About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan  is a scientific journal published twice a year (on January and July) by the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta. Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan discusses both theoretical and empirical findings, as well as current developments in International Relations. 

Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan accepts research articles. A research article should be a results of original research, assesses its contribution to the body of knowledge in International Relations. The main theory and concepts should refer to studies in these areas,

  • Theory of International Relations
  • Theory of International Security
  • Theory of International Political Economy

The main themes consisted:

  • Diplomacy
  • Security
  • Strategic Studies
  • Peace and conflict resolution
  • Foreign policy
  • Regional studies
  • International political economy.

 

Peer Review Process

Some policies in the review of Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan:

  1. Any submitted paper will be reviewed by reviewers.
  2. Review process employs Double-blind Review, that the reviewer does not know the identity of the author, and the author does not know the identity of the reviewer.
  3. In the review process, reviewers consider the correspondence of title, abstract, research method, discussion (findings) and conclusions. In addition, reviewers also consider the novelty, scientific impact and references used in the paper.

The response of the reviewers will be the basis for the Editor to conclude:

  1. Accept Submission
  2. Revisions Required
  3. Resubmit for review
  4. Resubmit elsewhere
  5. Decline Submission

An article was rejected for publication due to various considerations, including:

  1. The article does not fit the scope of journal.
  2. The article lacks the academic rigour commonly expected in scientific papers.
  3. The article does not follow the rules of writing scientific papers or author guidelines.
  4. The fundamental methodological errors.
  5. The author refuses to make suggestions of improvements provided by the reviewer without a logical basis.
  6. There are indications of plagiarism of more than 20%.

The review and editing process typically follows such sequences:

  1. One of the editors checks submitted manuscript for adherence to the scope of the journal as well as submission guidelines.
  2. The manuscript is then sent to reviewers who will provide recommendation for our editing team.
  3. The editing team will then inform the decision (as previously described) to the author(s).
  4. If revision is needed, the authors will have to revise their manuscripct and upload the revised version to the site.
  5. If the revised manuscript is deemed acceptable, the editing team will inform this to the authors.
  6. The manuscript is then prepared to be publish for the next available edition.

The process up to point (5) usually takes 2-3 months. Authors can check the publishing progress of their manuscript by logging in to the site.

Publication Frequency

Published twice a year, on January and July

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 without asking prior permission from the publisher or author.

Publication Ethics

Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamananis a peer-reviewed journal published Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political, UPN Veteran Yogyakarta. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer and the publisher. 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 Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. 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 the society. 

Duties of Publisher

Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, UPN Veteran Yogyakarta  as publisher of Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Science, UPN Veteran Yogyakarta and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication decisions

The editor of the Jurnal Studi Diplomasi dan Keamanan 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

An editor at any time evaluate 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 Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself 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 the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in 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 papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

 

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who 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 appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

The editorial board will conduct plagiarism screening on every manuscript submitted to the journal using tools of their choice. The editorial board may reject a manuscript which they consider to be unoriginal.

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