Publication Ethics

This Publication Ethics is a statement of the code of ethics of all parties involved in the publication process of the Journal Veritas et Justitia, namely the chairman and members of editors, peer reviewers, and article authors. This ethical guideline is made so that the publication of articles in the Journal of Veritas et Justitia is carried out in an ethical (good and appropriate) and responsible manner, and complies with applicable legal norms. Based on the Regulation of the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, publication ethics in essence upholds three ethical values in publications, namely:

Neutrality, that is, free from conflicts of interest in the management of publications;

Justice, i.e. granting authorship rights to those who are entitled as authors/writers; and

Honesty, which is free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism in publications.

Therefore, all parties involved in the publication process of the Journal of Veritas et Justitia must adhere to the ethics of this publication according to their respective roles.

Author

  1. The author submits an original manuscript, not a copy.
  2. The author must maintain the truth, benefits, and meaning of the information conveyed through the submitted manuscript so that it is not misleading.
  3. The author must uphold the rights, opinions, or findings of others. Therefore, reference or review of the rights, opinions, or findings of others relating to the manuscript of the article created needs to be carried out and must mention the source of the information.
  4. The author must be fully aware not to commit scientific violations, be it fabrication (creating fictitious data), falsification (changing the data as desired), and plagiarism (taking other people's words or sentences, or texts without providing references to their citations) including self-plagiarism (duplicating the publication of one's own work or taking a portion of one's own published work without providing a citation reference).
  5. The author must convey the information in the manuscript using the standard language method.
  6. The author must ensure the names of the persons included as writers in the event that more than one author is a person who has contributed to the writing of the script.
  7. Authors should pay attention to the journal's policies and publication ethics, as well as follow the writing guidelines of the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  8. The author does not submit manuscripts sent to the Journal Veritas et Justitia to other publication media, except after a decision has been made to return the manuscript to the author.
  9. Authors are collectively responsible for their articles. Therefore, authors should carefully examine the submitted manuscript at each stage and part of it to ensure the methods, analyses, and findings are accurately reported.
  10. The author improves the manuscript of the article according to the advice of peer reviewers and editors.
  11. The author must notify the editor immediately if it finds errors in a submitted, received, or published manuscript.

Chief Editor

  1. The editor-in-chief shall process the incoming manuscript and notify the author of the correspondence in the ongoing stages.
  2. The editor-in-chief assesses the initial eligibility of the manuscript to continue or not in the editing process based on journal policy, publication ethics, and writing instructions for the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  3. The editor-in-chief distributes the edits to the members of the editorial board taking into account the scientific field and the burden of performance.
  4. The editor-in-chief selects, appoints, and appoints peer reviewers based on their expertise.
  5. The editor-in-chief decides the feasibility of publishing the manuscript based on the records of the peer reviewer.
  6. The editor-in-chief should avoid conflicts of interest in processing the manuscript of the article due to gender, ethnicity, religion, race, and class identity.
  7. The editor-in-chief guarantees the confidentiality of the manuscript of the article at the time of editing except for academic or scientific purposes, and does not abuse it for personal gain.
  8. The editor-in-chief is responsible for the publication process of the Journal Veritas et Justitia.

Board of Editors

  1. Editors correct and assess manuscripts so that they are worthy of a review of their substance by peer reviewers based on journal policies, publication ethics, and writing instructions for the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  2. Editors correct manuscripts by paying attention to scientific and standard writing methods.
  3. Editors ensure that citations and reference writing are in accordance with the style of the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  4. Editors should avoid conflicts of interest in correcting article manuscripts due to gender, ethnicity, religion, race, and class identity.
  5. The editor guarantees the confidentiality of the manuscript of the article at the time of editing except for academic or scientific purposes, and does not misuse it for personal gain.

Peer Reviewers

  1. Peer reviewers examine the manuscript of the article and provide comments on its content based on journal policies, publication ethics, and writing instructions for the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  2. The peer reviewer assesses the possibility of publication of the manuscript of the article being examined (accepted, accepted with minor revision, accepted with major revision, or rejected) based on journal policy, publication ethics, and writing instructions of the Veritas et Justitia Journal.
  3. Peer reviewers should avoid conflicts of interest in examining and assessing article manuscripts due to gender, ethnicity, religion, race, and class identity.
  4. The peer reviewer guarantees the confidentiality of the article manuscript at the time of review except for academic or scientific purposes, and does not abuse it for personal gain.