Publication Ethics

Ethical standards are needed in the publication of the Journal of Pharmacy Science and Practice to ensure high-quality scientific publications, maintain public confidence in scientific findings, and ensure researchers receive credit for their ideas. Important to avoid:

• Data fabrication and falsification Making data means that researchers do not actually conduct research, but make data. Data falsification means the researcher conducts an experiment, but then changes some data. Both of these practices are prohibited from submitting articles in Journal of Pharmacy Science and Practice.
• Plagiarism Taking other people's research ideas and research work without giving them credit is considered an unfair and dishonest act, even copying only one sentence from another manuscript, or from the manuscript itself, without proper quotation can be considered as plagiarism.
• Multiple submissions Submitting the same text to more than one journal at a time will be considered as an unethical act.
• Improper author contribution or attribution All authors listed in publications must make significant scientific contributions to the research in the manuscript and agree with all their claims.

Publication decisions The Editor of Jurnal Farmasi Sains dan Terapan (Journal of Pharmacy Science and Practice) is responsible for deciding whether to accept or reject an article. Originality and renewal of the technology used will be a factor that supports the acceptance of a manuscript. The editor can negotiate with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Confidentiality The editor and any editorial staff of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Applied may not disclose any information about the manuscript sent to anyone other than the author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and publishers, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest Unpublished material but contained in the manuscript submitted may not be used in the editor's own research without the written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers Peer review helps editors make decisions on whether an article is accepted or rejected. Every selected reviewer who feels that his field of research is incompatible with the field of science in the manuscript to be reviewed is obliged to notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents, may not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor. The review must be done objectively. Reviewers must express their opinions clearly supported by supporting arguments.Reviewers must be able to identify sources of literature that have not been cited by the author. The reviewer must also inform the editor of substantial similarities or the existence of manuscripts that overlap with other published papers.Information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers may not be asked to review the manuscript if they have a conflict of interest arising from competition, collaboration, or other relationships or connections with the authors, companies or institutions connected with the paper.
Duties of Authors The author must present an accurate report on the research carried out as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The manuscript must contain enough detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. False or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior. The author is asked to provide raw data and must be prepared to provide public access to that data. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. An author may not generally publish manuscripts that basically describe the same research in more than one journal. 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 must be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, implementation, or interpretation of the research reported. The author must ensure that all authors have seen and agreed to the final version of the paper and have approved the submission for publication. If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. All authors must disclose if there are other financial or substantive conflicts of interest that might be interpreted to affect the results or interpretation of their manuscripts. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed. 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.