Duties of Editors

The editors of Dharmas Education Journal (DE_Journal) are responsible for managing the editorial process and ensuring that all submitted manuscripts are evaluated objectively, fairly, and professionally. Editors must uphold the principles of academic integrity, confidentiality, transparency, and ethical scholarly publishing.

The duties and responsibilities of editors include the following:

1. Editorial Decision-Making

Editors are responsible for making decisions regarding the acceptance, revision, or rejection of submitted manuscripts. Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's academic quality, originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, and reviewers' recommendations.

2. Fair and Objective Evaluation

Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively and fairly, without discrimination based on the authors' gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, institutional affiliation, or other personal characteristics.

3. Confidentiality

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related information. Manuscripts must not be disclosed to unauthorized individuals or used for personal benefit.

4. Manuscript Screening

Editors are responsible for conducting initial manuscript screening to assess the suitability of submissions for the journal's focus and scope, compliance with author guidelines, originality, and basic methodological quality.

5. Selection of Reviewers

Editors must select reviewers who have appropriate academic expertise and relevant knowledge of the subject matter of the submitted manuscripts. Reviewers should be independent and capable of providing objective assessments.

6. Peer Review Management

Editors are responsible for coordinating the peer-review process, communicating with reviewers, and ensuring that reviewers' comments and recommendations are properly considered during the editorial evaluation.

7. Communication with Authors

Editors must communicate editorial decisions, reviewer comments, and revision requirements to authors in a clear, professional, and timely manner.

8. Conflict of Interest

Editors must avoid handling manuscripts in which personal, professional, or financial relationships could compromise their impartiality. Any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed and managed appropriately.

9. Handling Publication Misconduct

Editors are responsible for responding appropriately to suspected plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, and other forms of publication misconduct. Such cases must be handled carefully and in accordance with the journal's publication ethics.

10. Maintaining Publication Quality

Editors must ensure that published articles meet the journal's academic and editorial standards. They are responsible for maintaining the quality, relevance, and integrity of the journal's published content.

11. Editorial Independence

Editors must make editorial decisions independently and must not allow commercial, institutional, or personal interests to improperly influence the evaluation and publication of manuscripts.

12. Continuous Improvement

Editors should continuously improve the journal's editorial processes and publication standards to support the quality, credibility, and development of Dharmas Education Journal (DE_Journal).