Post-Publication Discussion

Post-Publication Discussion

Ekonomi Bisnis recognizes that scientific communication and evaluation do not stop after an article is published. Post-publication discussions provide space for readers, writers, academics, teachers, educational practitioners, and the scientific community to respond, question, criticize, or clarify published articles.

The journal accepts relevant, constructive, evidence-based discussions, and contributes to the development of knowledge, particularly in areas that are in accordance with the focus and scope of the journal.

A. Bentuk Diskusi (Forms of Discussion)

  1. Comments or letters to the editor (Letter to the Editor): academic responses, questions, or criticisms of published articles.
  2. Author Response: the author's response to a substantive comment or criticism about the article.
  3. Methodological and scientific criticism: discussion of research design, instruments, data analysis, interpretation of results, limitations, and suitability of conclusions with data. For the study of thought and literature, including the accuracy of primary references, citations of postulates, and interpretation of texts.
  4. Clarification or correction: when errors in facts, references, citations, data, or name writing are found in the article.
  5. Feedback on publication integrity: when there is information or evidence that raises questions about the reliability of the data, research ethics, authorship, conflict of interest, or plagiarism.

B. How to Apply

Comments or responses are sent via the journal's official email: jeb@unis.ac.id

with the subject "Post-Publication Discussion". Submissions should contain:

  1. The sender's full name, affiliation, and email address.
  2. The title of the article, the author's name, and the DOI or link of the article discussed.
  3. A clear and specific description of comments, questions, or criticisms.
  4. Academic basis of commentary, accompanied by supporting evidence or references.
  5. A statement regarding the sender's potential conflict of interest.

C. Comment Criteria

Comments must be written in a professional, objective, courteous manner, and focused on scientific substance. The journal does not process comments that contain personal attacks, discriminatory or insulting language, defamation, accusations without adequate evidence, ethnic, religious, racial, and intergroup remarks, or material that is not related to the content of the article.

D. Handling Process

  1. The editor checks the completeness and relevance of the incoming comments.
  2. Eligible comments are forwarded to the author of the correspondence, who is given the opportunity to respond within a reasonable time.
  3. Editors can ask for the opinion of peer review partners or independent experts if the issue raised is technical.
  4. Appropriate comments and responses may be published as articles related to the article discussed and linked on the article's page.
  5. If the discussion reveals errors or integrity issues, the journal follows up on them in accordance with the Correction and Retraction Policy and Alleged Violations of Research Integrity.

The final decision regarding the publication of comments rests with the Editor-in-Chief. The publication of comments does not mean that the journal approves its contents.

E. References

This policy is in line with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): publicationethics.org.