Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

STIKes Pekanbaru Medical Center as the publisher of Jurnal Pendidikan Kesehatan is a peer-reviewed national journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the authors, the editors, the reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal such as Jurnal Pendidikan Kesehatan is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles uphold the scientific method, making it essential for all parties involved—authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and society—to agree upon expected ethical standards.

STIKes Pekanbaru Medical Center, as the publisher, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions. In addition, the publisher and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.


Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

The editor of Jurnal Pendidikan Kesehatan is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. Decisions are based on the validation and significance of the work to researchers and readers. Editors may be guided by the editorial board’s policies and legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. They may consult with other editors or reviewers in making publication decisions.

Fair Play

An editor must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

The editor and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the author’s express written consent.


Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also help the author improve the manuscript through constructive communication.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research or is unable to provide a timely review should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shared or discussed with others without the editor’s authorization.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is 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. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper known to them.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions related to the papers.


Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper, with sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases) and to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original and that if they have used the work or words of others, these have been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same research to multiple journals constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and have approved the final version of the manuscript.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves hazardous chemicals, procedures, or equipment, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the research involves human or animal subjects, authors must confirm that all relevant ethical standards and approvals have been obtained.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that could be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.