Conflict of Interest Policy

Ensuring transparency, impartiality, and independence in research, peer review, and editorial decisions.

Jurnal Harkat: Media Komunikasi Gender, published by PSGA, LP2M UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, requires transparency concerning interests that may compromise independent scholarly judgment.

Authors, reviewers, editors, and Editorial Board members must disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest relevant to research, peer review, or editorial decisions. The policy reflects the journal's Publication Ethics and relevant COPE principles.

A conflict of interest does not automatically indicate misconduct. Relevant relationships and interests must nevertheless be disclosed and managed to protect transparency, fairness, and scholarly independence.

A conflict of interest arises when financial, institutional, personal, professional, academic, or ideological relationships could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, independent scholarly judgment.

For gender and child studies, relevant interests may include relationships with advocacy organizations, service providers, government agencies, community groups, or institutions directly involved in the research subject.

Authors must disclose relevant competing interests when submitting manuscripts and update their declarations if circumstances change.

• Identify financial and non-financial interests relevant to the research.
• Declare research funding and the funder's role where applicable.
• Ensure that declarations accurately reflect all authors' interests.
• Respond to editorial requests for clarification or supporting documentation.
• Include a Conflict of Interest Statement in manuscript or submission documentation.

Reviewers must maintain impartiality, confidentiality, and independence throughout the peer-review process.

• Disclose relevant conflicts before accepting review assignments.
• Decline invitations where financial, personal, professional, or institutional interests may compromise impartiality.
• Notify editors of any newly identified conflict during review.
• Protect confidential manuscripts and refrain from using unpublished material for personal or professional gain.

Editors and Editorial Board members must disclose relevant interests and ensure that publication decisions remain independent of inappropriate personal, institutional, financial, or other influence.

• Declare conflicts before handling affected manuscripts.
• Withdraw from editorial evaluation when impartiality may be compromised.
• Arrange independent editorial handling where necessary.
• Maintain confidentiality and evaluate submissions based on scholarly merit and ethics.
• Ensure that publication fees and institutional relationships do not improperly influence editorial decisions.

The Editorial Team evaluates declared competing interests according to their relevance and potential effect on the integrity of research or editorial assessment.

Appropriate responses may include:

• Requesting additional disclosure or clarification.
• Reassigning an editor or replacing a reviewer.
• Requesting independent academic assessment.
• Adding or correcting a Conflict of Interest Statement.
• Examining undisclosed conflicts under publication-ethics procedures.
• Considering post-publication correction where a material omission is discovered.

Action should be proportionate to the evidence and potential effect on scholarly integrity. Disclosure alone is not grounds for rejection or retraction.

Jurnal Harkat requires transparent disclosure and appropriate management of competing interests to maintain trust in its research and editorial processes.