Publication Ethics

JAISEN, published by the Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM) of Universitas Lancang Kuning, contains original research results that have not been previously published. This statement of scientific code of ethics applies to all parties involved in the publication process of this journal, including the journal managers, editors, authors, and reviewers. Based on the Head of LIPI Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, the Code of Ethics upholds three ethical values in publication, namely:

  • Neutrality: Free from conflicts of interest in managing publications;

  • Fairness: Granting authorship rights to those who deserve to be recognized as authors;

  • Honesty: Free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism in publications.

Duties of Editors

  1. Editors receive, review, and respond to complaints from all parties involved in the journal's publication process.

  2. Editors are responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles are appropriate and meet the criteria for publication. Editors may discuss decisions with other editors or reviewers.

  3. Editors evaluate each manuscript based on its intellectual content regardless of the author’s race, gender, religious belief, or ethnicity.

  4. Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author and reviewers.

  5. Editors encourage authors to revise their articles until they are suitable for publication.

  6. Editors perform the layout editing of scripts to match the journal’s template.

  7. Editors assist the editor-in-chief in finalizing the manuscript collection prior to printing and publication, especially in terms of language, formatting, and layout.

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Reviewers provide recommendations and assist the editor in making editorial decisions, and through editorial communication, help authors improve their manuscripts.

  2. Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

  3. Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that is an observation, derivation, or argument reported in previous publications must be accompanied by a relevant citation.

  4. Reviewers must notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and other published papers of which they are aware.

  5. Any privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

  6. Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, not discuss them with unrelated parties, or disclose information contained in the manuscript to others.

Duties of Authors

  1. Authors must present an accurate report of the work conducted and discuss its objectives and significance clearly, honestly, and without plagiarism or data manipulation.

  2. Authors are responsible for the content of their submitted articles.

  3. Authors agree to allow their manuscripts to be edited for clarity without altering the substance or main ideas.

  4. Authors must ensure that their work and manuscript are entirely original, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, it must be properly cited or quoted.

  5. An author should not publish the same manuscript or the same study in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  6. Authors must cite publications that have influenced their reported research.

  7. Authors must ensure that all listed co-authors meet appropriate authorship criteria and that no inappropriate co-authors are included. All co-authors must have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.