Publication Ethics

Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin (JUILMU) e-ISSN: 3031-769X is an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute for Research and Scientific Publication (Lembaga Penelitian dan Publikasi Ilmiah/LPPI), Yayasan Yuta Pendidikan Cerdas, Indonesia. This Publication Ethics Statement outlines the ethical principles and responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, editorial board members, and the publisher.

JUILMU is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing. The journal adheres to the Core Practices and Principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and promotes responsible research and publication practices throughout the editorial and peer-review process.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of articles in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge and scholarly communication. Every published article reflects the quality, credibility, and integrity of the research conducted by the authors, as well as the professionalism of the editorial process.

As the publisher of JUILMU, LPPI Yayasan Yuta Pendidikan Cerdas is committed to ensuring that all editorial decisions are made independently, objectively, and without influence from commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, or any other external factors. The publisher supports the editorial team in maintaining high ethical standards and will cooperate with other journals, publishers, and relevant institutions whenever necessary to resolve issues related to publication ethics or research integrity.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

The Editor-in-Chief has full responsibility for deciding which submitted manuscripts are accepted for publication. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's originality, scientific merit, methodological quality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, and its contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Decisions are made independently and in accordance with the journal's editorial policies, publication ethics, and applicable legal requirements concerning copyright, plagiarism, and intellectual property rights.

Fairness and Impartiality

Editors evaluate all submitted manuscripts solely on their academic merit without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, political philosophy, institutional affiliation, or any other personal characteristics of the authors.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Information regarding a manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher when necessary for the editorial process.

Conflicts of Interest

Editors must not use unpublished information or data obtained through submitted manuscripts for their own research or personal advantage without the explicit written consent of the authors. Editors must also recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from personal, academic, financial, or institutional relationships.

Duties of Peer Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer reviewers play a vital role in supporting editorial decisions by providing objective, constructive, and timely evaluations of submitted manuscripts. Their comments are intended to assist editors in making publication decisions and to help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.

Promptness

Reviewers who feel unqualified to evaluate a manuscript or who are unable to complete the review within the requested timeframe should promptly notify the editor and decline the review invitation.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not disclose, discuss, copy, or use the manuscript or any part of its content for personal benefit or share it with others without the permission of the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively, fairly, and professionally. Reviewers should provide constructive comments supported by clear academic arguments. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate and should be avoided.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. They should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity, overlap, or potential plagiarism between the submitted manuscript and other published or unpublished works of which they are aware.

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, financial, institutional, or personal relationships with any of the authors or affiliated organizations. Confidential information obtained during the peer-review process must not be used for personal or professional advantage.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors are responsible for presenting an accurate, honest, and objective account of their research. Manuscripts should provide sufficient detail, appropriate methodology, and adequate references to enable other researchers to verify or replicate the study where applicable. Fabrication, falsification, selective reporting of data, or knowingly providing inaccurate statements constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

 

Data Availability and Retention

Authors should retain the original research data supporting the findings of their study and be prepared to provide access to such data upon reasonable request from the editors during the review process or after publication, where appropriate and in accordance with applicable ethical, legal, and institutional requirements. Authors are encouraged to promote research transparency by making supporting data available whenever possible.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are entirely original works. Any use of the ideas, data, figures, tables, or words of others must be properly cited and acknowledged. All manuscripts submitted to JUILMU are subject to plagiarism screening. Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, data plagiarism, and image plagiarism, is considered unethical and may result in manuscript rejection or retraction after publication.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript, or manuscripts describing substantially the same research, to more than one journal simultaneously. Duplicate, redundant, or concurrent publication is considered unethical publishing practice and is not acceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors must appropriately acknowledge the work of other researchers by citing relevant and influential publications. Proper citation of previous research is essential to demonstrate the scholarly context of the study and to recognize the contributions of other authors.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the manuscript. All individuals who meet these criteria should be listed as authors, while those who contributed in other ways should be acknowledged appropriately.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have reviewed, approved, and agreed to the final version of the manuscript prior to submission. The corresponding author must also ensure that no inappropriate authors are included and that no qualified contributors are omitted.

Research Involving Human Participants or Animals

Research involving human participants or animals must comply with recognized ethical standards and applicable institutional or national regulations. Where required, authors must state that ethical approval has been obtained from the appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board.

Authors must respect the privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and anonymity of research participants. Personally identifiable information should not be disclosed without the participant's explicit informed consent. When informed consent has been obtained for the disclosure of identifiable information, this should be clearly stated in the manuscript.

Research involving hazardous chemicals, biological materials, or potentially dangerous procedures must clearly identify the associated risks and describe the safety measures implemented during the research.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the interpretation or presentation of the research findings. All sources of financial support, sponsorship, or funding must be clearly acknowledged in the manuscript.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure

Authors who use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI tools to assist in language editing, translation, or manuscript preparation must disclose such use appropriately. AI tools may not be listed as authors, as they cannot assume responsibility for the integrity, originality, or accountability of the published work. Authors remain fully responsible for all content submitted to the journal.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they are obligated to promptly notify the Editor-in-Chief and cooperate fully with the editorial office to correct, retract, or update the article when necessary. Maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record is a shared responsibility of both authors and the journal.