Publication Ethics

Truth de Journal (TDJ) is a journal that publishes articles resulting from the essence of thinking and research in the field of Law.

Truth de Journal 

has high standards for the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing; authors, editors, peer-reviewers, and publishers. Truth de Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year in June and December by the Research and Publishing Unit of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi. This statement, makes it clear that Truth de Journal pays attention to publication ethics as a very important aspect of publishing. It upholds academic integrity and avoids all forms of ethical violations such as data fabrication, plagiarism, and multiple publications. Thus, upholding publication ethics, the credibility and quality of scientific journals can be well maintained. The ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in this journal is based on best practice guidelines COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Journal Publication Ethics Guidelines

Publication of articles in Truth de Journal is a form of developing a coherent and comprehensive knowledge network. It is a reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Articles reviewed by peer reviewers are a form of support for the scientific method. Therefore, it is essential to agree on the expected standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publishing process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers. As a publisher, Truth de Journal undertakes the task of representing all stages of publishing with credibility and ethical responsibility. As such, Truth de Journal is committed to ensuring that data fabrication, reprinting, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Editor Responsibilities and Duties

1. Publication Decisions, Truth de Journal editors are responsible for the submitted articles to decide which ones will be published in the journal. Editors are guided by the policies of the Truth de Journal Editorial Board and are restricted by applicable legal legislative requirements regarding copyright infringement, multiple publication, data fabrication, and plagiarism. To make any publication decision, the Board of Directors will meet with the editors and reviewers.

2. Equal Treatment, Each editor evaluates manuscripts based on their intellectual content without regard to the author's race, ethnicity, gender, religion, origin, ethnicity, nationality or political philosophy.

3. Confidentiality, Each editor is not allowed to disclose any information about the articles received to anyone other than the relevant authors, prospective reviewers, editors and publishers as appropriate. Except with the author's permission.

4. Manuscript Return, Articles that are not published by the journal team. Then the manuscript sent will be given directly to the author and still maintain confidentiality, and will not be used further by the editor without the knowledge of the author.

Reviewer Responsibilities and Duties

  1. Participation in Editorial Decisions: Peer reviewers assist each editor in making editorial decisions through communication with authors to help them improve their articles if there are errors.
  2. Accuracy: Any reviewer who feels that an article does not meet the requirements for review from the received manuscript will notify the editor to request a re-review.
  3. Confidentiality: Every article received will be treated as a confidential document. The document must not be shown or discussed with others, except in cases of editorial errors, which will be reviewed.
  4. Objectivity Standards: Reviews are conducted objectively. Personal attacks on authors are not permitted. Reviewers must clearly express their views, accompanied by supporting arguments regarding any errors.
  5. Citation Acknowledgment: Reviewers will identify relevant citations in the work being reviewed. Any statements regarding observations, derivations, or previous arguments must be accompanied by clear citations as references. A reviewer may seek assistance from the editor if there is substantial overlap or duplication between the article being reviewed and another published article.
  6. Standards of Conduct: The confidentiality of information or ideas obtained through peer review must be maintained and not used for personal gain. Reviewers must not consider publishing articles that have personal, collaborative, or other interests with the author, institution, or organization.
  7.  Review Process: Every article submitted to Truth de Journal is reviewed independently by at least two reviewers (double-blind review). The decision to publish, revise, or reject is based on the reviewers' reports/recommendations. In certain cases, the editor may send the article for review to a third reviewer before publication.

Author Responsibilities and Duties

  1. Reporting Standards: The writer must present an accurate report of the paper and an objective discussion of its significance. The presentation of data must have an accurate basis in writing. So that the article contains sufficient details and references for others to replicate the work. False statements, data fabrication, whether intentional or not, are unethical and will not be accepted.
  1. Data Access and Storage: Authors are willing to provide raw data in connection with editorial review and are ready to provide access to data for storage for a certain period of time until publication.  The author does not object if the manuscript undergoes editing without changing the substance or main idea of the writing.  
  1. Originality and plagiarism: Authors must ensure that articles are original works and do not use the work of others. If references are needed, use quotations in accordance with writing ethics as reference material.
  1. Multiple Publication: An author should not publish the same article in more than one journal or major publication. Authors submitting the same article to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical, unacceptable, and blacklisted behavior.
  1. Relevance to Citation: Proper citation of the work of others is strongly encouraged. Authors should cite publications that were influential in determining the nature of the submitted work.
  1. Authorship of Articles: should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, conduct, or interpretation of the research reported. However, all those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If other people have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged, or listed as contributors. Authors should ensure that all are appropriately credited in the article. In addition, co-authors should be aware of and approve the final version of the article at the time of submission for publication.
  2. Fundamental Author Error: If an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in the work to be published. Then it is the author's obligation to immediately confirm the journal editor to correct, review or possibly withdraw the work in the journal.

Publisher's Responsibility and Duties

  1. Handling Unethical Publishing Behavior: If there is a proven case of scientific misconduct, multiple or false publications, plagiarism by TDJ. The board of directors will take action to find out the truth, clarify the situation and handle the problem. If the scope of the misconduct is so fatal that it affects the scientific paper, the published work will be retracted and consequences will be given in accordance with the ethical ethics of publication. 
  2. Standards of Behavior: Truth de Journal publishes articles that have gone through the process of editing, peer review, layout according to the provisions of scientific journal publishing. Truth de Journal is responsible for ensuring the academic freedom of the editors in carrying out their respective duties. And Truth de Journal is responsible for maintaining privacy and protecting intellectual property and copyright.
  3. Access to Journal Content: the Publisher is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scientific research and ensuring accessibility through partnerships with organizations and maintaining Truth de Journal's digital archives.