Publication Ethics

Adinegara: Adinegara: Jurnal Manajemen dan Kepemimpinan is committed to maintaining the integrity, transparency, and quality of scientific publications through the application of high publication ethics standards. All parties involved in the publication process, including editors, reviewers, authors, and publishers, are obligated to comply with the principles of scientific publication ethics that refer to international academic publication best practices.

Ethics for Authors

Authors are responsible for presenting research results honestly, objectively, and accurately. The submitted manuscript must be original work that has never been published or is being considered for publication in another journal. Authors must ensure that all data, analysis, and references used are presented correctly and can be held academically accountable.

Authors are prohibited from committing plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, or other forms of academic misconduct. Every source used must be clearly listed in the bibliography. Authors are also required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may affect research results or data interpretation.

Ethics for Reviewers

Reviewers play a role in assisting editors in assessing the scientific quality of manuscripts and providing constructive feedback to authors. The review process is conducted objectively, professionally, and based on academic substance without regard to the author's background.

Reviewers must maintain confidentiality of all information contained in the reviewed manuscript and are not permitted to use such information for personal gain. Reviewers must also inform the editor if they discover indications of plagiarism, publication duplication, or other ethics violations.

Ethics for Editors

Editors are responsible for making publication decisions based on scientific quality, originality, relevance, and the manuscript's contribution to the field of management and leadership. Editorial decisions are made independently, fairly, and free from discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, institutional affiliation, or the author's political views.

Editors must maintain confidentiality of information related to received manuscripts and ensure that the review process proceeds objectively through a double-blind peer review mechanism. Editors are also responsible for handling suspected publication ethics violations professionally and transparently.

Ethics for Publishers

As a publisher, PT. Panca Publishing Indonesia is committed to supporting editorial independence and maintaining the integrity of the entire scientific publishing process. The publisher ensures that every published article has undergone selection and review processes in accordance with applicable academic standards.

The publisher will not tolerate any form of publication ethics violations, including plagiarism, data manipulation, duplicate publication, or undisclosed conflicts of interest. If violations are discovered after article publication, the journal has the right to make corrections, clarifications, or retract articles (retraction) according to the level of violation that occurs.

Plagiarism Policy

Every manuscript submitted to Adinegara: Jurnal Manajemen dan Kepemimpinan will be checked using a similarity detection tool (similarity checker). Manuscripts that are indicated to contain plagiarism or have a similarity rate exceeding the limit set by the editorial team may be rejected before entering the review process or returned to the author for revision.

Conflict of Interest

All parties involved in the publication process must disclose any form of conflict of interest that has the potential to affect the objectivity of the editorial process, review, or publication of articles. Transparency in disclosing conflicts of interest is an important part of maintaining the credibility and integrity of scientific publication.

Open Access Statement

Adinegara: Jurnal Manajemen dan Kepemimpinan implements an open access policy that allows all articles to be accessed, read, downloaded, and used freely for academic purposes and knowledge development without financial barriers. This policy supports the wide dissemination of research results for the advancement of management and leadership science.