Publication Ethics

Journal of Economic, Management, Accounting and Technology (JEMATech) is a scientific journal published by the Faculty of Economics Qur’anic Science University (UNSIQ) Wonosobo, Indonesia since 2018. JEMATech scope is the science of economics, management, accounting and Technology with ISSN (print): 2622-8394 and ISSN (online): 2622-8122.

This statement of scientific code of ethics is a statement of code of ethics for all parties involved in the publication process of this scientific journal, namely managers, editors, reviewers, and writers. The Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications essentially upholds three ethical values ​​in publications, namely (i) Neutrality, which is free from conflicting interests in managing publications; (ii) Justice, namely giving authorship rights to those entitled as authors; and (iii) Honesty, i.e. free from duplication, fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in publications.

 

Publisher

  1. Publisher are responsible for publishing manuscripts that after going through the process of editing, reviewing, and layout in accordance with the rules of publishing a Scientific Journal.
  2. Publisher are responsible for ensuring academic freedom for the editors and peer reviewers in carrying out their respective duties.
  3. Publisher are responsible for maintaining privacy and protecting intellectual property and copyright, and editorial freedom.

Editors

  1. Editors are responsible for deciding articles that are suitable for publication referring to the applicable legal requirements regarding copyright infringement, duplication, data fabrication, data falsification and plagiarism.
  2. In the process of reviewing and accepting the manuscript, the editorial team is based on the principle of equal treatment in decision making for publication.
  3. The editor and editorial team will not disclose information about the submitted manuscript except with the author's permission.
  4. Unpublished manuscripts will not be used by editors for their own research purposes and will be returned directly to the author.

Reviewers

  1. Reviewers helps the editor in making editorial decisions regarding the incoming manuscripts
  2. Reviewers is responsible for the recommendations of the manuscript he studied.
  3. The study of the manuscript is carried out objectively, and supported by clear arguments.
  4. Reviewers is responsible for quotations, references, duplication, data fabrication, data falsification and plagiarism of the manuscript he studies.
  5. Reviewers must always maintain the confidentiality of information and not use information from the text it studies for personal gain / interest.

Authors

  1. The author must present the text of the results of his thoughts or research clearly, honestly, and without duplication, data fabrication, data falsification and plagiarism.
  2. The author is responsible for the confirmation submitted on the manuscript that has been written.
  3. The author must show references from the opinions and works of others quoted.
  4. The author must write the script ethically, honestly and responsibly, in accordance with applicable scientific writing regulations.
  5. The author does not mind if the manuscript has edited the review and layout process without changing the substance or main ideas of the writing.

Additional Policies (updated 8 October 2026)

Complaints and appeals

Complaints about the editorial process or about an editorial decision may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at jematech@unsiq.ac.id. An author may appeal a decision once, in writing, giving reasons and supporting evidence. The Editor-in-Chief reviews the appeal together with editorial board members who were not involved in the original decision and replies in writing. The journal follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Allegations of research misconduct

Allegations of misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate submission or redundant publication, undisclosed competing interests, or authorship disputes, are investigated by the Editor-in-Chief following COPE guidance. The authors concerned are given the opportunity to respond. Depending on the outcome, the journal may reject the manuscript, publish a correction or retraction, and inform the authors' institution or funder.

Plagiarism screening

Authors must submit original work, free from plagiarism, self-plagiarism and duplicate submission. Journal of Economic, Management, Accounting and Technology screens every submitted manuscript for text similarity with Turnitin. The journal applies a similarity threshold of 20%: manuscripts above this level are returned to the authors for revision or rejected by the editors. Cases of suspected plagiarism are handled as described under "Allegations of research misconduct" in Publication Ethics.

Competing interests

Authors must declare any financial, personal or professional relationship that could be seen to influence their work. Reviewers and editors must declare competing interests and decline to handle a manuscript where an impartial assessment is not possible.

Data sharing and reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to make the data supporting their findings openly available in a repository and to include a data availability statement in the article. Where data cannot be shared, the reason should be stated.

Ethical oversight

Research involving human participants must have been conducted with informed consent and, where required, approved by an ethics committee, and this must be stated in the article. Research involving animals must follow the applicable ethical guidelines and approvals.

Intellectual property

Authors must ensure that they hold the rights to everything they submit. Material from other sources must be credited and used with permission or under a legal exception, and any material not covered by the article's license must be clearly identified.

Post-publication discussion

Readers may send comments or concerns about a published article to jematech@unsiq.ac.id. The Editor-in-Chief considers them, may invite the authors to respond, and may publish a correction.

Corrections and retractions

Errors that affect the understanding of an article are corrected by a published correction linked to the original article. Articles with serious problems (for example misconduct, major errors, or plagiarism) are retracted. A retraction notice states the reason, and retracted articles remain accessible and are clearly marked as retracted. Withdrawing a published article is limited to these cases, and no fee is charged.

Use of generative AI and automated tools

Authors: must disclose any use of generative AI in preparing the article beyond straightforward language correction, editing and formatting; are responsible for checking the validity of anything produced by automated tools; must not list AI tools as authors; and must not cite generative AI as a source.

Reviewers and editors: must not use generative AI to create their assessments or decisions, and must not upload manuscripts or review reports to AI tools, because of the risks to confidentiality, superficial or biased feedback, and false information. Editing or rewriting for language may be acceptable if disclosed. Any routine use of automated tools by the journal is disclosed and overseen by an editor.