MANEGGIARE JOURNAL STUDIES

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Integrity, fairness, transparency, and accountability in scholarly publishing.

01 / Responsibilities of Authors

• Manuscript preparation. Follow the journal's author guidelines and article template. Provide accurate references and enough methodological detail to allow readers and reviewers to evaluate the research.
• Accurate reporting. Describe methods, evidence, findings, and limitations honestly and sufficiently for evaluation. Fabrication, falsification, misleading presentation, and inappropriate alteration of data or images are unacceptable.
• Originality and attribution. Submit original work, acknowledge sources, and obtain permission for reused material when required. Disclose overlap with earlier publications and related submissions. Papers using the same study or dataset must offer a distinct contribution and clearly identify related publications; redundant publication is unacceptable.
• Exclusive submission and withdrawal. Do not submit a manuscript elsewhere while it is under consideration by MAJOS. Before submitting it to another journal, obtain a rejection decision or written confirmation that withdrawal has been completed. A withdrawal request alone does not end the review process.
• Authorship and contributions. The number of authors must reflect genuine contributions; this ethics statement sets no fixed numerical limit. Credit only people who made substantial scholarly contributions. All authors must approve the final manuscript and its submission and accept responsibility for their contributions and the integrity of the work. Acknowledge other assistance appropriately. Explain proposed authorship changes and obtain written agreement from everyone affected, including added or removed authors.
• Private communications. Obtain written permission before using or reporting information received privately through conversations, correspondence, or discussions. Respect confidentiality and acknowledge the source appropriately.
• Data and reproducibility. Keep research records and explain data availability and access restrictions. Provide supporting material for editorial assessment when reasonably requested, subject to consent, confidentiality, and applicable requirements. Do not disclose protected organisational or personal information without authorisation.
• Research involving participants. For surveys, interviews, or other research involving people or identifiable records, describe ethics approval or exemption where required, informed consent, and privacy safeguards. Obtain consent to publish identifiable information and explain any applicable research risks or permissions.
• Funding and competing interests. Declare funding, the funder's role, and financial or non-financial relationships that could influence the work. State explicitly when there are no competing interests.
• Errors and cooperation. Promptly report substantial errors or ethical concerns, whether discovered before or after publication. Respond to editorial enquiries and cooperate in any necessary correction or investigation.

02 / Required Submission Declarations

With every submission, the corresponding author must provide the following declarations on behalf of all authors in the submission materials or journal-required forms:

• Statement of Originality. Confirm that the manuscript is original, all sources are properly acknowledged, and any overlap with earlier work has been disclosed.
• Publication and submission status. Confirm that substantially the same article has not already been published and is not under consideration by another journal. Identify related publications or submissions requiring editorial assessment.
• Competing interests and funding. Disclose financial and non-financial interests and all funding relevant to the work. If no competing interests exist, state this explicitly. Disclosed interests must be assessed and managed; disclosure alone does not resolve a conflict.

03 / Responsibilities of Editors

• Fair and independent decisions. Assess scope, scholarly quality, originality, and integrity without improper commercial or institutional influence or discrimination based on affiliation, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality, or political beliefs. Editors make publication decisions after considering reviewer recommendations and relevant ethical concerns.
• Responsible peer review. Screen submissions and appoint suitably qualified, impartial reviewers. Manuscripts proceeding to external assessment are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers through double-blind peer review. Protect reviewer and author identities in accordance with that process.
• Confidentiality. Limit access to submissions and editorial correspondence to authorised participants. Do not use unpublished ideas or findings for personal benefit without the author's permission.
• Competing interests and recusal. Declare relevant relationships and transfer handling to an independent editor when impartiality could be affected. Submissions involving editors or board members require independent handling.
• Integrity and accountability. Examine credible concerns, maintain appropriate records, and explain decisions. Citation requests must have scholarly relevance; acceptance must never depend on adding irrelevant citations.

Further details: Peer Review Process.

04 / Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers assist the Editor-in-Chief in evaluating manuscripts and help authors improve their work through editorial communication. Accepting an assignment does not transfer ownership of the manuscript or its ideas to the reviewer.

• Expertise and timeliness. Accept assignments only within your competence and available time. Inform the editor promptly if you must decline, need clarification, or cannot meet the agreed deadline.
• Objective assessment. Provide respectful, specific, evidence-based comments on strengths, limitations, and necessary revisions. Avoid personal criticism and distinguish essential changes from optional suggestions.
• Confidential handling. Do not share manuscripts, contact authors directly about the review, or involve another person without editorial permission. Do not exploit information obtained through review.
• Disclosure and independence. Declare competing interests and decline assignments when they prevent impartial assessment. Do not impersonate reviewers or participate in manipulated review arrangements.
• Reporting concerns. Privately alert the editor to suspected plagiarism, unreliable data, ethical problems, or substantial overlap. Support concerns with evidence; recommend citations only for relevant scholarly reasons.

05 / Responsibilities of the Publisher

LPPM Institut Putra Perdana Indonesia supports editorial independence, confidential record handling, and fair resolution of publication concerns. The publisher works with editors to maintain the published record and implement warranted notices or corrections, without using institutional or commercial interests to determine acceptance.

06 / Plagiarism and Prevention

MAJOS prohibits plagiarism. Its academic integrity framework takes account of Permendikbudristek No. 39 of 2021 on Academic Integrity in Producing Scientific Works, particularly Article 10(3). Plagiarism includes:

• Unacknowledged use. Using another person's work, words, data, or ideas without appropriate attribution.
• Improper rewriting or quotation. Reproducing source wording without clearly marking quotations, or closely rewriting it without independent expression, even when a reference is included.
• Undisclosed reuse of previous work. Reusing one's own previously published work or ideas without appropriate source acknowledgement.

Prevention requires the submission declarations above, accurate citation, appropriate quotation, and editorial examination of suspected overlap. Similarity-checking tools may assist this examination, but scores alone do not establish plagiarism or guarantee originality. Concerns are assessed in context and handled through the procedure below.

07 / Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

08 / Allegations, Complaints, and Appeals

Send concerns or reasoned appeals through the journal's Contact page, identifying the manuscript or article, relevant evidence, and the requested review. Concerns may be raised before or after publication and are not dismissed solely because an article was published years earlier. Anonymous reports are assessed on their evidence; reporting identities are protected as far as practicable.

1. Assessment. An editor without a conflict examines the evidence. Similarity scores alone do not establish plagiarism.
2. Response and investigation. Affected parties are invited to explain or provide records. Where necessary, the journal seeks information from the relevant institution or other responsible body.
3. Resolution. The journal documents its findings and communicates the outcome as appropriate. Actions may include further review, requested changes, rejection, or a published notice.

Editorial action must be proportionate to the evidence and seriousness of the case, with an opportunity for the affected parties to respond. Matters requiring institutional investigation or disciplinary sanctions are referred to the competent institution; journal decisions concern the submission and published record.

Appeals should identify a specific factual error, procedural concern, or evidence requiring reconsideration. Where feasible, an uninvolved editor reviews the appeal. Complaints concerning the Editor-in-Chief are referred to the publisher for independent handling; anyone implicated is excluded from deciding the complaint.

09 / Corrections and the Published Record

• Correction. Use a linked correction when an error can be addressed while the main findings remain reliable.
• Expression of concern. Alert readers when serious questions remain unresolved or an investigation cannot yet provide a conclusive outcome.
• Retraction. Consider retraction when evidence establishes unreliable findings or a serious publication breach, such as substantial plagiarism, unethical research, or manipulated peer review. Notices explain the reason and who issues them, and link to the article. The article normally remains accessible with its retracted status clearly marked.

Post-publication scholarly comments and evidence of error are welcome through the editorial contact channel. Responses and notices are handled in proportion to the evidence and the effect on the published record.

Guidance and Editorial Contact

This statement draws on the COPE resources and Indonesian academic integrity regulation linked below:

• Core Practices
• Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
• Authorship and AI Tools
• Retraction Guidelines
• Permendikbudristek No. 39 of 2021