Publication Ethics

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 processs 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.