Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS

  • Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement; Independent International Journal of Nursing and Health Science (INJOINE) is an international peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies ethical conduct to all parties involved in manuscript publication INJOINE, including the author(s), Editor in Chief, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer and the publisher (Sukses Mandiri Indonesia: Sukses Publisher). This statement is relied on Practice Guidelines for publication as in Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE’s Best).
  • Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication; The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Independent International Journal of Nursing and Health Science (INJOINE) is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher as well as the society. Sukses Mandiri Indonesdia: Sukses Publisher as publisher of Independent International Journal of Nursing and Health Science (INJOINE) takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Sukses Mandiri Indonesia: Sukses Publisher and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.
  • Publication decisions; The editor of the Independent International Journal of Nursing and Health Science (INJOINE) is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be accepted for publication. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. The journal used Turnitin to detect the possibilities of plagiarism in the manuscript.
  • Fair play; An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
  • Confidentiality; The editor and any editorial board member must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest; Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

For Editors

1. Based on the review report of the editorial review board, the editor can accept, reject, or request modifications to the manuscript.
2. Editors should be responsible for every articles published in Comdev
3. The editors may communicate with other editors or reviewers in making the final decision.
4. An editor has to evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, judging each on its quality without looking to nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the authors. He/she should decline his/her assignment when there is a potential of conflict of interest.
5. Editors need to ensure the document sent to the reviewer does not contain the information of the author, vice versa.
6. Editors’ decision should be informed to authors accompanied by reviewers’ comments unless they contain offensive or libelous remarks.
7. Editors should respect requests from authors that an individual should not review the submission, if these are well-reasoned and practicable.
8. Editors and all staffs should guarantee the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.
9. Editors will be guided by COPE flowcharts if there is a suspected misconduct or disputed authorship.


For Reviewers

Reviewers need to comment on ethical questions and possible research and publication misconduct.
1. Reviewers will do the work in timely manner and should notify editor if they can not complete the work.
2. Reviewers need to keep the confidentiality of the manuscript.
3. Reviewers should not accept to review the manuscripts in which there is potential conflict of interest between them and any of the authors.


For Authors

1. Author(s) affirm that the material has not been previously published and that they have not trans­ferred elsewhere any rights to the article.
2. Author(s) should ensure the originality of the work and they have properly cited others’ work in accordance of the references format.
3. Author(s) should not engage in plagiarism nor self-plagiarism.
4. Author(s) should ensure that they follow the authorship criteria that are taken from Comdev that is explained in instruction for author of Comdev.
5. Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal.
6. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors.
7. The author(s) haven’t suggested any personal information that may make the identity of the patient recognizable in any forms of description part, photograph or pedigree.
8. Author(s) should give the editor the data and details of the work, if there are suspicions of data falsification or fabrication.
9. If at any point of time, the author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in submitted manuscript, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor.
10. Authors of the journal should clarify everything that may cause conflict of interests such as work, research expenses, consul­tant expenses, and intellectual property on the document of PHJ form disclosure.


Disclaimer

The Editors of INJOINE make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, the Editors of INJOINE make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Editors of INJOINE.