Pulication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Malpractice Statement & Ethical Standards

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. Indonesian Journal of Career Education and Employability (IJCEE) is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. These ethics are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

1. Duties of Editors
  • Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published based on the validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers.
  • Fair Play: An editor at any time 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, and the publisher.
2. Duties of Reviewers
  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
3. Duties of Authors
  • Reporting Standards: Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.
  • Originality and Plagiarism: The 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. IJCEE uses a plagiarism screening tool (Turnitin) to ensure originality.
  • Multiple Publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

Dealing with Unethical Behavior

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification or, in the most severe case, the retraction of the affected work.

For more detailed information on publication ethics, please visit the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) website.