Focus and Scope

Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is an international journal that examines the intersection of Government or Governance; Political Studies, Public Policy, Rural Studies, and Various other social sciences related to the state and local studies.

In particular, Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan focuses on issues of Governmental Science including interaction governance in government; political studies; public policy and services; local autonomy; states; e-government; cosmopolitan government; security and defense studies; and leadership.

Within this scope, Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan  welcomes three types of submissions:

1. Original research papers that combine rigor and relevance to advance the state-of-the-art and state-of-practice in the field
2. Significant theoretical contributions that consolidate or advance the state-of-the-art in the field
3. Significant practical contributions that convey novel and breakthrough ideas to advance the state-of-practice in the field

Section Policies

Artikel

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Restrictions

This section contains the article that was restricted. Restriction's policy is carried out because:
1. At the author's request
2. Found double publish in different journals.
3. Found plagiarism.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The reviewers of CosmoGov Journal are composed of experts who are competent in the fields of governmental science, politics and public policy and other social sciences and each work independently and professionally by upholding the ethical code of scientific publications as reviewers. The peer-review process of CosmoGov Journal is as follows:

1. The reviewers conduct a review or scanning and examination of the incoming manuscript to be analyzed based on conformity with their field of expertise. Reviewer has the right to refuse if it is not in accordance with their expertise and competence, and the Section Editor can redirect to other appropriate reviewers.
2. The reviewed manuscript is a double-blind review (without the identity of the writer and reviewer).
3. The reviewers comprehend the manuscript based on the substance (article quality) within a maximum period of 3 weeks after the manuscript is received. If within that period the review of the manuscript has not been completed, the reviewer must confirm to the Editor in Chief of the journal.
4. During the review process, the reviewers provide an assessment of the manuscript through the review form that is available within an electronic journal application. If you find it difficult, reviewers can manually review the script on the checklist review form (Ms.Word format) sent by the Section Editor.
5. The reviewed manuscript is returned to the Section Editor.
6. The reviewer makes decisions on the results of the reviewed manuscript, including:

• Accept Submission (manuscript is accepted).
• Revisions Required (the manuscript needs to be revised by the author and returned to the reviewer).
• Decline Submission (manuscript is declined).
• See Comments (see comments, reviewers refuse subtly).

The reviewer’s decision will be considered by the Board of Editors to determine the ensuing process of the manuscript.

Revision Stage. Once the manuscript has been received with notations of minor or major revisions, it will be returned to the author with a review summary form. For manuscripts accepted with major revisions, authors are allotted 3 weeks to revise. Whereas for manuscripts accepted with minor revisions, 1 week is allotted for revision. When returning the revised manuscript, the author is required to fill in and attach the review summary form.  

Final decision. At this stage, the manuscript will be re-evaluated by the Board of Editors to ensure that the author has revised in response to the reviewers’ concerns. In this final decision, the manuscript may still be rejected if the author did not seriously conduct the revisions necessary.

Proofread. Once the manuscript has been deemed acceptable by the Board of Editors, it will undergo a proofreading process to maintain linguistic quality.

Publication confirmation. At this stage, the final layout of the manuscript will be resent to the author to ensure that the content is in accordance with the author’s writing. At this stage, the author may revise any typographical error found in the final manuscript. Once confirmation from the author is given, the Editor will process the manuscript for online publication on the website.

Publication Frequency

CosmoGov Journal is published periodically twice a year

Open Access Policy

All manuscripts and information included in the OJS CosmoGov Journal are open access, free, and can be used for scientific - academic, education, research, and literary purposes.

Archiving

The storage and distribution of the journal use a license from the LOCKSS network

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan, with registered number ISSN 2442-5958 (Print), ISSN 2540-8674 (Online) is a peer-reviewed journal. Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan published two times 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 (Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Padjadjaran Bandung. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Duties of Editors

The editor of the Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan 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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Standards of Objectivity

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

5. 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.

6. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 in 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.

6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or another substantive conflict 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.

7. 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

Every manuscript submitted to Cosmogov: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan will be processed by screening plagiarism using https://turnitin.com/

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