Publication Ethics

Authorship should be based on the following criteria:

1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; and
2. Drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and
3. Final approval of the version to be published; and
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, including the accuracy and integrity of the research.

2. Contributorship
Individuals who contribute to the manuscript but do not meet full authorship criteria should be acknowledged in the acknowledgment section.

3. Corresponding Author
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have approved the manuscript, agreed to submission, and are informed about the peer review and publication process.

4. Changes in Authorship
Any addition, removal, or rearrangement of author names after submission must be approved by all listed authors and justified formally to the editorial office.

Authors submitting to Jurnal Harkat: Media Komunikasi Gender must disclose whether they have used AI-assisted technologies, such as large language models, chatbots, grammar checkers, or image-generation tools, in preparing their manuscript.

Any declaration of AI use should clearly state:

1. The name of the AI tool used;
2. The purpose of its use;
3. How the tool was used in the preparation of the manuscript.

This declaration should be included in the cover letter and, where relevant, in the manuscript itself, such as in the Methods or Acknowledgments section.

Authors remain fully responsible for reviewing, verifying, and correcting all AI-assisted content to ensure that it meets academic and ethical standards.

Jurnal Harkat: Media Komunikasi Gender only considers original and unpublished scholarly work. Submission to this journal indicates that the manuscript is not under review elsewhere and has not been formally published in another journal or book.

1. Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification are considered serious violations of publication ethics. All manuscripts may be screened using similarity detection software.

2. Duplicate Submission and Redundant Publication
Authors must not submit substantially similar manuscripts to more than one journal or publish the same findings in multiple venues without proper disclosure and justification.

3. Preprint Policy
The journal may consider manuscripts previously posted on non-commercial preprint servers, provided that authors disclose this at submission and update the preprint record with a link to the final published article once accepted.

Jurnal Harkat: Media Komunikasi Gender implements a double-blind peer review process in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process.

Each submission is reviewed by at least two qualified reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject area. The review process is conducted fairly, independently, objectively, and constructively.

Editors and editorial board members who have conflicts of interest or are involved as authors in a submission will not participate in the editorial decision-making for that manuscript.

The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection.

The journal follows COPE guidance in handling complaints regarding editorial decisions, peer review, publication ethics, and possible misconduct.

If an author wishes to appeal a decision, the appeal should provide:

1. A clear explanation of the grounds for appeal;
2. Any relevant new information or clarification;
3. Evidence of a possible factual or procedural error, if applicable.

Appeals will be reviewed carefully by the editorial team, and additional independent advice may be sought where necessary. The final editorial decision on appeals is binding.

Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may influence the interpretation of findings, the review process, or editorial judgment.

• Authors should disclose financial, institutional, personal, or ideological influences relevant to the manuscript.
• Reviewers should decline review if they have conflicts that may affect their objectivity.
• Editors should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict may arise.

The journal reserves the right to request additional clarification and to take appropriate actions if undisclosed conflicts of interest are identified.

The journal encourages authors to provide supporting materials, supplementary files, datasets, and other relevant research documentation wherever appropriate, in order to strengthen transparency and reproducibility.

• Authors are encouraged to include a Data Availability Statement when relevant.
• Authors may request limited disclosure when data involve confidentiality, privacy, or safety concerns.
• Where possible, data sources should be cited clearly and responsibly.

These practices help ensure that published research on gender and child-related issues remains trustworthy, transparent, and academically valuable.

Research involving human participants, children, vulnerable populations, or sensitive social issues must comply with relevant ethical standards and institutional requirements.

• Authors should provide information on ethical approval when required by the nature of the study.
• Informed consent must be obtained where applicable.
• Identifiable personal information should not be published without explicit written permission.
• Reviewers and editors must maintain confidentiality throughout the editorial process.

The journal takes ethical oversight seriously, particularly for submissions involving children, gender-based violence, vulnerable communities, or other sensitive topics.

• Authors must ensure that the manuscript does not contain plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified findings, or manipulated citations.
• Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material where necessary.
• Review comments and editorial communications remain confidential within the editorial process.

3. Reporting Violations
Any suspected violation of this policy may be reported to the Editor-in-Chief and will be handled according to the journal’s ethics complaint and appeals procedures.