The scientific code of ethics statement in Empowerment: Journal of Community Service is a code of ethics for all parties involved in the publication process of scientific journals: managers, editors, peer reviewers, and authors. The code of ethics statement is established to maintain manuscript quality and avoid publishing violations and plagiarism in the scientific publication process. It refers to the provisions on scientific publication ethics by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Regulation of the Head of LIPI Number 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications. Essentially, this Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications upholds three ethical values ​​in publication: (i) Neutrality, which is freedom from conflicts of interest in managing publications; (ii) Fairness, which grants authorship rights to those entitled to be authors; and (iii) Honesty, which is freedom from duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism in publications.

Journal Manager Duties and Responsibilities
Determines the journal name, scientific scope, periodicity, and accreditation, if necessary.
Determine the membership of the editorial board.
Define the relationship between the publisher, editor, reviewers, and other parties in a contract.
Respect confidentiality for contributing authors, authors, editors,
and reviewers.
Implement norms and provisions regarding intellectual property rights, particularly copyright.
Review journal policies and communicate them to authors, the editorial board, reviewers, and readers.
Develop a code of conduct for editors and reviewers.
Publish the journal regularly.
Ensure the availability of funding for the journal's continued publication.
Build a network of collaborations and marketing.
Prepare licensing and other legal aspects.

Duties and Responsibilities of an Editor
Meet the needs of readers and authors,
Strive for continuous improvement in publication quality,
Implement processes to ensure the quality of published works,
Prioritize freedom of expression objectively,
Maintain the integrity of authors' academic records,
Submit corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary,
Be responsible for the style and format of the work, while the content and all statements in the work are the responsibility of the author,
Actively solicit the opinions of authors, readers, peer reviewers, and editorial board members to improve the quality of publications,
Encourage journal reviews when findings arise,
Support initiatives to reduce community service and publication errors by requiring authors to attach an Ethics Clearance form approved by the Ethics Clearance Committee,
Support initiatives to educate community service providers about publication ethics,
Assess the impact of publication policies on the attitudes of authors and peer reviewers and revise them to increase accountability and minimize errors,
Be open-minded to new opinions or the views of others that may conflict with one's own,
Do not defend one's own opinions, those of authors, or those of third parties which can lead to non-objective decisions.
Encourage authors to improve their written work until it is suitable for publication.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Reviewer
Receive assignments from the editor to review written work and submit the results of the review to the editor, as a basis for determining the suitability of a written work for publication.
Reviewers may not conduct reviews of written works in which they are personally involved, either directly or indirectly.
Protect author privacy by not disseminating corrections, suggestions, and recommendations by providing criticism, suggestions, input, and recommendations.
Encourage authors to improve their written work.
Review revised written work in accordance with established standards.
Written works are reviewed in a timely manner according to the publication's style and scientific principles (data collection methods, authorship, conclusions, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
Ensure that those listed on the list of authors meet the criteria for authorship.
Be collectively responsible for the work and content of the article, including methods, analysis, calculations, and details.
State the source of resources (including funding), both directly and indirectly.
Explain the limitations of community service.
Respond to comments made by peer reviewers in a professional and timely manner.
Inform the editor if you intend to withdraw your paper.
State that the paper submitted for publication is original, has not been published elsewhere in any language, and is not currently being submitted to another publisher.

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