Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Our editors and employees work hard to ensure the content we publish is ethically sound.

The publication ethics adapted by Sosio Dialektika refer to The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Regulation of the Head of LIPI Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications.

All parties (authors, editorial boards, and bestari partners) related to scientific publications at Sosio Dialektika must comply with the publication ethics mentioned above.

This scientific publication ethics statement is a statement of the ethical code of all parties involved in the publication process of this scientific journal, namely managers, editors, bestari partners, and authors (authors). Scientific Publication Ethics essentially upholds three ethical values in publication, namely (i) Neutrality, namely freedom from conflicts of interest in publication management; (ii) Justice, namely granting authorship rights to those entitled to be authors; and (iii) Honesty, namely free from duplication, fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in publications.

Duties and Responsibilities of Journal Managers

1. Determine the name of the journal, scientific scope, periodicity, and accreditation if necessary.
2. Determine the membership of the editorial board.
3. Defines the relationship between publishers, editors, bestari partners, and other parties to a contract.
4. Respect confidential matters, both for contributing researchers, authors/writers, editors, and bestari partners.
5. Implement norms and provisions regarding intellectual property rights, especially copyrights.
6. Conduct journal policy reviews and submit them to authors/writers, board of editors, bestari partners, and readers.
7. Create code of conduct guides for editors and reviewers.
8. Publish journal regularly.
9. Guarantee the availability of funding sources for the continuation of journal publication.
10. Build a network of cooperation and marketing.
11. Prepare permits and other legal aspects.

Editor Duties and Responsibilities

1. Meeting the needs of readers and authors/writers,
2. Strive to improve the quality of publications in a sustainable manner,
3. Implement a process to ensure the quality of published papers,
4. Prioritize freedom of opinion objectively,
5. Maintain the integrity of the author's academic track record,
6. Delivering corrections, clarifications, withdrawals, and apologies when necessary,
7. Responsible for the style and format of the written work, while the contents and all statements in the written work are the responsibility of the author/writer,
8. Actively solicit the opinions of authors, readers, bestari partners, and members of the editorial board to improve the quality of publications,
9. Encouraging an assessment of the journal if there are findings,
10. Support initiatives to reduce research and publication errors
11. Support initiatives to educate researchers on publication ethics,
12. Examine the effect of publication policies on the attitudes of authors/writers and bestari partners and improve them to increase responsibility and reduce mistakes,
13. Have an open mind to new opinions or other people's views that may conflict with personal opinions,
14. Does not defend own opinion, author or third party which may result in an objective decision,
15. Encouraging authors/writers, so that they can make improvements to their written works so that they are worthy of publication.

Duties and Responsibilities of Bestari Partners

1. Receive assignments from the editor to review the paper and submit the results of the review to the editor, as material for determining the eligibility of a paper for publication.
2. Reviewers may not conduct a review of written works that involve themselves, either directly or indirectly
3. Maintain the author's privacy by not disseminating the results of corrections, suggestions, and recommendations by providing criticism, suggestions, input, and recommendations
4. Encourage authors/writers to make improvements to their writing
5. Reviewing the written work that has been corrected according to predetermined standards.
6. Papers are reviewed in a timely manner according to the style of the publication environment based on scientific principles (data collection methods, author legality, conclusions, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities of Author/Writer

1. Ensuring that those included in the list of authors/writers meet the criteria as authors/writers.
2. Responsible collectively for the work and the content of the article including methods, analysis, calculations and details.
3. State the origin of resources (including funding), either directly or indirectly.
4. Explain the limitations in the research
5. Respond to comments made by bestari partners in a professional and timely manner.
6. Inform the editor if you want to withdraw your written work.
7. Make a statement that the paper submitted for publication is original, has never been published anywhere in any language, and is not in the process of being submitted to another publisher.

Sosio Dialektika is a peer-reviewed journal published biannually by LP2M Unwahas Semarang Indonesia. It is available online as open access sources as well as in print. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the Editorial Board, the reviewer, and the publisher. The article submitted has not yet been published elsewhere, original, research-based, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals. 

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication The publication of an article in Progress is an essential building block in developing a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It directly reflects the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the reviewer, the publisher, and the society. As the publisher of Progress, Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously, and it recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. Publisher committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. 

Publication Decisions. The Progress editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the journal's editorial board's policies and constrained by such legal requirements as in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. Fair Play An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. Confidentiality The editor and any 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, as appropriate. 

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's express written consent. 

Duties of Reviewers Contribution to Editorial Decisions Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. 

Promptness Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. 

Confidentiality Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor. 

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

Acknowledgment of Sources Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. The relevant citation should accompany any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported. A reviewer should also call the editor's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they have personal knowledge of. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest Privileged 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 authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. 

Duties of Authors Reporting standards Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. 

Originality and Plagiarism The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted. 

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication. An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research 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. Acknowledgment of Sources Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. 

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 paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. 

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest in their manuscript that might be construed to influence their results or interpretation. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. 

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 paper.