Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Commitment to academic integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing standards

Introduction

Prestise: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Bidang Ekonomi dan Bisnis is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, transparency, fairness, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. This policy applies to authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher involved in the submission, review, and publication of manuscripts.

The journal follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including its guidance on publication misconduct, authorship, peer review, conflicts of interest, and corrections to the scholarly record. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold these principles and act responsibly to protect the integrity of published research.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting manuscripts to Prestise must ensure that their work complies with accepted standards of research and publication ethics.

Authors are responsible for the following:

Originality and plagiarism: Submitted manuscripts must be original and must properly acknowledge all sources, ideas, data, quotations, and materials obtained from other works. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism that misrepresents previously published work as new, and other forms of unattributed copying are unacceptable.
Accuracy and integrity of research: Authors must report their research methods, data, findings, and conclusions accurately. Fabrication, falsification, inappropriate manipulation of data or images, and deliberate misrepresentation of research findings are prohibited.
Authorship and contributorship: All listed authors must have made substantial scholarly contributions to the work, participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approved the final version, and agreed to be accountable for their contributions. Individuals who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately, with their permission where applicable.
Exclusive submission: Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Manuscripts must not have been published previously in substantially the same form, except where prior dissemination is appropriately disclosed and the journal has agreed that the submission is eligible.
Acknowledgment of sources: All relevant sources must be cited accurately. Authors must not fabricate references, manipulate citations, or engage in practices intended to inappropriately increase citation counts.
Ethical approval and informed consent: Research involving human participants, personal data, or other ethically sensitive material must comply with applicable ethical standards and legal requirements. Authors must obtain ethics approval and informed consent where required and report relevant information in the manuscript.
Funding and competing interests: Authors must disclose research funding and any financial, professional, personal, or institutional interests that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their research or its interpretation.
Use of artificial intelligence: Authors must comply with the journal's AI Usage Policy. Any substantive use of AI tools in preparing a manuscript, generating content or images, or conducting research must be disclosed as required by that policy. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and authors remain responsible for all submitted content.
Corrections after submission or publication: Authors must promptly inform the editor if they discover a significant error or inaccuracy in a submitted or published manuscript and cooperate with the journal in correcting the scholarly record.

Authorship Criteria and Explanation

Prestise utilizes the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022) to transparently specify individual contributor roles. Authorship must be based on making substantial contributions to one or more of the official CRediT contributor roles, combined with drafting or critically revising the work, giving final approval of the version to be published, and agreeing to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

The standard CRediT roles recognized by the journal include:

Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.
Methodology: Development or design of methodology; creation of models.
Software: Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms.
Validation: Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.
Formal Analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.
Investigation: Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection.
Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.
Data Curation: Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later reuse.
Writing - Original Draft: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation).
Writing - Review & Editing: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages.
Visualization: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation.
Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team.
Project Administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
Funding Acquisition: Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.

All listed authors must disclose their specific contributions using these roles during submission. Contributors who do not meet all criteria for authorship should be acknowledged in a separate contributions or acknowledgments section.

Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for ensuring that editorial decisions are fair, independent, timely, and based on scholarly merit and the journal's scope.

Editors must:

Evaluate manuscripts based on their academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, and contribution to economics, business, or community engagement, without discrimination based on authors' nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, institutional affiliation, or other irrelevant personal characteristics.
Maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related editorial information.
Assign manuscripts to qualified and independent reviewers and manage the peer-review process in accordance with the journal's published policy.
Identify and appropriately manage conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, and editorial team members.
Ensure that suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, falsified findings, authorship disputes, and other possible ethical violations are assessed fairly and consistently.
Avoid allowing commercial, institutional, personal, or other competing interests to override editorial independence.
Provide authors with clear reasons for editorial decisions and consider appeals in a fair and impartial manner.
Take appropriate action when credible concerns arise about the integrity of a submitted or published article, including requesting clarification, seeking expert advice, contacting relevant institutions where necessary, or correcting the published record.

Editors must not use unpublished information from submitted manuscripts for personal research or advantage without the authors' permission.

Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers contribute to the quality and integrity of the journal by providing independent, constructive, and evidence-based assessments.

Reviewers are expected to:

Accept review assignments only when they have appropriate expertise and can complete the review within the agreed timeframe.
Evaluate manuscripts objectively and provide clear, constructive comments supported by scholarly reasoning.
Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, supplementary files, and review-related communications.
Declare any actual or potential competing interests and decline a review when those interests could compromise impartiality.
Identify relevant published work that authors may have overlooked and inform the editor of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other ethical concerns.
Avoid using unpublished information from a manuscript for personal or professional advantage.
Refrain from inappropriate citation requests intended primarily to increase their own citations or those of particular individuals or journals.
Follow the journal's AI Usage Policy and refrain from entering confidential manuscript or review information into AI tools without appropriate authorization and safeguards.

Reviewers provide recommendations, but the final editorial decision remains the responsibility of the editor.

Plagiarism and Other Forms of Research Misconduct

Prestise does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship practices, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not plagiarize or improperly reproduce other people's work. All borrowed ideas, words, data, and materials must be appropriately acknowledged and cited.

When a potential ethical violation is identified, the journal may request an explanation or supporting documentation from the authors and assess the available evidence. Authors will normally be given an opportunity to respond to concerns before a decision is made, except where immediate action is necessary to protect the integrity of the publication process.

Depending on the seriousness of the case and the evidence available, the journal may take one or more of the following actions:

Request clarification, supporting documents, or manuscript revisions.
Reject the manuscript.
Suspend editorial processing while the matter is investigated.
Notify the relevant institution, research organization, or other appropriate body when necessary.
Publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction for an affected published article.
Decline future submissions where justified by serious or repeated misconduct.

The journal will assess allegations impartially and will not treat an allegation alone as proof of misconduct. Decisions will be based on the available evidence and relevant ethical guidance.

Authorship and Changes in Authorship

All authors must satisfy the journal's authorship requirements and approve the manuscript submitted for publication. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all authors have agreed to the submission and that author names, affiliations, and contributions are accurately reported.

Requests to add, remove, or rearrange authors after submission must be justified and agreed upon by all affected authors. The editor may request written confirmation from all authors before approving a change. Authorship disputes may be referred to the relevant institution or research organization when the journal cannot resolve the matter independently.

AI systems and tools cannot be credited as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest and Competing Interests

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence their work or judgment.

Conflicts may arise from financial relationships, employment, consultancy, personal relationships, academic competition, institutional affiliations, or other interests relevant to the manuscript.

Authors must provide a conflict-of-interest declaration at submission. If no competing interests exist, authors should state: "The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

Reviewers must inform the editor of any competing interest that could affect their impartiality. Editors must not handle manuscripts in which they have a conflict that could compromise independent decision-making; the manuscript should be assigned to an appropriately independent editor. Disclosure does not automatically constitute misconduct; the journal will assess disclosed interests and determine whether safeguards or editorial action are necessary.

Ethical Oversight and Research Involving Human Participants

Authors must ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant laws and regulations.

Research involving human participants, personal or confidential data, vulnerable groups, or other ethically sensitive activities must receive appropriate ethical review and approval where required. Authors must state the name of the approving ethics committee or institution and the approval reference, where applicable.

Informed consent must be obtained where required. Authors must protect participants' privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and welfare and must not publish identifiable personal information without appropriate authorization.

For community-service articles, authors must describe their activities accurately and ensure that participation is voluntary where applicable, relevant permissions have been obtained, and potential risks to individuals or communities have been appropriately addressed.

If formal ethical approval was not required, authors should explain the basis for that determination where relevant. The editor may request further information before making a publication decision.

Complaints and Appeals

Prestise provides a fair process for handling complaints concerning editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, and the conduct of editors, reviewers, authors, or other parties involved in publishing.

Complaints should be submitted to the journal through its official Contact page. The complainant should provide a clear description of the concern and any supporting evidence.

Authors who believe an editorial decision resulted from a factual misunderstanding, procedural irregularity, or an ethical concern may submit a reasoned appeal to the editor. Appeals should explain the grounds for reconsideration and address the reasons given in the editorial decision.

The journal will review complaints and appeals impartially, maintain confidentiality where appropriate, and seek additional information when necessary. Complaints involving the editor's own conduct or a conflict of interest should be referred to an appropriate independent representative of the publisher or institution.

Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions

Prestise is committed to maintaining an accurate and reliable scholarly record. When errors or ethical concerns arise after publication, the journal will assess their significance and take appropriate action consistent with relevant COPE guidance.

Corrections: A correction may be published when an error affects the accuracy, clarity, or completeness of an article but does not invalidate its overall findings or conclusions.
Expressions of concern: An expression of concern may be issued when serious questions have arisen about an article's reliability or ethical compliance but the available evidence is insufficient to reach a final conclusion, or an investigation remains unresolved.
Retractions: Retraction may be considered when there is clear evidence that an article's findings are unreliable because of major error, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, unethical research, or other serious publication-integrity concerns. Retraction may also be warranted when the publication process has been compromised or other circumstances seriously undermine confidence in the article.

Correction and retraction notices will clearly identify the affected article, explain the reason for the action as appropriate, and link to the original publication. The original article will ordinarily remain accessible with a clear notice of its corrected or retracted status, preserving the transparency of publication records.

Post-Publication Discussion

Prestise recognizes that scholarly discussion may continue after an article has been published. Readers who identify substantial errors, methodological concerns, possible misconduct, or other matters affecting an article's reliability may contact the editorial office with supporting evidence.

The editor will assess the concern and may seek clarification from the authors, consult independent experts, or take other appropriate steps. Authors will generally be given a reasonable opportunity to respond to substantive criticism.

Where appropriate, the journal may publish a correction, response, commentary, expression of concern, or retraction notice. Post-publication concerns will be handled fairly, and the journal will seek to preserve a transparent and reliable scholarly record.

Intellectual Property and Copyright

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not infringe copyright, intellectual property rights, or other legal rights. Permission must be obtained for the use of third-party materials when required, and sources must be appropriately acknowledged.

Authors must provide accurate information about the originality and publication status of their work. The use of copyrighted figures, tables, images, instruments, or other materials must comply with applicable permission and attribution requirements.

The journal handles copyright and reuse matters in accordance with its published copyright and licensing policy.

Confidentiality and Data Integrity

All parties involved in the editorial process must protect confidential information obtained through manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial correspondence.

Authors must maintain the integrity of research data and retain supporting records where appropriate. When concerns arise about the validity or reproducibility of reported findings, the editor may request relevant data, documentation, or explanations, subject to applicable privacy, confidentiality, legal, and ethical restrictions.

Requests for data or supporting materials will be considered in light of the study's methods, ethical commitments, participant confidentiality, and applicable policies. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, selectively misrepresented, or manipulated to produce misleading findings.

Editorial Independence and Fair Treatment

Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, relevance to the journal's scope, research integrity, and the quality of the manuscript. Decisions must not be improperly influenced by personal relationships, institutional pressure, financial considerations, or the identities and backgrounds of authors.

Prestise aims to provide a fair and transparent publication process for authors, reviewers, and readers. Editorial staff and reviewers are expected to declare relevant competing interests and to withdraw from decisions when impartiality may reasonably be questioned.

Digital Preservation

Prestise recognizes the importance of preserving scholarly publications and maintaining access to the scholarly record over time, relying solely on the journal's official website for content archiving and digital preservation.

Policy Implementation and Review

The editor-in-chief and editorial team are responsible for implementing this policy and addressing ethical concerns that arise during submission, peer review, and after publication.

Where appropriate, Prestise will consult COPE guidance and seek advice from independent experts, relevant institutions, or other appropriate bodies. The journal may request explanations or supporting documentation from the parties concerned and will assess cases individually, taking into account the available evidence, the seriousness of the concern, and the need to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

This policy will be reviewed periodically to reflect developments in publication ethics, scholarly communication, and applicable regulations.

Reference to Ethical Guidance

This policy is informed by the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including:

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement