Publication_Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Selat Melaka Journal is an open-access, peer-reviewed, and scholarly journal that publishes original research articles from academics and practitioners. The journal adopts a multidisciplinary approach with a focus on the Malacca Strait and coastal–maritime contexts, including education, social sciences, humanities, economics, environmental studies, law, governance, culture, religion, and other related fields. The journal publishes research reports, case studies, theoretical and conceptual papers, critical studies, and literature reviews. As the publisher of Selat Melaka Journal, the managing institution takes its responsibility for all stages of the publication process very seriously and is fully aware of its ethical and professional obligations. The journal is committed to ensuring that editorial decisions are made independently and are not influenced by advertising, reprints, sponsorship, or any commercial interests. Where appropriate and necessary, the Editorial Team of Selat Melaka Journal will facilitate communication with relevant parties to address ethical issues.

These ethical guidelines are developed in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

 Authors Duties

1. Standardization of Reporting 
   The authors report should provide originality of works, precise work, and clear research objection that gives solid impacts in to society both academically and practically. The data ought to proper to be explain in the papers. All references should cite properly using the appropriate software, the incomplete of references is a part of unethical actions and not acceptable.

2. Data Access and Retention
   Raw data materials might be asked by editorial team to ensure the quality of research. Authors need to prepare the data and shows the reasonable research period.

3. Originality and Plagiarism
   Authors should write properly and cite the references well to prevent plagiarism. Selat melaka Journal only accept low similarity of manuscript (under 35%).

4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
   Submit the manuscript in 2 journals, with the same title straightly prohibited.

5. Acknowledgment 
   Appropriate acknowledgement should be written clearly and exist at the end of research. Mention influential persons or organizations who contributed but limited to be part of authorship is should reported as well as emphasize there is no conflict of interest among authors.

6. Authorships
   The author criteria is an individual who significantly contributed to the manuscript, including the concept of the manuscript, research design, and profound analysis of the result of the study. Co-authors consider everyone who contributed to the editing and methodological process (data collection and data processing). A person should choose as the corresponding author responsible for ensuring the final version of the article follows appropriate rules and has been approved by all authors as well as the agreement of the research publication.

7. Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure 
   Mention no conflict of interest and disclose any financial aid or support about manuscript publication is mandatory to put at acknowledgement part.

8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works
   

   Any mistakes that exist on the manuscript is part of authors obligation to correct it and cooperate with editorial team.

Editorial Duties

1. Fairness
   The process of manuscript evaluation by editor must not contain any discrimination toward race, gender, sexual orientation, belief, ethnic, citizenship, and other political philosophy of authors.

2. Confidentiality
   

   Disclose any additional information about corresponding authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisers, and publisher straightly prohibited. Editorial team must sent the blind manuscript which not contain information about author to reviewer.

3. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
   Without the author's express written approval, any unpublished materials provided in a submitted work may not be used by the editor for personal research.

4. Publication
   Every articles submitted to the journal should be published is a decision that the editor board journal makes. Such choices must always be based on the validity of the work in question and its contribution to the knowledge, practitioners, and readers. The editorial board's policies for the journal may serve as a guidance, and the editors may be restrained by any laws that may be in effect at the time with regard to libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. If necessary, the editors able to consult with other members or reviewers when deciding unethical issues.

5.  Manuscript Review
   Each manuscript must be evaluated by the editor for originality at first. The editor should fairly and intelligently organize and use peer review. Editors should specify which sections of the publication are peer-reviewed and include a description of their peer review procedures in the material for writers. For manuscripts that are being considered for publication, the editor should use acceptable peer reviewers by choosing individuals with enough knowledge and avoiding those who have conflicts of interest.

Reviewer Duties

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
   Reviewer suggest the decision of manuscript to be published by the journal and communicate it to editorial board as well as assist authors to improve their manuscripts.

2. Promptness
   Referees who are not in line with manuscript research area and not necessary to be part of reviewers, need to be reported their self to editor and exclude themselves to review process along with their objective.

3. Objective Standards
   The review process must held objectively without consider unnecessary personal criticism as well as giving clear direction when give the feedback to authors.

4. Confidentiality
   All research manuscripts sent to the reviewer must be grasped confidential and not allowed to be known to anybody without permission from the editor.

5. Conflict of Interest and Disclosure 
   Reviewers should keep the manuscript idea secret and strictly prohibited from using it for their benefit. Furthermore, any relationship or connection between parties (organization, authors, or business) cannot be part of decision-making. Reviewers must make decisions based on the objectivity of manuscript quality.

6. Acknowledgment of References
   Reviewers should point out references articles that the authors have not cited. Any claim that an observation, a deduction, or an argument has been previously published should be accompanied with the pertinent citation. Additionally, a reviewer should alert the editor to any significant overlap or similarity between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they are personally familiar with.