Ethical Publication and Malpractice Statement

JEC : Journal of Education Counseling is a best-selling national journal published twice a year in printed and online form by the Al-Falah As-Sunniyah University, Kencong, Jember, Indonesia. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing articles in JEC : Journal of Education Counseling, including authors, editorial boards, bestarized partners, and publishers. This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Publishing Ethics Guidelines

The publication of the article in JEC is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the work quality of the authors and the institutions that support them. The articles reviewed support and contain scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree to the standards of ethical behavior expected for all parties involved in publishing: authors, journal editors, best-of-breed partners, publishers, and the public.

Al-Falah As-Sunniyah University, Kencong, Jember, Indonesia as the publisher of JEC is responsible for guarding all stages of publishing seriously and acknowledging ethical responsibilities and other responsibilities. Institutions other than committed to ensuring that reprint advertisements and other commercial revenue have no impact or effect on editorial decisions, are also committed to assisting communication with other journal and / or publisher managers if deemed useful and necessary.

Publishing Decision

The Theosophist Editor is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles to be published. The validation of the work and its significance for the researcher and the reader should always encourage the decision. Editors may be guided by the journal editorial board's policy and limited by legal provisions as should be upheld regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may negotiate with other editors or assessment teams in making this decision.

Fair Treatment

Editors always rate the text based on their intellectual content without distinction of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship or political philosophy of authors.

Confidentiality

Editors and editing staff may not disclose any information about manuscripts submitted to anyone other than authors, expert editors, bestsellers, and publishers.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in the submitted manuscript shall not be used in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Obligations of the Assessment Team

Contributions to Editorial Decisions
Assessment of bestari partners helps editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also help authors improve their writing.

Speed

Any eligible appraiser who feels unqualified to assess the research reported in a manuscript or knows that his quick review will be unlikely to have to notify the editor and free himself from the appraisal process.

Counseling
Any text received for judgment must be treated as a confidential document. The document should not be shown or discussed with anyone else unless authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Assessment must be done objectively. Criticism is personal to the author is not justified. Valuers must express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Source Recognition

Valuers must identify relevant published works that are not quoted by the author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by a relevant quote. An assessor should also ask the editor to pay attention to the similarity or overlap between the assessed text and other published articles.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

Confidential information or opinions obtained through the appraisal of a bestary partner shall be kept confidential and shall not be used for personal gain. Assessors shall not weigh manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest arising from a connection or connection of a competitive, cooperative, or other nature with any author, company, or agency associated with the article.

Author's Obligations

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. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

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.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

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.

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 those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

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

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.