Research Misconduct

Kertha Semaya: Journal Ilmu Hukum is committed to handling any allegations of research misconduct, academic integrity violations, and publication ethics breaches—such as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, unauthorized authorship, duplicate publication, and citation manipulation—in an objective and documented manner. This policy applies to alleged violations identified in manuscripts currently undergoing the editorial process as well as in published articles. Every allegation will be examined based on available evidence and information. Concerned parties are provided the opportunity to offer clarifications, explanations, and supporting evidence before a final decision is reached, by contacting the editorial team of Kertha Semaya: Journal Ilmu Hukum through the official journal contact channels.

The handling of alleged misconduct is carried out in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidance.