JGCEE expects all parties involved in the publication process including editors, reviewers, authors, publishers, and readers—to uphold ethical conduct and responsible scholarly communication. The journal promotes fairness, objectivity, confidentiality, originality, and transparency throughout the editorial and peer-review process.

Editor Responsibilities

Editors are responsible for ensuring a fair, objective, confidential, and timely peer-review process. Editorial decisions must be made independently and based exclusively on the scientific merit and relevance of submitted manuscripts.

• Evaluate manuscripts objectively without discrimination based on nationality, gender, institutional affiliation, or personal beliefs.
• Maintain confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and reviewer identities.
• Ensure that peer review is conducted ethically, transparently, and free from bias.
• Avoid handling manuscripts where conflicts of interest may exist.
• Take reasonable action when ethical complaints or misconduct allegations arise.
• Safeguard the integrity of the scholarly record through corrections, clarifications, or retractions when necessary.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Peer reviewers play a vital role in assisting editors in making editorial decisions and improving manuscript quality through constructive academic feedback.

• Provide objective, evidence-based, and constructive evaluations.
• Maintain confidentiality and not share manuscript content with third parties.
• Identify relevant published work not cited by authors.
• Report suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, or ethical concerns.
• Declare any conflicts of interest before accepting a review invitation.
• Complete reviews within the agreed review timeline.

Author Responsibilities

Authors submitting manuscripts to JGCEE must ensure that their work is original, scientifically accurate, and ethically conducted.

• Submit only original and unpublished work.
• Avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and duplicate publication.
• Ensure accurate presentation of methods, data, and findings.
• Properly acknowledge the work of others through citation and referencing.
• Disclose funding information and any potential conflicts of interest.
• Obtain ethical clearance where human participants, animals, or sensitive data are involved.
• Promptly notify the editor if significant errors are discovered after publication.

AI & Generative Tools Policy

JGCEE recognizes the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative tools in scholarly communication. The journal permits the limited use of AI-assisted technologies under transparent and ethical conditions.

Publication Malpractice & Ethical Violations

The journal takes allegations of publication misconduct seriously and follows established ethical procedures to investigate potential violations.

COPE-Based Editorial Workflow

Crossmark, Corrections & Retractions

JGCEE supports maintaining the integrity and reliability of the scholarly record through transparent post-publication updates.

• Correction: Issued when minor but important errors are identified.
• Retraction: Published when findings are unreliable due to misconduct or major error.
• Update: Added when important clarifications or additional information become available.

Publication History Transparency

To ensure transparency in the editorial process, the journal records and displays important manuscript milestones.

Publisher Responsibilities

Candela Edutech Indonesia is committed to supporting editorial independence, maintaining ethical publishing standards, and ensuring the long-term accessibility and integrity of published scholarly content.

Scientific Community Responsibilities

Researchers, institutions, reviewers, and readers share responsibility for maintaining ethical scientific communication. JGCEE encourages transparency, reproducibility, responsible citation practices, and collaborative efforts to strengthen research integrity globally.