Publication Ethics

Editor's Ethics

1. The submitted manuscript is the responsibility of the Editor to review it throughly, transparently, objectively and fairly. The editor also has the authority to decide whether or not a manuscript is appropriate for publication, subject to a meeting of the editorial board. The editorial board's policies and various applicable legal provisions regarding copyright, good name and plagiarism are absolute and cannot be contested.
2. The editor is responsible for providing information regarding the terms and writing guidelines in a clear and easy way for prospective authors to access.
3. The editor must also ensure that all reviewed manuscripts can be reviewed by the reviewer and that all these provisions can be read clearly.
4. Editors must be objective, neutral, and honest in editing manuscripts, regardless of gender, business side, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, and nationality of the author.
5. The editor and the editorial team are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of the author and are prohibited from disclosing any information about the submitted manuscript or article except with the permission of the author.
6. Manuscripts submitted are the responsibility of the editor and the editorial team and will not be misused, either in whole or in part for personal gain. Unpublished manuscripts will be returned to their authors.

Reviewer Ethics

1. The reviewer is responsible for the review carried out by providing various considerations and recommendations that are clear, measurable and comprehensive. Reviewers must respond to manuscripts within the allowed time (2 weeks).
2. Reviewers must be honest, objective, unbiased, independent, and only side with scientific truth. The process of reviewing the manuscript is carried out in a professional manner regardless of gender, business side, ethnicity, religion, race, inter-group, and nationality of the author.
3. Reviewers must ensure that sources of references and manuscript citations are appropriate and can be accounted for.
4. Reviewers are required to always maintain the confidentiality of information related to the manuscript and the author for personal gain.

Writer's Ethics

1. The author is responsible for the manuscripts sent to the Jurnal Apikasi Pelayaran dan Kepelabuhanan and declares that the submitted manuscript is the correct manuscript as a result of his own research or thoughts, is original as his own work and does not manipulate data, is honest and free of plagiarism.
2. The author must inform that the manuscript sent/submitted to the editor is a manuscript that has never been submitted/submitted to another journal/publication publisher. If there is a "redundancy" in sending the manuscript to another publisher, the editor will reject the manuscript sent by the author.
3. Authors must show citations and references obtained from other people's work and are prohibited from changing them or changing the name of the source.
4. The author will not object if the manuscript is edited without changing the substance or main idea of ​​the article.
5. The author must understand the ethics of scientific publications above to avoid conflicts of interest with other parties, so that the manuscript can be processed smoothly and safely.

Journal Management Ethics

1. The journal manager is responsible for publishing articles that after going through the editing, peer review, layout processes are in accordance with the rules for publishing scientific journals.
2. Journal managers are responsible for ensuring academic freedom for editors and reviewers in carrying out their respective duties.
3. Journal administrators are responsible for maintaining privacy and protecting intellectual property and copyright, and editorial freedom.

Mitra Bestari Ethics

1. Mitra Bestari gets the task of the editor to review the paper and submit the results of the study to the editor, as a material for determining the feasibility of a written work to be published.
2. Mitra  Bestari are not allowed to review written works that involve themselves, either directly or indirectly.
3. MItra Bestari are required to maintain the privacy of the author by not disseminating the results of corrections, suggestions, and recommendations by providing criticism, suggestions, input, and recommendations.
4. Mitra Bestari encourages authors/writers to make improvements to their writings.
5. Mitra Bestari review the written work that has been corrected according to predetermined standards.
6. The written work is reviewed in a timely manner according to the style of the publication environment based on scientific principles (data collection methods, author's legality, conclusions, etc.).