Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana is published for the publication of research results from graduates, as one of the graduation requirements that contains a discussion of the natural content, responses of living things, and their environment.

The focus and scope of Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana is its basic and applied sciences, such as:

Forensic Science;
Microbiology and Immunology;
Agriculture;
Zoology;
Medicine Miscellaneous; and
Disaster Management.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA UNAIR

Editors

Fitri Dianitasari

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts received will be peer reviewed by at least two reviewers within the framework of a double blind peer review policy. The final decision on the acceptability, or otherwise, of manuscripts will be taken by the editor-in-chief based on reviewers' comments presented during an editorial board meeting. Scanning for instances of plagiarism present in manuscripts will be conducted by means of Turnitin software. The whole review process will approximately take 8 weeks.

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana is published by Postgraduate School of Universitas Airlangga. Its areas of investigation cover basic and applied sciences, such as Forensic Science, Immunology, and Disaster Management and other related sciences. Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana publishes half-yearly basis (every 6 months).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright Notice

Every manuscript submitted to must observe the policy and terms set by the Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana

Publication rights to manuscript content published by the Jurnal Biosains Pascasarjana is owned by the journal with the consent and approval of the author(s) concerned. (download copyright agreement)
Complete texts of electronically published manuscripts can be accessed free of charge if used for educational and research purposes according to copyright regulations.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Archiving

This journal utilizes CLOCKSS systems to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA (p-ISSN: 1412-1433) is an electronic, peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing an article in this journal, including the author, editor-in-chief, Editorial Board, peer reviewer and publisher (Postgraduate School, Universitas Airlangga). This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed edition of the JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected body of knowledge. It is a direct reflection on the quality of the author(s)' work and that of their supporting institutions. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method applied. It is, therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and society.

Universitas Airlangga, as publisher of the JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA, takes its duties of guardianship of all stages of the publishing process extremely seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. The university is, therefore, committed to ensuring that advertising, reprinting or other forms of commercial revenue exert no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Postgraduate School, Universitas Airlangga, and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this proves useful and necessary.

Publication decisions

The editor of the JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted for consideration should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers will, invariably, drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the journal's editorial board policies and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in arriving at such decisions.

Fair play

The editor of the JURNAL BIOSAINS PASCASARJANA evaluates manuscripts consistently for their intellectual content without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and editorial staff must not disclose information relating to a submitted manuscript to any individuals other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers or the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions, while editorial communications with the author may also assist him/her in improving the paper.

Lead-in times

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported on in a manuscript, or is aware that its prompt review is not possible, should notify the editor and excuse him/herself from the review process.

Confidentiality

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

Standards of Objectivity

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

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. Any assertion that an observation, derivation or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by a relevant citation. Reviewers should also draw the editor's attention any substantial similarity between or overlap with the manuscript under consideration and other published papers of which they have first-hand knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

The confidentiality of privileged information or concepts encountered as a result of a peer review must be respected and not exploited for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts with which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the said documents.

Duties of Editors

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play. The editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality. The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports on original research should present an accurate account of the investigative work undertaken and an objective discussion of its significance. Supporting data is to be presented accurately in the paper which should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the research. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and, as such, are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are requested to submit raw data relating to a paper for editorial review. They should be prepared, if practicable, to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases) and to retain such data for a reasonable period following publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that the work produced is entirely original, with any references and/or quotations being appropriately cited or reproduced.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

Authors should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research contained in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is considered unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Full and appropriate acknowledgment of others' work must be provided in all cases. Authors should cite publications influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those individuals making a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. All such collaborators should be listed as co-authors. Where others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all relevant (and only relevant) co-authors are acknowledged within the paper, they are having seen and approved the final version and having agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves the use of chemicals, human beings, animals, microbes, procedures or equipment with any unusual inherent hazards, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose within their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed as influencing the results or interpretation of their reported research. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published work

In cases of an author discovering significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, it is his/her obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate in the correction or retraction of the paper.

Duties of Editors

Editors should be responsible for every article published in Hasanuddin Journal of Public Health .

Editors should help authors to follow the Guidelines for author.

Editors may communicate with other editors or reviewers in making the final decision.

An editor has to evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, judging each on its quality without looking to nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the authors. Editors should decline the assignment when there is a potential for conflict of interest.

Editors need to ensure the document sent to the reviewers does not contain the information of the author, vice versa.

Editors' decision should be informed to authors accompanied by reviewers' comments unless they contain offensive or libellous remarks.

Editors should respect requests from authors that an individual should not review the submission if these are well reasoned and practicable.

Editors and all staffs should guarantee the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.

Editors will be guided by the COPE flowcharts if there is a suspected misconduct or disputed authorship.

Plagiarism Screening

Scanning for plagiarism within manuscripts will be conducted by means of Turnitin software. A similarity of more than 20% is not acceptable. Any manuscript that does not meet this requirement at the first screening should be revised by its authors before being re-submitted accordingly.