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PUBLICATION ETHICS
Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi is committed to the highest standards of research and publication ethics. This statement is based on the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and it applies to everyone who takes part in the publication process: the publisher, the editors, the reviewers, and the authors.
Good ethics protect the readers, the authors, the reviewers, and the reputation of the journal. A person who is involved with MUKASI is expected to know and follow this statement.
At a Glance
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Journal | Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi |
| Publisher | Yayasan Pendidikan Penelitian Pengabdian Algero |
| Ethical standard | Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) |
| Peer review | Double blind, as described in the Peer Review Process |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
| Ethics concerns | jurnal.mukasi@gmail.com |
Contents
| No. | Section |
|---|---|
| 1 | Duties of the Publisher and Journal Management |
| 2 | Duties of Authors |
| 3 | Duties of Editors |
| 4 | Duties of Reviewers |
| 5 | Misconduct, Corrections, and Retractions |
| 6 | Related Policies and Contact |
1. Duties of the Publisher and Journal Management
The publisher and the editorial management of MUKASI undertake the commitments below.
| Commitment | What it means |
|---|---|
| Editorial independence | Decisions on manuscripts are made by the editors on academic grounds. Income, fees, and the interests of the publisher or of any funder do not influence them. See the Author Fees page. |
| Respect for privacy | The personal data of authors, reviewers, and readers is used only for the purposes of the journal and is not given to other parties without a legitimate reason. |
| Protection of copyright | The rights of the authors and of the journal are protected, as stated in the Copyright Notice and the Licensing page. |
| Transparency about funds | Funds from third parties that support the journal are managed openly and do not affect editorial decisions. |
| Disclosure of interests | The publisher and the editorial management declare any conflict of interest that they have, as stated in the Conflicts of Interest policy. |
| Promotion of published work | The journal makes published articles easy to find and to read, and it supports the preservation of the scholarly record. |
2. Duties of Authors
Authors who submit to MUKASI must meet the standards in the table below.
| Topic | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Honest reporting | Report the research accurately and give a fair account of what was done and why it matters. Do not fabricate, falsify, or manipulate data, images, or quotations. Keep the raw data safe, and provide it to the editors when they ask for it. See the Data Sharing Policy. |
| Originality and plagiarism | The work must be original. Words, ideas, data, and results of other people must be credited with proper citation. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. See the Plagiarism Policy. |
| Duplicate and simultaneous submission | The manuscript must not have been published before, in the same form or in a substantially similar form, and it must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. Splitting one study into several articles only to increase the number of publications is not accepted. |
| Authorship | Only people who made a substantial contribution are listed as authors, and every author has agreed to the submission. Others who helped are named in the acknowledgments. See Authorship and Contributorship. |
| Research with people | Research with human participants needs permission from the institution or the ethics committee, where it applies, and informed consent from the participants. For minors, the consent of a parent or guardian is also required. The identity and the privacy of participants and informants must be protected. |
| Media and social media data | Studies that use content from social media, online platforms, or private messages must respect the terms of the platform, the privacy of the users, and the risk of harm to them. Usernames and personal details are anonymized where there is no clear reason to show them. Images, audio, and video of identifiable people are used only with permission or with a clear justification. |
| Generative AI | Use of generative AI must follow the Generative AI Policies. A tool of this kind cannot be listed as an author, and the authors are responsible for the whole content of the manuscript. |
| Conflicts of interest and funding | Declare every financial or personal relationship that could influence the work, and state the sources of funding. See Conflicts of Interest. |
| Errors in published work | An author who finds a significant error or inaccuracy in a published article must tell the editors at once and cooperate in the correction or the retraction. |
| Withdrawal of a manuscript | A manuscript that has been submitted to MUKASI cannot be withdrawn by the authors. Any exception, and the fee that applies to a withdrawal, is explained on the Author Fees page. |
Note. Authors confirm these duties when they submit a manuscript, together with the Letter of Originality described in the Author Guidelines.
3. Duties of Editors
| Duty | What it means |
|---|---|
| Decisions on publication | The Editor in Chief decides which manuscripts are published. The decision is based on the validity of the work, its importance for communication studies, its originality, its clarity, and its fit with the Focus and Scope of the journal. |
| Fair play | Manuscripts are judged only on their academic merit. The gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, political view, or institution of the authors does not influence the decision. |
| Transparent peer review | Editors keep the review process fair, objective, and well documented, as described in the Peer Review Process. Clear instructions for authors are available at all times. |
| Confidentiality | Editors and the editorial staff do not share information about a submitted manuscript with anyone except the authors, the reviewers, and the publisher, when it is necessary. |
| Conflicts of interest | An editor does not handle a manuscript when there is a conflict of interest with an author, an institution, or a funder. Another editor takes over. Unpublished material in a manuscript is not used in the editor's own research without the written consent of the author. |
| Action on misconduct | Editors take reasonable steps when they are told of a possible ethical problem, in a published article or in a submitted manuscript, in accordance with COPE guidance. |
4. Duties of Reviewers
| Duty | What it means |
|---|---|
| Contribution to decisions | The review helps the editors to decide and helps the authors to improve the manuscript. |
| Objectivity | Reviews are honest, objective, and independent. Personal criticism of the authors is not appropriate. Comments are clear and supported by arguments. |
| Promptness | A reviewer who does not feel qualified, or who cannot finish the review in time, tells the editor and declines the invitation. A review is expected to be completed within a maximum of 2 weeks. If more time is needed, the reviewer tells the editorial secretariat at once so that the extension can be confirmed. |
| Confidentiality | A manuscript under review is a confidential document. It is not shown to, or discussed with, anyone who is not authorized by the editor, and it is not used for the personal benefit of the reviewer. A manuscript must not be uploaded to a generative AI tool, as stated in the Generative AI Policies. |
| Acknowledgment of sources | Reviewers point out important published work that the authors did not cite, and they check that the references are accurate. A reviewer who notices a substantial similarity with another work, or any other sign of misconduct, reports it to the editor. |
| Conflicts of interest | A reviewer declines a manuscript when there is a competitive, collaborative, financial, or personal connection with an author or an institution that is linked to the work. |
5. Misconduct, Corrections, and Retractions
5.1 Reporting a concern
Anyone who suspects misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication, undisclosed conflicts, or a breach of research ethics, is encouraged to write to the editorial office at jurnal.mukasi@gmail.com. The report should include the details and, where possible, evidence. The journal treats the matter in accordance with the Allegations of Misconduct policy.
5.2 Corrections and retractions
The journal corrects errors in published articles, and it retracts an article when the problem is serious. A correction or a retraction notice is published, and it is linked to the original article. The procedure is explained in the Correction and Retraction policy.
| No. | Grounds for retraction |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrication or falsification of data or results. |
| 2 | Publication of the same work elsewhere before, or at the same time, without a proper reference. |
| 3 | Plagiarism. |
| 4 | Research that violates ethical standards, for example research without the consent of the participants. |
| 5 | Unreliable findings that result from a serious error, or from other serious misconduct. |
Principle of fair treatment
Before a decision is made on an allegation, the people who are concerned are given a chance to respond. A report that is made in good faith will not harm the person who made it.
6. Related Policies and Contact
| Review of manuscripts | Peer Review Process |
| Originality | Plagiarism Policy |
| Authors | Authorship and Contributorship, Author Guidelines, Manuscript Preparation |
| Interests and AI | Conflicts of Interest and Generative AI Policies |
| Misconduct and errors | Allegations of Misconduct, Correction and Retraction, Post Publication Discussion |
| Data, rights, and access | Data Sharing Policy, Copyright Notice, Licensing, Open Access Policy |
| Contact | jurnal.mukasi@gmail.com | jurnal@yp3a.org |
