Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) is a peer-reviewed academic journal committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity. This policy outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and the publisher, CV. Dharma Samakta Edukhatulistiwa.
JSCE follows generally accepted principles of responsible scholarly publishing and is informed by the guidelines and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The publication of research in JSCE contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge related to sustainability, contextual learning, community engagement, and sustainable development. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to act with honesty, fairness, transparency, and respect for scholarly integrity.
The publisher and editorial team are committed to maintaining editorial independence. Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, relevance, originality, methodological rigor, and contribution of manuscripts and are not influenced by commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, or other inappropriate considerations.
Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship practices, duplicate or redundant publication, manipulation of peer review, and other serious violations of research or publication ethics.
When an allegation of misconduct is raised concerning a submitted or published manuscript, the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will assess the matter seriously, fairly, and confidentially.
The initial assessment will determine whether the allegation is sufficiently credible and whether it falls within the journal's responsibility. The journal may request an explanation or supporting information from the corresponding author and may seek additional expert advice where necessary.
If misconduct is identified before publication, the manuscript may be rejected. If serious ethical problems are identified after publication, JSCE may take appropriate action to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, including issuing a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
Where the matter requires investigation beyond the journal's authority, JSCE may contact the authors' affiliated institutions or other relevant organizations.
The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for editorial decisions regarding manuscripts submitted to JSCE. Decisions are based on the manuscript's scholarly merit, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's scope, clarity, and potential contribution to the field.
The Editor-in-Chief may consult members of the Editorial Board and peer reviewers when making editorial decisions. Editorial decisions are also guided by the journal's policies, publication ethics principles, and applicable legal requirements.
Possible editorial decisions include:
JSCE provides a mechanism for authors and other relevant parties to raise complaints or appeals concerning editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, conflicts of interest, or other aspects of journal management.
Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the editorial office with sufficient information and supporting evidence where applicable. The journal will assess each case fairly, objectively, and confidentially.
Where appropriate, JSCE will consider relevant publication ethics guidance when handling complaints and appeals.
JSCE welcomes responsible scholarly discussion after publication. Authors, readers, and researchers may raise substantive concerns regarding published articles through the editorial office.
When necessary, the journal may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal when significant errors, inaccuracies, or ethical concerns are identified after publication.
Editors evaluate manuscripts based on their academic merit, intellectual content, methodological quality, relevance to the journal, and potential scholarly contribution.
Editorial decisions are made without discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy.
Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and information obtained during the editorial and peer-review process.
Information concerning a manuscript may only be shared with individuals directly involved in the editorial process, including the authors, reviewers, editorial advisers, and publisher, as appropriate.
Editors, reviewers, and authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, professional, or other conflicts of interest that could influence the editorial process, peer review, research, or interpretation of findings.
Editors or reviewers with a relevant conflict of interest must withdraw from handling or reviewing the manuscript.
Editors and reviewers must not use unpublished information, data, or ideas obtained through the editorial or peer-review process for their own research or personal advantage without appropriate authorization.
Peer review assists editors in making informed publication decisions and helps authors improve the quality, clarity, methodological rigor, and scholarly contribution of their manuscripts.
Reviewers should promptly inform the editor if they are not sufficiently qualified to review a manuscript or cannot complete the review within the requested timeframe.
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, copy, or use unpublished information from a manuscript for personal or professional advantage without authorization from the editor.
Reviews should be conducted objectively, fairly, and constructively. Reviewers should provide clear and evidence-based comments that help authors improve their manuscripts.
Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited. Reviewers should also inform the editor if they identify substantial similarity, duplication, or potential overlap between the manuscript under review and other published or submitted work.
Reviewers should decline an invitation to review when they have a conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, institutional, financial, personal, or other relationships with the authors or their affiliated organizations.
Authors of original research articles must provide an accurate, honest, and transparent account of their research. Manuscripts should contain sufficient methodological information, appropriate references, and a clear presentation of the research findings.
Fabricated, falsified, or knowingly inaccurate information is unacceptable.
Authors should retain research data and supporting materials for a reasonable period after publication and should provide additional information or documentation when reasonably requested by the editors for the purpose of evaluating the integrity of the research.
Data sharing must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, and institutional requirements.
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original. All ideas, words, data, figures, tables, and other materials derived from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited.
Plagiarism and other forms of unattributed use of another person's work are considered serious violations of publication ethics.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.
Authors should not publish substantially overlapping research in multiple publications unless the relationship between the publications is transparently disclosed and there is a legitimate scholarly reason.
Authors must appropriately acknowledge and cite publications that have contributed to the conception, design, analysis, interpretation, or development of the reported research.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research.
Individuals who have made substantial contributions but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that:
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or other substantive conflicts of interest that could influence the research or its interpretation.
All relevant sources of funding and other forms of research support should be clearly disclosed in the manuscript.
If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article, they should promptly contact the editorial office and cooperate with the journal in issuing an appropriate correction or other necessary action.
Research involving human participants, animals, sensitive personal data, confidential information, or other potentially sensitive research procedures must comply with applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements.
Where applicable, authors should state the relevant ethical approval, informed consent, institutional permission, or other ethical procedures in the manuscript.
For research involving students, teachers, community members, or other human participants, authors should appropriately address informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, and protection of participants.
JSCE supports responsible research transparency. Authors are encouraged, where appropriate and ethically permissible, to make research data, instruments, protocols, analytical procedures, or other supporting materials available to facilitate verification, reproducibility, and further scholarly research.
Data sharing must always take into account ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, and institutional restrictions.
All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) must be original and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all borrowed ideas, words, data, figures, tables, and other materials are properly acknowledged and cited.
JSCE may conduct similarity or plagiarism screening during the editorial process. The journal may use appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking tools when necessary.
Manuscripts identified as containing substantial plagiarism, unattributed textual overlap, fabricated citations, or other serious forms of academic misconduct may be rejected.
If plagiarism or other serious ethical violations are identified after publication, JSCE may take appropriate action, including publication of a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) is a peer-reviewed academic journal committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity. This policy outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and the publisher, CV. Dharma Samakta Edukhatulistiwa.
JSCE follows generally accepted principles of responsible scholarly publishing and is informed by the guidelines and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The publication of research in JSCE contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge related to sustainability, contextual learning, community engagement, and sustainable development. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to act with honesty, fairness, transparency, and respect for scholarly integrity.
The publisher and editorial team are committed to maintaining editorial independence. Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, relevance, originality, methodological rigor, and contribution of manuscripts and are not influenced by commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, or other inappropriate considerations.
Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship practices, duplicate or redundant publication, manipulation of peer review, and other serious violations of research or publication ethics.
When an allegation of misconduct is raised concerning a submitted or published manuscript, the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will assess the matter seriously, fairly, and confidentially.
The initial assessment will determine whether the allegation is sufficiently credible and whether it falls within the journal's responsibility. The journal may request an explanation or supporting information from the corresponding author and may seek additional expert advice where necessary.
If misconduct is identified before publication, the manuscript may be rejected. If serious ethical problems are identified after publication, JSCE may take appropriate action to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, including issuing a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
Where the matter requires investigation beyond the journal's authority, JSCE may contact the authors' affiliated institutions or other relevant organizations.
The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for editorial decisions regarding manuscripts submitted to JSCE. Decisions are based on the manuscript's scholarly merit, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's scope, clarity, and potential contribution to the field.
The Editor-in-Chief may consult members of the Editorial Board and peer reviewers when making editorial decisions. Editorial decisions are also guided by the journal's policies, publication ethics principles, and applicable legal requirements.
Possible editorial decisions include:
JSCE provides a mechanism for authors and other relevant parties to raise complaints or appeals concerning editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, conflicts of interest, or other aspects of journal management.
Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the editorial office with sufficient information and supporting evidence where applicable. The journal will assess each case fairly, objectively, and confidentially.
Where appropriate, JSCE will consider relevant publication ethics guidance when handling complaints and appeals.
JSCE welcomes responsible scholarly discussion after publication. Authors, readers, and researchers may raise substantive concerns regarding published articles through the editorial office.
When necessary, the journal may publish a correction, expression of concern, or retraction to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal when significant errors, inaccuracies, or ethical concerns are identified after publication.
Editors evaluate manuscripts based on their academic merit, intellectual content, methodological quality, relevance to the journal, and potential scholarly contribution.
Editorial decisions are made without discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy.
Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and information obtained during the editorial and peer-review process.
Information concerning a manuscript may only be shared with individuals directly involved in the editorial process, including the authors, reviewers, editorial advisers, and publisher, as appropriate.
Editors, reviewers, and authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, professional, or other conflicts of interest that could influence the editorial process, peer review, research, or interpretation of findings.
Editors or reviewers with a relevant conflict of interest must withdraw from handling or reviewing the manuscript.
Editors and reviewers must not use unpublished information, data, or ideas obtained through the editorial or peer-review process for their own research or personal advantage without appropriate authorization.
Peer review assists editors in making informed publication decisions and helps authors improve the quality, clarity, methodological rigor, and scholarly contribution of their manuscripts.
Reviewers should promptly inform the editor if they are not sufficiently qualified to review a manuscript or cannot complete the review within the requested timeframe.
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, copy, or use unpublished information from a manuscript for personal or professional advantage without authorization from the editor.
Reviews should be conducted objectively, fairly, and constructively. Reviewers should provide clear and evidence-based comments that help authors improve their manuscripts.
Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited. Reviewers should also inform the editor if they identify substantial similarity, duplication, or potential overlap between the manuscript under review and other published or submitted work.
Reviewers should decline an invitation to review when they have a conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, institutional, financial, personal, or other relationships with the authors or their affiliated organizations.
Authors of original research articles must provide an accurate, honest, and transparent account of their research. Manuscripts should contain sufficient methodological information, appropriate references, and a clear presentation of the research findings.
Fabricated, falsified, or knowingly inaccurate information is unacceptable.
Authors should retain research data and supporting materials for a reasonable period after publication and should provide additional information or documentation when reasonably requested by the editors for the purpose of evaluating the integrity of the research.
Data sharing must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, and institutional requirements.
Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original. All ideas, words, data, figures, tables, and other materials derived from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited.
Plagiarism and other forms of unattributed use of another person's work are considered serious violations of publication ethics.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.
Authors should not publish substantially overlapping research in multiple publications unless the relationship between the publications is transparently disclosed and there is a legitimate scholarly reason.
Authors must appropriately acknowledge and cite publications that have contributed to the conception, design, analysis, interpretation, or development of the reported research.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research.
Individuals who have made substantial contributions but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that:
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or other substantive conflicts of interest that could influence the research or its interpretation.
All relevant sources of funding and other forms of research support should be clearly disclosed in the manuscript.
If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article, they should promptly contact the editorial office and cooperate with the journal in issuing an appropriate correction or other necessary action.
Research involving human participants, animals, sensitive personal data, confidential information, or other potentially sensitive research procedures must comply with applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements.
Where applicable, authors should state the relevant ethical approval, informed consent, institutional permission, or other ethical procedures in the manuscript.
For research involving students, teachers, community members, or other human participants, authors should appropriately address informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, and protection of participants.
JSCE supports responsible research transparency. Authors are encouraged, where appropriate and ethically permissible, to make research data, instruments, protocols, analytical procedures, or other supporting materials available to facilitate verification, reproducibility, and further scholarly research.
Data sharing must always take into account ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, and institutional restrictions.
All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) must be original and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all borrowed ideas, words, data, figures, tables, and other materials are properly acknowledged and cited.
JSCE may conduct similarity or plagiarism screening during the editorial process. The journal may use appropriate plagiarism-detection or similarity-checking tools when necessary.
Manuscripts identified as containing substantial plagiarism, unattributed textual overlap, fabricated citations, or other serious forms of academic misconduct may be rejected.
If plagiarism or other serious ethical violations are identified after publication, JSCE may take appropriate action, including publication of a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
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