To maintain the quality of manuscripts and to avoid publication misconduct or plagiarism in the publication process, the editorial board has established the scientific publication ethics for Jurnal ABDIMAS Madani, published by LPPM STIKes Madani Yogyakarta. These ethics apply to authors, editors, peer reviewers, and journal managers. The publication ethics refer to the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Author Ethics

 

1.	Reporting; Authors must provide information about the community service process and results honestly, clearly, and thoroughly to the editorial board, and must keep the community service data safely and securely.
2.	Originality and Plagiarism; Authors must ensure that the manuscript submitted to the editorial board is original, written by the authors themselves, based on their own ideas and thoughts, and not copied from other works or ideas. Authors are strictly prohibited from attributing cited references to individuals other than the original source.
3.	Duplicate Submission; Authors must declare that the manuscript submitted to the editorial board has never been submitted to another journal or publication. If duplicate submissions are discovered, the editorial board will reject the manuscript.
4.	Author Credentials; Authors must confirm that they possess competence or qualifications in a particular field of expertise relevant to the journal’s subject area. Manuscripts must be submitted by the first author (co-authors must be clearly stated), so that any issues in the publication process can be resolved efficiently.
5.	Manuscript Errors; Authors must immediately inform the editorial board if errors are found in the manuscript, whether during the review or editing stage. These errors may include mistakes in names, affiliations, citations, or other text that could reduce the clarity and substance of the manuscript. Authors are required to propose corrections accordingly.
6.	Conflict of Interest Disclosure; Authors must understand and follow the publication ethics to avoid conflicts of interest with any party, ensuring a smooth and safe manuscript process.
7.	Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects; If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that carry any unusual hazards, authors must clearly identify these within the manuscript.

 

Editor Ethics
Publication Decisions;
Editors must ensure that the manuscript review process is thorough, transparent, objective, fair, and wise. These aspects form the basis for decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript. The editorial board acts as a manuscript selection team.

 

Publication Information:
Editors must ensure that writing guidelines for authors and other stakeholders are clearly accessible in both print and electronic versions.

Assignment for Peer Review:
Editors must assign reviewers appropriately and ensure clear communication of the review requirements and processes to the reviewers.

Objectivity and Neutrality:
Editors must be objective, neutral, and honest in editing manuscripts without discrimination based on gender, commercial interests, ethnicity, religion, race, intergroup relations, or nationality.

Confidentiality:
Editors must safeguard all information, especially relating to the author’s privacy and the distribution of the manuscript.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Editors must adhere to the above publication ethics to avoid conflicts of interest, ensuring a smooth and safe publication process.

 

Reviewer Ethics
Objectivity and Neutrality:
Reviewers must be honest, objective, unbiased, independent, and only concerned with scientific truth. The manuscript review process must be carried out professionally without discrimination based on gender, business interests, ethnicity, religion, race, intergroup relations, or nationality.

Reference Clarity:
Reviewers must ensure that references/citations used in the manuscript are appropriate and credible. If errors or discrepancies in citation are found, reviewers must promptly notify the editors so that the authors can correct them as per the reviewer's notes.

Peer Review Effectiveness:
Reviewers must respond to manuscripts sent by the editorial team and comply with the agreed review timeline. If more time is needed, the reviewer must immediately notify the editorial secretariat.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Reviewers must understand and follow the above publication ethics to avoid conflicts of interest, ensuring a smooth and safe manuscript review process.

Journal Manager Ethics
Decision Making:
Journal managers/editors must outline the organization’s mission and goals, particularly those relating to the establishment of policies and publication decisions without any specific interest.

Freedom:
Journal managers must grant freedom to reviewers and editors to create a comfortable working environment and must respect author privacy.

Assurance and Promotion:
Journal managers must guarantee and protect intellectual property rights (copyright), maintain transparency in managing third-party funds, and must publish and promote journal outputs to the public while ensuring the utility and benefits of the manuscripts.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Journal managers must adhere to the above publication ethics to avoid conflicts of interest, ensuring a smooth and safe publication process.