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Saree: Research in Gender Studies, is a peer-reviewed journal, published biannually by Pusat Studi Gender dan Anak (Center of Gender and Child Study), LP2M - IAIN Lhokseumawe, It is available both in print and online as an open-access source. This statement clarifies the professional ethics of all parties involved in the publication of an article in this journal, including the authors, editor-in-chief, Editorial Board, reviewers, and publisher.

The submitted article is original, research-based, unpublished, and not currently under evaluation for prospective publication in other journals.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in Saree: Research in Gender Studies is essential for creating a coherent and reputable network of knowledge. It directly reflects the quality of the authors' work and the institutions that support them. The scientific methodologies are supported and embodied by peer-reviewed articles. It is consequently essential that all parties engaged in the publication process—the authors, the editors, the reviewers, the publisher, and the society—agree on principles of required professional ethics. As the publisher of Saree: Research in Gender Studies, the publisher takes its responsibilities of guardianship over all stages of publication seriously and is aware of its other ethical and legal obligations. The publisher is dedicated to ensuring that advertising, reprint charges, and different types of commercial revenue have no effect on editorial decisions.

Publication Decisions
The editorial board of Saree: Research in Gender Studies determines which of the manuscript submissions will be published. Validation of the work in question and its significance to researchers and readers must always be the determining factor in such judgments. The editors may be influenced by the journal's editorial board's rules and be bound by the applicable legal requirements for libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may consult with additional editors or reviewers before coming to a decision.

Fair Play
A manuscript is always evaluated for its intellectual substance, regardless of the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic background, citizenship, or political ideology.

Confidentiality
The editors and any editorial staff members are prohibited from disclosing any information on a submitted article to anybody 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(s) in making editing judgments and, through editorial communications with the author(s). It may also help the author(s) in enhancing the manuscript.

Promptness
If a referee feels unqualified to evaluate the research provided in a submission or believes that a timely evaluation is impossible, he or she must contact the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any submitted manuscripts must be considered confidential documents. They cannot be displayed to or discussed with anyone without the editor's authorization.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources
The reviewers should identify relevant previously published works that were not referenced by the authors. Any assertion that a certain observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be backed by the appropriate citation. A reviewer should also bring to the editor's notice any significant overlap or resemblance between the manuscript under consideration and any other published article of which they are personally aware.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Confidential information or ideas received by peer review must not be exploited for personal benefit and must be kept private. They 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 manuscripts.

Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
The author(s) of submissions on original research must include an accurate account of the work conducted and an objective analysis of its importance. In the manuscript, underlying data should be appropriately described. A publication should provide sufficient information and citations to allow others to reproduce the study. False or intentionally incorrect remarks represent unethical conduct and are thus unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should verify that their works are entirely original, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that they have cited or referenced them correctly.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
In general, an author should not submit the manuscript(s) containing remarkably similar research to more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to many journals simultaneously is unethical and improper publishing behavior.

Acknowledgment of Sources
At all times, the work of others must be properly acknowledged. The authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Manuscript
Authorship should be restricted to those who contributed significantly to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. As co-authors, all people who have made important contributions should be listed. Others should be thanked or identified as contributors when they have contributed to specific substantial areas of the research effort. The corresponding author must ensure that all acceptable co-authors are listed on the article, that no inappropriate co-authors are listed, and that all co-authors have viewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and have consented to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should state in their submission any financial or other substantial conflicts of interest that might be regarded as having an influence on the findings or interpretation of their manuscript. Disclosing all sources of financial assistance for the project is required.

Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her own published work, the author must promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and work collaboratively with the editor to retract or correct the manuscript.