Publication Ethic

International Journal of Social Studies (IJOSS) is a peer-reviewed international journal published by the Faculty of Dharma Duta, I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa State Hindu University, Denpasar, Indonesia. This statement sets out the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in publishing in IJOSS: authors, the Editor-in-Chief, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. IJOSS follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Publishing in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block of a coherent and trustworthy body of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors' work and of the institutions that support them. All parties are therefore expected to uphold the standards of ethical conduct described below.

The publisher takes its role as guardian of all stages of publication seriously. Editorial decisions are made independently, and are not influenced by fees, funding, institutional interests, or commercial considerations. The publisher and the Editorial Board will cooperate with other journals and publishers where necessary.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards: Authors must give an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Data must be represented accurately, and the paper must contain enough detail and references for others to evaluate the work. Quantitative studies should allow replication; qualitative, textual, and conceptual studies should describe their methods clearly enough for readers to assess credibility. Fabricated or knowingly inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.
Data access and retention: Authors should be prepared to provide the underlying data for editorial review, to make it publicly available where feasible and appropriate (in line with the FAIR principles), and to retain it for at least five years after publication.
Originality and plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original and that the work or words of others are properly cited or quoted. All submissions are screened with plagiarism-detection software, and similarity above 20% (excluding references) may lead to rejection.
Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication: Authors must not publish essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication, and must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time. Legitimate exceptions, such as preprints or authorized translations, must be disclosed at submission.
Acknowledgement of sources: Authors must always acknowledge the work of others and cite the publications that influenced their study.
Authorship: Authorship is limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. Others who contributed to substantive aspects should be acknowledged. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors, and no inappropriate ones, are listed, and that all co-authors have approved the final version and agreed to its submission. Changes to the author list after submission require a written request signed by all authors and approval by the editor.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their work, and all sources of financial support.
Research involving human participants: Studies involving human participants must obtain ethical approval where required and informed consent from participants, and must protect their privacy and confidentiality. Research involving indigenous, religious, or local communities, including their rituals, sacred texts, or traditional knowledge, should respect the values and rights of those communities and obtain appropriate permission.
Use of AI tools: Authors must disclose any use of generative AI tools in preparing the manuscript. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible for the content, accuracy, and citations of their work.
Fundamental errors in published work: Authors who discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work must promptly notify the editor or publisher and cooperate in correcting or retracting the paper.

Duties of Editors

Fair play: Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on 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. Manuscripts must not be uploaded to public AI tools.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Unpublished material in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's express written consent. Editors must recuse themselves from manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest, such as those from their own institution, collaborators, or close colleagues, and delegate the decision to another editor.
Publication decisions: The Editorial Board decides which submitted articles are published, guided by the validity of the work and its importance to researchers and readers. Decisions are constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism, and editors may consult other editors or reviewers.
Review of manuscripts: Each manuscript is first screened by the editor for scope, originality, and similarity. The editor must organize peer review fairly and select reviewers with sufficient expertise and no conflicts of interest. IJOSS uses double-blind peer review, and the review process is explained in the information for authors, including which sections are peer reviewed.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making decisions and helps authors improve their papers.
Promptness: A reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript, or who cannot review it promptly, should notify the editor and decline.
Standards of objectivity: Reviews must be objective. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate, and views should be expressed clearly with supporting arguments.
Confidentiality: Manuscripts under review are confidential and must not be shared or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor. Reviewers must not upload manuscripts or review content to public AI tools.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Privileged information obtained through review must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers must decline manuscripts where they have competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors, companies, or institutions concerned.
Acknowledgement of sources: Reviewers should point out relevant published work that the authors have not cited, with proper citations for any claim of prior reporting, and should alert the editor to any substantial similarity between the manuscript and other published work they know of.

Duties of the Publisher

The publisher provides the resources and support needed for the journal to operate independently and ethically. It respects the editorial independence of the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board, ensures the long-term preservation of published articles, and supports the investigation of alleged misconduct.

Handling of Unethical Behavior

Anyone may report suspected misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication, or authorship disputes, to the editorial office at fdd@uhnsugriwa.ac.id. The editors will investigate following COPE guidelines and may contact the authors and their institution. Confirmed misconduct may result in rejection of the manuscript, correction, retraction, or notification of the authors' institution.

Corrections and Retractions

Errors that affect the validity of a published article will be corrected through a published correction. Articles that are seriously flawed, fraudulent, or unethical will be retracted, and a retraction notice will state the reasons.

Complaints and Appeals

Authors may appeal an editorial decision or submit a complaint in writing to the Editor-in-Chief at [email], stating the grounds. Appeals will be reviewed by the Editorial Board, and the outcome will be communicated within 30 days.