Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding all aspects of publication ethics, particularly concerning the handling of ethical misconduct in research and publication. This statement outlines the ethical stance and conduct expected of all parties involved in the journal’s publication process, including authors, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and the publisher (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bone). AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development is committed to implementing best practices regarding ethics, the handling of errors, and the retraction of articles. Preventing publication malpractice is a key responsibility of the editorial board. Any form of unethical behavior is unacceptable, and the journal does not tolerate plagiarism in any form.

AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development adapts COPE to meet high quality standard of ethics for publisher, editors, authors, and reviewers. As an essential issue, publication ethics needs to be explained clearly to improve the quality of the research worldwide. In this part, we explain the standard for editors, authors, and reviewers. Publisher don’t have right to interfere with the integrity of the contents and only support to publish in timely manner.

For Editors:

  1. Based on the review report of the editorial review board, the editor can accept, reject, or request modifications to the manuscript;
  2. Editors should be responsible for every articles published in AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development ;
  3. The editors may communicate with other editors or reviewers in making the final decision;
  4. An editor has to evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, judging each on its quality without looking to nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the authors. He/she should decline his/her assignment when there is a potential of conflict of interest;
  5. Editors need to ensure the document sent to the reviewer does not contain the information of the author, vice versa;
  6. Editors’ decision should be informed to authors accompanied by reviewers’ comments unless they contain offensive or libelous remarks;
  7. Editors should respect requests from authors that an individual should not review the submission, if these are well-reasoned and practicable;
  8. Editors and all staffs should guarantee the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript;
  9. Editors will be guided by COPE flowcharts if there is a suspected misconduct or disputed authorship.

For Reviewers:

  1. Reviewers need to comment on ethical questions and possible research and publication misconduct;
  2. Reviewers will do the work in timely manner and should notify editor if they cannot complete the work;
  3. Reviewers need to keep the confidentiality of the manuscript;
  4. Reviewers should not accept to review the manuscripts in which there is potential conflict of interest between them and any of the authors.

For Authors:

  1. Author(s) affirm that the material has not been previously published and that they have not transferred elsewhere any rights to the article;
  2. Author(s) should ensure the originality of the work and they have properly cited others’ work in accordance of the references format;
  3. Author should not engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism;
  4. Author(s) should ensure that they follow the authorship criteria that are taken from AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development that is explained in instruction for author of UJES;
  5. Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant manuscripts or manuscripts describing the same research in more than one journal;
  6. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors;
  7. The author(s) haven’t suggested any personal information that may make the identity of the patient recognizable in any forms of description part, photograph or pedigree;
  8. Author(s) should give the editor the data and details of the work, if there are suspicions of data falsification or fabrication;
  9. If at any point of time, the author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in submitted manuscript, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor;
  10. Authors of the journal should clarify everything that may cause conflict of interests such as work, research expenses, consultant expenses, and intellectual property on the document of AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development form disclosure.

Disclaimer 

Para editor AgriValue : Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development berupaya Disclaimer The editors of AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information (“Content”) contained within their publications. However, the editors of AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of such Content for any purpose, and disclaim all representations and warranties—whether express or implied—to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the editors of AgriValue: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development. .