Publication Ethics

Jurnal Dampak is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publication of an article in this journal, including the author, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and the publisher (Universitas Andalas). This statement is based on COPE's Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (see below).

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal such as Jurnal Dampak is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is, therefore, important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication process: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Publisher and Editor

Universitas Andalas, as the publisher of Jurnal Dampak, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. The publisher is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue have no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, Universitas Andalas and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication Decisions: The editor of Jurnal Dampak is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. Editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial Board and constrained by applicable legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult other editors or reviewers when making these decisions.

Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose 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 own research without the author's express written consent.

Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with authors, may also help authors improve their papers.

Promptness: Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support them with arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.

Authors

Reporting Standards: Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data associated with a paper for editorial review. They should be prepared to provide public access to such data, consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases, where practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If they have used the work and/or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment 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. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Those who have participated in substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscripts any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their work. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

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.