Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran Guru Sekolah Dasar (JPPGuseda) is firmly committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct in academic publishing. 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, directly reflecting the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them.

This ethical statement is strictly based on the Core Practices and Best Practice Guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). It outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including the Publisher (Universitas Pakuan), Editors, Reviewers, and Authors.

1. Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher

  • Guardianship of the Scholarly Record: Universitas Pakuan is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint revenue, or any other commercial interests have absolutely no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

  • Handling of Unethical Behavior: In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and amend the article in question (including publishing an erratum, expression of concern, or formal retraction).

  • Permanent Access: The publisher is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research by partnering with organizations and maintaining robust digital archives.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

  • Editorial Independence and Fair Play: Editors have complete authority and responsibility to accept or reject an article. They evaluate submitted manuscripts exclusively on the basis of academic merit (importance, originality, methodological validity, clarity) and relevance to the journal’s scope. Decisions are never influenced by the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious beliefs, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation.

  • Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff will not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher. The anonymity of reviewers is strictly preserved.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the explicit written consent of the authors. Editors must recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest.

  • Publication Decisions and Misconduct: The Editor-in-Chief ensures that all research material published conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines. Editors will take responsive measures when ethical concerns are raised. They act promptly if misconduct is suspected and rely on COPE flowcharts to manage investigations.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication. Reviewers assist the editors in making informed decisions and help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts through constructive feedback.

  • Promptness: Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that a prompt review will be impossible must immediately notify the editors and decline the invitation.

  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review are highly confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others, nor can the unpublished data be used for the reviewer's personal advantage.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is highly inappropriate. Reviewers 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. They must notify the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

  • Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers must decline to review 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.

4. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their entirely original work. Plagiarism in all its forms—from uncredited paraphrasing to claiming another's results—constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is strictly prohibited.

  • Multiple, Duplicate, or Concurrent Submission: Authors must certify that the manuscript has not been previously published elsewhere and is not currently under consideration by another journal. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals concurrently is unethical and unacceptable.

  • Reporting Standards and Data Access: Authors of original research must present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic. Authors may be asked to provide the raw data for editorial review and must be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable.

  • Authorship of the Manuscript: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All contributing authors must approve the final version of the paper and agree to its submission.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must explicitly notify the editors of any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

  • Hazards and Human Subjects: If the work involves procedures with inherent hazards, or human participants (e.g., students or teachers in educational research), authors must ensure that the research complies with relevant institutional and legal guidelines. The manuscript must include a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from all participants.

  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is their strict obligation to promptly notify the journal editors and cooperate with them to publish an erratum, addendum, or retraction.