Guideline for Editor
1. General Principles
Maintain academic integrity, transparency, and professionalism.
Ensure all publications meet scientific and ethical standards.
Uphold editorial independence and objectivity.
Follow COPE and international publishing best practices.
2. Editorial Responsibilities
Ensure manuscripts align with journal scope and focus.
Evaluate originality, novelty, and scientific contribution
Make decisions based solely on academic merit.
Avoid discrimination based on gender, affiliation, nationality, or beliefs.
Maintain confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts.
3. Initial Manuscript Screening
Conduct desk review for scope, format, and quality.
Check plagiarism using similarity detection tools (≤20% recommended).
Reject out-of-scope or low-quality manuscripts early with clear reasons.
Ensure compliance with author guidelines and template.
4. Peer Review Management
Assign at least two qualified reviewers per manuscript.
Ensure reviewers have relevant expertise and no conflict of interest.
Implement double-blind peer review where possible.
Monitor review timelines and send reminders.
Ensure fair, objective, and constructive reviewer comments.
Complete review process ideally within 4–8 weeks.
5. Editorial Decision-Making
Provide clear decisions: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject.
Base decisions on reviewer input and editorial judgment.
Deliver constructive and consolidated feedback to authors.
Ensure consistency and transparency in decisions.
6. Publication Ethics
Prevent plagiarism, duplication, and data fabrication.
Ensure proper authorship and contribution statements.
Require conflict of interest disclosure.
Handle misconduct with investigation and documentation.
Apply corrections, retractions, or rejection when necessary.
7. Conflict of Interest Management
Editors must avoid handling manuscripts with conflicts of interest.
Reassign manuscripts when conflicts arise.
Ensure transparency and fairness in editorial handling.
8. Quality Assurance for SINTA Standards
Maintain regular and timely publication schedule.
Ensure DOI assignment for all articles.
Provide English titles, abstracts, and keywords.
Maintain high-quality references and citation practices.
Ensure proper metadata and indexing compliance.
Strengthen international visibility and collaboration.
9. Open Access Policy
Clearly state open access and licensing policy (preferably CC-BY).
Provide transparent APC information (if applicable).
Ensure digital archiving and long-term accessibility.
Maintain website transparency and accessibility.
10. Editorial Board Management
Appoint qualified and active editorial board members.
Ensure diversity (institutional and international).
Conduct regular editorial evaluations and meetings.
Monitor reviewer and editor performance.
11. Author and Reviewer Communication
Communicate decisions clearly and professionally.
Provide constructive feedback to authors.
Maintain respectful academic tone.
Ensure timely responses and updates.
12. Continuous Improvement
Conduct periodic journal performance evaluation.
Update editorial policies and templates regularly.
Improve journal visibility and indexing.
Encourage high-quality and international submissions.
Adopt digital publishing innovations and best practices.