Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics
Journal Integrative and Holistic Health Studies is a peer-reviewed electronic journal. This section explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the process of publishing articles in this journal, including the authors, editor-in-chief, editorial board, peer-reviewers and publisher. This statement is based on the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
A. Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication
The publication of articles in the Journal Integrative and Holistic Health Studies has gone through a peer-review process, namely the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. This is a direct recognition of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-review of articles is a form of implementation and manifestation of the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publishing process, namely the authors, the editorial team, peer-reviewers, publishers and the public.
IDPUSVAKRIS as the publisher of the Journal Integrative and Holistic Health Studies takes its duties as the person responsible for all stages of publication very seriously. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenues have no impact or influence on editorial team decisions. For that, in this publication ethics there are several provisions that are regulated, including:
1. Publication Decisions
The Editorial Team of the Integrative and Holistic Health Studies Journal is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validity of the article and the benefits to researchers and readers must be used as the determining factors in every decision-making. Editors will base it on the policies of the Editorial Board and generally applicable legal rules such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors can consult with other editors in making these decisions.
2. Principle of Fairness
Editors in evaluating manuscripts must be based on the intellectual content of the article itself, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. 3. Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial team must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editors, and the publisher.
4. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials in a submitted manuscript must not be used in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

B. Reviewer Duties
Some of the reviewer's duties can be summarized in the following points:

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Reviewers assist the editor in making editorial decisions, namely through the editor's communication with the author, reviewers can also assist the author in improving the quality of the article concerned.
2. Time Certainty
Any reviewer who is asked and feels that he/she is not qualified to review a particular article or knows that his/her review will not be completed on time must notify the editor and withdraw from the review process of the article.
3. Confidentiality
Any manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. The manuscript must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the Editor.
4. Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the Author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and with sound arguments, unless authorized by the editor.
5. Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the Author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously stated should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other paper of which they have prior knowledge.
6. Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest
Private 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 under consideration.

C. Author's Duties
Meanwhile, the tasks that must be carried out by the author in the process of publishing his/her article are as follows:
1. Reporting standards
The author of the manuscript must present an accurate report of the research conducted as well as the objectives and benefits of the research. The data used must be presented accurately in the submitted article. The manuscript must contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior.
2. Data Access and Storage
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with the article for editing, and must be prepared to provide public access to such data (in accordance with the Database), if possible. Authors are required to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication under any circumstances.
3. Originality and Plagiarism
The authors must ensure that they have written entirely original or self-written works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited.
4. Multiple Publication, More Than One Journal
An author should not publish essentially the same research manuscript 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.
5. Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in the conduct of their research.
6. 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 others 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 manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication.
7. Disclosure of Financial Resources and Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or third-party conflicts of interest that may affect the objectivity of the submitted manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project/research in the submitted article must be disclosed.
8. 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 article.