Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Kreasi: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat is responsible for all stages of publication and aware of the ethics and the other related things. We are committed that the advertisement, reprinted work and commercial income has no impact on the editorial decisions.

Publication decisions

Kreasi: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work and the importance for researchers and readers should always support the decision. The editors can be guided by the policy of journal editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. They may also confer with other editors or reviewers in making the decision.

Fair play and Secrecy

At any time, editors evaluate the manuscripts for their intellectual content without considering the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, nationality, or author’s political philosophy.

Editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about the submitted manuscript to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, other appropriate editorial advisors and publishers.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in the editor's own research without the written consent of the author.

 Reviewer Tasks

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review helps editors in making editorial decisions and assists the author in improving the paper through the editorial communications with the author.

Speed

Each of the selected referees who feel qualified to review the research reported in the manuscript or know that a quick review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Secrecy

Each manuscript is accepted for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with others except as authorized by the editors.

Objectivity Standards

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referee should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Source Recognition

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author. The statement that observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported must be accompanied by relevant citations. Reviewers also have to call the attention of the editors that there is a substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published papers.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest due to a competition, collaboration or other relationships or connections with one of the authors, companies, or institutions regarding the papers.

Writer Tasks

Reporting standards

Authors should present an accurate account of the work and the discussion of its purposes. The underlying data must be accurately represented in the newspaper. A paper should contain sufficient details and references to permit others to replicate the work. Report fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate report is unethical behavior and unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, they must have been appropriately cited or quoted.

Redundant or Concurrent Publications

A writer should not generally publish the manuscript depicting essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical publishing behavior and unacceptable.

Source Recognition

Proper recognition of the work of others should always be given. Authors must cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work being reported.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, implementation, or interpretation of the study reported. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. No one who has not participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. Corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any substantively financial conflict or other interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When the authors found a significant error or inaccuracy in his / her own work, it is the obligation of the author to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the paper.