Publication Ethics Statement

PSYCOMEDIA: Jurnal Psikologi Indonesia is a peer-reviewed national journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer­­­­­ and the publisher (Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora, Universitas Ibrahimy Situbondo). This statement is based on Elsevier recommendations and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a PSYCOMEDIA: Jurnal Psikologi is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct 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. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.  

Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora, Universitas Ibrahimy Situbondo as the publisher of PSYCOMEDIA: Jurnal Psikologi is responsible for overseeing all stages of publishing seriously and acknowledging other ethical and responsibility responsibilities. Institutions other than committed to ensuring that reprint advertisements and other commercial revenue have no impact or effect on editorial decisions are also committed to assisting communication with other journals and/or publishers if deemed useful and necessary.  

Publication decisions

The editor of the PSYCOMEDIA: Jurnal Psikologi is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board 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 this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Privacy

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.

Contributions to Editorial Decisions
Assessment of bestari partners helps editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also help authors to improve their writing.  

Time Effectiveness
Any assessors selected who feel ineligible to assess the research reported in a script or know that a quick review will be unlikely to have to notify the editor and free him from the assessment 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
Assessment must be done objectively. Criticism is personal to the author is not justified. Valuers must express their views clearly with supportive arguments.

Recognition Of Source
Valuers must identify relevant published works that are not quoted by the author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by the relevant quotation. An assessor should also ask the editor to pay attention to the similarity or overlap between the assessed text and other published articles.
Fair recognition of the work of others must always be given. The authors should cite the influential publications in determining the nature of the work reported.  

Notices And Conflict Of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in the submitted manuscript will not be used in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Confidential information or opinions obtained through the appraisal of a bestary partner will be kept confidential and not be used for personal gain. Assessors shall not weigh the manuscript in which they have a conflict of interest arising from a connection or a competitive, cooperative, or other connection with any author, company, or agency associated with the article.
All authors must notify in their text any financial conflicts or other substantive conflicts that may be allegedly influencing the outcome or interpretation of their manuscript. All financial support for the project should be notified.  

Reporting Standard
The author must present an accurate report of the created work and an objective discussion of its significance. The principal data must be accurately represented in writing. A post should include enough detail and references to enable others to repeat the work. Fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior  

Originality And Plagiarism
The authors must ensure that they have written works that are entirely original, and that they have quoted correctly if using the work and / or the words of others.  

Double Publishing, Repetition or Simultaneously
A writer in general should not publish a script that essentially explains the same research in more than one major journal or publication. Submitting the same script to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical and unacceptable behavior.  

Authorship Authorship
Authorship should be limited to those who make an important contribution to the reported conception, design, execution or interpretation of the study. All important contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are others who participate in certain important aspects of the research project, they must be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The right writer should ensure that all appropriate joint authors are included in the paper, and that all joint authors have seen and approved the final version of the text and have agreed to submit it for publication.  

A fundamental mistake in published works
If an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his or her publications, it is incumbent upon the author to promptly notify the editor or publisher of the journal and work with the editor to retract or correct writing