Publication Ethics

The statement of the scientific publication code of ethics is the ethical basis used by every subject who decides to follow the scientific journal publication process, consisting of: Managers, Editors, Bestary Partners, and Authors. In accordance with the code of ethics based on the Head of LIPI Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, which emphasizes the importance of neutrality, then free from various interests outside of an objective scientific basis.
This scientific publication ethics is translated and adopted by JMIAP based on the publication ethics policy of Elsevier, which describes the following ethical standards:

ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR THE EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Determine the journal name, scientific scope, periodicity, and accreditation if required.
Determine editor membership.
Define the relationship between publishers, editors, reviewers, and other parties.
Respect confidential matters, both for contributing researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
Implement norms and provisions regarding intellectual property rights, especially copyright.
Review journal policies and communicate them to authors, editors, bestary partners, and readers.
Establish code of conduct guidelines for editors and bestarial partners.
Regularly publish in journals.
Ensure the availability of funding sources for the sustainability of journal publishing.
Building cooperation and marketing networks.
Improving the quality of the journal.
Prepare licenses and other legal aspects.
The Editor in Chief's decision is final based on the submitted article.

ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR EDITORS:
Publication Decision: The editor of PARAGUNA Journal is responsible for publishing and deciding which articles to publish from the articles received. This decision is based on the validation of the article as well as the contribution of the article to researchers and readers.
In carrying out their duties, Editors are guided by the policies of the editorial board and are subject to legal provisions that need to be enforced such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
Editors can discuss with reviewers or other editors in making these decisions.
Objective Assessment.
The editor evaluates a manuscript based on its intellectual content without discrimination in religion, ethnicity, tribe, gender, nation, and others.
Editors and editorial staff are not allowed to disclose any information about accepted manuscripts to anyone other than authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the editorial board.

Conflict of Interest.
Subjects submitted to PARAGUNA Journal that have not been published may not be used for the editors' personal research without express written permission from the author.
Information or ideas obtained through blind review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
The editor should decline to review a manuscript if the editor has a conflict of interest due to a competitive, collaborative, or other relationship with the author, company, or institution to which the manuscript relates.

Cooperation in Investigation.
Editors must take responsive steps if there are ethics-related complaints on accepted manuscripts or published articles.
The editor can contact the author of the manuscript and give consideration to the complaint.
Editors may also communicate further to the relevant research institutions or agencies.
When the complaint has been resolved, matters such as publication of corrections, retractions, statements of concern, or other records, should be considered.

ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR REVIEWERS:
Contribution to Editor's Decision.
Blind peer review by reviewers helps editors make decisions and can help authors improve their writing through editorial communication between reviewers and authors. Peer review is an important component of formal scholarly communication and the scientific approach.

Timeliness.
If the assigned reviewer feels unqualified to review a manuscript or knows that it is impossible to review it in a timely manner, the assigned reviewer should inform the editor immediately.
Any manuscript that has been accepted for review should be treated as a confidential document. It should not be shown to or discussed with anyone else unless authorized by the editor.
The review should be done objectively.
Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Completeness and Authenticity of References.
Reviewers should identify published works that have not been cited by the authors.
A statement of previously published observations or arguments must be accompanied by relevant citations.
Reviewers should notify the editor of any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under review and other published papers, to the best of the reviewer's knowledge.

Conflict of Interest.
Unpublished article material may not be used in the reviewer's personal research without express written permission from the author.
Information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
Reviewers should decline to review a manuscript if the reviewer has a conflict of interest, due to a competitive, collaborative, or other relationship with the author, company, or institution associated with the work.

ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR AUTHORS:
Writing Standards.
Authors should present an accurate paper/article on the research conducted and present an objective discussion on the significance of the research.
Research data should be accurately presented in the article.
An article should be sufficiently detailed with sufficient references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraud or inaccurate presentation of a paper is unethical and unacceptable behavior.

Research Data Access.
Authors may be asked to provide raw data for papers to be reviewed and should be able to provide public access to such data where possible, and should be able to retain such data for a reasonable period of time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism.
Plagiarism in all forms is unethical behavior in the publication of scientific work and is not acceptable.
Authors should ensure that all work presented is original, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, they should cite them appropriately.
There are various forms of plagiarism, such as recognizing someone else's writing as one's own, copying or rewriting substantial parts of someone else's work without mentioning the source, and claiming the results of research conducted by others.
Self-Plagiarism or biblical plagiarism is a form of plagiarism.
Oto plagiarism is quoting results or sentences from one's own published work without mentioning the source.
In the practice of this section, Jurnal PARAGUNA uses similarity detection software in the form of Turnitin.

Writing Submission Requirements.
Authors may not publish the same manuscript in more than one journal.

Inclusion of Reference Sources.
Proper acknowledgment of others' work should always be done.
Authors should mention publications that were influential in the preparation of their work.
Information obtained privately, such as in conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties, should not be used or reported without the permission of the source of the information.

Authorship
The author is the person who has made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the article.
All those who have made significant contributions are listed as co-authors.
Correspondence authors should ensure that all co-authors are included in the manuscript, and that all co-authors have read and approved the final version of the work and have consented to submission of the manuscript for publication.

ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS:
The Website Administrator is the person responsible for managing the PARAGUNA journal website. Specifically, the scope of duties of the Website Administrator is as follows:
Setting up the journal website;
Configure system options and manage user accounts;
Conduct registration for editors, reviewers, and authors;
Manage journal features;
View report statistics; and
Upload/publish papers that have been accepted.