Intellectual Property

Indonesian Journal of Chemical Studies (IJCS) aims to maintain the highest standards of intellectual property protection and ethical publishing practices. This policy outlines the journal's guidelines on copyright, publishing licenses, publishing costs, prepublication considerations, plagiarism, and redundant/overlapping publications. The journal follows the Core Practices outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Copyright and Publishing Licenses

The authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if accepted for publication, the copyright of the article shall be assigned to the IJCS under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. This license allows readers to:

Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose.
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Publication Costs

The IJCS follows an open access model that allows unrestricted access to its content. The Article Processing Charge (APC) is USD 50.00 (USD), and it is charged only to authors when a submitted article is accepted and published in this journal. However, to support researchers unable to cover some or all of the APC costs, IJCS offers an APC waiver.

Prepublication Considerations

The IJCS considers manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere. Prepublication in any form, including preprint servers, personal websites, or institutional repositories, may preclude consideration by the journal. However, presenting research findings at conferences or posting preprints on preprint servers will not necessarily disqualify the manuscript, provided that it does not constitute prior formal publication or identical documents.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism, in any form, is strictly prohibited by the IJCS. Authors must ensure that their submitted work is original and properly cited, giving appropriate credit to the sources. The editorial board employs plagiarism-detection software (Turnitin / ithenticate) to identify potential plagiarism during the review process. The manuscript with a similarity score of more than 25% will be automatically rejected.

Redundant/Overlapping Publication

The IJCS does not consider manuscripts that substantially overlap with previously published works. Authors should not submit a manuscript that has been published, accepted for publication, or is under review elsewhere. Republishing a previously published work without proper acknowledgment or justification will be considered redundant publication and is not allowed.

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure

Authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could be perceived to influence the research, its analysis, or interpretation. Such conflicts may include financial interests, affiliations, or personal relationships that could compromise the impartiality and credibility of the work. The IJCS encourages full transparency in these disclosures.

Review of the Policy

The IJCS will periodically review and update this policy to ensure its effectiveness and alignment with best practices in intellectual property protection and ethical publishing. Any revisions to this policy will be communicated to authors and made publicly available on the journal's website.