Publication Ethics

This statement outlines the expected standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication process of SINOV : Media Informasi Penelitian Kabupaten Semarang, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan, Riset dan Inovasi Daerah Kabupaten Semarang).

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing.

As a publisher, we take our duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously. We ensure that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

1. General Policies & Editorial Decisions

Publication Decisions

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published based on the reviewers' recommendations, complying with legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Fair Play / Non-Discrimination

Editors and Reviewers evaluate manuscripts purely for their intellectual content, without discrimination regarding race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's or reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author.

2. Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and helps the author improve the quality of the paper through a double-blind review process.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

Standards of Objectivity

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

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and report any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript and other published papers.

Confidentiality & Conflicts of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not evaluate manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

3. Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data.

Originality and Plagiarism

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

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.

Acknowledgement of Sources

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

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.