Journal Management Ethics

Journal Management Ethics

  1. Decision making, journal managers, must outline the vision, mission, and objectives of the organization in journal publishing, taking into account the recommendations of reviewers and the board of editors. In making decisions, journal managers are neutral and free from conflicts of interest of individuals or groups, the business side, aspects of ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup.
  2. Freedom, Journal managers give freedom to reviewers and editors to create a harmonious working atmosphere and respect each other to guarantee and protect intellectual property rights, especially those related to the management of funds received from third parties.  Journal managers encourage editors and reviewers to implement ethical clearances, including maintaining confidentiality, licensing, and special requirements in research on humans, animals, and other living things.
  3. Responsibility, Journal managers are responsible for journal publishing policy guidelines, starting from determining the name of the publication, scientific scope, manuscript writing style, cooperation, licensing, and legality of publications to evaluating the publication of manuscripts.
  4. Promotion, journal managers promote and ensure the sustainability of journal publishing. Journal managers have the right to determine to fund by journal publishing policies and needs. In its management, funders do not intervene in the content of the substance of the publication. Research and development funding sources are listed in publications without affecting reader perceptions.
  5. Disclosure of conflicts of interest, journal managers uphold copyright and privacy with each other to avoid conflicts of interest. In the event of a conflict of interest with other parties, the journal manager must resolve it reasonably and prudently.