Publication Ethics

The Indonesian Journal of Business, Accounting and Management (IJBAM) (Print ISSN: 2442-4099; Online ISSN: 2549-8711) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia Jakarta (STIE Indonesia Jakarta). The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. This statement outlines the ethical behavior expected from all parties involved in the act of publishing: Authors, Editors, Peer Reviewers, and the Publisher. The policy is based on the core practices and guidelines defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

B. Duties of Authors

1. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript is their original work.
The manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal concurrently.
All sources and influences used in the work must be appropriately cited. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. All submissions will be checked for plagiarism using professional software.

2. Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study for editorial review and must be prepared to provide public access to this data, where feasible, and must retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

3. Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

4. Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors.
The corresponding author ensures that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

5. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

6. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.

C. Duties of Editors

1. Fair Play and Editorial Independence

Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual merit (importance, originality, validity, clarity) without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, citizenship, or political philosophy.

2. Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

3. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

4. Publication Decisions

The editorial board is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

5. Involvement in Investigations

Editors, in conjunction with the publisher, will take responsive measures when ethical concerns are raised regarding a submitted or published paper. This may include publication of corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern.

D. Duties of Reviewers

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author, may assist the author in improving the paper.

2. Promptness and Confidentiality

Any selected reviewer 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 themselves from the review process.
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

3. Standards of Objectivity and Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
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.

4. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

E. Publisher's Duties

Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia Jakarta (STIE Indonesia Jakarta) as the publisher of Indonesian Journal of Business, Accounting and Management (IJBAM):

Works closely with the editorial team to ensure best practices in ethical publishing.
Provides the technological, administrative, and financial infrastructure necessary for the publication process.
Is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
Is prepared to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.
Protects the intellectual property and copyright of the journal's content, which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

F. Procedures for Dealing with Unethical Behavior

1. Identification

Any allegations of unethical behavior (e.g., plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate submission) should be reported in confidence to the Editor-in-Chief, with sufficient evidence and information to initiate an investigation.

2. Investigation

The Editor-in-Chief will consult with the editorial board and the publisher. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior will be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

3. Outcomes

If the allegation is supported by evidence, possible outcomes include:
- Informing the author/reviewer of the violation.
- Publication of a formal notice or correction.
- Publication of an editorial detailing the misconduct.
- Formal retraction of the publication from the journal.
- Reporting the incident and the individuals involved to their institution and/or relevant professional bodies.
- Imposing a formal embargo on submissions from the individual(s) for a defined period.