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JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) --if translated into English: JSW (Walisongo Journal of Sociology)-- is an academic journal that focuses on empirical sociological studies. The main goal of the journal is to disseminate current and original articles from researchers and practitioners on various contemporary social issues on: 1) Sociology of Religion and Philosophy; 2) Sociology of Politics and Law; 3) Urban and Rural Sociology; 4) Anthropology; 5) Community Development and Social Welfare; 6) Gender, Masculinity Studies, and Feminism; 7) Environmental Sociology; 8) Cyber/digital Sociology.

The journal calls for research-based articles on Sociology, applying qualitative or quantitative or a combination of both approaches. Research may be applying any perspective and method familiar to the discipline of Sociology.

JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) is published as part of the efforts in developing studies in sociology to provide space for the enrichment and strengthening of sociological studies.

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Open Submissions

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Peer Reviewed

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All manuscripts submitted to JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) must conform to the Focus and Scope and follow the Author Guidelines. This journal is committed to the novelty of the research and empirical Sociology. Any article submissions offering novel contributions to sociological research and science are most welcome. 

Authors are advised to strictly comply with Ethical Standards regarding research conducts that involve potential risks to affect or alter the sociological conditions. Thus, any research risky in human life must include evidence or statements to support the Ethical Clearance.  

Manuscripts should be formatted according to the writing pattern of scientific journals. You may use Mendeley or Zotero reference management software, and select the setting for the American Sociological Association (ASA) referencing style.

JSW only received manuscripts written in English. No matter the British or American English, consistency and a good standard of grammatical rules is the main consideration.

Authors need to confirm that the work has not been published or submitted previously for publication elsewhere. To verify originality, all manuscripts will be checked by plagiarism detection software. Authors are suggested to use the online service from Turnitin^TM or iThenticate^TM to check the similarity. These journal editors will also check the similarity using the same online service (with the maximum similarityof 15% Turnitin^TM result output).

All manuscripts submitted to this journal will be reviewed in a closed (double-blind peer review), which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa. All manuscripts will be initially assessed by the Editor in Chief regarding their suitability for the journal. Papers considered suitable by the Editors are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. If required, the third reviewer is needed for critical recommendations for the article. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.

The final decision of manuscript acceptance is made by the Editor in Chief and/or Handling Editor (together with Editorial Board, if required) according to reviewers' critical comments (but not solely by the Reviewer).

Publication of accepted articles including assigning the article to the published issues will be made by the Editor in Chief by considering the sequence of accepted dates and geographical distribution of authors as well as a thematic issue.

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JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) is published twice a year in April and October.

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This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

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JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) utilizes the Public Knowledge Project Private LOCKSS Network (PKP-PLN) to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries, which are permitted to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. See the LOCKSS Publisher Manifest.

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JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) is a peer-reviewed international journal, available in print and online and published twice a year. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer­­­­­ and the publisher (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia). This statement is based on Elsevier's Publishing Ethics and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors..

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) 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 method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Laboratorium Sosiologi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang as the publisher of JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Expert and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Duties of Editors

Publication decisions

The editor of JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) 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.

Acknowledgment 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 behavior 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.

Acknowledgment 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.

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Research misconduct refers to fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research, writing it up, or reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved in research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, the editors have the responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific records.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the editors and editorial board will use the best practices of COPE and Allegations of research errors, falsification, and fabrication by Elsevier to assist them in resolving any 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 is found to involve such misconduct, a retraction will be published and linked to the original article.

The first step in such a process involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether it is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This 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 will be shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the co-authors, will be requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional reviews and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be needed. 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. 

Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of scientific records. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct, and taking necessary actions based on the evaluation of such concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, or retractions, JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) will continue to fulfill its responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

The explanation of Allegation of Research Misconducts follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/misconduct

Retraction

Papers published in JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) will be considered for retraction if:

1. there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error)
2. the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication)
3. they constitute plagiarism
4. they involve unethical research

The mechanism of retraction follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf.

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Articles submitted to JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) will be filtered using Turnitin software, with a maximum of 15% similarities permitted.

Plagiarism includes:

1. Word-for-word plagiarism – borrowing another author’s language word-for-word but not putting it in quotation marks or citing it correctly.
2. Source plagiarism – using the ideas of others without giving recognition or citing the source explicitly.
3. Plagiarism of authorship – presenting another author's work as one’s own.
4. Self-plagiarism - authors publishing an article in more than one journal by recycling papers. The important issue related to self-plagiarism is that when citing one's own work, significant changes must have been made to the new article. The previous article should only contain a small percentage of any new article produced. So readers will receive new information, which tmay inspired by but different from the previous articles.

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Revenue Sources

Some operations of JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) are funded by the State (the Ministry of Religious Affairs Republic of Indonesia), through Daftar Isian Pelaksanaan Anggaran (DIPA) of Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia.

Advertising

JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) does not accept advertising from any parties.

Direct Marketing

In promoting the journal and publications to the public, JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo) attempts to avoid actions detrimental to other parties (e.g., spreading spam) and to avoid misleading information between prospective authors and publishers.