Publication Ethics

Statement of Publication and Malpractice Ethics

JURNAL HERITAGE: is a national journal that collaborates with Bestari which is published twice a year both printed and online by the Communication Studies Program Faculty of Social Sciences Political Sciences, Yudharta Pasuruan University Indonesia. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publishing process including the author, Editorial Board, Expert Editor, and Publisher.JURNAL HERITAGE uses CC-BY-SA or The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License 

Publishing Ethics Guide

Publishing articles at JURNAL HARITAGE is a very important process in developing coherent and respectful knowledge. This is a direct reflection of the quality of work and institutional writers who support researchers. The article reviewed contains and supports scientific methodology. Therefore, it is important to agree on the expected standard of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publishing process including writers, editors, expert editors, executive editors, publishers, and the public.

Communication Studies Program, University of Yudharta Pasuruan, as the publisher of the JURNAL HARITAGE journal, is responsible for overseeing all stages of publishing seriously and recognizing ethical responsibility and other responsibilities. Institutions ensure that every advertisement and other commercial income does not have an impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, it also helps to communicate with other journal publishers if it is useful and necessary.

Issuance Decision

Editors are responsible for deciding which articles to submit must be published. Validation of these works and their importance to the writer and the reader must support that decision. The editors are guided by the journal editorial policy and are limited by laws which include defamation, copyright, and plagiarism. Editors can discuss with other editors or assessment teams to decide on policies.

Justice

Editors always judge texts based on their intellect regardless of the race, gender, belief, ethnicity, nationality or political philosophy of the author.

Confidentiality

Expert editors and executive editors are prohibited from disclosing any information related to the manuscript sent to anyone other than to the author himself, senior editor, best partner, and publisher.

Notification and Conflict of Interest

All unpublished content written in the text is prohibited to be used in the editor's own research without confirmation from the author.

Contributions to Editor's Decisions

Editor's Evaluation Experts help editors to make editorial decisions and through communication between editorials and authors, this can help writers to improve their articles.

Speed

Each selected appraiser who does not feel qualified to assess a study published in a text or knows that the assessment takes longer, so he must notify the editors and withdraw himself from the assessment process.

Confidentiality

Each text received which is considered must be treated as a confidential document. It may not be displayed or discussed with others without editor's authority.

Standard of Objectivity

Assessment must be done objectively. Personal criticism of the author is not justified. Assessors must express their views clearly using supporting arguments.

Reference Recognition

The assessor must identify the relevant articles that have not been quoted by the author. Any statements of observation, derivation, or arguments that have been previously reported must be accompanied by relevant citations. The assessor must also ask the editor to pay attention to the similarities or overlaps between the texts that have been assessed and published.

 Notification and Conflict of Interest

Secret information or arguments obtained through the assessment of the expert editor must be kept confidential and prohibited from being used for personal purposes. Assessors cannot assess the text if they have a conflict of interest with the author, company or institution involved in writing the script.

Reporting Standards

The author must present an accurate report of the article and objective discussion about the significance of the article. Basic data must be presented accurately. Articles must include sufficient details and references to enable others to carry out the same research. Deception statements or intentionally inaccurate reports are unethical and unacceptable behavior.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that they have written their original articles, besides, they must quote correctly if they take other people's articles or words.

Double Publishing, Repetition or Accident

In general, an author is not allowed to have the same publication that has a similar research focus in more than one journal.

Allegation of Research Misconduct

Jurnal Heritage takes all allegations of research misconduct seriously. Misconduct includes data fabrication, data falsification, plagiarism, and redundant/duplicate publication. If a reader, author, or reviewer suspects any research misconduct in published or submitted articles, they should formally report it via email to the Editor-in-Chief at heritage@yudharta.ac.id. The journal will investigate all cases confidentially in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. If misconduct is proven, the journal will take necessary actions, including corrections, clarifications, or article retraction.

Correction and Retraction Policy

1.       Corrections

Jurnal Heritage will publish a Correction notice (Erratum or Corrigendum) if an article contains minor errors (such as typographical, author name, or data errors) that do not alter the principal findings or conclusions of the study. The original article will remain accessible, but a clear notice of correction will be linked to it.

2.       Retractions

A Retraction will be issued if there is clear evidence of major scientific errors, data fabrication, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or serious ethical violations that undermine the validity of the research. In accordance with COPE guidelines, retracted articles will not be removed from the journal website but will be clearly marked with a "Retracted" watermark on the PDF and a prominent notice on the abstract page to maintain the scholarly record.

Conflict of Interest Policy

1.       For Authors

Authors must declare any financial or personal relationships with individuals or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. If no conflict exists, authors must state: "The authors declare no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article."

2.       For Editors and Reviewers

Editors and reviewers must recuse themselves from handling or reviewing manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest, including financial, personal, academic, or professional relationships with any of the authors or institutions connected to the papers.