Editorial Competing Interests

DIMENSIA: Jurnal Kajian Sosiologi requires editors to maintain impartiality and disclose any interests that may influence, or appear to influence, manuscript evaluation and publication decisions.

What Constitutes a Competing Interest?

Competing interests may include financial relationships, personal connections, institutional affiliations, academic collaborations, or professional interests that could compromise editorial objectivity.

Editorial Conflict Management

01. Disclosure Editors must promptly disclose any actual or potential competing interests related to manuscripts assigned to them.
02. Recusal Editors with a competing interest must withdraw from handling the manuscript. The manuscript should be reassigned to an independent, qualified editor.
03. Oversight The editorial team is responsible for managing disclosed conflicts and ensuring that editorial decisions remain fair, independent, and properly documented.

Editorial Integrity

Editors must not use unpublished manuscript information for personal advantage. Editorial decisions must be based on scholarly merit and peer-review findings, free from financial, institutional, or personal influence.