About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Sociology Department at Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. The objective of the journal is to promote the sharing of knowledge and understanding of social development issues.

Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial publishes regular research papers, reviews, communications, and reports on social development topics. In addition, the journal accepts comprehensive book reviews by distinguished authors and discussions of significant venues for the publication of scholarly work in social development studies.

Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial aims to serve the interests of a wide range of readers, from academics to policy-makers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the study of social development. It encourages contributions from scholars, researchers, and experts from various disciplines, particularly those in the fields of sociology, anthropology, political science, law, education, psychology, and religion.

Subject Areas

Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial promotes interdisciplinary approaches to social development and invites contributions from scholars in various fields, notably:

  • Social development theory
  • Sociology of development
  • Psychology of social change
  • Politics and social policy
  • Education and development
  • Law and social justice
  • Anthropology and culture
  • Religious perspectives on social development
  • Role of religion in social change
  • Social ethics
  • Social welfare and justice
  • Social development and technology
  • Sociology of gender and family
  • Community development
  • Urban and rural development
  • Environmental and sustainable development

Peer Review Process

Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial maintains a stringent peer review procedure to guarantee the excellence and validity of its published research. This process is a double-blind review, ensuring anonymity for both authors and reviewers. Experts within the appropriate fields undertake the review, judging submissions on their scientific significance, innovation, and relevance to the journal's aims.

  1. Preliminary Assessment: The editorial team examines each manuscript to verify if it aligns with the journal's focus and meets publication standards. Manuscripts failing to meet these criteria or showing more than 20% similarity to existing works are immediately rejected. The team also checks for proper formatting and citation style per the author's guidelines. Non-compliant manuscripts are returned for correction and resubmission. Successfully vetted manuscripts proceed to the peer review stage.
  2. Selection of Reviewers: The editorial board identifies at least two independent reviewers knowledgeable in the manuscript's subject area and experienced in the relevant research. Reviewers and authors remain unaware of each other's identity. The editorial board ensures reviewers are from different institutions than the authors, considering their scientific expertise and any potential conflicts of interest before extending an invitation to review. The goal is to appoint reviewers within four weeks.
  3. Evaluation Process: Reviewers assess the manuscript's scientific rigor, originality, validity, and pertinence to the field, typically within two weeks. They offer detailed feedback for the authors to refine the manuscript, suggesting acceptance, revisions, or rejection.
  4. Editorial Decision: The decision to accept, reject, or request revisions is made by the editor-in-chief based on reviewer feedback and compliance with publication standards. If reviewer opinions vary significantly, an additional reviewer may be consulted. The editor's decision and anonymous reviewer comments are communicated to the authors. The goal is to issue the first decision within a month and to publish accepted manuscripts within 4 to 8 weeks of acceptance.
  5. Revision Stage: Authors of manuscripts needing revisions must incorporate the suggested changes and submit the revised version, highlighting the alterations and including a letter addressing the feedback. Deadlines for revisions are two weeks for minor changes and four weeks for major changes. Manuscripts with major revisions are re-evaluated by the original reviewers to confirm the effectiveness of the revisions.
  6. Final Steps to Publication: Accepted manuscripts must be submitted in their final form for copyediting and formatting before publication.

Through this rigorous peer review process, Temali: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial ensures the publication of research that meets the highest scholarly integrity and quality standards.

Publication Frequency

TEMALI  publishes two times in a year i.e. January and July.

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.

This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with The Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Publication Ethic

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is, therefore, important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editors, the peer reviewers, and the publisher.

TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in the field of gender studies. TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial is committed to the ethical standards set for all entities involved in the publication of articles.

DUTIES OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, MANAGING EDITOR, AND EDITORS

Liabilities

TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial has an editorial team consisting of an editor-in-chief, a managing editor, and a board of editors. They are all required to be accountable and responsible for publishing articles in TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial. The editorial team is led by the editor-in-chief. The duties and responsibilities of the editors are as follows:

  • The Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor accept articles submitted by authors to TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial.
  • Articles submitted by authors to TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial are distributed by the Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor to the editors in the Board of Editors for conducting the first review process (initial review). Distribution of the articles is well-regulated by the Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor to ensure that the workload is fairly distributed among all editors.
  • The review process for TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial uses a double-blind peer-review system, performed using the Referee's Appraisal Form.
  • The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for determining the deadline for receipt of articles that are ready for publication.
  • The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for implementing and leading the editorial board meeting. Editorial board meetings are conducted at least once per issue to finalize the content for publication. If the Editor-in-Chief is absent, they may assign the Managing Editor or one of the editors to fulfill the duties.

Justice

A decision to publish an article is done through the mechanism of peer-review process stated above, and it is taken into account based on the quality of article. The decision was taken without considering the religion, ethnic origin, nationality, race or gender of the author.

Confidentiality

The confidentiality of the article before publication must be maintained as much as possible. The TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial editors cannot release any information about the article to anyone except the author of the article. Information in a text can only be released to other TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial editors with the knowledge and consent of the Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Articles and materials related to the article that are not accepted for publication in TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial must be returned to the authors and cannot be used by the TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial editors for any reason. To avoid conflicts of interest, decisions regarding the publication of articles should be fair and based on the peer-review process.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Evaluation Reviewers become the main reference for the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions. Evaluation results from the reviewers are really intended to help the author to improve the quality of the article.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process

Confidentiality

Each article is accepted by the reviewer must be strictly confidential. Article and peer-reviewed results should not be submitted directly to the author, or communicated to other than the author, but it must be submitted to the editor in charge, Editor-in-Chief or the Managing Editor.

Standards of Objectivity

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

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 had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

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 or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers

DUTIES OF AUTHORS

Reporting Standard

Authors must submit the original manuscript, not previously published in any form, and should not submit the same article to other journals until the publisher provides a response regarding the feasibility of the manuscript. Authors should provide accurate and reliable data. Authors must properly cite sources, considering both written publications and personal interviews. Authors who are found to have made significant errors in their published works are required to inform the publisher or editor and assist with the withdrawal or correction of the manuscript. Authors should follow the TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial guidelines when preparing the article for submission.

Originality, plagiarism and acknowledgement of sources

Authors should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere - fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. To ensure it, the authors need to check the originality of article using plagiarism checker before submission. The article will be rejected if there is plagiarism on the article. Any information from references used in the article should be honestly and accurately cited in the article.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Ethics

Authors should only submit papers only on work that has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and that complies with all relevant legislation.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

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 those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Multiple submissions, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

Authors should submit their article to TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial. If the article is not accepted for publication in TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial as a result of the peer-review process and is officially reported by the Editor-in-Chief or the Managing Editor, the authors may submit it to another journal. The article will be rejected if it contains plagiarism or if it has been submitted to multiple journals simultaneously.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper

DUTIES OF PUBLISHER

The Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, as the publisher of TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial, encourages the editors and all stakeholders involved in the publication process to adhere to the ethics and code of conduct for all parties. The publisher defines the relationship between the publisher, editor, and other parties in a contract, respects privacy, protects intellectual property and copyright, and fosters editorial independence.

The publisher works with the journal editors to set appropriate journal policies and aims to meet those policies, particularly with respect to: editorial independence, research ethics, including confidentiality, consent, and the special requirements for research, authorship, transparency, and integrity.

The publisher collaborates with journal editors to communicate journal policies in general and periodically review these policies. The publisher is responsible for investigating suspected research and publication misconduct and, where possible, facilitating the resolution of these cases. The publisher also makes and publishes corrections, clarifications, and retractions, and ensures that content is published on a timely basis.

Author Fees

This journal applies the following fees for authors:

  • Article Submission Fee: Free (IDR 0.00)
    Authors do not need to pay any fees when submitting their articles. The submission and peer review process are entirely free of charge.

  • Article Publication Fee: IDR 0.00
    If an article is accepted for publication, Indonesian authors are required to pay a publication fee of IDR 0.00 to cover publication costs. In return, they will receive a printed copy of the journal.

    However, authors from outside Indonesia are exempt from this fee and will not receive a printed copy of the journal.

Screening Plagiarism

TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial editorial board recognises that plagiarism is not acceptable and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) upon identification of plagiarism/similarities in articles submitted for publication in TEMALI: Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial will use Turnitin's originality checking software as the tool in detecting similarities of texts in article manuscripts and the final version of articles ready for publication. A maximum of 20% of similarities is allowed for the submitted papers. Should we find more than 20% of the similarity index, the article will be returned to the author for correction and resubmission.

Level of Plagiarism:

  • Minor: A short section of another article is plagiarised without any significant data or idea taken from the other paper. Action: A warning is given to the authors and a request to change the text and properly cite the original article is made
  • Intermediate: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarised without proper citation to the original paper
    Action: The submitted article is rejected and the authors are forbidden to submit further articles for one year
  • Severe: A significant portion of a paper is plagiarised that involves reproducing original results or ideas presented in another publication. Action: The paper is rejected and the authors are forbidden to submit further articles for five years.

It is understood that all authors are responsible for the content of their submitted paper as they all read and understand Copyright Notice. If a penalty is imposed for plagiarism, all authors will be subject to the same penalty.

Journal History

This journal was initiated by the Sociology Department of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung in collaboration with Puskaji FISIP in 2018 as a form of academic responsibility and service in the field of Sociology. The journal then partnered with the Indonesian Sociological Association (ISI) in 2019 and Asosiasi Program Studi Sosiologi Indonesia (APSSI) in 2023.

In 2022, TEMALI Journal received SINTA 3 accreditation.

In July 2024, the journal underwent a rebranding, including a change of logo, header, and cover, as a part of its visual rejuvenation.

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