Publication Ethics

EduSphere: Journal of Education and Learning, published by Konsorsium Pengetahuan Innoscientia, upholds the highest standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and the editor-in-chief. This statement outlines the ethical responsibilities expected of each party.

1. Author Responsibilities

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original, and if the work or words of others are used, they must be appropriately cited or quoted.
  • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Submitting the same research to multiple journals is considered unethical.
  • Data Accuracy: Authors must ensure that data presented in their work is accurate and that they have taken reasonable care to avoid errors. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate data is unacceptable.
  • Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All contributors should be acknowledged.
  • Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
  • Corrections: If authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work, they are obligated to promptly notify the editor and cooperate in retracting or correcting the paper.

2. Reviewer Responsibilities

  • Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat manuscripts received for review as confidential documents and must not disclose any information about a manuscript to anyone except those authorized by the editor.
  • Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author. Reviewers should provide clear, constructive, and unbiased feedback.
  • Promptness: Reviewers should promptly notify the editor if they feel unqualified to review a manuscript or cannot provide a timely review.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. If they are aware of any substantial similarities or overlaps with other published papers, they should report this to the editor.
  • Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should not review manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors.

3. Editorial Board Member Responsibilities

  • Confidentiality: Members of the editorial board must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts.
  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Members should assist the editor-in-chief in making decisions on publication and, when requested, review manuscripts to improve their quality.
  • Conflict of Interest: Members should avoid any situations where conflicts of interest may arise and must disclose any potential conflicts before taking on a manuscript review.
  • Ethical Oversight: Members of the editorial board should ensure that ethical standards are upheld throughout the publication process, including in research integrity and ethical treatment of human and animal subjects, where applicable.

4. Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities

  • Publication Decision: The editor-in-chief is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal will be published, guided by the journal’s editorial policy, legal requirements, and the recommendation of reviewers.
  • Fair Play: The editor-in-chief must 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-in-chief must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and editorial board members.
  • Conflicts of Interest: The editor-in-chief must not use unpublished information in their own research without the express written consent of the author. Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed and managed appropriately.