Publication Ethics

Persada Husada Indonesia Health Journal adheres to the Regulation of the Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publication, which is derived from the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

This Code of Ethics upholds three fundamental ethical principles in scientific publication:

  1. Neutrality – Freedom from conflicts of interest in the management and publication process.
  2. Fairness – Granting authorship rights only to those who meet the criteria for authorship.
  3. Honesty – Ensuring publications are free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (DF2P).

This ethical policy applies to all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editorial board members, peer reviewers, and the publisher.

All research involving human subjects must comply with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Research involving animals must adhere to the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research developed by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS).

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Journal Management
The Journal Management is responsible for:

  1. Determining the journal’s name, scope, publication frequency, and accreditation (if required);
  2. Appointing members of the editorial board;
  3. Defining contractual relationships between the publisher, editors, peer reviewers, and other related parties;
  4. Respecting confidentiality of contributing researchers, authors, editors, and peer reviewers;
  5. Implementing policies concerning intellectual property rights, particularly copyright;
  6. Reviewing and communicating journal policies to authors, editors, peer reviewers, and readers;
  7. Establishing codes of conduct for editors and peer reviewers;
  8. Publishing the journal regularly;
  9. Ensuring financial sustainability for continuous publication;
  10. Developing cooperation networks and marketing strategies;
  11. Securing necessary permits and fulfilling legal requirements.

2. Editors
Editors are responsible for:

  1. Balancing the interests of authors and readers;
  2. Continuously improving publication quality;
  3. Implementing processes to ensure the quality of published manuscripts;
  4. Upholding objective academic freedom;
  5. Maintaining the integrity of authors’ academic records;
  6. Issuing corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary;
  7. Ensuring adherence to journal style and format, while content responsibility remains with the authors;
  8. Actively seeking feedback from authors, readers, peer reviewers, and editorial board members;
  9. Encouraging evaluation of journal performance when necessary;
  10. Requiring ethical clearance approval for research involving human or animal subjects;
  11. Supporting education and awareness of publication ethics;
  12. Reviewing and improving publication policies to enhance accountability and minimize errors;
  13. Remaining open to differing academic viewpoints;
  14. Avoiding conflicts of interest or biased decision-making;
  15. Encouraging authors to revise manuscripts to meet publication standards.

3. Peer Reviewers
Peer reviewers are responsible for:

  1. Providing objective, constructive, and timely reviews to assist editorial decisions;
  2. Declining to review manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist;
  3. Maintaining strict confidentiality of manuscript content;
  4. Providing constructive feedback to improve manuscript quality;
  5. Reviewing revised manuscripts according to established standards;
  6. Evaluating manuscripts based on scientific rigor, including methodology, data collection, ethical compliance, analysis, and validity of conclusions.

4. Authors
Authors are responsible for:

  1. Ensuring that all listed authors meet authorship criteria;
  2. Taking collective responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of the manuscript, including methods, analysis, and data presentation;
  3. Disclosing all sources of funding and other support;
  4. Clearly stating research limitations;
  5. Responding professionally and promptly to reviewer comments;
  6. Informing the editor if they wish to withdraw a manuscript;
  7. Confirming that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been published in any language, and is not under consideration elsewhere.

Ethical Violations
The journal does not tolerate any form of:

  • Plagiarism
  • Data fabrication or falsification
  • Duplicate or redundant publication
  • Improper authorship attribution
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest

Appropriate corrective actions, including retraction or correction of published articles, will be taken when ethical violations are identified.