Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

All parties involved in the publishing/publication process of the Moluccas Health Journal include journal managers, Editors, Reviewers, and the Author, must understand and adhere to the norms/ethics of scientific publication. This statement is based on LIPI Chief Regulations No. 5 of 2014 on the Code of Ethics of Scientific Publications, in essence, must uphold the three ethical values in the publication, namely (i) Neutrality, which is free from conflict of interest in the management of publications; (ii) Justice, which gives the right of authorship to those entitled as author/authorship; and (iii) Honesty is free of duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P) in the publication.

Information:

1. Duplication is the publication of findings as original in more than one channel without any refinement, content update, data, and/or no reference to previous publications;
2. Fabrication is the act of making data from non-existent into as if there is (falsification of research results) that is composing, recording, and announcing the results of research without proving to have done the research process;\
3. Falsification is to alter the data to fit the desire of the researcher (research data falsification), i.e., manipulating research materials, tools or processes, altering or excluding data or results in such a way that the research is not accurately presented in the research note;
4. Plagiarism is categorized as misappropriation of ideas, thoughts, processes, objects, and research results, whether in the form of data or words, including material obtained through limited research (confidential), proposed research plans, and manuscripts without expressing appreciation.

Section A: Publication and authorship

1. All submitted papers are subject to a strict peer-review process by at least two international reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper.
2. The review process is blind peer review.
3. The factors that are taken into account in the review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability, and language.
4. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
5. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.
6. Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
7. The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism shall then be in force.
8. No research can be included in more than one publication.

Section B: Authors' responsibilities

1. Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.
2. Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
3. Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
4. Authors must participate in the peer-review process.
5. Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
6. All Authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
7. Authors must state that all data in the paper are authentic.
8. Authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts of interest.
9. Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscripts.
10. Authors must report any errors they discover in their published paper to the Editors.

Section C: Reviewers' responsibilities

1. Reviewers should keep all information regarding papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.
2. Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the Author.
3. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
4. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited.
5. Reviewers should also call to the Editor in Chief's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they have personal knowledge of.
6. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Section D: Editors' responsibilities

1. Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
2. Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
3. Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
4. Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
5. Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
6. Editors should have a clear picture of a research's funding sources.
7. Editors should base their decisions solely on the papers' importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the publication's scope.
8. Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
9. Editors should preserve the anonymity of reviewers.
10. Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
11. Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably sure.
12. Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
13. Editors should not reject papers based on suspicions; they should have proof of misconduct.
14. Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members.

Journal Manager Duties and Responsibilities 

Publishing Moluccas Health Journal regularly. They are determining the journal's name, the scope of the scholarship, regularly, and accreditation. It determines Editorial Board membership, defines the relationship between Publisher, Editor, Reviewer, and others in a contract, and respects the confidential things, both for contributing researchers, Author, Editor, or Reviewer—applying the norms and provisions on intellectual property rights, especially copyright. Review the Journal policy and submit it to the Author, Editorial Board, Reviewer, and Readers. They are creating behavior code guides for Editors and Reviewers. They are ensuring the availability of funding sources for the sustainability of the issuance of Moluccas Health Journal and establishing a network of cooperation and marketing, and preparing permissions and other legality aspects.