Commitment to Publication Ethics

ONMIND (Online Journal of Management, Innovation, Economics, and Digital Studies) is a peer-reviewed journal committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing — including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on COPE's Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the current COPE's Core Practices.

The publication of an article in ONMIND is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Honesty, originality, and fair dealing on the part of authors, and fairness, objectivity, and confidentiality on the part of editors and reviewers are among the critical values that enable us to achieve our goals.


Ethical Responsibilities by Role

Publisher

 

Losari Digital, Indonesia as publisher of ONMIND takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. The publisher and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and publishers where useful and necessary.

Duties of Authors

 

Reporting Standards

Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. A paper must contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

 

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide raw data for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data where practicable. Data should be retained for a reasonable time after publication.

 

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure they have written entirely original works. If the work or words of others have been used, they must be appropriately cited or quoted.

 

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

 

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. The corresponding author must ensure all appropriate co-authors are included and that all co-authors have approved the final version.

 

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose any financial or substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support must be disclosed.

 

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error in their published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the editor and cooperate to retract or correct the paper.

Duties of Editors

 

Fair Play

Editors must evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

 

Confidentiality

Editors and 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.

 

Publication Decisions

The editorial board is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

 

Review of Manuscripts

Editors must ensure each manuscript is initially evaluated for originality. Peer review should be organized fairly and wisely, using appropriate reviewers with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest.

 

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 editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

 

Promptness

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

 

Standards of Objectivity

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

 

Confidentiality

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

 

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Privileged information 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 with any of the authors or institutions.

 

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also alert the editor to any substantial similarity between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper.


ONMIND is committed to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions based on COPE's Core Practices, and to provide a legal review if necessary. All parties are expected to adhere to these standards at all times.