Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Stamina is a peer-reviewed electronic national journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in this journal, including authors, editor-in-chief, Editorial Board, peer-reviewers and the publisher (Universitas Negeri Padang). This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors

Journal Publication Ethical Guidelines

Publication of articles in peer-reviewed Stamina is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on expected standards of ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the public.

Universitas Negeri Padang as the publisher of Stamina is responsible for supervising and monitoring all stages of publication, and we recognise our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue does not impact or influence editorial decisions. the faculty of sports science as the home of Stamina has the responsiblitity to provide communication and build partnerships with other institutions to develop the journal, but they have no power on publication decisions. All publication decisions are under the responsibility of the Editorial Board in a fair and confidential manner.

The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers should always drive the decision. Editors may be guided by the journal's editorial board policies and constrained by legal requirements as they then apply regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fair

An editor at all times evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors and any editorial staff should not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher as appropriate.

Disclosures and conflicts of interest

Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript should not be used in the editor's own research without the written consent of the authors.

 

Reviewer Duties

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also assist authors in improving papers.

Timeliness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review is not possible should inform the editor and excuse himself/herself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review should be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

Objectivity Standard

The review should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also bring to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest resulting from a competitive, collaborative, or other relationship or connection with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected with the paper.

Author Duties

Reporting standards

Authors of original research reports must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be accurately represented in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical and unacceptable behaviour.

Data Access and Storage

Authors are requested to provide raw data in relation to papers for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), where practicable, and in any case should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written a completely original piece of work, and if the author has used the work and/or words of others that these have been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications

An author should not, in general, publish a manuscript describing essentially the same research in more than one major journal or publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical and unacceptable publishing behaviour.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgement of the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work being reported.

Paper Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All persons who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be recognised or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate 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 approved its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

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

Fundamental errors in published work

When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in his or her own published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the editor or publisher of the journal and co-operate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.