Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Focus and Scope Psympathic : Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi (Scientific Journal of Psychology) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research articles and reviews in the fields of social psychology and educational psychology. The journal is committed to advancing psychological studies by providing a platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to publish their findings and share insights with the broader scientific community.

Psympathic welcomes submissions from various disciplines related to social and educational psychology, both from national and international contributors, covering topics including:

Social Psychology
- Group dynamics and interpersonal relationships
- Prosocial behavior and empathy
- Social and cultural identity
- Prejudice, discrimination, and social inclusion
- Social influence and leadership
- Political psychology and public opinion
- Psychological well-being in social contexts
- Development of psychological measurement in social contexts

Educational Psychology
- Learning processes and cognitive development
- Academic motivation and self-regulation
- Innovations in teaching methods and assessment
- The role of social environments in education
- Character education and student well-being
- Psychological interventions in educational settings
- Technology in learning and inclusive education
- Development of psychological measurement in educational contexts

We invite researchers and scholars to submit manuscripts based on empirical research or conceptual studies that contribute to the development of social and educational psychology and related fields.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Peer Review Process

All submissions to Psympathic undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality and validity of the published research. The journal operates a double-blind peer review process, meaning that the authors and the reviewers are anonymous. The review process is carried out by experts in the relevant fields of study, who evaluate the submitted manuscripts based on their scientific merit, originality, and relevance to the journal's scope.

1. Article Submission
Authors are required to submit their manuscripts through the online submission system provided by the journal. The manuscript will undergo an initial review by the editorial team to ensure that it aligns with the journal's scope and submission guidelines.

2. Initial Editorial Review
Upon submission, the journal editor will conduct an initial evaluation to assess the manuscript’s alignment with the journal's topics, writing quality, and adherence to the submission guidelines. If the manuscript meets the established criteria, it will proceed to the peer review stage.

3. Reviewer Selection
The editor will select three or more reviewers who possess relevant expertise in the field related to the submitted article. Reviewers are independent experts who are not involved in the research presented in the manuscript.

4. Reviewer Evaluation
Reviewers will evaluate the manuscript based on several criteria, including:

Scientific Quality: Originality, contribution to existing knowledge, research methodology, and the validity and reliability of the research findings.
Structure and Presentation: Adherence to the journal's submission guidelines, clarity of presentation, and overall organization of the article.
Relevance and Significance: The relevance and potential impact of the research on the respective field of study.
Weaknesses or Potential Improvements: Suggestions for improvements, clarifications, or additions that could strengthen the article.

5. Feedback and Editorial Decision
After the review process is completed, reviewers will provide feedback in the form of comments and recommendations, which will be communicated to the authors. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the provided feedback. The editor will then make a decision based on the review results: accepted, accepted with minor revisions, accepted with major revisions, or rejected.

6. Author Revisions
Authors must address all comments and revisions provided by the reviewers and editors. If any part of the feedback is unclear, authors may communicate with the editor for further clarification.

7. Acceptance and Publication
Once the revisions are made and the manuscript is approved by the editor, it will proceed to the next stage for publication in the appropriate journal issue. Accepted articles will undergo final editing and formatting before being published.

 

Publication Frequency

Psympathic: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi publish 2 times a year (June & December), contain research articles, conceptual review, and innovation in psychology.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

Publication Ethics

All parties involved in the publishing process or publication of the Psympathic Journal, i.e., Manager, Editor, Reviewer, or Author should understand and adhere to the norms or ethics of scientific publications. This requirement is based on the Head of LIPI Regulation no. 5 of 2014 on the Code of Scientific Publication. Basically, scientific papers for publication should consider the ethical values of publication: (i) Neutrality (free from conflicts of interest in the management of publications); (ii) Justice (respect the authorship rights); and (iii) Honesty (free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P) in publication).

Description:

A. Duplication is publishing the same article in more than one publisher without updating content, data, and/or citing previous publications;

B. Fabrication is producing fake data;

C. Falsification is altering the data with the intent to conform to the researcher's wishes through the manipulation of research material, or research process, alter or exclude certain data or results in such a way that the research is not presented accurately;

D. Plagiarism is misusing ideas, thoughts, processes, objects, and results of the research, in the form of data or words/phrases, including research materials, research plans, and manuscripts without listing the source as an appreciation of pre-existing scientific work.

Duties and Responsibilities of Journal Manager

  1. Determine the name of the journal, scope of science, publication frequency, and submission of accreditation if necessary.
  2. Determine the membership of the editorial board.
  3. Respect confidential issues for the researchers, writers, editors, and reviewers.
  4. Review the journal policy and share it to the authors, editorial boards, reviewers, and readers.
  5. Identify published manuscripts in other scientific journals, to avoid duplicate publications.
  6. Provide guidance to the editors and reviewers.
  7. Publish the journal regularly.
  8. Ensure the availability of funding to maintain journal publication.
  9. Build networking and marketing for partnership.
  10. Prepare the license and other legality aspects.

Duties and Responsibilities of Editor

  1. Select articles to fit the readers' needs,
  2. Improve the quality of publications continually,
  3. Implement procedures to ensure the quality of published articles,
  4. Prioritize the freedom of opinion objectively,
  5. Maintain the integrity of the author's academic record,
  6. Deliver corrections, clarifications, withdrawals and apologies as needed,
  7. Responsible for the style and format of article writing, while the contents and all statements in the article are the responsibility of the author,
  8. Actively soliciting the opinions of authors, readers, reviewers, and members of the editorial board to improve the quality of publications,
  9. Remind the researchers about the ethical publications,
  10. Evaluate the impact of publication policy on the authors and partners to improve responsibility and minimize errors,
  11. Have an open-minded viewpoint to the new or contrary opinions,
  12. Avoid non-objective decision by not relying on self, authors, or third party opinions,
  13. Encourage authors to make improvements to the article before it published.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

  1. Receive the assignment from the editor to review the article and submit the review to the editor, to determine the feasibility of an article to be published.
  2. Reviewer shall not review the articles related to him or her, either directly or indirectly.
  3. Maintain the author's privacy by not disseminating the results of corrections, suggestions, and recommendations.
  4. Encourage the authors to make improvements to the article.
  5. Review the revised article as requested by the editor.
  6. Provide constructive feedback on articles received with improvement.
  7. Before accepting/rejecting the article, consider whether the article is in line with the field of knowledge/expertise of the reviewer, and whether they can finish the reviewing tasks.
  8. The results of the review will contribute to the decision of editorial board whether the article deserves to be published or not.
  9. Provide comments and special notes on each section in the article.
  10. In making recommendations of the review results, the reviewer need to explain in detail their reasons and judgments in deciding whether the articles are accepted, rejected or revised.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

  1. Ensure that the author(s) meets the criteria as follows: (a) have a significant contribution to the planning, compilation, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data; (b) contribute significantly to the preparation, revision and finalization of the articles; and (c) be responsible for the accuracy and integrity of scientific writing.
  2. Submit the manuscript of the article in accordance with the guideline or template provided.
  3. Use the reference manager application.
  4. Ensure consistency of author’s identities and the number of authors who are registered in the submission process and those listed on the article.
  5. Include the institution's email address in the identity section.
  6. Explain the limitations of the study.
  7. Respond to comments made by the reviewer professionally and on time.
  8. Inform the editor in case the author wants to retrieve the submitted article submission.
  9. Declare the origin of the resources (including funding), either directly or indirectly.

 

Screening Plagiarism

To avoid Plagiarism, every submitted manuscript will be screened by Turnitin



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