Publication Ethics

Jurnal Archipelago is committed to following best practices in scientific publication and preventing malpractice is one of the most important responsibilities of the editorial board. Jurnal Archipelago does not tolerate any form of plagiarism. Authors who submit manuscripts to Jurnal Archipelago declare that the contents of the manuscript are original.

The duties outlined below are based on the COPE Code of Conduct that editors, authors, and reviewers are required to adhere to:

Editors

  1. Based on the review of the reviewers, the editor may accept, reject, or request revisions to the manuscript.
  2. Each editor must ensure that each manuscript is first evaluated by the editor for originality using appropriate software. After review by the editor, the manuscript is forwarded by double blind review to the reviewers who will make recommendations to accept, reject, or revise the manuscript.
  3. The editor must ensure that every manuscript received by Archipelago Journal is reviewed for its intellectual content regardless of the gender, race, religion, nationality, etc. of the author.
  4. The editor must ensure the confidentiality of information regarding the manuscript submitted by the author.
  5. The editor will not use unpublished material disclosed in the submitted manuscript for his own research without the written consent of the author.

Authors

  1. Authors should present an accurate account of their original research as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Submitted manuscripts must follow the journal's submission guidelines. See the submission guidelines policy.
  2. Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original.
  3. Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Authors are also not expected to publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal.
  4. Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that were influential in the research.
  5. Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the reported research. Others who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Authors should also ensure that all authors have seen and approved the submitted version of the manuscript and the inclusion of their names as co-authors.
  6. Authors should provide raw data related to their manuscript for editorial review and should retain such data.
  7. If at any time the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the submitted manuscript, they should be reported to the editor.

Reviewers

  1. Information regarding the manuscript submitted by the authors should be kept confidential and treated as privileged information.
  2. Reviewers should ensure that the authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. Any similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration or with other published manuscripts about which the reviewer has information should be notified to the editor immediately.
  3. Review of manuscripts should be conducted objectively, and reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  4. If a reviewer feels it is not possible to complete the review within the allotted time, it should be communicated to the editor, so that the manuscript can be sent to another reviewer.

Disclaimer

The Editors of Jurnal Archipelago make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information ("Content") contained in the publication. However, the Editors of Jurnal Archipelago makes no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of the Content and disclaims all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Editors of Jurnal Archipelago.