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Ethical Guidelines
Ethical Oversight
Social: Jurnal Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan 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, Social: Jurnal Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan 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 in the fields of management, entrepreneurship, business, organizational studies, and related social sciences.
