Publication Ethics

Kredibel: Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen dan Bisnis is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by LPPI Yayasan Almahmudi bin Dahlan. The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties included in the act of publishing the manuscripts in the journal, including the authors, the Principal Editors, the Associate Editors, the Editorial Board, the Reviewers, and the Publishers. The statement is based on the Best Practice Guidelines of COPE for Journal Editors. The responsibility of the journal is to publish original work of value to the intellectual community in the best possible form and to the highest possible standards. Similar standards are expected from the Reviewers and authors. Honesty, originality, and fair dealing on the part of the authors, as well as fairness, objectivity, and confidentiality on the part of the Editors and the Reviewers, are among the critical values that enable the journal to achieve its goal. Kredibel: Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen dan Bisnis is committed to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions, and also provides a legal review when necessary.

Duties of the Editors

Publication Decisions

The Editors of Kredibel: Jurnal Ilmiah Manajemen dan Bisnis ensure that the submitted manuscripts considered for publication are subjected to peer review by at least two reviewers who are experts in the field. Furthermore, the Principal Editors are responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published. This decision is based on the validation of the work in question, the importance to study analysts and readers, the comments of Reviewers, and adherence to legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editors may confer with other Editors or Reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

The Editors evaluate the submitted manuscripts exclusively based on academic merit, such as importance, originality, validity of the study, and clarity. The submitted manuscripts may also be based on their relevance to the scope of the journal, without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, and political or institutional affiliation of the authors. Decisions to edit and publish are not determined by the policies of governments or any other agencies outside of the journal itself. The Principal Editors have full authority over the entire editorial content of the journal and the timing of publication.

Confidentiality

The Editors and any Editorial Staff must not disclose any information about the submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding authors, the Reviewers, the Potential Reviewers, other Editorial Advisers, and the Publishers, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

The Editors will not use unpublished information disclosed in the submitted manuscripts for personal study purposes without the explicit consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained by the Editors as a result of handling the manuscripts are kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Furthermore, the Editors are to abstain from considering manuscripts in which they conflict of interest arises due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript. In such instances, they will delegate the responsibility of handling the manuscripts to another member of the Editorial Board.

Management of Unethical Behavior

The Editors and the Publishers should take rationally responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented regarding the submitted or published manuscript. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior will be examined, even when it is discovered years after publication.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

The authors of the original manuscripts should present an accurate account of the work performed and the results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The manuscripts should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Reviewed manuscripts should be accurate, objective, and comprehensive, while editorial ‘opinion’ or perspective pieces should be identified. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

The authors are requested to provide the raw data in connection with the manuscripts for editorial review. Furthermore, the authors should be prepared to provide public access, and in any case, be prepared to retain the data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure the work written is entirely original, and appropriately cite or quote the work of others used. Plagiarism takes many forms, from 'passing off' another person manuscript as their own, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts (without attribution), to claiming results from investigations conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Each manuscript will be checked using a plagiarism checker () to ensure its originality. Furthermore, each submitted manuscript should be accompanied by a letter of statement from the authors stating that it is free from plagiarism.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Manuscripts describing essentially the same study should not be published in more than one journal or primary publication. Therefore, authors should not submit for consideration manuscripts that have already been published in another journal. Submission of the manuscripts concurrently to more than one journal is unethical publishing behavior and unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors should ensure that they have properly acknowledged the work of others, and should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, either from conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. The authors should not use information obtained in the course of providing confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications unless they have obtained the explicit written permission of the authors of the work.

Authorship of the Manuscripts

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Any individual who contributed significantly to specific aspects of the project should be acknowledged or listed as a contributor. The corresponding authors should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscripts and have agreed to the submission for publication.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When the authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in the published work, the Journal Editors or the Publisher should be notified, and cooperation should be ensured to retract or correct the manuscripts. In a case where the Editors or the Publishers learn from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, the authors must promptly retract or correct the manuscripts or provide evidence to the Editors of the correctness of the original manuscript.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

In a study that includes chemicals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in the use, the authors must clearly identify these elements in the manuscripts. Similarly, when the work uses animal or human subjects, the authors should ensure that the manuscripts contain a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and have been approved by the appropriate institutional committees. The authors should include a statement in the manuscripts that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed. For human subjects, the authors should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki).

Declaration of Competing Interests

The authors should disclose in the manuscripts any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could be viewed as inappropriately influencing (bias) the work. Furthermore, all sources of financial support for the conduct of the study and preparation should be fully disclosed. This includes elucidating the role of the sponsors, if any, in study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation, report writing, and the decision to submit the manuscripts for publication. In cases where the funding sources had no involvement, the information should be stated. The authors must declare competing interests in the manuscript template.

Image Integrity

Enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or introducing a specific feature within an image is not acceptable. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable as long as no information present in the original was obscured or eliminated. Manipulating images for improved clarity is accepted, but could be seen as scientific ethical abuse for other purposes and will be dealt with accordingly. The authors should comply with any specific policy for graphical images applied by the relevant journal, for example, providing the original images as supplementary material with the manuscripts, or depositing these in a suitable repository.

Duties of the Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

The process of peer review assists the Editors in making editorial decisions. Additionally, the editorial communications with the authors may also assist in improving the manuscripts.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the subject reported in the manuscripts or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the Editors and be excused from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the Editors.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively and personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Furthermore, Reviewers should call to the attention of the Editors any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscripts under consideration and other published manuscripts of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers are allowed to refrain from evaluating manuscripts in cases where conflicts of interest arise from competition, other relationships, or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript.