Publication Ethics

The statement of the scientific code of ethics is a statement of the code of ethics of all parties involved in the publication process of this scientific journal, namely managers, editors, peer reviewers, and authors / authors. This statement of the code of ethics for scientific publications is based on the Regulation of the Head of LIPI Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, which in essence the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications essentially upholds three ethical values in publications, namely (i) Neutrality, which is free from conflicts of interest in the management of publications; (ii) Justice, namely giving authorship rights to those who are entitled as authors / authors; and (iii) Honesty, which is free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism in publications.

Duties and Responsibilities of Journal Manager

1. Determine the name of the journal, scientific scope, periodical, and accreditation if needed.
2. Determine the membership of the editorial board.
3. Defines the relationship between publishers, editors, reviewers, and other parties to a contract.
4. Respect confidential matters, both for contributing researchers, authors / writers, editors, and reviewers.
5. Apply norms and provisions regarding intellectual property rights, especially copyright.
6. Review journal policies and submit them to authors, editorial boards, peer reviewers, and readers.
7. Create code code guidelines for editors and reviewers.
8. Publish the journal regularly.
9. Ensure the availability of funding sources for the sustainability of journal publishing.
10. Build cooperation and marketing networks.
11. Prepare licensing and other legality aspects.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Editor

1. Meet the needs of readers and authors.
2. Strive to improve the quality of publications on an ongoing basis.
3. Implement processes to ensure the quality of published papers.
4. Promoting freedom of opinion objectively.
5. Maintain the integrity of the author's academic track record.
6. Deliver corrections, clarifications, withdrawals, and apologies if necessary.
7. Responsible for the style and format of the paper, while the content and all statements in the written work are the responsibility of the author / writer.
8. Actively solicit the opinions of authors, readers, reviewers, and members of the editorial board to improve the quality of publications.
9. Encourage the assessment of the journal if there are findings.
10. Support initiatives to reduce research and publication errors by asking authors to attach an Ethical Clearance form that has been approved by the Ethics Clearance Commission.
11. Support initiatives to educate researchers about publication ethics.
12. Assess the effect of publication policies on the attitudes of authors and reviewers and correct them to increase responsibility and minimize errors.
13. Have an open mind to new opinions or views of others that may conflict with personal opinions.
14. Do not defend the opinions of oneself, the author or third parties that may result in unobjective results.
15. Encourage authors / writers, so that they can make improvements to written works until they are worthy of publication.

Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

1. Gets an assignment from the editor to review the paper and submit the results of the review to the editor, as material for determining the eligibility of a paper to be published.
2. Reviewers may not review written works that involve themselves, either directly or indirectly.
3. Maintain the privacy of the author by not disseminating the results of corrections, suggestions, and recommendations by providing criticism, suggestions, input, and recommendations.
4. Encourage authors / authors to make improvements to written works.
5. Review the corrected paper in accordance with predetermined standards.
6. Papers are reviewed in a timely manner according to the style of publication based on scientific principles (data collection methods, author legality, conclusions, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities of the Author

1. Ensure that those included in the list of authors meet the criteria as authors / authors.
2. Collectively responsible for the work and content of the article includes methods, analysis, calculations, and details.
3. State the origin of resources (including funding), either directly or indirectly.
4. Explain limitations in research.
5. Respond to comments made by peer reviewers in a professional and timely manner.
6. Inform the editor if he will withdraw his written work.
7. Make a statement that the paper submitted for publication is original, has not been published anywhere in any language, and is not in the process of being submitted to another publisher.