Publication Ethics

Jurnal Sains Pertanian is a scientific journal that contains research results in the field of Agricultural science that have never been published. This scientific code of ethics statement is a statement of the code of ethics of all parties involved in the publication process of this scientific journal, namely: managers, editors, bestary partners/reviewers, and authors. This scientific publication code of ethics statement is based on the Head of LIPI Regulation Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, which in essence upholds three ethical values in publications, namely

1. Neutrality, which is free from conflicts of interest in the management of publications;

2. Fairness, which is giving authorship rights to those who are entitled as authors/writers; and

3. Honesty, which is free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P) in publications

Responsibilities of the Editor in Chief
1. Determine the name of the journal, scientific scope, periodicity, and accreditation if necessary.
2. Determine the membership of the editor.
3. Define the relationship between the publisher, editors, reviewers, and other parties.
4. Respect confidential matters, both for contributing researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers.
5. Implement norms and provisions regarding intellectual property rights, especially copyright.
6. Conduct a review of journal policies and communicate them to authors, editors, bestary partners, and readers.
7. Create a code of conduct guide for editors and bestary partners.
8. Publish the journal regularly.
9. Ensure the availability of funding sources for the sustainability of journal publishing.
10. Building cooperation and marketing networks.
11. Improving the quality of the journal.
12. Preparing licenses and other legal aspects.
13. Publish papers that have been accepted.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Editor

1. The editor provides comments on the author's writing so that readers can understand what the author wants to convey, through comments written on the manuscript and or discussion facilities on the journal website.

2. The editor provides comments on the author's writing in accordance with EYD (Refined Spelling) or language that is in accordance with the standardization of the journal.

3. Editors strive to improve the quality of publications on an ongoing basis;

4. The editor prioritizes freedom of opinion objectively,

5. Editors submit corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary,

6. The editor ensures that the author's writing does not involve racism or anything that can harm the publisher and coordinates the author's writing with the editor-in-chief of the publisher if the writing is slightly controversial.

7. The editor receives, reviews, and follows up on complaints from all parties involved in journal publishing;

8. The editor supports initiatives to educate researchers about publication ethics,

9. Editors do not defend their own, authors' or third parties' opinions that may result in unobjective decisions,

10. The editor encourages authors/writers to improve their work until it is fit for publication.

11. Editors layout manuscripts to be published so that they are in accordance with the journal template.

12. The editor assists the editor-in-chief in finalizing the collection of manuscripts before printing and publication, especially in terms of language, format and layout.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers

1. Provide objective and unbiased written feedback on the scientific value and contribution of the manuscript to the development of science;

2. Indicates whether the writing is clear, complete, and relevant, and whether the manuscript fits the scope of the journal;

3. Not provide personalized criticism or comments; and

4. Maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript, by not discussing it with unrelated parties, or disclosing the information contained in the manuscript to other parties.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Website Administrator

The Website Administrator is the person responsible for managing the journal's website. Specifically, the scope of duties of the Website Administrator is as follows:

1. Setting up the journal website;

2. Configuring system options and managing user accounts;

3. Conducting registration for editors, reviewers, and authors;

4. Manage journal features; 5. View report statistics.