Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics
Ethical principles and responsibilities for editors, reviewers, authors, and all parties involved in the scholarly publishing process.
Statement of Publication Ethics
This is the statement of ethics for JPK (Jurnal Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan), published by the Pancasila and Civics Education Department and sponsored by the Institute for Research and Community Service of Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo (LPPM - UMP). This statement is adapted from the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and covers the code of ethics for the chief editor, editorial board members, reviewers, and authors.
Articles published in JPK are an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge in civic education. They directly reflect the quality of the authors and their institutions. It is therefore important to establish standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in scholarly publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the scholarly community.
The editors of JPK are committed to ensuring that all procedures facilitate objective and intellectual assessment. Editors and reviewers evaluate manuscripts without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or particular political and group interests. Software is used to screen articles for plagiarism.
Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal such as JPK 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 behaviour for all parties involved in publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the scholarly community.
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, as the publisher of JPK, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and recognises its ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue have no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.
Duties of Editors
Publication Decisions
The editor of JPK is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work and its importance to researchers and readers must guide these decisions. Editors may be guided by the journal's editorial policies and constrained by applicable legal requirements concerning libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult other editors or reviewers when making these decisions.
Fair Play
Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the authors' political philosophy.
Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
Peer reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions. Through editorial communication with authors, reviewers may also help authors improve their manuscripts.
Promptness
Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that a prompt review will be impossible, should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support them with 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 has previously been reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and other published work 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 arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Duties of Authors
Reporting Standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data related to a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases, where practicable. Authors should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If they have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
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. Those who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors, and no inappropriate co-authors, are included; that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper; and that they have agreed to its submission for publication.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscripts any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their 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.
