The Journal of Integrated Economic and Community Partnerships (JIECoP) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal committed to integrity, transparency, and the highest standards of ethical scholarly publishing.
This statement applies to authors, the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, peer reviewers, and the publisher, the Faculty of Economics and Business, Hasanuddin University. JIECoP takes appropriate action against publication malpractice and follows internationally recognized publication-ethics principles.
View COPE GuidelinesResearch misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, plagiarism, and other serious irregularities in conducting, reviewing, or reporting research. Every allegation will be handled fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with COPE guidance.
Editors assess whether the allegation falls within the definition of misconduct and identify any relevant conflicts of interest.
The corresponding author may be asked to provide a detailed response on behalf of all co-authors.
Additional evidence or independent expert advice, including statistical review, may be obtained when necessary.
A submitted manuscript containing misconduct will be rejected. Published work may require a correction, retraction, removal, or replacement.
Where appropriate, the relevant institution may be expected to conduct a thorough investigation.
Authors must present accurate, original, and honest accounts of their work. Fabrication, falsification, manipulation, and knowingly inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.
Authors should retain supporting data, provide it for editorial review when requested, and make it publicly available where practicable, subject to ethical and legal restrictions.
Submissions must be original. The words, ideas, data, and publications of others must be properly quoted, cited, and acknowledged.
The same manuscript must not be submitted to more than one journal at the same time. Related publications arising from the same project must be identified and appropriately cited.
Authorship is limited to persons who made significant scholarly contributions. All listed authors must approve the submitted version; other contributions should be acknowledged appropriately.
Authors must disclose financial, institutional, personal, or other relationships that could influence the work, together with all relevant sources of support.
Authors who discover a significant error in submitted or published work must promptly notify the journal and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article.
Hazards must be identified, and work involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards, informed-consent requirements, and ethical-clearance procedures.
Editors decide which manuscripts are published based on academic merit, journal scope, reviewer reports, and applicable legal and ethical requirements.
Editors conduct initial screening, select qualified independent reviewers, avoid conflicts, and assess originality, method, relevance, social impact, conclusions, and references.
Manuscripts are evaluated without discrimination based on identity, affiliation, nationality, beliefs, or other irrelevant characteristics.
Information about a submission is shared only with persons directly involved in the editorial and review process.
Editors must not use unpublished material for personal advantage and must recuse themselves when a relevant conflict of interest exists.
Reviewers assist editorial decisions and provide constructive feedback that may help authors improve their manuscripts.
Manuscripts and review materials are confidential and must not be shared or discussed without authorization.
Reviewers should identify uncited relevant work and alert editors to possible overlap, plagiarism, or other ethical concerns.
Reviews must be impartial, evidence-based, clearly expressed, and free from hostile or personal criticism.
Reviewers must disclose relevant conflicts and decline the assignment when impartial assessment is not possible.
A reviewer who cannot complete the review within the requested time should promptly notify the Editor.
Complaints concerning editorial conduct, citation manipulation, unfair review, or peer-review manipulation are handled under COPE-aligned procedures. Contact the editorial office at jiecop@unhas.ac.id.
Studies involving human participants, animals, sensitive information, or hazardous materials must follow applicable ethical, consent, privacy, and safety requirements.
Copyright, licensing, author rights, and permitted reuse are explained in the journal’s intellectual-property policy.
Read the Intellectual Property Policy →Manuscripts are evaluated for originality, relevance, methodological quality, social impact, conclusions, and appropriate use of references.
View the Peer Review Process →Every manuscript is screened for plagiarism and self-plagiarism. Published articles must not exceed a similarity score of 20%.
Read the Plagiarism Policy →Readers may submit relevant discussions or correction requests to the Editor-in-Chief. Accepted correspondence may be published as a Letter to the Editor, and authors may be invited to publish a Reply.
JIECoP applies formal standards for article withdrawal, retraction, removal, and replacement to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
Read the Article Withdrawal Policy →Please provide a clear description and any supporting evidence to the JIECoP Editorial Office.
jiecop@unhas.ac.id| Countries | Count |
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 Indonesia |
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 Malaysia |
2 |
 Thailand |
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