Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal Widya Gama Intellectual Property Right (WGIPR) is committed to maintaining high ethical standards in publishing. These standards apply to authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. Our ethics policy follows the guidelines of the Committe of Publication Ethics (COPE).

Any article that does not follow these ethical standards may be removed, even after publication. If we suspect plagiarism or duplicate publication, we will report it to the appropriate authorities. All submitted manuscripts are checked using plagiarism detection software. Our acceptance rate is less than 20%.

 

Editor Responsibilities

Accountability and Plagiarism
Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted articles will be published. Their decisions are based on the journal’s policies and legal requirements, including issues of copyright, libel, and plagiarism. All submissions are checked for plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers before making a decision.

Fairness
Editors evaluate manuscripts based only on academic merit, without discrimination related to race, gender, religion, nationality, or political views.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must keep all information about submitted manuscripts confidential. Information may only be shared with authors, reviewers, editorial advisers, or the publisher when necessary.

Conflicts of Interest
Editors must not use unpublished information for personal benefit. They must avoid handling manuscripts if there is a conflict of interest.

 

Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers must keep manuscript information confidential and evaluate papers objectively based only on academic content.

Each manuscript is first reviewed by the editor. If suitable, it is sent to two reviewers for double-blind peer review. The Editorial Board and at least one independent reviewer evaluate the manuscript before a publication decision is made. Editorial Board members’ submissions are reviewed using the same process.

Reviewers must:

• Evaluate manuscripts fairly and objectively
• Maintain confidentiality
• Inform the Editor-in-Chief if they find ethical violations
• Decline the review if they are not qualified or cannot complete it on time

 

Author Responsibilities

Reporting Standards
Authors must present their research honestly and clearly. Data must not be fabricated, falsified, or manipulated. Methods should be explained clearly so others can verify the results.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit original work that has not been published elsewhere. Any use of other people’s work must be properly cited. Plagiarism and false statements are unethical and unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data for review and should keep research data for a reasonable time after publication.

Ethical Conduct
Research must be conducted ethically and follow all relevant laws.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that may influence their research. All sources of funding must be declared.

Authorship
Only individuals who have made significant contributions to the research should be listed as authors. All co-authors must approve the final version before submission.

Multiple Submission
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time or publish the same research in multiple journals.

Corrections
If authors discover significant errors in their published work, they must immediately inform the editor and cooperate to correct or retract the article.

 

Copyright Policy

Journal Widya Gama Intellectual Property Right (WGIPR), published by the Faculty of Law Widya Gama University, Indonesia, is an open-access journal.

All articles are published under the  Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). license.

Authors retain the copyright of their articles but grant the journal non-exclusive publishing rights.