Education and Linguistic Knowledge Journal (Edulink) is a journal published by the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Kadiri, Indonesia. This journal is available in print and online and highly respects the publication ethic and avoids any type of plagiarism. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the peer-reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE’s) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

 

 

Publication decisions  

The editor of the Education and Linguistic Knowledge Journal (Edulink) 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.

 

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

 

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.

 

Unpublished information revealed in a submitted manuscript will not be used by the editorial board for their own research purposes without the express written permission of the author(s). As a result of handling the manuscript, privileged information or suggestions received by editors would be kept confidential and not used for their personal interests and advantages. Editors will not accept manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, and any other relationship with other persons, institutions, and companies connected to the manuscript.

 

The research script writer must present accurate data about the work performed. The manuscript must contain sufficient reference detail to allow others to cite. Deception or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.

 

Authors are asked to provide raw data in relation to the manuscript for editorial review and must be prepared to provide public access to the data.

 

 

 

When an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the Editorial Board to withdraw or correct the manuscript.