Publication Ethic

Publication Ethics - Authors

Reporting Standards: Reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Retrieved data should be represented accurately in the paper. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work.

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be contrived to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

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Publication Ethics - Editors

Fair Play: An editor at all times evaluates 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 staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Unpublished materials of proprietary interest in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Editorial Criteria: Editors, both local and international, must have at least H Index/Scopus ID or papers or manuscripts published in International Journals with Scopus Index, especially on the topic of Community Engagement. An editor can help reviewers to provide input on manuscripts in addition to the results of review by reviewers.
Publication Decisions: The editorial board is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. 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 editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Manuscript Review: The editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated for originality. The editor should organize and use peer review fairly and wisely. Editors should explain their peer review process in the information for authors and also indicate which parts of the journal are peer reviewed. Editors should use appropriate peer reviewers for papers under consideration for publication by selecting people with appropriate expertise and avoiding conflicts of interest.

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Publication Ethics - Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.
Reviewer Criteria: Reviewers, both local and international, must have papers or manuscripts that have been published in International Journals with Scopus Index, especially on the topic of Community Engagement. And also the reviewers have published articles with the same theme as the manuscript to be reviewed. Or the reviewer has a community engagement program with the same theme.
Objectivity Standards: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that a statement, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.