Publication Ethics

The ethical principles of publication in PRODUKTIF: Jurnal Kepegawaian dan Organisasi (JKO) refer to The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including:
1. Allegations of misconduct
2. Authorship and contributorship
3. Complaints and appeals
4. Conflicts of interest
5. Data and reproducibility
6. Ethical oversight
7. Intellectual property
8. Journal management
9. Peer review processes
10. Post-publication discussions

Simply put, publication ethics emphasizes three aspects, namely:
1. Neutrality, which is freedom from conflicts of interest in publication management
2. Fairness, which involves granting authorship rights to those entitled as authors
3. Honesty, which is freedom from plagiarism in publication.

Author's Ethics
Authors must adhere to the following ethical guidelines:

  1. Reporting; writers must provide information about the process and results of their research to the editorial board honestly, clearly, and comprehensively, while also securely storing their research data.
  2. Originality and plagiarism; writers must ensure that the manuscript submitted to the editorial board is original, written by themselves, originating from their own ideas and thoughts, and not plagiarizing the written work or ideas of others. Writers are strictly prohibited from misattributing cited reference sources to another person's name.
  3. Submission duplication; writers must inform that the manuscript submitted to the editorial board has not been previously submitted to other journal publishers/publications. If "redundancy" in submitting manuscripts to other publishers is found, the editorial board will reject the manuscript submitted by the writer.
  4. Author status; writers must inform the editorial board that they possess competence or qualifications in a specific field corresponding to the field of publication, namely librarianship. The writer submitting the manuscript to the editorial board is the first author (co-author), so if any issues arise during the publication process, they can be promptly resolved.
  5. Manuscript writing errors; writers must immediately inform the editorial board if errors are found in the manuscript writing, including review or editing results. Writing errors include the spelling of names, affiliations/institutions, quotations, and other writings that may diminish the meaning and substance of the manuscript. If this occurs, the writer must promptly propose corrections to the manuscript.
  6. Conflicts of interest disclosure; writers must understand the aforementioned ethics of scientific publication to avoid conflicts of interest with others, ensuring that the manuscript can be processed smoothly and safely.

Editor's Ethics
Editors must comply with the following ethical provisions:

  1. Publication decisions; editors must ensure that the manuscript review process is thorough, transparent, objective, fair, and wise. This serves as the basis for editors to decide on a manuscript, whether to reject or accept it. In this regard, the editorial board functions as the manuscript selection team.
  2. Publication information; editors must ensure that manuscript writing guidelines for writers and other stakeholders are accessible and clearly readable, both in print and electronic versions.
  3. Allocation of peer-review manuscripts; editors must ensure the assignment of reviewers and manuscript materials for review, as well as clearly inform reviewers of the terms and processes of manuscript review.
  4. Objectivity and neutrality; editors must be objective, neutral, and honest in editing manuscripts, without discriminating based on gender, business interests, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, or nationality of the authors.
  5. Confidentiality; editors must safeguard all information, especially those related to the privacy of authors and the distribution of their manuscripts.
  6. Conflicts of interest disclosure; editors must understand the aforementioned ethics of scientific publication to avoid conflicts of interest with others, ensuring that the manuscript publication process proceeds smoothly and securely.

Reviewer Ethics
Reviewers must comply with the following ethical requirements:

  1. Objectivity and neutrality; reviewers must be honest, objective, unbiased, independent, and only advocate for scientific truth. The manuscript review process is conducted professionally without discriminating based on gender, business interests, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, or nationality of the authors.
  2. Clarity of reference sources; reviewers must ensure that the manuscript's reference/citation sources are appropriate and credible (accountable). If errors or deviations are found in the writing of reference sources/citations, the reviewer must promptly inform the editorial board for correction by the author according to the reviewer's notes.
  3. Effectiveness of peer review; reviewers must respond to manuscripts submitted by the editorial board and work within the set manuscript review time (peer review) (maximum 2 weeks). If additional time is needed for manuscript review, it must be promptly reported (confirmed) to the editorial secretariat.
  4. Conflicts of interest disclosure; reviewers must understand the aforementioned ethics of scientific publication to avoid conflicts of interest with others, ensuring that the manuscript publication process proceeds smoothly and securely.

Publisher Ethics
Publishers must adhere to the following ethical principles:

  1. Decision-making; journal management/editorial boards must articulate the organization's mission and objectives, especially regarding policy formulation and journal publication decisions without any particular interest.
  2. Freedom; journal management must provide freedom to reviewers and editors to create a comfortable working environment and respect the privacy of authors.
  3. Assurance and promotion; journal management must guarantee and protect intellectual property rights (copyright) and be transparent in managing funds received from third parties. Additionally, journal management must publish and promote published works to the public by ensuring the usefulness of the manuscripts.
  4. Conflicts of interest disclosure; journal management must understand the aforementioned ethics of scientific publication to avoid conflicts of interest with others, ensuring that the manuscript publication process proceeds smoothly and securely.