Publication Ethics

Bioedukasi journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. This publication ethics statement is based on generally accepted principles of publication ethics and is intended to guide authors, editors, reviewers, and other parties involved in the publication process.

The journal is committed to ensuring that all manuscripts are evaluated and published through a fair, transparent, and ethical process. Allegations of misconduct will be taken seriously and investigated appropriately.

1. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

Publication Decisions

The editors are responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts will be accepted for publication. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, and contribution to the field, as well as the journal's editorial policies.

Editors may consult with reviewers, members of the editorial board, or other experts when making editorial decisions. Editors must comply with applicable legal requirements concerning copyright, plagiarism, libel, and other matters.

Fair Play

Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their academic and intellectual merit. Editors must not discriminate against authors based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts. Information concerning a manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisers, publisher, or other parties authorized by the journal.

Confidentiality of Unpublished Materials

Editors must not use unpublished information, data, arguments, or ideas contained in submitted manuscripts for their own research or personal advantage without the author's explicit written permission.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Editors must declare and appropriately manage any conflicts of interest related to submitted manuscripts. An editor who has a conflict of interest with a manuscript should not participate in the editorial decision-making process for that manuscript.

Handling of Misconduct

Editors are responsible for taking appropriate action when ethical concerns or allegations of research or publication misconduct arise. Such concerns may include plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, authorship disputes, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and other forms of unethical publishing behavior.

Where necessary, the editors may request clarification or supporting evidence from the authors, reviewers, institutions, or other relevant parties and may issue corrections, retractions, or other appropriate notices.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making informed editorial decisions and provides authors with constructive feedback that may improve the quality and clarity of their manuscripts.

Qualification and Promptness

Reviewers should only accept manuscripts for review when they have appropriate expertise and sufficient time to conduct a thorough and timely review. Reviewers who feel unqualified to review a manuscript or are unable to complete the review within the required timeframe should promptly notify the editor and decline the invitation.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, copy, distribute, or discuss manuscripts or their contents with anyone without authorization from the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively and professionally. Reviewers should provide clear, constructive, and evidence-based comments. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement indicating that an observation, argument, method, or finding has previously been reported should be supported by an appropriate citation.

Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and other published works of which they are aware.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of their review. Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts involving close personal, professional, academic, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships with the authors or organizations associated with the manuscript.

Use of Information

Privileged information and ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal, professional, or financial advantage.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors of original research must present an accurate and complete account of the research conducted and provide an objective discussion of its significance.

Research data, methods, results, and other relevant information must be reported accurately. Authors should provide sufficient methodological detail and appropriate references to allow the work to be understood and, where applicable, reproduced or replicated.

Fabrication, falsification, manipulation of data, and knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that their submitted manuscript is original and has not been previously published in its current form.

Any ideas, words, data, figures, tables, methods, or other materials derived from the work of others must be appropriately acknowledged and cited. Direct quotations must be clearly identified and properly referenced.

Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical publishing behavior and will not be tolerated.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

Authors should not publish substantially the same research in multiple journals or publications without a legitimate academic reason and appropriate disclosure. If related manuscripts or previous publications are relevant to the submitted work, authors must disclose them to the editor.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Authors must properly acknowledge all sources that have significantly influenced the reported research. Publications, data, materials, or other contributions that have influenced the research must be appropriately cited.

Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, conduct, analysis, or interpretation of the research, or to the drafting or substantial revision of the manuscript.

All individuals who meet the criteria for authorship should be listed as authors, while individuals who have contributed to specific aspects of the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that:

1. all individuals who qualify for authorship are included as authors;

2. no individual who does not qualify for authorship is listed as an author;

3. all authors have approved the final version of the manuscript; and

4. all authors have agreed to its submission and publication.

Changes to authorship after submission should only be made with the agreement of all authors and approval from the editor.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or institutional relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.

All sources of financial support for the research must be disclosed. Where applicable, authors should also disclose relevant research funding, institutional support, or other forms of assistance.

Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, animals, or other subjects requiring ethical oversight must comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations.

Where required, authors must provide information regarding ethical approval or permission from the relevant ethics committee or institution. Authors should also ensure that research participants' privacy, confidentiality, and rights are appropriately protected.

Data Availability and Research Materials

Authors should retain relevant research data and materials and, where appropriate and ethically permissible, make them available to editors or other researchers for verification of the reported findings.

Authors must not make data available if doing so would violate privacy, confidentiality, legal requirements, or ethical obligations.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the editor or publisher and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article, as appropriate.

Authors should not attempt to conceal or ignore significant errors that may affect the validity or interpretation of the published work.

4. Plagiarism and Similarity Checking

All submitted manuscripts may be checked for plagiarism and inappropriate textual similarity using an appropriate similarity-detection process.

The presence of similarity does not automatically constitute plagiarism; however, manuscripts containing unacceptable levels or forms of plagiarism may be rejected or returned to the authors for clarification and revision.

The journal reserves the right to investigate suspected plagiarism both before and after publication.

5. Corrections, Retractions, and Editorial Notices

The journal will take appropriate action when errors or ethical concerns are identified in published articles.

Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, the journal may publish a correction, clarification, expression of concern, or retraction.

Corrections and retractions will be handled transparently, with the reason for the action clearly stated where appropriate.

6. Complaints and Appeals

Authors have the right to submit a complaint or appeal concerning an editorial decision or publication process.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the journal editor with sufficient information and supporting evidence. The journal will review complaints and appeals fairly, objectively, and confidentially.

An appeal does not guarantee a change in the original editorial decision. Editorial decisions may be reconsidered when there is clear evidence of a procedural error, misunderstanding, or relevant information that was not previously considered.

7. Allegations of Research and Publication Misconduct

The journal takes allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously. Potential misconduct may include, but is not limited to:

• plagiarism;

• fabrication or falsification of data;

• manipulation of research results;

• duplicate or redundant publication;

• simultaneous submission;

• inappropriate authorship or authorship manipulation;

• undisclosed conflicts of interest;

• unethical research practices;

• citation manipulation; and

• other forms of academic or publication misconduct.

When allegations arise, the editors will assess the matter and may request explanations or supporting evidence from the authors and relevant parties. Where appropriate, the journal may contact the authors' affiliated institutions or other relevant authorities.

Appropriate action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

8. Commitment to Publication Integrity

Jurnal Bioedukasi UM Metro is committed to maintaining the integrity, transparency, and credibility of the scholarly publishing process. All authors, editors, reviewers, and editorial staff are expected to uphold the principles of academic honesty, fairness, accountability, confidentiality, and respect for intellectual property.