Publication Ethics

JEMTRAMAS (Journal of Community Service and Community Partnership) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all reasonable measures to prevent publication malpractice. This ethical statement applies to all parties involved in the journal publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

This policy is established to ensure credibility, transparency, accountability, and integrity in scholarly publishing and to comply with national journal accreditation standards.

Ethical Standards and Responsibilities

1. Authorship and Originality

  • Submitted manuscripts must be original works and have not been published or submitted elsewhere.

  • All individuals listed as authors must have made significant academic or practical contributions to the community service activity and manuscript preparation.

  • Any form of plagiarism, data manipulation, fabrication, or falsification is strictly prohibited.

2. Duties of Authors

Authors are responsible for:

  • Presenting community service activities honestly, accurately, and transparently, including objectives, methods, outcomes, and impact

  • Properly citing all sources and references

  • Ensuring that community involvement is conducted ethically and responsibly

  • Disclosing any conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise

  • Cooperating in the peer review and revision process

  • Reporting errors discovered after publication to the editor promptly

3. Duties of Editors

Editors are responsible for:

  • Making editorial decisions based solely on academic merit, relevance to scope, originality, and contribution, independent of non-academic factors

  • Ensuring a fair, objective, and confidential peer review process

  • Preventing conflicts of interest between authors, reviewers, and editors

  • Maintaining editorial independence from the publisher

  • Taking responsive and appropriate action in cases of suspected ethical violations

4. Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers are responsible for:

  • Conducting reviews objectively, constructively, and professionally

  • Maintaining confidentiality of all manuscript information

  • Identifying ethical issues, plagiarism, or overlapping publications

  • Declaring any conflicts of interest and declining review when necessary

  • Providing recommendations that support the improvement of manuscript quality

5. Peer Review Integrity

JEMTRAMAS implements a double-blind peer review system involving at least two independent reviewers. Editorial decisions are made based on reviewers’ evaluations and academic considerations only.

6. Handling of Ethical Misconduct

In cases of suspected ethical misconduct, including plagiarism, redundant publication, or unethical community practices, the journal will:

  • Conduct a formal investigation

  • Request clarification from the authors

  • Apply corrective actions such as revision, correction, retraction, or withdrawal, depending on the severity of the case

7. Publisher Responsibility

The publisher is responsible for:

  • Supporting ethical publishing practices

  • Ensuring long-term accessibility and integrity of published content

  • Respecting editorial independence and ethical decision-making