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Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik serves as a platform for academic practitioners, researchers, scientists, and consultants to engage in discussions on public administration in terms of public policies covering policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation, policy advocacy, policy analysis; and public management covering governance, public service, innovation, empowerment, and other related issues.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions
Checked Indexed
Checked Peer Reviewed

 

Peer Review Process / Policy

All articles submitted to Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (ISSN: 2685-3582) will be evaluated through 2 review phases, ie pre-review and substance review.

The pre-review phase: will be carried out by the editorial team to review the conformity of each article with the focus and scope of the journal, as well as the journal style and specific writing guidelines. Plagiarism checking will be carried out by applying Google Scholar and Turnitin software. Duration of the pre-review phase will be around 2-4 weeks.

The substance double-blind review will be performed by at least 2 reviewers. Duration of this substance review will be 1-2 months. If applicable, the reviewer may request a second-review after the author revises his/her article.

The decision of whether the article can be published is under the authority of Editor in Chief by considering recommendations from the reviewers. Articles that have been accepted and have been in-layout form can be published in the In Progress issue before the regular issue is published on schedule.

If you would like to become a reviewer for Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (ISSN: 2685-3582), please register through our web or directly contact us. You should provide information on your academic background and interest. We will register you as a Reviewer and as an Author of Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (ISSN: 2685-3582). Your account information, i.e. username and password, will be delivered to your email.

 

Publication Frequency

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik published twice a year (June and December).

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (ISSN: 2685-3582) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro. This statement clarifies ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer­­­­­ and the publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed is mandatory in the development of knowledge, a reflection of the intellectual quality of the articles and the publishing institutions. Therefore it is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer­­­­­ and the publisher.

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro as a publisher of Dialogue: Jurnal Administrasi Publik takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing, and committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Dialogue and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers when necessary.

Publication decisions

The editor of the Dialogue: Jurnal Administrasi Publik is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

 

Article Processing Charge

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (ISSN: 2685-3582) is an open access and free journal. Author submission to this journal is free of charge. Readers can read and download any full-text articles published in this journal for free of charge

 

Screening plagiarism

The journal staff has a policy of screening for plagiarism. All articles in this publication are original: the content (either in full or in part) in each article has not been knowingly republished without specific citation to the original release. A Turnitin plagiarism checker is applied to the papers submitted.

 

Journal Indexing

Articles published in Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik (e-ISSN: 2685-3582) are indexed in the following indexes:

  1. Google Scholar
  2. Garuda
  3. Dimensions
  4. Sinta
  5. ROAD: Directory of Open Acess Scholarly Resources
  6. Crossref
  7. WorldCat
  8. HARVARD Library

 

Archiving

To ensure the permanence of all publications, this journal also uses LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) archiving systems to create permanent archives for preservation and restoration. Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik is indexed in Scielo, which indexes the journal's complete collection. The SciELO Program, through its digital preservation systems that directly involve the collections of the SciELO Network, presents itself as a partner institution that is a member of the CARINIANA Network of IBICT for preservation and of the LOCKSS Network.

In addition, we aim to have Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik indexed on the SINTA (Science and Technology Index.

 

Revenue Stream

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik does not receive revenue from commercial, advertising, or other external funding sources that may compromise its editorial integrity. The journal is supported solely by institutional publisher funding, intended to ensure broad, equitable, and affordable access to scholarly publications while maintaining rigorous academic and editorial standards.


The journal affirms that all financial support is managed in a manner that preserves full editorial independence. Funding arrangements do not influence manuscript selection, peer-review outcomes, editorial decisions, publication priorities, or the scholarly content published by the journal. Through this policy, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik upholds the principles of transparency, accountability, academic integrity, and independence in scholarly publishing.

 

Direct Marketing Policy

Attracting high-quality manuscript submissions is essential to the development, reputation, and sustainability of a scholarly journal. For this reason, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik is committed to strengthening the visibility, accessibility, and dissemination of the research it publishes.


The journal undertakes promotional and dissemination activities through ethical, targeted, and evidence-informed strategies to reach relevant academic communities, prospective authors, readers, reviewers, and institutional stakeholders. These efforts are intended to enhance the journal’s scholarly impact, expand its readership, and encourage the submission of rigorous, original research in public administration.

 

In promoting the journal and its published works, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik upholds the principles of transparency, integrity, professionalism, and respect for other parties. The journal avoids promotional practices that may be considered intrusive, misleading, coercive, or detrimental to individuals, institutions, or other publishers, including the dissemination of unsolicited spam messages. The journal also ensures that all information provided to prospective authors, readers, and the public accurately reflects its aims and scope, editorial policies, peer-review process, publication standards, and ethical commitments.


Guided by these principles, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik seeks to publish responsibly while maintaining trust, credibility, and fairness within the scholarly publishing ecosystem.

 

Misconduct, Correction, & Retraction Policy

Referee Misconduct

Referee misconduct refers to any inappropriate, unethical, or unprofessional conduct committed by reviewers during the peer-review process. Such misconduct may range from relatively minor concerns, such as rude, biased, delayed, or unconstructive reviews, to more serious violations, including the misuse of confidential information, breach of anonymity, undeclared conflicts of interest, or the appropriation of an author’s ideas, data, arguments, or research findings.

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik recognizes that reviewers hold a position of considerable trust and responsibility within the scholarly publication process. Reviewers are granted access to privileged and unpublished research materials, and their assessments may significantly influence editorial decisions. Therefore, the journal expects all reviewers to uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, objectivity, fairness, and professionalism.

The journal maintains a clear complaint-handling procedure for addressing allegations of reviewer misconduct. Complaints may be submitted by authors, editors, or other parties who identify possible misconduct during or after the review process. All complaints will be considered carefully and handled in accordance with the principles of fairness, confidentiality, and due process.

For minor forms of misconduct, such as inappropriate language, discourteous comments, excessive delays, or reviews that lack constructive academic value, the editorial team may remove offensive or irrelevant comments from the review report before forwarding it to the author. Reviewers who repeatedly submit poor-quality, late, biased, or unprofessional reviews may be removed from the journal’s reviewer database and will not be invited to review future manuscripts.

For serious allegations, including the suspected misuse of unpublished data, plagiarism of ideas, breach of confidentiality, or conflicts of interest that were not disclosed, the Editor-in-Chief may initiate a formal investigation. This may involve reviewing the relevant correspondence, consulting associate editors, requesting clarification from the reviewer concerned, and, where necessary, referring the matter to the reviewer’s institution or relevant ethical body. Appropriate actions will be taken based on the severity of the misconduct and the evidence available.

 

Corrections to Published Articles

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik acknowledges that honest errors may occur in scientific research and scholarly publishing. When such errors are identified after publication, and when they do not invalidate the overall findings or conclusions of the article, the journal may issue a correction notice.

Authors are expected to promptly inform the Editor-in-Chief if they discover or are informed of factual errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in their published article. Corrections may also be initiated by editors, readers, or other parties when a substantive error is identified. The decision to publish a correction rests with the editorial team, based on the nature and significance of the error.

A correction notice will be published in the next available online issue of the journal. The online version of the article will be linked to the correction notice, and the correction notice will likewise be linked to the original article. Where applicable, correction notices will be indexed and connected to the original publication record in relevant indexing databases and repositories.

 

Retractions

Retractions are issued when there is clear evidence that the findings or conclusions of a published article are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct or honest error. Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik may consider retraction in cases involving, but not limited to, fabricated or falsified data, plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication, unethical research practices, serious methodological flaws, unauthorized use of data, or other violations of publication ethics.

When concerns about an article are under investigation, but the evidence is not yet conclusive, the journal may publish an expression of concern. This notice informs readers that the integrity or reliability of the article is being examined while the investigation is ongoing.

All retraction notices will clearly state the reason for the retraction and, where appropriate, identify who is initiating it. Retraction notices will be published online and linked to the original article. When an article has already been included in a journal issue, the original article record will be retained to preserve the scholarly record. However, the article will be clearly marked as retracted. The PDF version may be replaced or watermarked with the phrase “Retracted Version” to ensure that readers are aware of its status.

In exceptional cases, such as those involving legal concerns, privacy violations, defamatory content, or risks of serious harm, the journal may remove the full text of the article from public access. In such circumstances, the article metadata, including the title and author information, will normally remain available, accompanied by a notice explaining that the article has been removed for legal or ethical reasons.

Retraction notices will be indexed, where possible, and linked to the original publication record in relevant databases, repositories, and indexing services. The purpose of retraction is not to punish authors, but to correct the scholarly record and maintain the integrity, transparency, and reliability of academic publishing.

Through these procedures, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik reaffirms its commitment to ethical peer review, responsible editorial practice, and the preservation of academic integrity in scholarly communication.

 

AI Usage Policy

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik acknowledges the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in scientific research, academic writing, and editorial processes. The development of AI technologies offers significant benefits, including assistance in language editing, translation, data processing, and analytical support. At the same time, the use of such technologies raises important ethical concerns related to authorship, originality, accountability, research integrity, and transparency in scholarly communication. In response to these developments, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik establishes the following general guidelines governing the responsible use of AI by authors, reviewers, and editors.

First and foremost, the journal affirms that responsibility for published scientific content must remain entirely with human actors. Under no circumstances may AI tools be recognized or listed as authors of scholarly articles, peer reviews, or editorial decisions. Authorship requires intellectual contribution, ethical accountability, and legal responsibility, all of which can only be assumed by human researchers, reviewers, and editors.

For authors, the use of AI tools for supportive or technical purposes, such as grammar correction, language refinement, translation assistance, or stylistic improvement, is permitted, provided that such use is transparently disclosed in the manuscript. When AI is employed in more substantive stages of the research process, including literature review, text generation, data analysis, coding, interpretation, or model development, authors must explicitly explain this use in the methods section. The disclosure should include the name of the AI tool, the version used, where applicable, and the specific purpose for which it was employed. This requirement is intended to ensure that readers, reviewers, and editors can clearly assess the extent and implications of AI involvement in the research process. When AI is an integral component of the research method, authors are encouraged to follow relevant international standards and transparency protocols.

Reviewers and editors are likewise expected to apply AI tools responsibly and ethically. Reviewers may use AI only for auxiliary purposes, such as summarizing text, checking language clarity, or assisting with organizing review notes. However, the critical evaluation of a manuscript’s originality, theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, data validity, ethical soundness, and scientific relevance must remain the sole responsibility of the human reviewer. Similarly, editors and associate editors may use AI to support administrative or preliminary editorial tasks, such as initial screening, language assessment, or similarity checking. Nevertheless, all editorial judgments and final decisions must be made exclusively by human editors. Any use of AI by reviewers or editors must be disclosed to the Editor-in-Chief to maintain transparency and accountability within the editorial process.

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik strictly prohibits any form of AI-related manipulation that may compromise the integrity of the publication process. This includes, but is not limited to, the insertion of hidden prompts, concealed instructions, or embedded commands within manuscripts, supplementary files, or review documents intended to influence AI-assisted screening, reviewing, or editorial assessment. Such practices are considered unethical because they undermine fairness, transparency, and the credibility of scholarly evaluation.

The journal further reaffirms its commitment to promoting awareness, education, and responsible use of AI in academic publishing. These guidelines will be reviewed and updated periodically in accordance with technological developments, international publication ethics standards, and best practices in scholarly communication.

In conclusion, Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik accepts and supports the responsible use of AI when it enhances clarity, efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in scientific writing and editorial work. However, AI must never replace human responsibility, intellectual judgment, or ethical accountability. Human oversight remains a fundamental, non-negotiable principle at every stage of the scientific publication process.

Key Recommendations

  1. AI must never be listed as an author of scholarly articles, peer reviews, or editorial decisions.
  2. Authors must disclose the use of AI in the manuscript, either in a dedicated note, the methods section, or the acknowledgments, depending on the nature of its use.
  3. The use of AI for substantive research tasks, such as literature review, data analysis, text generation, coding, interpretation, or model development, must be clearly described, including the tool used, version where applicable, and specific purpose.
  4. Reviewers and editors may use AI only for auxiliary or administrative purposes and must not delegate critical judgment, scientific evaluation, or editorial decision-making to AI systems.
  5. Any use of AI by reviewers or editors must be communicated transparently to the Editor-in-Chief.
  6. The insertion of hidden prompts, concealed instructions, or embedded commands in manuscripts, supplementary materials, or review documents is strictly prohibited.
  7. Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik is committed to continuously promoting ethical awareness and responsible practices in the use of AI within its academic and editorial community.

 

Advertising Policy

Dialogue: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik does not accept advertisements, promotional materials, sponsored content, or commercial endorsements from any individual, institution, organization, or external party. The journal does not endorse, recommend, or promote any product, service, brand, institution, commercial interest, or other form of promotional activity within its publications or associated publication platforms.


This policy is established to safeguard the journal’s editorial independence, prevent potential conflicts of interest, and ensure that all published content remains fully oriented toward scholarly communication, academic integrity, and the advancement of knowledge in the field of public administration.