Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

Based on COPE Guidelines

Journal of Legal Contemplation (JLC) (ISSN 3089-5389 Print, 3089-9850 Online) is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year. This statement defines ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, publisher Candela Edutech Indonesia, and the scientific community in accordance with COPE Best Practice Guidelines.

Editors

Responsible for fair manuscript selection, confidentiality, and publication decisions based on scholarly merit and ethical standards.

Reviewers

Ensure objective peer review, confidentiality, acknowledgment of sources, and identification of ethical issues or plagiarism.

Authors

Must ensure originality, proper citation, accurate reporting, disclosure of conflicts, and responsible authorship attribution.

Publisher

Ensures ethical publishing integrity, supports open access (CC BY-SA 4.0), and enforces COPE-based correction and retraction policies.

Key Ethical Principles

Fair Play: Editorial decisions are based solely on academic merit without discrimination.
Confidentiality: Manuscripts are treated as confidential documents throughout the review process.
Conflict of Interest: All parties must disclose potential conflicts transparently.
Publication Integrity: Duplicate publication, plagiarism, and data fabrication are strictly prohibited.

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (including generative AI such as text or language models) must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript when used in writing, analysis, or data interpretation. AI tools cannot be listed as authors and do not hold responsibility for the content.

AI may assist in language editing, formatting, or preliminary analysis only.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and ethical integrity of the work.
AI must not be used to fabricate data, citations, or research findings.
Any use of AI must comply with COPE and emerging publisher integrity standards.

Role of Scientific Community

The academic community must support ethical legal research by promoting transparency, responsible citation practices, reproducibility, and collaborative integrity. These principles ensure that legal scholarship contributes reliably to justice, policy, and societal development.