Generative AI Policy
 

Generative AI in Writing

Authors may use it to enhance language and readability; however, human supervision is mandatory. The author remains 100% accountable for accuracy and integrity. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

AI in Graphics & Image

explanatory diagram allowed is verified for accuracy and no allowed for scientific/clinical proof

 
Advertising Policy
 

Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are entirely independent of advertisingactivities. advertising relationship do not influence editorial content, peer-reviewes and acceptance decisions or timeline publications. IHJ does not endorse any service, product, conference and istitution advertised on its platforms.

 

Purpose and ethical Alignment

IHJ permits limited and highly selective advertising to support scholarly communication while safeguarding editorial independence and research integrity. We adhere strictly to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices.

 
Plagiarism Policy
 

The Editorial Team An Idea Health Journal acknowledges that plagiarism is unacceptable and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in an article submitted for publication to An Idea Health Journal

Articles must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere. Material taken verbally from other sources needs to be clearly identified so that it differs from the original text.

If the author is proven to have submitted a manuscript to An Idea Health Journal by simultaneously submitting it to other journals, and this overlap is found during the review process or after publication, the editor has the right not to publish the article.

Maximum similarity test/Turnitin limit 15%

 
Licensing
 

Licensing Term

Advances in Human Resource Management Research uses the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (CC BY 4.0)

Share ” copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

Adapt ” remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following terms:

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.

No additional restrictions ” You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

 
Correction, & Withdrawal Policy
 

Correction, & Withdrawal Policy

Advances in Human Resource Management Research (AHRMR) ensures that all of its published journals follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf) and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/guidance).

The IHJ aims to ensure the integrity of the academic record of all published or potential publications. Whenever it is recognized that a significant inaccuracy, misleading statement, or distorted report has been published, it must be corrected promptly and with due prominence. If, after an appropriate investigation, an item proves to be fraudulent, it should be retracted. The retraction should be identifiable to readers and indexing systems.

Corrections

Errors in published papers may be identified as a corrigendum or erratum when the Editor-in-Chief considers it appropriate to inform the journal readership about a previous error and correct it in the published article. The corrigendum or erratum will appear as a new journal article and cite the original published article.

Withdrawal Policy

Article published in AHRMRJ will be considered for retraction if: 1) There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either due to error (e.g., data fabrication) or honest mistake (e.g., calculation error or experimental error). 2) Previous findings have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., a case of over-publication). 3) There is evidence of plagiarism. 4) The paper reports unethical research practices. The retraction process adheres to the Retraction Guidelines provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at RETRACTION GUIDELINES

 
Publication Ethics
 

Publication Ethics Policy

Advances in Human Resource Management Research is follows the standard guidelines set by The committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Version 2 : December 2022 and The International Committee for Medical Journal Editor (ICMJE) to deal with all possible aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, to deal with cases of research and publication violations. 



Authorship Criteria

An Idea Health Journal (IHJ) adopts the authorship criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Authorship is based on all four of the following conditions:

  1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
  2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
  3. Final approval of the version to be published.
  4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals who meet all four criteria should be listed as authors. Contributors who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged appropriately. IHJ does not permit ghost authorship, guest authorship, or gift authorship. All manuscripts must include an author contribution statement using the CRediT taxonomy to describe each author's role clearly.


Ethical Publication Guidelines for Authors

Authors must include the following in the manuscript: 1) the definition of authority, 2) the responsibilities of authors and corresponding authors, 3) how author contributions (declared on submission and in the publication), 4) the declaration and contributions of non-authors. IHJ explains editorial policies for authors: procedure for potential authorship disputes, author fees, data and intellectual property policies, copyright and license arrangements, research and publication ethics including conflicts of interest, peer review process, and procedures for appeal (CORE Practice [CCP 2]). The ethical publications for Authors include:

    • Authorship and contributorship: All authors and co-authors must write transparently about who contributed to the work and in what capacity. Corresponding authors must ensure all appropriate authors are listed and approve the final manuscript.
    • Funding: Authors must include sources of research funding such as grants or sponsorships.
    • Data and intellectual property policies: Authors retain ownership of intellectual property. Data shared with the journal is handled confidentially and used only for peer review and publication.
    • Copyright and license arrangements: Authors must ensure they possess rights to submitted content and appropriately attribute sources.
    • Declaration and conflicts of interest: All submissions must disclose relationships that could present potential conflicts of interest.
    • Originality and plagiarism: Authors must guarantee that the submitted manuscript is original and not published elsewhere. Appropriate citations are required if using others’ work. Manuscripts are checked for plagiarism (<20% similarity).
    • Reporting standards: Authors must provide accurate data, follow the manuscript template, and include sufficient references.
    • Data access and citation: Authors may need to provide raw data for review and public access, with proper data citations.
    • Human and animal rights: Research involving humans or animals must comply with institutional and national ethical standards.
    • Research ethics: Research must have IRB approval and, if applicable, informed consent. Clinical trials must be registered.
    • Authors’ ethical statement: Authors are accountable for data access, integrity, and accuracy, ensuring issues are investigated and resolved.
    • Data access, retention, and reproducibility: Authors must provide raw data for review and maintain original research data for reproducibility.
    • Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publications: Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals is unethical and prohibited.
    • Acknowledgements of sources: Authors must properly acknowledge contributions from others and follow citation procedures.
    • Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Authors must disclose financial, grant, or other conflicts of interest and cooperate with editors to correct errors.
    • Fundamental errors in published work: Authors must notify editors of significant errors in their published work and cooperate to correct or retract it.

Ethical Guidelines for Reviewer

All peer review processes are carried out in a transparent and well-managed manner. IHJ provides training for editors and reviewers and has policies on peer review specifications, applying the right review model (double-blind method review), handling conflicts of interest, appeals, and styles that may arise in peer review (CORE Practice [CCP 9]).

  • Selection of Reviewers: Reviewers are invited to submit applications and CVs. Selection is based on expertise and suitability, ensuring high-quality manuscript evaluation.
  • Training for Editors and Reviewers: Training sessions cover ethical guidelines, review process management, and providing constructive feedback.
  • Ethics of Reviewing: Reviewers must avoid conflicts of interest, maintain confidentiality, and provide objective, unbiased evaluations.
  • Performing Reviews and Time Allowed: Manuscripts undergo double-blind review by at least two reviewers. The review period is approximately three weeks; a third reviewer may be consulted if needed.
  • Allegations of Research Misconduct: Editors investigate suspected errors, falsification, plagiarism, or citation manipulation following COPE best practices.
  • Review Report Ownership and Transferability: Reviewers own their reports. Transfer or sharing of reviews follows journal policy, often anonymized for authors or editors.
  • Decisions on Acceptance, Revision, and Rejection: Decisions are based on reviewer recommendations; the Editor-in-Chief and editorial committee make the final call.
  • Procedures for Review of Revisions and Handling Appeals: Revised manuscripts are evaluated against feedback. Appeals are handled transparently; complaints can be sent to advancesresearch@gmail.com 
  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Reviewers assist editors and help authors improve manuscript quality through constructive feedback.
  • Promptness: Reviewers must complete reviews on time or inform the editor if reassignment is needed.
  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts are confidential and must not be shared without editor permission.
  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews must be objective, free from personal bias, and supported by scholarly evidence.
  • Acknowledgements of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant references and ensure proper citations to avoid plagiarism or overlap.
  • Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must disclose conflicts and refrain from reviewing manuscripts with conflicts of interest.

Procedure for Allegations of Research Misconduct

  1. Clarification and assessment of the allegation's validity and conflicts of interest.
  2. If deviations or errors are found, authors are informed and asked to respond.
  3. Further review may involve additional experts. If no misconduct is found, corrections may be issued. Institutions are expected to prevent violations.
  4. Editorial actions may include revisions, corrections, retraction with replacement, or full retraction of articles.

 


Ethical Guidelines for Publishers and Editors

IHJ implements building blocks to develop a coherent and respectful knowledge network in publishing articles. This enhances the quality of authors’ work and the institutions supporting them. Peer-reviewed articles support proper scientific methodology (double-blind method). Ethical behaviour standards are expected from all parties involved in publishing: authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and the public.

PT Mantaya Idea Batara, as the publisher, maintains all stages of publishing while adhering to ethical responsibilities. IHJ ensures that advertising, reprinting, or other commercial revenue has no influence on editorial decisions. Editors handle allegations from whistleblowers and can be contacted at ideahealthjournal@gmail.com

Allegations of Misconduct (Core Practice [CCP 1])

IHJ has a clear process for handling allegations pre- and post-publication. Publication misconduct includes plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, inappropriate authorship, duplicate or overlapping submissions, and salami publication. Reports may relate to published articles or manuscripts under review.

Conflicts of Interest (Core Practice [CCP 4])

IHJ defines conflicts of interest for authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers. Policies require mandatory disclosure of funding and potential conflicts. Editors ensure submissions are free of conflicts and unpublished work is not misused without author consent.

Data and Reproducibility (Core Practice [CCP 5])

IHJ has data availability policies and encourages reporting, registration of clinical trials, use of standardized guidelines, and sharing of data, code, and materials. Cooperation between editors and institutions is required for alleged data fabrication or falsification. Guidelines include:

  • Data sharing encouraged or mandated, with availability statements when needed.
  • Citation of data sources.
  • Uploading anonymized data to repositories, handling confidential data, registering trials, and submitting reporting checklists.

Ethical Oversight (Core Practice [CCP 6])

Ethical oversight covers consent to publication, research involving vulnerable populations, animal and human research ethics, confidential data, and ethical business practices. IHJ reviews submitted work to ensure compliance with research ethics guidelines.

Intellectual Property (Core Practice [CCP 7])

Policies on copyright, publishing licenses, and publication fees are clearly described. Authors may retain copyright under open-access or transfer rights to the publisher. IHJ addresses prepublication, plagiarism, and overlapping publications, ensuring authors’ intellectual property rights are protected.

Journal Management (Core Practice [CCP 8])

IHJ maintains an infrastructure with transparent policies, editorial independence, efficient software, and training for editorial staff. The website identifies publisher, owner, ISSNs, contact details, peer review model, and aims/scope.

  • Website shows editorial board members and selection/training procedures.
  • Ownership, revenue, and advertising policies are independent of editorial decisions.
  • Efficient software and online platforms for archiving journal content.
  • Direct marketing is ethical and transparent.

Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections (Core Practice [CCP 10])

IHJ allows post-publication debate via author site, letters to the editor, or external moderated sites (e.g., PubPeer). Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern are implemented when necessary. Readers can contact the Chief Editor for discussion and corrections, which may be published as Letters to the Editor with author replies.

  • Publication Decisions: The editor determines which articles proceed to review or publication. Editorial teams assist with copyright or plagiarism issues, with final consultation from the chief editor to ensure fairness.
  • Complaints and Appeals: IHJ has a clear procedure for complaints about the journal, editorial staff, or publisher. Complaints regarding editorial process, citation manipulation, or unfair peer review are handled confidentially according to COPE guidelines and sent to ideahealthjournal@gmail.com
  • Fair Play: Editors assess articles objectively, regardless of authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or political philosophy.
  • Confidentiality: Editors and staff must not disclose information about authors or submitted manuscripts without consent.
  • Reviews of Manuscripts: All submissions are checked for authenticity and plagiarism. Peer review is conducted fairly, based on reviewer expertise, and avoiding conflicts of interest.

Handling Complaints and Appeals of Author Misconduct

  1. Editorial office receives a complaint about suspected research misconduct (ideahealthjournal@gmail.com).
  2. The complainant specifies the misconduct with clear evidence.
  3. The editorial office investigates in communication with the editor and corresponding author(s).
  4. Authors respond with factual statements and evidence. Actions depend on whether the article is published or under review, e.g., erratum, retraction, or revision.
  5. Nonresponse or unsatisfactory explanation may result in permanent retraction or rejection, confirmed with experts or authorities as needed.
  6. The complainant is informed once the issue is resolved; the case is then considered concluded.


Guidelines for Promptly Responding to Suspected Ethical Breaches by Authors, Reviewers, and Editors

Complaints and Appeals (Core Practice [CCP10])

IHJ has a clearly described process for handling complaints against the journal, staff, editorial board, or publisher. Complaints may arise over:

  • Conduct of editors or peer reviewers (e.g., breaches of confidentiality, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or misuse of privileged information).
  • Disputes regarding substantive editorial decisions (e.g., retractions).
  • Administrative issues (e.g., irregularities in editorial processes or unresponsive staff).

IHJ response to suspected ethical breaches includes:

  • Designating a contact person for ethics inquiries and appeals: ideahealthjournal@gmail.com
  • Editorial offices focus on promptly correcting the literature, while requesting authors’ institutions or funding agencies to investigate and follow up on misconduct.
  • Providing a process for author appeals against editorial decisions.
  • Processes to investigate and manage editor, reviewer, or staff misconduct (e.g., undeclared conflicts of interest).
  • Contacting other journals or institutions and seeking independent or legal advice if necessary.

Publication Ethics Policies and COPE Core Practices Compliance

IHJ is fully committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). IHJ has established clear, transparent, and publicly accessible policies to ensure integrity, accountability, and trust in scholarly publishing. These policies include:

  • Authorship and contributorship:IHJ defines clear criteria for authorship and contributorship in accordance with COPE and ICMJE recommendations. All contributors must meet authorship requirements or be appropriately acknowledged. (COPE Authorship Guidance)
  • Complaints and appeals: IHJ has a transparent mechanism for handling complaints and appeals related to editorial decisions, peer review, or publication processes. All complaints are investigated confidentially and fairly. (COPE Appeals Guidance)
  • Allegations of research misconduct: Allegations such as plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, redundant publication, or unethical research practices are handled following COPE flowcharts and best practices, both before and after publication. (COPE Misconduct Guidance)
  • Conflicts of interest: IHJ requires mandatory disclosure of all financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest by authors, reviewers, and editors to ensure transparency and unbiased decision-making. (COPE Competing Interests Guidance)
  • Data sharing and reproducibility: IHJ encourages data availability, transparency, and reproducibility of research findings. Authors may be required to provide raw data, data availability statements, or repository links when applicable. (COPE Data and Reproducibility Guidance)
  • Ethical oversight: All research involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data must comply with ethical standards, including institutional review board (IRB) approval and informed consent when required. (COPE Ethical Oversight Guidance)
  • Intellectual property: IHJ has clear policies regarding copyright, licensing, plagiarism prevention, and protection of intellectual property rights in accordance with open-access publishing standards. (COPE Intellectual Property Guidance)
  • Post-publication discussions: IHJ supports scholarly dialogue after publication through letters to the editor, reader comments, and responses from authors, ensuring constructive academic debate. (COPE Post-Publication Guidance)
  • Corrections and retractions: IHJ follows COPE guidelines for issuing corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern when errors or ethical issues are identified in published articles, ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record. (COPE Retraction and Correction Guidance)

By implementing these publication ethics policies, IHJ demonstrates its commitment to ethical publishing, transparency, and the continuous improvement of the quality and integrity of the scientific literature. 



Malpractice Statement

For articles in the IHJ reporting experiments on live vertebrates and/or higher invertebrates, the methods section must include a statement: (i) identifying the institutional and/or licensing committee approving the experiments, including any relevant details; (ii) confirming that all experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

For research involving human participants, authors must identify the committee that approved the research, confirm that all research was performed in accordance with relevant guidelines/regulations, and include in their manuscript a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardians.

Authors may be required to submit, on request, a statement from the research ethics committee or institutional review board indicating approval of the research

 
Copyright Notice
 

Licence Applicable to the Article:
Creative Commons licence CC BY: This licence permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, a link is provided to the Creative Commons licence, and any changes made are indicated. Please read the full licence for further details at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Subject to editorial acceptance of the Article, it will be published under the Creative Commons licence shown above.

1. Grant of Rights

a) For good and valuable consideration, the Author hereby grants to the Licensee the perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, world-wide, assignable, sublicensable and unlimited right to: publish, reproduce, copy, distribute, communicate, display publicly, sell, rent and/ or otherwise make available the article identified above, including any supplementary information and graphic elements therein (e.g. illustrations, charts, moving images) (the “Article”) in any language, in any versions or editions in any and all forms and/or media of expression (including without limitation in connection with any and all end-user devices), whether now known or developed in the future. Without limitation, the above grant includes: (i) the right to edit, alter, adapt, adjust and prepare derivative works; (ii) all commercial use, advertising, and marketing rights, including without limitation graphic elements on the cover of the journal and in relation to social media; (iii) rights for any training, educational and/or instructional purposes; (iv) the right to add and/or remove links or combinations with other media/works; and (v) the right to create, use and/or license and/or sublicense content data or metadata of any kind in relation to the Article (including abstracts and summaries) without restriction. The above rights are granted in relation to the Article as a whole or any part and with or in relation to any other works.

b) Without limiting the rights granted above, Licensee is granted the rights to use the Article for the purposes of analysis, testing, and development of publishing- and research-related workflows, systems, products, projects, and services; to confidentially share the Article with select third parties to do the same; and to retain and store the Article and any associated correspondence/files/forms to maintain the historical record, and to facilitate research integrity investigations. The grant of rights set forth in this clause (b) is irrevocable.

c) The Licensee will have the right, but not the obligation, to exercise any or all of the rights granted herein. If the Licensee elects not to publish the Article for any reason, all publishing rights under this Agreement as set forth in clause 1.a) above will revert

2. Copyright

Ownership of copyright in the Article will be vested in the name of the Author. When reproducing the Article or extracts from it, the Author will acknowledge and reference first publication in the Journal.

3. Use of Article Versions

a) For purposes of this Agreement: (i) references to the “Article” include all versions of the Article; (ii) “Submitted Manuscript” means the version of the Article as first submitted by the Author; (iii) “Accepted Manuscript” means the version of the Article accepted for publication, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting; and (iv) “Version of Record” means the version of the Article published by the Licensee, after copy-editing and typesetting. Rights to all versions of the Manuscript are granted on a non-exclusive basis.

b) The Author may make the Submitted Manuscript available at any time and under any terms (including, but not limited to, under a CC BY licence), at the Author’s discretion. Once the Article has been published, the Author will include an acknowledgement and provide a link to the Version of Record on the publisher’s website: “This preprint has not undergone peer review (when applicable) or any post-submission improvements or corrections. The Version of Record of this article is published in [insert journal title], and is available online at https://doi.org/[insert DOI]”.

c) Immediately after acceptance the Author may deposit the Accepted Manuscript to any location, and under any terms (including, but not limited to, under a CC BY licence), provided it is not made publicly available until after publication. The Author will include an acknowledgement in the Accepted Manuscript, together with a link to the Version of Record on the publisher’s website: “This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]”.

4. Warranties & Representations

Author warrants and represents that:

a)

(i) the Author is the sole copyright owner or has been authorised by any additional copyright owner(s) to grant the rights, defined in clause 1,

(ii). the Article does not infringe any intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyright, database rights or trade mark rights) or other third party rights and no licence from or payments to a third party are required to publish the Article,

(iii). the Article has not been previously published, nor has the Author committed to licensing any version of the Article under a licence inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement,

(iv). if the Article contains materials from other sources (e.g. illustrations, tables, text quotations), Author has obtained written permissions to the extent necessary from the copyright holder(s), to license to the Licensee the same rights as set out in clause 1 and has cited any such materials correctly;

(b) all of the facts contained in the Article are according to the current body of research true and accurate;

(c) nothing in the Article is obscene, defamatory, violates any right of privacy or publicity, infringes any other human, personal or other rights of any person or entity or is otherwise unlawful and that informed consent to publish has been obtained for any research participants;

(d) nothing in the Article infringes any duty of confidentiality owed to any third party or violates any contract, express or implied,of the Author;

e)  all institutional, governmental, and/or other approvals which may be required in connection with the research reflected in the Article have been obtained and continue in effect;

(f) all statements and declarations made by the Author in connection with the Article are true and correct;

(g) and the signatory who has signed this agreement has full right, power and authority to enter into this agreement on behalf of all of the Authors.

 
Open Access Statement
 

An Idea Health Journal Publications provide immediate open access to their content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge and accelerates research. Copyright is retained by the authors, and articles can be freely used and distributed by others. Articles are distributed under the terms of the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published by An Idea Health Journal, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information (authors, title, journal, volume/issue, and page), a link to the original publication (URL), and this copyright and license information (“Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution cc-by 4.0”) must be included.

Please do not contact the publisher for “reprint permission” requests because, by default, this permission has already been given by authors (under the condition of attribution of the original source), and the publisher does NOT own the copyright for the material published. The authors retain the copyright, unless stated otherwise.