Focus and Scope

Jurnal Aspikom published by Asosiasi Pendidikan Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi (ASPIKOM) or Association of Indonesian Communication Science Higher Education, started in 2010. Jurnal Aspikom is an academic journal concerned with the study of communication theory and practice. Jurnal Aspikom is dedicated to publishing original scholarship in the general contexts of Communication Science, New Media and Communication Technologies, Public Relations, Media and Journalism.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

1. The author(s) create an account on the website and submit their manuscript.
2. The editor in chief would conduct an initial review (1-2 weeks), taking into account the following points: (1) Adherence to the focus and scope of the manuscript, (2) The uniqueness and significance of the manuscript, (3) The manuscript's compliance with the guidelines, (4) Check for manuscript similarity, (5) Copyrights transfer agreement form available.
3. The editor in chief decides on the initial review using the following decision types, (1) If the manuscript is rejected during the peer-review process, it will be returned to the author(s) with the specific comment attached, (2) If the manuscript is revised during the peer-review process, it will be returned to the author(s) with the specific comment attached. The author(s) should revise their manuscript and re-upload it to the system, (3) Acceptance to the peer-review process indicates that the manuscript will be sent to the section editor for reviewer selection.
4. The section editor would seek reviewers who are a good fit for the manuscript. Following that, the manuscript will be distributed to external reviewers via a single-blind peer-review process (4-8 weeks).
5. The external reviewers would provide insightful comments on the manuscript and make the following recommendations, (1) Accepted in its current form, (2) Minor revisions, (3) Significant revision, (4) Rejected completely.
6. Before making a decision, the section editor would consider the reviewers' comments and recommendations as follows, (1) Completely rejected indicates that the manuscript has been rejected from consideration for publication, (2) Accepted as-is indicates that the manuscript has been accepted in its entirety without revision. (3) Minor revision indicates that the manuscript should be revised in response to the reviewer's minor comment, (4) Major revision indicates that the manuscript should be revised in response to the reviewer's major comment.
7. If the section editor accepts the manuscript, it is sent to the copyeditor for copyediting and typesetting before being sent to the author for final review and layout.
8. If the author(s) make a minor or major change to the manuscript, they should revise and resubmit it to the system. The section editor would then decide whether to accept it for the next step or subject it to the second round of revision.
9. If the section editor rejects a manuscript, the author(s) will be notified that the manuscript was not accepted for publication. Additionally, this decision is accompanied by detailed comments.
10. After the layout is complete. The acceptance letter would be sent to the author(s) along with the final version of the manuscript.

Publication Frequency

Jurnal ASPIKOM publishes twice a year (biannual)

Open Access Policy

Journal ASPIKOM in principle provides direct access to the content of the research results freely available to support knowledge exchange globally.

Publication Ethic

Jurnal ASPIKOM is a peer-reviewed journal, published by the Asosiasi Pendidikan Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi (ASPIKOM) since 2010 as a national journal that aims to develop the Communication Science by disseminating the results of research in various fields of Communication. It is available online as open access sources as well as in print. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the Editorial Board, the reviewer, and the publisher.

Statement

This statement establishes the ethical standards for all parties involved in the publication of an article in this journal, including the Author, Editor, Journal Manager, Reviewer, and publisher. Before submitting or accepting to review a manuscript, this journal expects all parties to understand and adhere to this ethical policy. It takes a dim view of and will not tolerate copyright abuse or publishing malpractice. COPE's Core Practices serve as the foundation for this statement.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in  Jurnal ASPIKOM  is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the reviewer, the publisher, and the society. As the publisher of Jurnal ASPIKOM, the Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and it recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. Asosiasi Pendidikan Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi (ASPIKOM) is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.  

Publication decisions

The editor of the Asosiasi Pendidikan Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi (ASPIKOM) is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Plagiarism Check

Plagiarism is not tolerated at Jurnal ASPIKOM. The similarity index is calculated using the Turnitin plagiarism checker. The editor uses the result to determine whether or not there is a possibility of plagiarism – the similarity report is then sent to the author. The following are some of the Editorial Board's actions:

1. A similarity index of greater than 30%: in this case, the article is rejected due to insufficient paraphrasing or citation, resulting in an outright rejection – NO RESUBMISSION IS ACCEPTED.
2. A similarity index of between 10% and 40%: in this case, the publication is returned to the author for revision and enhancement. The author must provide accurate citations to comparable sources and proper paraphrasing for citations.
3. A similarity index of less than 10%: in this case, acceptance or citation improvements may be necessary – all outsourced texts must be properly cited.

In the second and third cases, the author's article should be carefully revised (s). The author(s) are responsible for incorporating citations and paraphrasing into outsourced texts. When reviewing the submitted article, there should be a Turnitin report indicating that there is NO PLAGIARISM or less than 10% plagiarism.

Content Licensing

This work is licensed under a jurnalaspikom Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Article Processing Charges

This journal charges the following authors:

Published article: Rp. 2000000.00 (IDR)/USD 150 if this paper is accepted for publication in Jurnal ASPIKOM, then Editor will ask the author to pay the Fees to cover the cost of publication. The cost does not include shipping cost (shipping cost is adjusted to the policy of Post Office respectively).

Digital Archiving

This journal utilizes the Indonesia One Search (IOS), Worldcat, and Sinta2 Ristekdikti system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. And Open Journal Systems supports the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to ensure secure and permanent preservation of your journal.

The Originality of Journal Articles

Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author. Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words.
A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.
Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material.

Generative AI Policy

Jurnal ASPIKOM

Jurnal ASPIKOM welcomes responsible use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) and large language models (LLMs) in academic writing and research. This policy defines how authors, reviewers, and editors may apply these tools in the publication process.

1. Allowable Use of Gen-AI for Authors

Authors may use Gen-AI tools for limited academic assistance such as:

• Checking grammar, editing clarity, or rephrasing academic language.
• Supporting idea generation, outlining, or improving readability.
• Supporting data analysis, coding, and bibliometric or qualitative processing tools when appropriate and reported transparently.

Gen-AI may not replace critical intellectual contributions. The core scientific reasoning, originality, methodology, data interpretation, and final conclusions remain the responsibility of the authors.

2. Prohibited Use

Authors may not:

• List Gen-AI as an author.
• Use Gen-AI to generate fabricated data, references, citations, or results.
• Submit AI-generated text or figures without human intellectual contribution.
• Use Gen-AI to bypass plagiarism detection or disguise copied content.

Any violation may result in rejection or retraction.

3. Disclosure and Acknowledgment

If Gen-AI tools are used during manuscript preparation, authors must provide a short statement in the Acknowledgment section that includes:

• The specific tool used and version if available.
• The purpose of use.

Example:

“The authors used ChatGPT for language editing and grammar checking. All intellectual content, analysis, and interpretation were produced by the authors.”

No disclosure is needed for automated proofreading tools embedded in word processors.

4. Authorship and Accountability

Authorship credit requires human academic contribution. Gen-AI tools cannot meet accountability standards for:

• Originality and academic integrity
• Research design and analysis
• Ethical responsibility
• Publication copyright and licensing

Authors remain fully responsible for accuracy and ethical validity of all content derived from Gen-AI tools.

5. Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers and editors may use Gen-AI for:

• Language refinement of comments
• Checking readability of feedback
• Supporting task organization

They may not use Gen-AI to:

• Input confidential manuscripts or review data
• Generate review comments or evaluations without human judgment

Confidentiality rules remain fully binding.

6. Plagiarism and Ethical Checks

All submissions involving Gen-AI remain subject to standard ethical procedures, including:

• Similarity checks
• Data verification
• Copyright checks
• Research integrity review

Undisclosed or unethical use of Gen-AI may be treated as publication misconduct.

7. Updates to Policy

This policy will be reviewed periodically by IJELE editor in response to new technological, ethical, and academic developments.

Author contributions

For transparency, we encourage authors to write an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing. Please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported. Authorship statements should be formatted with the CRediT role(s) first and the initial of authors following.

Sample CRedit Author statement:

The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.”

Allegations of Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research, writing an article by authors, or reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper contains such misconduct, a retraction can be published and linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the allegation's validity and assessing whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.

If scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the coauthors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article, are sufficient.

Post-Publication Discussion

The journal values open dialogue and constructive engagement with our readership. We welcome discussions and feedback from readers on the contents published in our journal. We believe that post-publication discussions contribute to the advancement of knowledge and foster a vibrant academic community.

Readers who wish to share their comments or provide feedback on published articles are encouraged to do so. They can send their comments directly to the Editor-in-Chief via the provided contact information. 

In the future, we are committed to enhancing the accessibility and convenience of post-publication discussions. We aim to implement a feature on our website that will enable readers to comment directly on published articles. This will facilitate a more seamless and interactive exchange of ideas within our academic community.

R-W-C-R-R Policy

Article Retraction

At Jurnal ASPIKOM, we are committed to maintaining the academic record's integrity; consequently, there are times when articles must be retracted. Retraction of an article would occur for the following reasons:

• If there are significant scientific errors, the article's conclusion will be invalidated. For instance, when there is evidence that the article's findings are unreliable due to an honest error – a miscalculation or experimental error – or to misconduct – data fabrication.
• If the research and subsequent findings have been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, justification, or permission – this is referred to as a redundant publication.
• If there are concerns about plagiarism – the use of words from another publication without giving credit – or improper authorship.

To ensure that retractions are handled in accordance with accepted publishing practices and also with COPE guidelines, Jurnal ASPIKOM employs the following recreation process:

• Any article that may require revision should be brought to the editor's attention.
• Once this is completed, the journal editor will follow the guidelines outlined in the COPE flow chart – this includes evaluating the author's responses to specific questions.
• The editor's findings are then forwarded to the Ethics Advisory Board for review and approval before any action is taken. This step is taken to ensure that these situations are handled consistently and in accordance with industry best practices.
• The decision on whether or not to retract the publication is communicated to the author and, if necessary, to other relevant bodies such as the author's institution.
• Once all of this is complete, a retraction statement is posted online and then published in the journal's next available issue – we will go into greater detail about this step as we proceed.

Nota bene: even if an author retains copyright for an article, this does not entitle them to retract it following publication. The integrity of the public scientific record is critical, and in such cases, COPE's Retraction Guidelines apply.

Article Withdrawal

An author does not have the authority to withdraw a submitted manuscript. This is because referees, editors, and publishers have invested significant time in editing and processing the submitted manuscript, rendering the abrupt retraction a waste of valuable resources. Before an author submits a manuscript via our Open Journal System, the author must complete the following checklist:

• If an author requests the removal or withdrawal of his or her manuscript while it is still in the peer-review process, the author would be banned to submit their manuscript to Jurnal ASPIKOM. The author will be punished with paying Rp. 3.000.000/USD 200 per paper as a withdrawal penalty to the Publisher. However, it is unethical to withdraw a submitted manuscript from one journal if accepted by another journal.
  
• If an author wishes to withdraw an article after it has been accepted for publication, the author would be blacklisted for two years in Jurnal ASPIKOM. The author will be punished by paying Rp. 4.500.000/USD 280 per manuscript.
  
• If the article was published as an "Article in Press" – articles that have been accepted for publication but are not yet complete – and contains errors, violates the Journal's publishing ethics guidelines as viewed by editors, or was discovered to be a duplicate of another published article, or was withdrawn, the author would be blacklisted for three years in Jurnal ASPIKOM. The author will be punished by paying Rp. 6.000.000/USD 375 per manuscript. The term "Withdrawn" indicates that the article's content has been replaced by a PDF or HTML page announcing the article's withdrawal.
• If an author requests to withdraw a manuscript, the Principal Editor must receive an official letter signed by the corresponding agency leader and the author.

Article Correction

Jurnal ASPIKOM will consider issuing a correction if the following occurs:

• A small section of a reputable publication contains erroneous data that mislead as a result of an honest error.
• The Contributor list or Author is incorrect (e.g., a deserving author has been omitted, and an individual who does not meet the criteria for authorship has been included).

Corrections to peer-reviewed content are classified into three types:

• Publisher correction (erratum): this serves to inform readers of a significant error made by the publishing staff that has a detrimental effect on the publication record, the scientific veracity of the article, or the Journal's or authors' reputation.
• Author correction (corrigendum): this also serves to notify a reader of an author error that jeopardizes the scientific integrity of a publication record or the author's reputation.
• Addendum: This is where the author adds to the article to clarify inconsistencies and expand on the existing work or to explain or update the information contained in the main work.

The editor of a journal makes the decision whether to issue a correction, sometimes with the assistance of Reviewers or Editorial Board Members. Handling Editors will contact the authors of the relevant paper to request clarification, but the final decision on whether a correction is required and, if so, what type of correction is required rests with the editors.

Article Removal

In a small number of instances, it may be necessary to remove a published article from an online platform. This would occur only if the article is defamatory or violates the legal rights of others, or if we have reasonable grounds to believe that publication would result in certain court orders. While the article's metadata is retained, the text is replaced with another screen indicating that the article has been removed to avoid legal complications.

Article Replacement

At some point, the author of a flawed original paper may wish to withdraw or retract it and replace it with a corrected version. Under these circumstances, the retraction procedure would be followed, with the exception that the retraction notice for the article would include a link to the – corrected – re-published article alongside the document's history.

Declaration of Competing Interests

DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTERESTS FOR AUTHORS

Declare conflicts of interest or state. Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. In the interests of transparency and to help readers form their own judgments of potential bias, Jurnal Kajian Komunikasi requires reviewers and authors to declare any competing financial and/or non-financial interests in relation to the work described. The corresponding author is responsible for submitting a competing interests statement on behalf of all authors of the paper.

Definition

For the purposes of this policy, competing interests are defined as financial and non-financial interests that could directly undermine, or be perceived to undermine, the objectivity, integrity, and value of a publication through a potential influence on the judgments and actions of authors with regard to objective data presentation, analysis, and interpretation.

Financial competing interests

Financial competing interests include (but are not limited to):

1. Receiving reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that may in any way gain or loses financially from the publication of the article, either now or in the future.
2. Holding stocks or shares in an organization that may in any way gain or loses financially from the publication of the article, either now or in the future.
3. Holding, or currently applying for, patents relating to the manuscript's content.
4. Receiving reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds or has applied for patents relating to the manuscript's content.

Non-financial competing interests

Non-financial competing interests include (but are not limited to) political, personal, religious, ideological, academic, and intellectual competing interests.

Example of competing interest statements:

"I/We have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper."

“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTERESTS FOR REVIEWERS

We ask that all reviewers disclose both 'Non-Financial' and 'Financial' Competing Interests that might lead a reasonable person to question whether your interpretation of the data or of the article may have been influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organizations. For every peer review report submission, you must state whether you have any competing interests, and if you disclose that you do have some, you must provide details.

All competing interests that are declared will be displayed against your peer review report. If no competing interests are provided, the line: ‘No competing interests were disclosed’ will be added to your report. If you are unsure whether you have a competing interest, please contact our editorial office at jurnal.kajian.komunikasi@unpad.ac.id.

When deciding if you have a competing interest, it might be helpful to consider the following examples, but note that this is not an exhaustive list:

Financial competing interests

• In the past five years have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that may in any way gain or loses financially from the online listing of this work, either now or in the future? Is such an organization financing the work presented in this article or its presentation at a conference? If so, please specify. 
• Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organization that may in any way gain or loses financially from the online listing of this work, either now or in the future? If so, please specify.
• Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the work? Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the work? If so, please specify.
• Do you have any other financial competing interests? If so, please specify.

Non-financial competing interests

• Are you a current collaborator with any of the authors of the paper in question, or have you been in the past 3 years?
• Have you co-authored a paper with any of the authors of the paper in question in the past 3 years?
• Are there any other non-financial competing interests (political, personal, religious, ideological, academic, intellectual, commercial or any other) to declare in relation to your assessment of this work? If so, please specify.

Example of competing interest statements:

"No competing interests were disclosed"

Manuscript Type

Jurnal ASPIKOM accepts three types of manuscripts: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, and Case Study Articles. Each manuscript must correspond to one of these categories and comply with the structure and requirements specified for the selected manuscript type.