Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

SURYA: Jurnal Media Komunikasi Ilmu Kesehatan its Publisher and all parties followed the scientific publications code of ethics, including the Author, Managing Editor, Editor, Reviewer, and publisher. SURYA: Jurnal Media Komunikasi Ilmu Kesehatan follows guidelines from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in facing all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct.

All studies must be conducted to a high ethical standard and must adhere to local regulations and standards for gaining scrutiny and approval. The work described in your article must have been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans; EC Directive 86/609/EEC for animal experiments.

 

DUTIES OF EDITORS

Confidentiality in Publications Process
Editors and editorial staff maintain the author's confidentiality by not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author. Editors and editorial staff ensure that a submitted manuscript is a blinded-reviewed paper.

Publication decisions
Editors of SURYA: Jurnal Media Komunikasi Ilmu Kesehatan ensure that all the submitted manuscript being considered for publication undergo peer-review by at least two expert field reviewers. The editor may deliberate the decision with other reviewers and editors.

Fair play and editorial independence
Editors evaluate the submitted manuscript objectively for publication. Editors must evaluate the submitted manuscripts exclusively based on their academic merit (importance, originality, study’s validity, clarity) and their relevance to the journal’s scope. Full authority over the publication timing and the entire editorial content of the publication is in the hands of the Editor in Chief.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Without the authors' express written approval, editors and editorial staff will not exploit unpublished information revealed in a submitted manuscript for their purposes. Editors will ask another editorial board member to handle manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Involvement and cooperation in investigations
The editors and the publishers will take responsive measures to tackle ethical complaints related to a submitted manuscript or even a published article based on COPE flowcharts guidance.

 

DUTIES OF AUTHOR

Reporting Manuscript Standards
Original research should be presented accurately of the research performed and the results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the research. The data presented in the manuscript must be accurate based on research results rather than fabrication data. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the research design. Fraudulent or deliberately inaccurate statements are inappropriate and represent unethical behavior.

Originality and plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written and submitted only entirely original works, and properly cited others’ work by the references format. Plagiarism takes many forms, from "passing off" another's paper as the author's own, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others.

Authorship of the manuscript
Only persons who have the significant contributions and meet the authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript: (i) drafted the manuscript or critically revised it for important intellectual content; (ii) have seen and approved the final version of the paper; and (iii) agreed to its submission for publication. (iv) made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the study.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Any conflicts of interest that may be interpreted as influencing the results or their interpretation in the paper should be disclosed by the authors. All funding sources for the project (including grant number or other reference number if any) should be disclosed.

Hazards and human or animal subjects
The manuscript should contain a statement to the effect that all procedures were carried out by applicable laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them if the work involves the use of animals or human participants. For experiments involving human subjects, authors must additionally declare in the paper that informed consent was obtained.

 

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review helps editors determine editorial judgments and can assist authors in improving their work through editorial interactions with editors. The core of scientific endeavor is peer review, which is a crucial element of formal academic communication.

Promptness
Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research presented in a submission or discovers that it will be impossible to complete the review immediately should notify the editors and decline the invitation to review so that substitute reviewers can be recruited.

Confidentiality
Manuscripts submitted for review are confidential information and should be handled as such; they should not be shown to or discussed with anyone except the Editor-in-Chief has permitted to do so (and only in very rare and particular situations). This is true for invited reviewers who choose not to participate in the review.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted without prejudice, remarks made with clarity and justification, and then used by the authors in order to enhance their article content. It is wrong to criticize the writers personally.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Any invited reviewer who has any connection or relationship with any of the authors, businesses or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work described therein that could be construed as competitive, cooperative, or other relationships or connections should immediately notify the editors to declare their relationships or connections and decline the invitation to review so that substitute reviewers can be contacted.

POLICY ON THE USE OF GENERATIF AI IN PUBLICATIONS

SURYA: Journal of Health Science Communication Media adheres to global publication ethics standards, including policies governing the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scholarly writing.

1. Duties of Authors

Authorship:
Generative AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors, as AI systems cannot assume responsibility for the integrity, accountability, and validity of scholarly work.

Disclosure:
Authors are required to disclose the use of generative AI during the manuscript preparation process through a written statement at the time of submission. This statement must clearly specify the name of the AI tool used and the purpose of its use.

Content Responsibility:
Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript. All AI-generated content must be carefully reviewed and verified by the authors, including the accuracy of references and data, to prevent fabrication, misinformation, or bias.

Images and Illustrations:
The use of generative AI to create or modify images or illustrations in manuscripts is not permitted, unless such use constitutes an essential part of the primary research methodology and is transparently described in the Methods section.

2. Duties of Editors and Reviewers

Confidentiality:
Editors and reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading manuscripts under review to any generative AI system for any purpose. This prohibition is intended to protect author confidentiality and intellectual property rights.

Human Evaluation:
Editorial decisions and assessments of a manuscript’s scientific quality must be based on human critical judgment and must not be replaced or determined by automated systems or AI technologies.

3. Exceptions

This policy does not cover the use of basic tools for grammar checking, spelling correction, or reference management, provided that such tools do not independently generate new ideas, interpretations, or substantive content.