Publication Ethics

SECTION I: Publication

  1. All submitted manuscript are reviewed by at least two reviewers who have expertise in their subject.

  2. The originality and novelty are factors that are taken into account in review by reviewers.

  3. The result of review is categorized into eligible to publish without revision, eligible to publish with minor revision, eligible to publish with major revision, and rejection.

  4. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a manuscript, then there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted.

  5. Rejected manuscript will not be re-reviewed.

 

SECTION II: Editor

  1. Editors have full responsibility and authority to reject/accept a manuscript.

  2. Editors should guarantee the quality of the papers published in JOAC.

  3. Editors should provide all information needed by authors to improve the publication.

  4. Editors should preserve the identity or anonymity of reviewers.

  5. Editors should publish errata page when needed. 

  6. Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest among authors, reviewers and board members.

 

SECTION III: Authors

  1. Authors have to certify that the manuscript has not previously been published or is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

  2. Authors have to certify that manuscript submitted is free from plagiarism.

  3. Authors state that experiment conducted is according to national, international or applicable regulations for conducting scientific research.

  4. Authors have to follow the rule of guideline of JOAC.

  5. Authors state that all data analyzed are real.

 

SECTION IV: Reviewers

  1. Reviewers should evaluate a manuscript solely on academic merits, in which if a conflict of interest is detected it should be immediately notified to the editor.

  2. Reviewers have to keep all information relating to the manuscript reviewed.

  3. Reviewers should review a manuscript objectively.

  4. Reviewers should notify clearly on unclear statement written by authors.

  5. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive or relationships with any of the authors.

  6. If plagiarism is detected, reviewers should notify the editors immediately.