Publication Ethics
Duties of Authors
- Reporting
The author must provide information about the process and the results of his research to the editorial in an honest, clear, and comprehensive, and still keep the research data well and safely.
- Originality and plagiarism
The author is not involved in plagiarism or self-plagiarism. The author has to make sure that the manuscript that has been sent to the editors is the original, written by himself, sourced from own ideas and concept, and not plagiarize the papers or ideas and concept of others. Authors are strictly prohibited from passing the name of the reference source cited to someone else's name.
- Repetition of delivery
The author should inform that the manuscript sent to the editor is a script that has not been submitted to a journal publisher or other publication. If there is any redundancy in the submission of a manuscript to another publisher, the editor will reject the submitted manuscript.
- Author status
The author should inform the editor that the author has the competence or qualifications in a particular field of expertise in accordance with the field of publication, namely librarianship. The author who submits the manuscript to the editor is the first author (co-author) so that if found the problem in the process of publishing the script can be completed.
- Error writing script
The author should immediately inform the editor if found errors in the script writing, both the results of reviews and edits. Writing errors include the writing of names, affiliations / agencies, quotations, and other writings that can reduce the meaning and the susbtance of script. If that happens, the author should immediately propose the repair of the manuscript.
- Confidentiality of information
The author does not provide personal information that allows the identification of the patient's identity in various forms of section description, photographs or pedigree. When photographs of patients become extremely important and necessary as scientific information, the author has received written approval and is included in the submitted manuscript.
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest
The author must understand the ethics of scientific publications above to avoid any conflict of interest with other parties, so the script can be processed smoothly and safely
Duties Of Editors
- Publication information
Editors should ensure that scriptwriting guidelines for authors and other interested parties can be accessed and read clearly, both printed and electronic. Editors can communicate with other editors when making a final decision.
- The sharing of peer-reviewed manuscripts
Editors should make sure reviewers and manuscripts for review, as well as inform the provisions and process of reviewing the manuscript clearly to reviewers.
- Objectivity and neutrality
Editors should be objective, impartial, and honest in editing the manuscript, regardless of gender, business side, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, and author's citizenship. Editor's decision should be informed to the author along with the reviewer's comment, unless the comment contains an offensive or defamatory statement. The editor must refuse his assignment when there is a potential conflict of interest.
- Confidentiality
The editor must ensure that documents submitted to the reviewer do not contain information about the author, and vice versa. The editor must respect the writer's request, that one should not review the writing, if for a reasonable and practical reason. The editor and all staff should ensure the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest
Editors should understand the ethics of the above scientific publications to avoid any conflict of interest with others, so the process of publishing the manuscript runs smoothly and safely.
Duties Of Editor
- Publication information
Editors should ensure that scriptwriting guidelines for authors and other interested parties can be accessed and read clearly, both printed and electronic. Editors can communicate with other editors when making a final decision.
- The sharing of peer-reviewed manuscripts
Editors should make sure reviewers and manuscripts for review, as well as inform the provisions and process of reviewing the manuscript clearly to reviewers.
- Objectivity and neutrality
Editors should be objective, impartial, and honest in editing the manuscript, regardless of gender, business side, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, and author's citizenship. Editor's decision should be informed to the author along with the reviewer's comment, unless the comment contains an offensive or defamatory statement. The editor must refuse his assignment when there is a potential conflict of interest.
- Confidentiality
The editor must ensure that documents submitted to the reviewer do not contain information about the author, and vice versa. The editor must respect the writer's request, that one should not review the writing, if for a reasonable and practical reason. The editor and all staff should ensure the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest
Editors should understand the ethics of the above scientific publications to avoid any conflict of interest with others, so the process of publishing the manuscript runs smoothly and safely.
Duties Of Journal Manager
- Decision-making
The manager of the journal / editorial board should describe the mission and objectives of the organization, especially those relating to the determination of policy and decision of journal publishing without any particular interest.
- Freedom
Journal managers should give the reviewers and editors the freedom to create a comfortable working atmosphere and respect the privacy of the author.
- Warranties and promotions
Journal managers must guarantee and protect intellectual property rights (copyright), as well as transparent in managing funds received by third parties. In addition, journal organizers should publish and promote publication results to the public by providing assurance of usefulness in the use of the manuscript.
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest
Journal managers must understand the ethics of scientific publications above to avoid any conflict of interest with other parties, so the process of publishing the manuscript runs smoothly and safely.