Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics in Journal of Literacy and Education

The Journal of Literacy and Education adheres to the Regulation of the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) No. 5 of 2014 on the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications. The summary of this publication's ethics includes:

Duties and Responsibilities of Journal Managers and Publishers

• Determine the journal's name, scientific scope, publication schedule, and apply for accreditation if necessary.
• Establish the editorial board membership.
• Define the working relationships between the publisher, editors, peer reviewers, and other parties through a contract.
• Respect the confidentiality of information related to authors, editors, and peer reviewers.
• Enforce norms and regulations related to intellectual property rights, particularly copyright.
• Evaluate journal policies and communicate them to authors, the editorial board, peer reviewers, and readers.
• Develop ethical guidelines for editors and peer reviewers.
• Publish the journal regularly.
• Ensure the availability of funding sources for the journal's sustainability.
• Build cooperative networks with research institutions and related organizations.
• Provide legal permissions and other legal aspects.

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

• Meet the needs of readers and authors while continuously improving the quality of publications.
• Conduct a selection process to ensure the quality of published articles.
• Encourage objective freedom of expression.
• Maintain the integrity of authors’ academic records.
• Provide corrections, clarifications, and apologies when necessary.
• Ensure that scientific writing style and format are followed, while the content and statements in the article remain the responsibility of the author.
• Gather feedback from authors, readers, peer reviewers, and editorial board members to enhance publication quality.
• Conduct regular internal evaluations of the journal’s quality.
• Support authors in adhering to publication ethics by requiring ethical statement forms in every manuscript submission.
• Be open to new perspectives and insights that enrich scientific understanding, even if they differ from personal views.
• Avoid subjective decisions and biases towards personal opinions, authors, or third parties by seeking scientifically accountable solutions.
• Encourage authors to revise their manuscripts until they are ready for publication.

Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

• Review manuscripts and submit the evaluation results to the editor for publication eligibility assessment.
• Refrain from reviewing manuscripts in which they have direct or indirect involvement.
• Provide constructive feedback, suggestions, and recommendations for scientific manuscripts.
• Maintain the confidentiality of authors by not disclosing review results, suggestions, or recommendations related to the manuscript.
• Encourage authors to improve their manuscripts based on the provided feedback.
• Reevaluate revised manuscripts according to established standards.
• Complete the review within the specified timeframe following scientific guidelines, including data collection methods, author credibility, and research conclusions.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

• Ensure that all individuals listed as authors meet the authorship criteria.
• Be collectively responsible for the content of the article, including methods, analysis, calculations, and research details.
• Disclose sources of funding and other support that contributed to the research.
• Clearly state the limitations of the research conducted.
• Respond to comments from peer reviewers and the editorial board professionally and promptly.
• Notify the editor in writing if they wish to withdraw a submitted manuscript.
• Declare that the submitted article is original, has not been published in any journal or media in any language, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.