Publication Ethics

 

The Jurnal Agroindustri Halal (JAH) will publish research results with a focus on the themes of food chemistry, food biochemistry, halal food processing, agricultural industry technology, agroindustry management and modeling, industrial techniques and systems, agro-industrial environmental management techniques, engineering and bioprocessing of biomaterial products halal, and so on. JAH will be published every April, August, and December.

JAH will bridge the latest information researchers and practitioners provide in the abovementioned fields. The research published in JAH is the latest and is not found in other journals. Therefore, standards are needed that are agreed upon by all those involved in JAH, namely authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the public.

The Food Technology Study Program and the Agricultural Industrial Technology Study Program, Faculty of Halal Food Science, Djuanda University, act as the Halal Agroindustry Journal's publisher, which oversees the entire publishing process, understanding ethics and responsibility.

Food Technology and Agricultural Industrial Technology study program, Faculty of Halal Food Science, Djuanda Bogor University, will assist in communication with other journals and/or publishers, if valuable and necessary.

 

Editor's Duties

  1. The JAH editor will decide on the article to be published after going through the specified stages. Editors are guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial Board and are limited by applicable legal provisions, such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or review partners in making this decision.
  2. The editor can decide on reviewers according to the field of expertise of the manuscript to be reviewed.
  3. The editor ensures that the review process takes place fairly, unbiasedly, and timely. Fairness by prioritizing intellectual context, not race, gender, beliefs, ethnicity, nationality, and political views.
  4. The editorial process is transparent, complete with honest assessments
  5. The editor maintains the confidentiality of all material contained in the manuscript and all communications with reviewers, except with the agreement of the author and reviewer
  6. The editor does not use information in an unpublished manuscript for the editor's research purposes except with the author's knowledge and approval
  7. The editor is not involved in manuscripts written by himself, family members, or products and services in which the editor is interested
  8. Editors maintain the integrity of publication records by reviewing and assessing suspected research, publication, review, and editorial errors with the publisher
  9. The editor communicates to the publisher if the alleged error is proven with corrective action, retraction of the publication, and other relevant actions

 

Reviewer Duties

  1. Reviewers provide advice to the editor in making decisions
  2. Reviewers will review manuscripts that are appropriate to their field and have the right to refuse the editor's request to review the manuscript
  3. Reviewers maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript
  4. All material and information that has not been published is not used for the reviewer's research or other personal interests without the author knowing
  5. Reviewers identify those that have not been cited by the author. Statements from previous research that support the article's statements must have a citation. Reviewers can report to the editor if the reviewer is aware of similarities between manuscripts and other manuscripts or overlaps with those that have been published in other journals
  6. Reviewers are objective
  7. Reviewers ask the editor for consideration before reviewing the manuscript if there is a potential conflict due to competition, collaboration, or other relationships with authors, companies, funders, or institutions related to the manuscript

 

Author Duties

 

  1. The author must present an accurate manuscript about the research or scientific review that has been carried out. Data is written accurately. Articles should contain enough detail and references to allow others to replicate the study. False or inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior. Reviews and published articles must be accurate and objective.
  2. Authors may be asked for raw data for editorial review purposes. Raw data is publicly accessible and should remain stored for a certain period after publication.
  3. The author ensures that what is written is original work. If the author uses works or statements from other authors, they must use citations. Any form of plagiarism is unacceptable. Every article submitted will be checked for plagiarism using software.
  4. The author only publishes articles with the same essential content in one journal.
  5. Acknowledgment of other sources must be explicit and written by citing other publications. Information obtained privately may be used with permission from the start. Information obtained from refereed manuscripts or grant applications may not be used without explicit written permission from the authors involved.
  6. The author has contributed significantly to the concept, design, execution, and interpretation of research. Everyone who has contributed is listed as a co-author. Meanwhile, others involved in certain substances or aspects can be written as contributors. The corresponding author has checked the names written in the article and ensures that all co-authors have read and approved the article that has been written and will be published.
  7. If the research involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that are hazardous, the author must identify them clearly in the article. Suppose the research involves animal subjects or human subjects. In that case, authors must confirm that all procedures were carried out by relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the institutional committee approved them. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be considered.
  8. All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may influence the article. All financial sources of research must be informed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that must be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, expert testimony, patents, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be declared as early as possible.
  9. If the author finds an error in the publication, the author must immediately communicate it to the journal editor for correction. If the editor receives an error notification from a third party, the author can retract or correct the article.

Reference : ELSEVIER Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication