Publication Ethics

The scientific code of ethics statement is a statement of ethics for all parties involved in the publication process of this scientific journal: the Editor, Reviewers, and Authors/Writers. In general, the publication ethics of the Pensa E-Jurnal : Pendidikan Sains refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) on Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Head of LIPI Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications. Essentially, this Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications (the same as the English version) upholds three ethical values in publication:

Neutrality, namely freedom from conflicts of interest in managing publications;

Fairness, namely granting authorship rights to those entitled as authors/writers; and

Honesty, namely freedom from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P) in publications.

After the Author has completed this Statement of Publication Ethics, the Author must download the Statement of Originality (Ethics Statement) and the Copyright Transfer Letter and Open Access Statement (Copyright Agreement) in the Author Pack. The signed Ethics Statement and Copyright Agreement must be submitted as part of the initial submission of the article.

EDITOR'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Publication Decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the Journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as may be applicable to libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may consult with other editors and reviewers in making this decision.

Fairness
An editor, when evaluating manuscripts for their intellectual content, should not consider the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

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

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials contained in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's written consent.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PEER REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions. Through the editorial communications with the author, the reviewer may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Timeliness
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 reviewing the manuscript.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not show or discuss them with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable. Reviewers should express their views clearly with sound supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources (Use of Citations)
Peer reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously published should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also draw the editor's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published work of which the reviewer has personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider reviewing 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 submitted papers.

AUTHOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting Standards
Authors reporting original research (either through an article or a manuscript) should present an accurate account of the research performed as well as an objective discussion of its impact and significance. Underlying data must be accurately represented in the manuscript. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the authors' work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works. If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or cited.

Multiple, Repetitive, 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 reporting and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources (Use of Citations)
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given through citations. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported research. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

The first/corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included on the paper. The first author should also ensure that no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper. Furthermore, the first author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other conflict of interest that might be construed as influencing the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the research should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.