Publication Ethics
Jurnal of Communication (E-ISSN 3109-2217)
Jurnal of Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Communication Studies Program, Nurdin Hamzah University. This statement outlines the ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewers, and the publisher. It is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
A. Duties of Editors
1. Publication Decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. This decision is based on the manuscript's validation, importance to researchers and readers, and its alignment with the journal's scope. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
2. Fair Play
An editor will evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual and scholarly merit, without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
3. Confidentiality
The editor 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.
4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
B. Duties of Reviewers
1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with the author, may help the author improve the paper.
2. Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review is impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
3. Confidentiality
All 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. 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 has been previously reported must be accompanied by the appropriate citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to 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 with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
C. Duties of Authors
1. Reporting Standards
Authors of original research must present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data must be represented accurately in the paper. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
2. Data Access and Retention
Authors may be required to provide the raw data for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, where practicable. They should retain this data for a reasonable time after publication.
3. Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.
4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
5. 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.
6. 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 significant contributors must be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and have approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication.
7. Fundamental Errors in Published Works
If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal's editor and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.
D. Duties of the Publisher
Communication Studies Program, Nurdin Hamzah University, as the publisher of Jurnal of Communication, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical responsibilities. The publisher is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Furthermore, the publisher and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and publishers where this is useful and necessary.
