PUBLICATION ETHICS

In the publication process, there are ethical principles that must be adhered to by authors, editors, and reviewers. Arreta: Community Health Service Journal adopts the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to meet high-quality ethical standards for publishers, editors, authors, and reviewers (https://publicationethics.org/files/u2/Best_Practice.pdf). As an important matter, publication ethics need to be clearly explained to improve quality. In this section, we explain the standards for editors, reviewers, and authors. In addition, the publisher does not have the right to interfere with the integrity of the content and only supports timely publication.

 

Editor

  1. The editor must be responsible for every article published in Arreta: Community Health Service Journal
  2. The editor must assist the author in following the instructions.
  3. The editor can communicate with other editors or reviewers in making the final decision.
  4. An editor must evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, assessing each on its quality without regard to the author's nationality, ethnicity, political belief, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation. Editors must decline their duties when there is a potential conflict of interest.
  5. Editors need to ensure that the documents sent to reviewers do not contain information from the authors, and vice versa.
  6. The editor's decision must be communicated to the author along with the reviewer's comments, unless the comments are offensive or defamatory.
  7. The editor must respect the author's request that an individual should not review the submission if this is reasonable and practical.
  8. The editor and all staff must ensure the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.
  9. The editor will be guided by the COPE flowchart in case of suspected misconduct or disputes.

Reviewer

  1. Reviewers need to comment on ethical questions and potential research and publication violations.
  2. Reviewers will complete their work on time and must inform the editor if they are unable to finish the work.
  3. Reviewers need to maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript.
  4. Reviewers must not agree to review a manuscript where there is a potential conflict of interest between them and any author.

Author

  1. The author asserts that the material has not been published before and that they have not transferred any rights to the article.
  2. Authors must ensure the originality of the work and have properly cited others' works according to the reference format.
  3. Authors must not engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
  4. Authors do not suggest any personal information that could make the identity of clients/target groups/respondents recognizable in any form of description, photos, or genealogies. When photos of clients/target groups/respondents are very important and necessary as scientific information, the author has obtained written consent and has stated it clearly.
  5. The author must provide the editor with data and work details if there is suspicion of data falsification or fabrication.
  6. Journal authors must clarify anything that could cause a conflict of interest such as employment, research funding, consulting fees, and intellectual property in the health journal disclosure document. disclosure form.

Sanctions for Ethical Violations:

Publication ethics violations can result in sanctions, such as:

  1. Manuscript rejection if proven to commit plagiarism or duplicate publication
  2. Retraction of published articles if scientific misconduct is found.
  3. Reporting to the author's affiliated institution if a serious violation such as data fabrication occurs.

Reporting to the author's affiliated institution in case of serious violations such as data falsification.