Malaysian Journal of Student Advancement @ Jurnal Personalia Pelajar

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Ethics Statement

As an established publication with 29 years of history, we strive to uphold the standards of publication for authors, editors and as publisher alike, as has been agreed upon by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in 2018. Thus, our Ethics and Malpractice Statements will largely reflect these standards, and as such will be compatible. For more on these standards in detail, please visit the International Standards for editors and authors as specified by COPE. These statements are laid out chronologically, from the beginning of the research process (for authors), to the submission and editing process (for editors), to the publishing process, and beyond.

It is the responsibility of the researchers to ensure that the researches are conducted in an ethical manner. Research subjects must be properly informed of the purpose of the research and fully understand the implications. Subjects must give proper consent with full awareness and of sound mind. Subjects that are not able to give consent (e.g. clinical studies on mental patients or children below the age of consent) must have the written consent by their legal guardians. For researches involving animal subjects, proper approvals from authorities should be obtained prior to the research. Editors have the right to request any proof of research approval, and the rights to reject researches should authors failed to provide any acceptable proofs.

Research writing

Researchers must ensure that their data is accurately collected and measured. Researchers should be honest and be held accountable to their results. Results must not be modified to suit the interest of any third-parties and sponsors (exceptional circumstances, such as for national security reasons, are allowed). Relevant references and quotations, even by the authors themselves on previous researches, must be cited properly (in both the content and the list of references). Be honest – in what the research is about, how it is done, what the research find, what the research imply, and what it did not find. Sometimes, a ‘non-result’ is a result in itself. This publication has zero tolerance for plagiarism – papers that are found to be plagiarized will be rejected, and the authors will be blacklisted from future publications. All papers must be an original work not published elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to use plagiarism detection software prior to submission. Authors should disclose all sources of finding, both direct and indirect. Authors should disclose any interests and relationships that may or may not affect how the results are interpreted that the authors foresee might be questionable by the readers. Competing interests should also be disclosed.

Authorship

Authors must agree amongst each other with regards to contributions of each members. Contents of the paper should be approved by all authors. All authors must be aware, and approve, of who are – and are not – in the list of authors, and the orders of the name as listed. We would not tolerate ghost authors. Should the editors found the paper to be ‘co-authored’ by a non-participating author, the editors have the right to reject the paper. All disputes amongst authors must be dissolved appropriately in a proper manner befitting the status of authors and the research institutions.

Submissions & Corrections

Papers submitted must be an original work that has not been published elsewhere, whether it is in the form of an academic journal or not. Papers submitted must not be in the review of another publications – should the papers are accepted for JPP’s review, authors must withdraw their submissions to other publishers, should the authors choose to continue with publishing in JPP. Authors can recommend reviewers to review the papers as part of the editing process. However, the final decision for reviewers is up to the editors. Reviewers must not be associated with the authors in such a way that may affect the reviewing process. Reviewers must not have any knowledge about the papers and the researches prior to the submission.

Submissions & Corrections

Papers submitted must be an original work that has not been published elsewhere, whether it is in the form of an academic journal or not. Papers submitted must not be in the review of another publications – should the papers are accepted for JPP’s review, authors must withdraw their submissions to other publishers, should the authors choose to continue with publishing in JPP. Authors can recommend reviewers to review the papers as part of the editing process. However, the final decision for reviewers is up to the editors. Reviewers must not be associated with the authors in such a way that may affect the reviewing process. Reviewers must not have any knowledge about the papers and the researches prior to the submission.

Transparency & Honesty

It is the responsibility of the editors to ensure that any papers submitted are held to a high standard befitting the publications. This necessitates decisions made by the editors that may or may not be agreed upon by the authors. Editorial decisions made by the editors should have valid reasoning that necessitates such decisions, whether it is to ensure it follows the publication standards, or for other reasons that the editors find lacking in the part of the authors. Editors must declare any possible connections and relationships that may affect their editorial decisions. Should the authors find reasonable grounds to dispute any editorial decisions, authors should provide their reasons clearly.

3. FOR PUBLISHER

As the publisher, it is our responsibility to make it as clear as possible to authors, editors and reviewers regarding our policies and standards befitting our status. We will uphold a high standard for our publication, not only for our benefit but also for the benefit of researchers and readers. We will ensure that papers submitted follow our standards regarding originality, ethics and quality. We will respect the privacy of everybody involved in any research, and will not disclose any identities without any prior approval by the parties involved. We will protect the intellectual property and copyright of authors with regards to their works and findings. Finally, we will ensure that editorial independence are upheld for the sake of meeting our standards.