About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Jurnal Statistika dan Matematika (Statmat) Universitas Pamulang is a means of publication of scientific articles and research with concentrations of Statistics, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, Educational Mathematics, and other research articles related to Statistics and Mathematics.

Peer Review Process

Submission of Articles.

The author submits articles under the focus and scope specified by the Journal of Statmat Unpam through the submission channel.
Assessment by Managing Editor.

The editor accepts the submission and assessed by the editorial manager of the potential for plagiarism and compliance with journal writing guidelines. The article's content quality is not assessed in this process.
Rating by Editor In Chief (EIC).

The EIC checks that the article fits within the journal's scope and is original and interesting enough to be published in a journal. If proper, the article passed on to reviewers for the review process. If it does not match, the article will be rejected without further review.
EIC assigns Editorial Board.

In the process of forwarding the article to the reviewer, EIC assigns the editorial board who will take full responsibility in the communication between the writer and the reviewer.
Invitation to reviewers

The editorial board will decide and invites the reviewer to give a willingness to check the article.
The review process.

Reviewers consider suitability to their ability, potential conflicts of interest, and time availability. If possible, when they refuse, they might also suggest alternative reviewers.
The editor evaluates the results of the review.

The editorial board considers all returned reviews before making an overall decision. If the results of the review are very different, the editor can invite other reviewers to get more opinions before deciding.
Decisions are communicated.

The editor sends a decision email to the author including relevant reviewer comments. If accepted, the article is processed in preparation for publication with the author.

If the article is rejected or sent back for large or small revisions, the editorial board must include constructive comments from reviewers to help the writer improve the article. At this point, the reviewer is also sent an email or letter to let them know the results of their review. If the paper is sent back for revision, the reviewer expects to receive the new version, unless the author has opted out of further participation. However, if only minor changes are requested, this follow-up review can be carried out by the editorial board.

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.

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Allegations of Research Misconduct

Jurnal Statistika dan Matematika (Statmat) is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal as well as allegations of research misconduct, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer, and the publisher (Universitas Pamulang). This statement is based on COPEâ€™s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Statmat journal is an essential building block in developing 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 help and embody the scientific method. It is, therefore, essential 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.

Universitas Pamulang as the publisher of Jurnal Statistika dan Matematika (Statmat) takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing too seriously, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or additional commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Also, the Program Studi Matematika, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Pamulang and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing an article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are discovered to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that are already published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly. This treatment will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to have such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.

If scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the co-authors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article are sufficient.

Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an essential obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct, and taking necessary actions based on evaluating these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, Statmat journal will continue to fulfill the responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Publication decisions

The editor of the Jurnal Statistika dan Matematika (Statmat) 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.

Complaints and Appeals

Statmat journal will have a straightforward procedure for handling complaints against the journal, Editorial Staff, Editorial Board, or Publisher. The complaints will be clarified to a respected person concerning the case of complaint. The scope of complaints includes anything related to the journal business process, i.e., editorial process, citation manipulation, unfair editor/reviewer, peer-review manipulation, etc. The complaint cases will be processed according to the COPE guideline. The complaint cases should be sent by email to: sm@unpam.ac.id

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates 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 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.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that 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 and 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 behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access, Retention, and Reproducibility

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, if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication. The authors are responsible for data reproducibility.

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, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

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 behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment 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 and Contributorship of the Article

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 others 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 article 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 conflicts 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 work

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

Ethical Oversight

If the research work involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must identify these in the manuscript to obey the ethical conduct of research using animals and human subjects. If required, the Authors must provide proper legal clearance from the association or legal organization.

If the research involves confidential data and of business/marketing practices, authors should justify this matter whether the data or information will be hidden securely or not.

Intelectual Property (Copyright Policy)

Journal policy about intellectual property or copyright is declared here: http://openjournal.unpam.ac.id/index.php/sm/about/submissions#copyrightNotice

Peer-Review Process Policy

Peer-Review process/policy is expressed here: http://openjournal.unpam.ac.id/index.php/sm/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess

Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections

Statmat journal accepts discussion and corrections on published articles by the reader. In case the reader giving discussions and revisions toward a published paper, the reader can contact by email to Editor in Chief by explaining the arguments and corrections. If accepted (by Editor in Chief), the discussions and corrections will be published in the next issue as Letter to Editor. Respected Authors can reply/answer the discussions and corrections from the reader by sending the reply to the Editor in Chief. Therefore, Editors may publish the answer as Reply to Letter to Editor.