Publication Ethics

 

The Indonesian Journal of Education and Mathematical Science (IJEMS) follows the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE-) in all matters relating to publication ethics, particularly in research and publication error protocols. IJEMS adapts COPE to meet high ethical standards aimed at editors, writers, and peer review. The publisher has no right to interfere with the integrity of the content of the article and is only responsible for periodic and proper time publication.

For Editor

  1. The Editor is responsible for every manuscript published in the Indonesian Journal of Education and Mathematical Science (IJEMS).
  2. The Editor must ensure that the author follows the writing procedures in the Indonesian Journal of Education and Mathematical Science (IJEMS).
  3. The Editor can communicate with the Journal Manager, other Editors, and Peer Review in making the Final Decision.
  4. The Editor must provide an objective evaluation of the manuscript without considering the aspects of citizenship, ethnicity, political affiliation, ethnic group, nation, religion, gender, seniority, or the author's institutional affiliation.
  5. Editors must decline assignments when there is a potential conflict of interest
  6. Editors must ensure that manuscripts sent to peer reviewers do not contain information about the author, and vice versa.
  7. The editor's decision must be submitted to the author accompanied by the reviewer's response, except for comments that are personal or defamatory.
  8. Editors should respect requests from authors who refuse the individuals to evaluate their manuscripts as long as the reasons are acceptable.
  9. If the Editor finds or suspects a violation in writing and authorship conflicts, editors can follow the guidelines in the COPE flowchart in dealing with authorship conflicts.
  10. Editors and all staff must ensure the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts.

For Peer Review

  1. Peer reviews are asked to provide possible comments on research manuscripts if they suspect finding errors in writing procedures, publication ethics, and publishing.
  2. Peer reviews are expected to complete the work at a specified time and provide information to the Editor if they are unable to meet the specified deadline.
  3. Peer reviews must be able to keep the author's manuscript confidential.
  4. Peer reviews may not accept manuscripts for evaluation if there is a potential conflict of interest or competitive, collaborative, or other relationship with the author, company, or any institution.
  5. Peer reviews must ask the Editor for consideration/attention to the similarities in substance or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers with the same author.
  6. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

For Author

  1. The author must be able to ensure that the manuscript has never been published before or has never transferred the rights of the article to another party.
  2. The author ensures the authenticity of the manuscript of the work and follows the rules of citation in accordance with the appropriate reference format.
  3. The author may not engage in plagiarism or auto plagiarism.
  4. The author must follow the procedures/rules for writing the IJEMS that have been determined
  5. The author does not submit manuscripts simultaneously with the same topic and title to other journals.
  6. The author must be able to provide information and make details of related research data if the editor finds any suspicion of doubt or forgery, or plagiarism in the manuscript.
  7. If an author finds an error or inaccuracy that affects the submitted manuscript, the author must immediately notify the Editor or Journal manager to immediately withdraw the article and correct the manuscript.
  8. Authors are not allowed to withdraw articles that are being reviewed by the reviewer before being returned by the reviewer to the editor.