Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

JMS (Jurnal Manajemen Sinergi) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal, which implies ethical behavior is required from all parties involved in the publication process—including authors, editors-in-chief, the editorial board, peer reviewers, and the publisher (Khairun University - UNKHAIR).

Journal Publication Ethics Guidelines

The publication of articles in JMS, which are peer-reviewed, is an essential foundation for building a coherent and respected body of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Khairun University as the publisher of JMS (Jurnal Manajemen Sinergi) takes its duties of guardianship over all publishing stages seriously and recognizes its ethical and legal responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions. Moreover, the Management Study Program of Khairun University and the Editorial Board will assist communication with other journals and/or publishers if useful and necessary.

Publication Decision

 

The editor of JMS is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must guide such decisions. Editors may be guided by the journal’s editorial board policies and are constrained by legal requirements such as libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fairness and Non-Discrimination

An editor must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

The editorial team 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Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.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

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the manuscript through editorial communication.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the manuscript or knows that timely review will be impossible should notify the editor immediately.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

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

Acknowledgment 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 been previously reported should be accompanied by a relevant citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they are personally aware of.

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 Standards

Authors of original research reports 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. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Authors must also comply with the requirements of originality, non-plagiarism, and prior unpublished status in other journals or publications.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data (both quantitative and qualitative) in connection with their manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest in their manuscript that could be interpreted 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.