Publication Ethics

Jurnal Studi Hukum Pidana is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year by the Lembaga Studi Hukum Pidana. The journal is available online as an open access resource and also in print. The following section describes the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in the journal, including the authors, the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the reviewers, and the publisher.

Journal Publication Ethics Guidelines

The publication of an article in Jurnal Studi Hukum Pidana is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a clear reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the authors, the editors, the reviewers, the publisher, and the society. Publishers of Jurnal Studi Hukum Pidana are obligated to take all stages of the publishing process seriously and to recognize these ethical standards and other responsibilities. The Indonesian Institute of Criminal Law Studies is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Publication Decisions

The editors of the Jurnal Studi Hukum Pidana are responsible for deciding which articles are worthy of publication. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underpin these decisions. The editors are guided by the journal's editorial board policies and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making their decisions.

Fairness

The editors will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any 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Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Reviewer Duties

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communications with authors, may also assist them in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that its prompt review will be impossible, should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees 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 observation, derivation, or argument that had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Each reviewer should also notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper/article of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through the peer review process 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 connected to the papers/article.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper/article. A paper/article should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Deliberately fraudulent or inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that the work they have written is entirely original and, if they have used the work and/or words of others, have made appropriate references has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

In general, an author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Article/Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors, while others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper/article, and that all appropriate co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper/article and agreed to its submission for publication.