Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct throughout the scholarly publishing process. The journal recognizes publication ethics and research integrity as fundamental components of credible academic communication and adheres to the principles and best-practice recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher, are expected to act with honesty, independence, fairness, confidentiality, and professional responsibility.

 

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors bear primary responsibility for the integrity, originality, and accuracy of their submissions. Manuscripts submitted to Justitia Nova must represent original scholarly work that has not been previously published and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Authors are expected to present their research, data, analytical procedures, and findings accurately and transparently, without fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or misleading representation.

 

Authors must appropriately acknowledge the intellectual contributions of other scholars through accurate citation and referencing. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, redundant publication, and inappropriate appropriation of ideas or text are considered serious breaches of publication ethics. Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research, and all listed authors should have approved the final manuscript and agreed to its submission.

 

Where research involves human participants, personal data, interviews, surveys, or other potentially regulated subjects, authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate ethical approval and informed consent where required by applicable institutional and legal standards. Authors must also disclose relevant sources of financial support, research funding, institutional affiliations, and any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest. If a significant error is identified in a published article, authors are expected to notify the Editorial Office promptly and cooperate in correcting the scholarly record where necessary.

 

Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for ensuring that editorial decisions are fair, independent, consistent, and based primarily on scholarly merit. Manuscripts should be evaluated according to their originality, academic significance, methodological quality, relevance to the journal’s scope, and contribution to legal scholarship, without discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, political belief, institutional affiliation, or other irrelevant personal characteristics.

 

Editors must maintain strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information about submissions to individuals who are not directly involved in the editorial process. Editorial decisions should remain independent of commercial, institutional, political, or personal interests. Editors are also responsible for identifying and managing potential conflicts of interest and for taking appropriate action when allegations of publication misconduct or ethical violations arise.

 

Where ethical concerns are identified, editors should respond promptly and fairly, following established editorial procedures and relevant COPE recommendations. Depending on the circumstances, appropriate actions may include requesting clarification or additional documentation, initiating an investigation, rejecting a manuscript, publishing a correction or retraction, or referring serious concerns to the relevant institution or authority.

 

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers play an essential role in safeguarding the scholarly quality and credibility of Justitia Nova. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, rigorous, and evidence-based assessments of submitted manuscripts. Their evaluations should focus on the quality, originality, methodological soundness, analytical coherence, and scholarly contribution of the work rather than on personal considerations concerning the authors.

 

All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not disclose, reproduce, distribute, or use unpublished information contained in a manuscript for personal, professional, or academic advantage. Reviewers should complete evaluations within the agreed timeframe and inform the editor as soon as possible if they lack the appropriate expertise or are unable to provide a timely assessment.

 

Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest that could affect their impartiality. They are also encouraged to identify relevant scholarly work that has not been adequately cited and to alert the editor to potential plagiarism, data manipulation, duplicate publication, fabricated findings, citation manipulation, or other forms of suspected misconduct.

 

Responsibilities of the Publisher

The publisher of Justitia Nova is committed to supporting editorial independence, research integrity, and responsible scholarly communication. The publisher shall ensure that editorial decisions remain independent of commercial or institutional interests and shall provide appropriate administrative and technological resources to support a transparent, accountable, and sustainable publication process.

 

The publisher is also responsible for supporting the integrity, accessibility, preservation, and long-term availability of published scholarly content. Where ethical concerns arise, the publisher will cooperate with the Editorial Office and relevant stakeholders in accordance with recognized standards of publication ethics and applicable legal and institutional requirements.

 

Publication Misconduct

Justitia Nova maintains a zero-tolerance approach toward serious forms of publication misconduct. Such misconduct includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, manipulation of research findings, duplicate or redundant publication, simultaneous submission to multiple journals, inappropriate or fraudulent authorship practices, citation manipulation, peer review manipulation, and failure to disclose relevant conflicts of interest.

 

Allegations of misconduct will be handled through a fair, confidential, and evidence-based process consistent with applicable COPE principles. The journal will seek to protect the rights of all parties involved while ensuring that concerns affecting the integrity of the scholarly record are investigated appropriately. Depending on the nature and severity of the misconduct, editorial actions may include manuscript rejection, correction, retraction, publication of an Expression of Concern, or notification of the relevant authors’ institutions or other competent authorities where appropriate.

 

Ethical Oversight

Research involving human participants, personal or sensitive data, interviews, surveys, or other regulated subjects must comply with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant legal frameworks. Authors are responsible for obtaining ethical approval from an appropriate institutional review body where required and for ensuring that participants provide informed consent when applicable.

 

The Editorial Office may request documentation of ethical approval, informed consent, data protection procedures, or other evidence of ethical compliance when necessary. The absence of appropriate ethical safeguards may constitute grounds for rejection or further investigation, particularly where the research presents potential risks to participants or involves sensitive personal information.

 

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

Maintaining an accurate and reliable scholarly record is a continuing responsibility of the journal. When significant errors, inaccuracies, or ethical concerns are identified after publication, Justitia Nova may take appropriate corrective action.

 

Depending on the circumstances, the journal may publish a Correction, including an Erratum or Corrigendum, where the published record requires amendment but the overall validity of the article remains intact. A Retraction may be issued when substantial errors, unreliable findings, serious ethical violations, or other circumstances undermine the validity or integrity of the published work. An Expression of Concern may be published when significant questions arise but an investigation has not yet reached a definitive conclusion.

 

All post-publication actions will be undertaken transparently and in accordance with recognized publication ethics principles to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

 

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, editors, and reviewers are required to disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the objectivity or independence of the publication process.

 

Conflicts of interest do not necessarily constitute misconduct; however, they must be disclosed and appropriately managed. Where a significant conflict exists, the journal may assign an alternative editor or reviewer, request additional disclosure, or implement other safeguards necessary to ensure that editorial decisions remain impartial and academically independent.

 

Commitment to Research Integrity

Justitia Nova is committed to promoting responsible research practices, academic honesty, editorial transparency, methodological rigor, and the dissemination of trustworthy legal scholarship. The journal recognizes that research integrity extends beyond the prevention of misconduct and includes responsible authorship, transparent methodology, appropriate data practices, rigorous peer review, accurate reporting, and responsible correction of the scholarly record.

 

Through continuous evaluation and improvement of its editorial and ethical policies, Justitia Nova seeks to strengthen confidence in published research and contribute to a credible, internationally oriented, and ethically responsible community of modern legal scholarship.