Publication Ethic

Publication Ethics

Jurnal Tunas Siliwangi is a scholarly journal dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge and research in early childhood education and related fields. The journal is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, and professionalism in all aspects of the publication process.

Jurnal Tunas Siliwangi recognizes the importance of ethical conduct among authors, editors, reviewers, and journal managers in ensuring the quality, originality, credibility, and relevance of published scholarly works. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are expected to demonstrate scientific rigor, originality, appropriate methodology, and meaningful contributions to the development of knowledge and practices in early childhood education.

To prevent publication misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, and other forms of unethical scholarly practices, Jurnal Tunas Siliwangi establishes the following publication ethics guidelines. These guidelines are intended to promote transparency, fairness, accountability, confidentiality, and respect for intellectual property throughout the editorial and publication process. The journal encourages all parties involved in scholarly publishing to adhere to applicable research ethics standards, publication regulations, and relevant guidelines for scientific publications.

AUTHOR ETHICS

• Reporting: Authors must present their research processes and findings honestly, accurately, clearly, comprehensively, and objectively. Research data, methods, analyses, and conclusions must be reported transparently and must not be manipulated to support predetermined results. Authors are responsible for maintaining research data and providing clarification or supporting information when reasonably requested by the editor or reviewer.

• Originality: Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works and that all ideas, findings, and materials derived from other sources are appropriately acknowledged. Manuscripts must not be submitted simultaneously to other journals or published elsewhere in substantially the same form without appropriate disclosure and justification. Duplicate publication, plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification of data are considered serious violations of publication ethics and may result in rejection, withdrawal, or retraction of the article, as appropriate.

• Clear Sources and Proper Citation: Authors must provide accurate and complete citations for all sources used in their manuscripts. Direct quotations, paraphrased ideas, research instruments, theoretical frameworks, and other materials originating from other authors must be properly acknowledged. Authors must not present the work, ideas, or findings of others as their own.

• Research Integrity and Ethical Approval: Authors must conduct research in accordance with applicable ethical standards and regulations. Research involving children, teachers, parents, schools, or other human participants must respect participants' rights, dignity, privacy, and safety. Where required, authors must obtain ethical approval, informed consent from parents or legal guardians, appropriate participant assent, and permission from relevant institutions. Authors must protect confidential information and ensure that research activities do not expose participants to unnecessary risks.

• Responsibility: Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their manuscripts, including research design, methodology, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and conclusions. Authors must respond to editorial and reviewer comments professionally and provide corrections or additional information when necessary.

• Authorship and Contribution: Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions to the research or manuscript. All listed authors must have participated meaningfully in the work, approved the final manuscript, and agreed to its submission to Jurnal Tunas Siliwangi. Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged. Changes to authorship, including the addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors, must be justified and approved by all relevant authors and handled in accordance with the journal's editorial policy.

• Punctuality: Authors must comply with the deadlines established by the editorial team for manuscript revisions and other publication requirements. If additional time is needed, authors should communicate with the editor promptly and provide a reasonable explanation.

• Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other relationships that could influence, or be perceived to influence, their research or its interpretation. Sources of research funding and relevant contributions must be disclosed transparently.

• Corrections and Retractions: Authors must promptly inform the editor if they discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work. They must cooperate with the journal in issuing corrections, clarifications, or retractions when necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

EDITOR ETHICS

• Neutrality and Fairness: Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly, and without discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, religion, race, nationality, institutional affiliation, or other irrelevant personal characteristics. Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's academic quality, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, methodological rigor, and contribution to the field of early childhood education.

• Confidentiality: Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related communications. Manuscript content must not be disclosed to unauthorized individuals or used for personal advantage. Information about authors, reviewers, and editorial deliberations must be handled responsibly.

• Editorial Independence: Editors must make publication decisions independently and professionally, without inappropriate influence from authors, reviewers, journal owners, sponsors, or other external parties. Decisions must be guided by scholarly merit and the journal's established editorial policies.

• Professional Competence: Editors must ensure that manuscripts undergo appropriate editorial screening and peer review in accordance with the journal's policies. They must select qualified reviewers whose expertise is relevant to the subject matter and ensure that editorial decisions are supported by appropriate scholarly assessments.

• Communication: Editors must communicate decisions, reviewer comments, revision requests, and publication requirements clearly, respectfully, and in a timely manner. Authors must be provided with sufficient information to understand editorial decisions and respond appropriately.

• Quality Assurance: Editors are responsible for maintaining the quality and integrity of the journal's published content. They must take appropriate action when there is evidence of plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, unethical research practices, or other forms of misconduct.

• Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Editors must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may affect their editorial judgment. When a conflict arises, the editor must withdraw from handling the manuscript and arrange for an independent editor to manage the editorial process.

• Corrections and Retractions: Editors must respond appropriately to credible reports of errors or misconduct in submitted or published articles. Where necessary, they must initiate investigations and issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions in accordance with the journal's policies and applicable publication ethics standards.

REVIEWER ETHICS

• Objectivity and Impartiality: Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts fairly, independently, and objectively. Assessments must focus on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, and contribution of the manuscript rather than the author's personal background, institutional affiliation, or other irrelevant characteristics.

• Professional Competence: Reviewers should accept assignments only when the manuscript falls within their areas of expertise and they can provide a meaningful scholarly assessment. If a manuscript falls outside their expertise, or if they cannot complete the review within the required period, they should inform the editor promptly.

• Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat all manuscripts and review materials as confidential documents. They must not share, reproduce, distribute, or use unpublished information from a manuscript for personal or professional advantage without appropriate authorization.

• Constructive Evaluation: Reviewers must provide clear, evidence-based, respectful, and constructive comments that help authors improve their manuscripts. Reviews should address the quality of the research design, methodology, data analysis, interpretation, theoretical contribution, and relevance to early childhood education. Comments should be professional and must not contain personal attacks or discriminatory language.

• Identification of Ethical Issues: Reviewers should alert the editor to suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate citation practices, possible data fabrication or falsification, and other potential ethical concerns. They should also identify relevant literature that may have been overlooked and distinguish substantive scientific concerns from minor language or formatting issues.

• Punctuality: Reviewers must complete their assessments within the agreed deadline. If additional time is required, they should notify the editor as soon as possible. Reviewers who cannot complete an assignment should decline it promptly so that an alternative reviewer can be appointed.

• Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could affect their impartiality, including personal relationships, professional competition, institutional connections, or financial interests. Reviewers must not assess manuscripts in which they have a direct or indirect conflict that could compromise the fairness of the review.

• Recommendation Integrity: Reviewers must base their recommendations on scholarly evidence and the manuscript's merits. They must not use the review process to promote personal interests, demand unnecessary citations to their own work, or influence editorial decisions for reasons unrelated to academic quality.

JOURNAL MANAGEMENT ETHICS

• Policy and Decision-Making: Journal managers are responsible for establishing and maintaining clear publication policies, editorial procedures, and ethical standards. Decisions concerning journal management must support the journal's academic mission, scientific independence, and commitment to publication integrity.

• Editorial Independence: Journal managers must respect the independence of editors and reviewers in evaluating manuscripts. They must not interfere improperly with peer review or editorial decisions for personal, institutional, commercial, or other non-academic reasons.

• Transparency and Accountability: Journal managers must ensure that information about the journal's aims and scope, submission procedures, peer-review process, authorship requirements, copyright, licensing, publication fees where applicable, and ethical policies is communicated clearly to authors and readers.

• Confidentiality and Data Protection: Journal managers must protect confidential manuscript files, personal information, reviewer identities where applicable, and editorial correspondence. Access to such information must be limited to authorized individuals and managed in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

• Publication Quality: Journal managers must support the editorial team in maintaining consistent publication standards, accurate bibliographic information, reliable publication schedules, and appropriate procedures for handling corrections, retractions, and complaints.

• Research Ethics and Compliance: Journal managers must support the implementation of appropriate ethical requirements for research involving human participants, particularly children and other vulnerable groups. They must ensure that the journal has procedures for addressing ethical concerns and potential publication misconduct.

• Sustainable Journal Management: Journal managers are responsible for supporting the long-term sustainability of the journal and ensuring that financial or institutional interests do not compromise editorial independence, peer-review integrity, or the academic quality of published articles. Funding sources and relevant financial arrangements must be disclosed where appropriate.

• Intellectual Property and Licensing: Journal managers must ensure that copyright, licensing, and permissions policies are clearly stated and consistently applied. They must respect the intellectual property rights of authors and third parties and provide appropriate procedures for addressing copyright disputes.

• Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Journal managers must disclose and appropriately manage conflicts of interest that may affect journal operations or publication decisions. They must ensure that complaints involving editorial personnel are handled fairly, confidentially, and through appropriate procedures.