Publication Ethics

The following is the code of ethics for the Jurnal Riset Mahasiswa Matematika (JRMM) authors, editors, and reviewers, adapted from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. This code upholds integrity, accountability, and scientific principles in research and publication, and must be adhered to by all parties involved in the publishing process.

Duties of Authors

  1. Reporting Standards: Authors 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, with sufficient detail and references to permit replication. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior.
  2. Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data if practicable, or retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.
  3. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. If authors have used the work and/or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted.
  4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors 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 is unethical.
  5. Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.
  6. Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects should be acknowledged as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission.
  7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretation. All sources of financial support must be disclosed.
  8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.
  9. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment with unusual hazards, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript. For research involving humans or animals, ethics approval and informed consent statements must be provided.

Duties of Editors

  1. Fair Play: Editors will evaluate manuscripts for intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
  2. Confidentiality: Editors 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.
  3. 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 written consent.
  4. Publication Decisions: The editorial board is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. The decision is guided by the validation of the work, its importance to researchers and readers, and relevant legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
  5. Review of Manuscripts: Editors must ensure that each manuscript is evaluated for originality and use the peer review process fairly. They should select reviewers with sufficient expertise and avoid those with conflicts of interest. The peer review process should be clearly explained in the author guidelines, indicating which parts of the journal are peer-reviewed.

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also help the author improve the manuscript.
  2. Promptness: Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript, or cannot complete the review in a timely manner, should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.
  3. Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  4. Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and should not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
  5. 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 decline to review manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions involved.
  6. Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. They should call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and other published papers they are aware of.