Publication Ethic

The publication of the Journal of Economics and Entrepreneurship (JEKU) refers to the Code of Publication Ethics (COPE) established by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia - LIPI) through LIPI Head Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning Scientific Publication Ethics. The statement of scientific code of ethics in JEKU represents an agreement among all parties involved in the publication process, including management, editors, peer reviewers, and authors. This code of ethics is grounded in three core ethical values: Neutrality, meaning freedom from conflicts of interest in publication management; Fairness, meaning granting authorship rights to those who rightfully qualify as authors; and Honesty, meaning freedom from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P).

In accordance with COPE LIPI, scientific publication practices rest upon four main pillars. The first pillar covers publisher duties, which include establishing publishing policies and programs, facilitating the work of editors and reviewers, respecting editorial and reviewer decisions, and determining sponsorships and third parties. Publishers must guarantee that submissions comply with overall scientific publication ethics, and ensure that sponsors and third parties do not interfere with rewards or influence journal policies and programs. The second pillar involves editor duties, encompassing decisions regarding manuscript publication, organizing manuscript reviews, ensuring fairness in review results, maintaining content confidentiality, and protecting submissions from manuscript manipulation. The third pillar details reviewer duties, which include conducting open or blind manuscript reviews, checking the accuracy and originality of data sources, references, and concepts, ensuring content objectivity, and delivering neutral reviews. The final pillar highlights author duties, verifying responsibilities related to authorship authority, statements of originality, detection of potential manuscript duplication, sponsorship acknowledgments, authority statements, and research funding source disclosures.

Reporting Standards require authors to present accurate reports of original research conducted and an objective discussion of its significance. Researchers must present results honestly and without fabrication, falsification, or improper data manipulation. Manuscripts must contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work, while fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Manuscripts must follow the journal’s submission guidelines.

Originality and Plagiarism mandates that authors ensure they have written entirely original works. Manuscripts must not be simultaneously submitted to more than one publication unless the editor has agreed to co-publication. Relevant prior works and publications by other researchers and the authors themselves must be appropriately acknowledged and referenced, and primary literature should be cited where possible. Direct quotes from other researchers' publications must appear in quotation marks with appropriate citations.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication dictates that authors should not generally submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently or publish redundant manuscripts describing the same research. Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals is unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior, and multiple publications arising from a single research project must be clearly identified and reference the primary publication.

Acknowledgment of Sources requires authors to acknowledge all data sources used in the research and cite influential publications that determine the nature of the reported work, ensuring proper recognition of others' work is always given.

Paper Authorship states that authorship of research publications must accurately reflect individuals' contributions to the work and its reporting. Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the studied work, while others with significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where major contributors are listed as authors while those with less substantial or purely technical contributions are relegated to acknowledgments, transparency must be maintained. Authors must ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final submitted version of the manuscript and consented to the inclusion of their names.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest requires all authors to clearly disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their work, alongside all sources of financial support for the project.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works specifies that if an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their submitted manuscript, they must promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects mandates that authors clearly identify in the manuscript if the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use.

Publication Decisions are made based on the editorial board’s review report, where editors can accept, reject, or request modifications to a manuscript. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive these decisions, guided by journal board policies and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors are responsible for everything they publish and must maintain procedures and policies to ensure the quality of published material and preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Manuscript Review requires editors to ensure that every manuscript is initially evaluated for originality and to organize and manage peer review fairly and wisely. Editors must clearly explain the peer review process in author instructions, indicate which sections of the journal undergo peer review, and select appropriate peer reviewers with adequate expertise while avoiding those with conflicts of interest.

Fair Play dictates that editors must ensure that every submitted manuscript is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to the authors' gender, race, religion, or citizenship. Upholding editorial independence and integrity is vital to making fair and impartial decisions.

Confidentiality ensures that information regarding submitted manuscripts is kept confidential. Editors must critically assess potential data protection and patient confidentiality breaches, including requiring properly informed consent for actual research presented and publication consent where applicable.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest prevents journal editors from using unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the author's explicit written consent. Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Confidentiality requires that information regarding submitted manuscripts must be kept confidential and treated as privileged information. They must not be shown or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Acknowledgment of Sources dictates that reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all data sources used in the research and identify relevant published works not yet cited by the author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by a relevant citation. Reviewers must immediately notify the journal if they detect irregularities, ethical concerns, substantial similarities, or suspect research misconduct, while keeping these concerns confidential and refraining from personal investigation unless requested by the journal.

Standards of Objectivity demand that reviews be conducted objectively, with reviewers expressing their views clearly with supporting arguments. Reviewers should follow journal instructions regarding specific feedback and maintain a constructive tone designed to help authors improve their work, specifying which additional investigations are necessary to support claims versus those that would merely strengthen or expand the study.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest states that privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers must not evaluate manuscripts in which they have competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers, and must notify the journal in double-blind reviews if they suspect the author's identity and face a potential conflict of interest.

Promptness requires reviewers to respond within a reasonable timeframe. Reviewers should only agree to review a manuscript if they are confident they can complete it within the proposed or mutually agreed timeframe, informing the journal immediately if an extension is needed or if they cannot complete the task so the manuscript can be reassigned.