Publication Etics And Editorial Policy

The Journal of Nutrition and Health Care (JUNIC) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Professorline International Publisher. The journal is published twice a year, in April and October, and serves as a platform for the publication and dissemination of scientific research in nutrition, food science, public health, and health care.

JUNIC publishes original research articles, review articles, short communications, and case studies or case reports. This publication ethics policy applies to all parties involved in the publication process, including the publisher, editors, peer reviewers, authors, and other contributors.

JUNIC upholds the following fundamental principles of scientific publication:

• Neutrality – Publication management and editorial decision-making must remain free from inappropriate conflicts of interest.
• Fairness – Authorship rights must be granted only to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions and meet the established criteria for authorship.
• Honesty – Publications must be free from duplication, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and other forms of research or publication misconduct.

Professorline International Publisher is responsible for maintaining the quality, integrity, continuity, and editorial independence of JUNIC. The publisher's responsibilities include:

• Publishing articles that have undergone editorial assessment, peer review, revision, copyediting, and layout preparation.
• Guaranteeing academic freedom for editors and reviewers in carrying out their duties and responsibilities.
• Protecting the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, editorial correspondence, and personal information.
• Protecting intellectual property rights, copyright, and the proper attribution of published works.
• Supporting editorial independence and preventing inappropriate interference in editorial and publication decisions.

The editors are responsible for deciding which manuscripts are suitable for publication. Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality, originality, methodological rigor, relevance, ethical compliance, and suitability for the journal's aims and scope.

• Manuscripts must be evaluated fairly without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, institutional affiliation, disability, or political ideology.
• Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and disclose information only to authorized parties.
• Editorial decisions must consider applicable legal and ethical requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, plagiarism, duplication, fabrication, and falsification.
• Editors must not use unpublished materials or information contained in submitted manuscripts for personal research, advantage, or benefit.
• Editors must withdraw from handling manuscripts when an actual or potential conflict of interest exists.

Peer reviewers assist the editors in evaluating submitted manuscripts and making informed editorial decisions. Reviewers are expected to:

• Provide objective, constructive, impartial, and evidence-based recommendations.
• Support comments and criticisms with clear academic and scientific arguments.
• Identify relevant published work that has not been properly acknowledged or cited by the authors.
• Report suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, or other ethical concerns to the editor.
• Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, review reports, and editorial correspondence.
• Refrain from using unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal interests or advantage.
• Decline a review assignment when lacking appropriate expertise, sufficient time, or when a conflict of interest exists.

• Authors must present their research accurately, honestly, objectively, and transparently.
• Submitted manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, and inappropriate manipulation of research data.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy, validity, and authenticity of all information contained in their manuscripts.
• All sources, quotations, ideas, methods, data, and previous studies must be properly acknowledged and cited.
• All individuals listed as authors must have made substantial scholarly contributions to the work.
• Authors must disclose financial, institutional, professional, or personal conflicts of interest.
• Authors must cooperate with peer-review revisions, copyediting, proofreading, and layout preparation, provided that the main substance of the manuscript is not improperly changed.
• A manuscript submitted to JUNIC must not be submitted to or under review by another journal at the same time.

Manuscripts submitted to JUNIC must be original works written in English, must not have been previously published, and must not be under consideration for publication by another journal.

All authors must approve the submission, the final version of the manuscript, and the order in which their names appear. The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the journal and obtaining approval from all co-authors throughout the editorial and publication process.

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be supported by a written statement of agreement from all authors involved.

Authors may be required to complete a publishing agreement before publication. Related documents should be submitted through the journal's official communication channels.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted figures, tables, images, datasets, questionnaires, or substantial portions of text included in the submitted manuscript.

Copies of written permission must be submitted with the manuscript when copyrighted material belonging to another party is reproduced or adapted.

Submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to determine their relevance, originality, ethical compliance, scientific quality, and conformity with the journal's author guidelines.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening will be critically evaluated by at least two anonymous reviewers selected based on their expertise in the relevant subject area.

A manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor revision, returned for major revision, resubmitted for further review, or declined. Reviewer and editor comments will be communicated to the corresponding author.

Revised manuscripts must be returned within the period specified in the editorial decision. Authors should submit a revised manuscript together with a detailed response explaining how each reviewer comment has been addressed.

Galley proofs of accepted articles will be sent electronically to the corresponding author for final checking and copyediting corrections.

At the proof stage, authors should check the complete article, including author information, tables, figures, captions, equations, and references. Major changes to the scientific content are not permitted at this stage.

Corrected proofs should be returned to the editorial office within 48 hours. Authors should consolidate all corrections into a single communication.

The Journal of Nutrition and Health Care (JUNIC) charges an Article Processing Charge of IDR 500,000 for each manuscript accepted for publication.

Authors are not required to make any payment during manuscript submission, initial editorial screening, or peer review. The APC becomes payable only after the manuscript has completed the editorial and peer-review process and has been formally declared accepted for publication.

The corresponding author will receive an official acceptance and payment notification through the registered email address and the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Payment instructions and other relevant information will be provided in the notification.

Authors should make payments only after receiving an official notification from the editorial office. The APC supports manuscript management, editorial processing, digital publication, website maintenance, archiving, and open-access dissemination.

Published articles are available electronically through the journal website. Authors may download and distribute the official published version in accordance with the journal's open-access license.

Requests for printed reprints, when available, should be communicated directly to the editorial office. Additional printing, handling, and shipping charges may apply.