Ethical Guidelines

Ethical Oversight

DIMENSI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, research integrity, and academic professionalism. The journal follows ethical publishing principles recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Ethical oversight in the journal includes policies related to:

  • Informed consent

  • Confidentiality and privacy protection

  • Research involving human participants

  • Data integrity and transparency

  • Conflict of interest disclosure

  • Responsible authorship and publication practices

The journal expects authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold ethical conduct throughout the publication process.

Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with ethical standards, institutional regulations, and applicable research ethics policies.

Authors should clearly state that informed consent has been obtained from participants where necessary and that the research has received ethical approval from the relevant institution or ethics committee when applicable.

Personal data, participant privacy, and confidentiality must be protected throughout the research process and publication stage.

Example of Ethical Statement

“This research was conducted in accordance with institutional ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study.”

Data Integrity and Research Transparency

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all data presented in the manuscript are accurate, authentic, and obtained through ethical research procedures.

The journal does not tolerate:

  • Data fabrication

  • Data falsification

  • Data manipulation

  • Misleading interpretation of findings

  • Selective reporting of results

Authors may be requested to provide supporting data or research documentation when necessary.

Authorship and Contribution

All listed authors must have made significant academic contributions to the research and manuscript preparation.

Individuals who did not contribute substantially to the work should not be listed as authors.

All contributors, institutions, and funding sources should be appropriately acknowledged in the manuscript.

Plagiarism and Originality

Submitted manuscripts must be original works and free from plagiarism and redundant publication.

Authors are responsible for properly citing and acknowledging all sources used in their research and writing.

The journal conducts plagiarism screening using academic similarity checking software before manuscripts proceed to the peer-review stage.

Conflict of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the research, review, or publication process.

Any potential conflicts of interest should be declared transparently to maintain academic integrity and publication credibility.

Confidentiality

Editors and reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and should not disclose manuscript information to unauthorized parties.

Unpublished materials contained in submitted manuscripts must not be used for personal research or professional advantage without written permission from the authors.

Corrections and Retractions

If significant errors, ethical violations, or research misconduct are identified after publication, DIMENSI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi may publish:

  • Corrections

  • Clarifications

  • Expressions of concern

  • Retractions

Such actions will be conducted in accordance with publication ethics standards and COPE guidelines.

Ethical Responsibilities

Authors

Authors must:

  • Ensure originality and accuracy of their work

  • Provide valid and ethical research data

  • Properly acknowledge all references and sources

  • Avoid plagiarism and duplicate publication

  • Disclose conflicts of interest

Reviewers

Reviewers must:

  • Provide objective, constructive, and professional evaluations

  • Maintain manuscript confidentiality

  • Avoid conflicts of interest

  • Support academic quality and integrity

Editors

Editors must:

  • Ensure a fair, transparent, and unbiased publication process

  • Maintain editorial confidentiality

  • Make decisions based on academic merit

  • Uphold publication ethics and journal standards

All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold academic integrity, ethical scholarship, and responsible scientific communication.