Conflicts of Interest

Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and ethical conduct in academic publishing. This policy outlines the definition, disclosure, and management of conflicts of interest (COI) involving authors, reviewers, editors, and other individuals involved in the publication process, in accordance with the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Definition of Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest occurs when an individual’s personal, financial, professional, or institutional affiliations have the potential to influence—or be perceived to influence—the objectivity, impartiality, or integrity of their decisions or actions in the context of manuscript submission, peer review, editorial evaluation, or publication.

Conflicts of interest may be:

  • Financial: Funding sources, employment, paid consultancies, equity interests, royalties, or honoraria

  • Personal: Close relationships (family, romantic, or close friendship) with authors, reviewers, or editors involved in the publication process

  • Academic or Institutional: Past or ongoing collaboration, supervisory relationships, or shared institutional affiliations that may affect impartiality

  • Intellectual: Ownership or involvement in patents, copyrighted works, or other intellectual property relevant to the manuscript

  • Political or Ideological: Strong affiliations or beliefs that may influence the interpretation or presentation of data and findings

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

All parties involved in the publication process are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest at the earliest opportunity:

  • Authors must disclose any potential COI at the time of submission, including funding sources and affiliations that may influence the research. Disclosure statements will be published alongside accepted articles.

  • Reviewers must inform the editorial board if they recognize a conflict and decline to review manuscripts where objectivity may be compromised.

  • Editors and Editorial Staff must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists, including submissions from colleagues, collaborators, or institutions with which they are affiliated.

  • Guest Editors (if applicable) are subject to the same COI standards and may not make final decisions on submissions in which they are involved.

Management and Transparency

Jurnal Antropologi: Isu-Isu Sosial Budaya ensures that all disclosed conflicts are managed with transparency and fairness:

  • COI disclosures will be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and/or the editorial board prior to any decision-making.

  • If a conflict is identified post-publication, an appropriate correction, disclosure, or editorial note will be issued.

  • The editorial team may take additional measures (e.g., assigning independent reviewers or transferring handling to another editor) to avoid bias.

To preserve editorial independence, Jurnal Antropologi does not permit editors or reviewers to have decision-making access to articles they co-author.

Disclosure Statement in Published Articles

Articles accepted for publication will include a dedicated Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement, where authors must either declare any existing COI or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” Similar statements may accompany editorials, commentaries, or reviews where relevant.

Policy Review and Updates

This policy is subject to periodic review to ensure alignment with evolving ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Revisions will be clearly communicated and made publicly available on the journal’s website.