Publication Ethics

The publication ethics statement of MAPAN: Manajemen Pendidikan dan Analisis is developed with reference to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), to safeguard scholarly integrity and the academic community's trust in the entire publishing process.

  1. Author Ethics
    • •Originality: authors must guarantee that the submitted manuscript is original work, has not been previously published, and is not under review at another journal.
    • •Anti-plagiarism: authors must not copy part or all of another person's work without proper attribution, in accordance with academic ethical standards. Manuscripts are screened using Turnitin in accordance with this journal's Plagiarism Screening Policy.
    • •Data transparency: authors must present the data used in their research honestly, accurately, and transparently so that it can be verified by others.
    • •Authorship and responsibility: individuals listed as authors must have made a significant contribution to the research and writing process. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all authors have approved the final version of the manuscript prior to submission. Listing individuals who did not contribute meaningfully (gift authorship) or omitting individuals who made a significant contribution (ghost authorship) is not permitted.
    • •Disclosure of conflicts of interest: authors must disclose their research funding sources and any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretation of their research.
    • •Research ethics approval: for research involving human subjects, authors must state that the research has obtained ethical approval from the relevant authority and/or informed consent from participants, where applicable.
  2. Editor Ethics
    • •Fairness and objectivity: editors evaluate manuscripts fairly and objectively, based on their substantive fit with the scope of MAPAN, regardless of the authors' race, gender, religion, nationality, or institutional affiliation.
    • •Confidentiality: editors must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and must not disclose their content to unauthorized parties.
    • •Prohibition on use of unpublished material: editors must not use information from an unpublished manuscript for personal or institutional gain.
    • •Editor conflicts of interest: an editor who has a personal, professional, or institutional relationship with a manuscript's author must recuse themselves from handling that manuscript and hand it over to another editor.
  3. Reviewer Ethics
    • •Objectivity and scholarly reasoning: reviewers must provide honest, fair, and objective assessments, supported by reasoning grounded in scholarly principles.
    • •Confidentiality: reviewers appointed by the editorial team must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript under review and must not share it with other parties.
    • •Prohibition on use of manuscript content: reviewers must not use any part of a manuscript's content for personal gain or publish it under their own name.
    • •Reviewer conflicts of interest: reviewers must decline a review request if they have a personal, professional, or competing relationship with the manuscript's author.
  4. Retraction and Correction Policy
    MAPAN follows the COPE Retraction Guidelines in handling published articles.
    • •An article may be retracted if it is found to contain plagiarism, data fabrication or manipulation, duplicate publication, or other serious violations of publication ethics.
    • •A retraction notice is published openly and linked to the original article. Retracted articles remain accessible, clearly marked as retracted.
    • •Minor errors that do not affect the overall validity of the article are handled through a corrigendum or erratum, rather than retraction.
  5. Misconduct Handling Procedure
    Reports of alleged publication ethics violations, whether concerning a manuscript under review or an already published article, may be submitted to the editorial board through the journal's official contact.
    • •The editor conducts an initial investigation and may request written clarification from the parties involved.
    • •The investigation process follows the relevant COPE flowcharts for the type of misconduct concerned.
    • •If the violation is substantiated, follow-up actions may include a request for correction, publication of an erratum, retraction of the article, or formal notification to the author's institution, depending on the severity of the violation.
  6. Complaints Procedure
    Readers, authors, or other parties with concerns regarding publication ethics at this journal may submit a written complaint to the editor through the official contact listed on the journal's website. All complaints are handled confidentially and are followed up by the editorial board as promptly as possible.