The complete adoption of the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing has been achieved by Dewata Biomedicine Journal (DBJ). Specifically, DBJ adheres in their entirety to the subsequent transparency principles:
The website of the journal, which includes its text, unequivocally illustrates the diligent efforts that went into maintaining elevated ethical and professional criteria. The document is devoid of any content that could potentially deceive readers or authors, such as any attempt to replicate the website of another journal or publisher. The readership of the DBJ website is explicitly delineated in a "Focus & Scope" statement. The journal explicitly specifies the criteria that will be evaluated for publication, which includes authorship requirements (e.g., excluding redundant publications and multiple submissions). The ISSN of the journal is conspicuously displayed on both the journal's website and on every individual article that is published.
The journal's name, Dewata Biomedicine Journal, is distinct and unlikely to cause confusion among prospective authors and readers regarding its origin or affiliation with other publications or to be mistaken for another journal.
Peer-review policy and procedure: The nature of this journal's peer review is explicitly stated within the content of DBJ. The method of peer review employed is explicitly delineated on the website of this journal, along with the policy and procedure governing peer review. Very brief peer review periods and manuscript acceptance are not guaranteed by DBJ.
Ownership and management: The journal's website prominently features details regarding the ownership and management of DBJ, thereby guaranteeing the absence of any deceptive information regarding the journal's proprietor.
The editorial board of DBJ comprises esteemed professionals who possess expertise in the fields that fall within the journal's scope. The journal's website features a comprehensive list of the editorial board members, including their complete names and affiliations.
Journal website contact details: The editorial team of DBJ is duly acknowledged through the inclusion of complete names and affiliations of the editors, along with contact information for the editorial office that comprises a complete address.
Copyright and Licensing: The author guidelines explicitly delineate the copyright policy, and each published article includes the name of the copyright holder. Similarly, guidelines on the DBJ website provide explicit descriptions of licensing information, and licensing terms are mentioned in the text of every published article, in both HTML and PDF formats. Authors may distribute their work in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-SA 4.0. The guidelines pertaining to the publication of final authorized versions or published articles on third-party repositories are explicit.
Author fees: The Article Processing Charge (APC), explicitly disclosed on the website, constitutes the author fees DBJ charges.
Procedure for detecting and addressing allegations of research misconduct: The editors of DBJ are dedicated to implementing rational measures to detect and avert the dissemination of papers that have been tainted with misconduct, which may include, but is not limited to, plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication. It is strictly prohibited for DBJ or its editors to endorse or permit such misconduct with knowledge. Should the publisher or editors of DBJ become cognizant of any research misconduct allegation pertaining to a publication in this journal, they are obligated to adhere to the guidelines set forth by COPE when addressing such allegations.
Publication Ethics: Regarding the publication of malfeasance and ethics statements, DBJ has comprehensive policies.
The publication schedule of DBJ is explicitly specified in terms of its periodicity.
The manner in which the journal and individual articles are accessible to readers is explicitly delineated.
Archiving: This journal utilizes the Public Knowledge Project (PKP PN), LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS systems to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration.
DBJ accepts revenue from a variety of sources in order to maintain high editorial independence, broad and affordable access, and superior quality standards. Revenue streams consist of publisher supports and the sale of reproductions. The sources of revenue have no bearing on editorial decisions.
Advertisement: DBJ advertisement policy is unambiguous; The detail can be accessed here.
Direct marketing: All direct marketing activities carried out on behalf of DBJ are suitable, precisely targeted, and unobtrusive, including the solicitation of manuscripts. The details presented regarding the publisher and the journal are accurate and do not mislead either authors or readers.