication process. Their responsibilities include:

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.
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 themselves from the review process.
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.
Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement 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.
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 associated with the paper.

Duties of Publisher

The publisher is responsible for ensuring good practices throughout the publishing process and providing appropriate support to authors, editors, and reviewers.

Safeguarding Publication Ethics: The publisher is committed to assisting the journal in fulfilling its ethical duties and is prepared to support the editor in investigations of suspected misconduct and, in cases of confirmed misconduct, the publication of retractions, clarifications, or apologies.
Intellectual Property and Copyright: The publisher is committed to the protection of intellectual property and copyright and will assist in the pursuit of copyright infringement and plagiarism cases.
Access to Content: The publisher will maintain the integrity of the academic record and ensure that published research is as widely available as possible.
Archiving: The publisher will ensure proper archiving of the journal's content to guarantee long-term availability and preservation.

Malpractice and Misconduct

Our journal takes cases of alleged misconduct seriously and will follow the COPE flowcharts and guidelines when dealing with such allegations. Malpractice includes, but is not limited to:

Plagiarism: Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.
Fabrication: Making up data or results and recording or reporting them.
Falsification: Manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record.
Redundant Publication (Salami Slicing): Publishing the same or very similar research findings in multiple papers, often by dividing a single study into several smaller publications.
Image Manipulation: Inappropriately altering images in a way that misrepresents the data.
Unethical Authorship: Including individuals as authors who have not contributed significantly, or excluding individuals who have made substantial contributions.

Any allegations of malpractice will be investigated thoroughly. If misconduct is confirmed, appropriate action will be taken, which may include, but is not limited to, rejection of the manuscript, retraction of the published article, and notification of the authors' institution.

Conflict of Interest

All participants in the publication process – authors, editors, and reviewers – must declare any potential conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest arises when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as the validity of research) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain or personal relationships).

Authors: Must disclose any financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
Reviewers: Must decline to review manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest, and must inform the editor of any potential conflicts.
Editors: Must recuse themselves from decisions on manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest.

Post-Publication Corrections

The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the published scholarly record. In cases where errors or concerns are identified after publication, the journal will take appropriate action in accordance with COPE guidelines:

Erratum/Corrigendum:Published to correct significant errors in a published article introduced by the authors or the journal (e.g., typographical errors, mislabeling of figures, incorrect affiliation) that do not affect the conclusions. Initiated by authors or identified by the journal.
Retraction:Used when a published article contains seriously flawed or erroneous content such that its findings or conclusions cannot be relied upon. Reasons include: pervasive errors, unreliable data/findings, plagiarism, unethical research, redundant publication, or legal/ethical infringements. The retraction notice clearly states the reason and is linked to the retracted article, which remains accessible with a prominent "RETRACTED/ RETRACTION" watermark. Retractions can be initiated by authors, editors, institutions, or the publisher following COPE guidelines.
Expression of Concern:Issued when editors receive inconclusive evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors, there is evidence that findings are unreliable but the authors' institution will not investigate, or an investigation is underway but a judgement will not be available for a considerable time. It alerts readers while investigations proceed and may later be replaced by a retraction or correction.

Complaints and Appeals

Our journal operates an open and transparent process for handling complaints and appeals, guided by COPE guidelines.

Complaints: Any concerns about the journal's content, processes, or the conduct of authors, reviewers, or editors should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief. All complaints will be acknowledged and investigated promptly and fairly.
Appeals: Authors have the right to appeal editorial decisions, particularly if they believe there has been a significant misunderstanding of the manuscript, a factual error in the review process, or a conflict of interest. Appeals should be made in writing, outlining the specific reasons for the appeal. The decision on an appeal is final.

Archiving

To ensure the continuity of data article that has been published to be accessible to everyone, the editor took the policy of every issue of our journal for doing digital archiving at the National Library of Republic of Indonesia. The manuscript has been published each issue delivered to the national library as much as two copies and OAI.

Each Member of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpusnas RI) and has had a number of legitimate members, has the right to make use of our online digital collection write-up (e-Resources).

To become a member of Perpusnas RI, please do registration online via http://keanggotaan.perpusnas.go.id, or by visiting the PERPUSNAS in service building at Jalan Salemba Raya 28 Jakarta Pusat or Jalan Merdeka Selatan 11 Jakarta Pusat.

Our journal also implementing PKP Private Network (PN) LOCKSS and CLOCKSS preservation function.

All-digital Journal content is stored on a secure server who is backed up frequently. In the event of a problem, the back-up will be restored within 48 hours.

Plagiarism Screening

Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of someone else as your own without proper acknowledgment to the source. When you work in a research paper, you will probably find supporting material for your paper from works by others. It's okay to quote people and used their ideas, but you do need to correctly credit them. Even when you summarize or paraphrase information found in books, articles, or Web pages, you must acknowledge the original author (Sources: http://library.ucsc.edu/help/research/what-is-plagiarism).

To uphold the academic honesty and integrity and as a way to inform readers that certain part of our writing is free from acts of plagiarism, then in publishing articles through examination of anti-plagiarism. Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal using Turnitin to checks academic papers literally on the fly.

The engine performs the real-time checks against real-time web index ensuring the editor(s), and/or reviewer(s) receive the most accurate similarity results. If it finds the existence of elements of plagiarism in the script, then the article will be rejected.

Ethical Oversight

The editorial board and publisher are committed to continuous ethical oversight of the journal. This includes:

Regular review of publication ethics policies.
Providing training and resources to editors and reviewers on ethical best practices.
Staying informed about new developments and guidelines from COPE and other relevant ethical bodies.

By submitting a manuscript to our journal, authors implicitly agree to abide by these publication ethics guidelines. We encourage all stakeholders to familiarize themselves with this statement and to contact the editorial office if they have any questions or concerns.

Others Core Practices of Publications

We really try to organize and obey to publication ethics and publication malpractice statement by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is therefore expected of all parties involved: authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers. Detailed information about COPE and Core Practices of Publications, please visit Core Practices of Publications.