About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Multidisciplinary

Agriculture
Forest Product Processing
Culture and Tourism
Economics and Management
Education
Engineering
Environmental Management
Fisheries and Marine Sciences
Forest Management
Geomatics Technology
Health Science
Mathematics and Natural Science
Plantation Crop Cultivation
Plantation Management
Plantation Product Technology
Social and Political Sciences
Software Engineering & Informatics
Wood Engineering
Multidisciplinary

Peer Review Process

The suitability of manuscripts for publication Buletin Poltanesa is judged by peer reviewers and editorial board. All the review processes are conducted in a single-blind review where the reviewers' identities remain anonymous. Editor in Chief handles all correspondence with the author and makes the final decision as to whether the paper is recommended for acceptance, rejection, or needs to be returned to the author for revision.

Each submitted article will be reviewed by one to two reviewers with expertise relevant to the aims and scope of this journal. The review process will be conducted using a single-blind review approach. This approach aims to maintain objectivity and ensure the quality of the evaluation, guaranteeing that the published articles meet high scientific standards and are relevant to the research topics discussed. The review process will take a maximum of three weeks from the time the manuscript is assigned to the reviewer by the editor.

Buletin Poltanesa implements a layered review process, consisting of internal review by the editor and external review by independent reviewers using a single-blind review system.

Internal Review by the Editor
The editorial team conducts an initial assessment to ensure the manuscript aligns with the journal’s scope, maintains writing quality, and adheres to publication ethics. If the manuscript meets the basic criteria, the editor forwards it to the external review stage. Otherwise, it may be rejected or returned to the author for initial revision. The manuscript will undergo screening for plagiarism via Turnitin software. A similarity index of up to 25% is permitted. If a manuscript exceeds this limit, it will be returned to the author for revision and resubmission

External Peer Review
Each manuscript that passes the internal review is sent to external reviewers with expertise relevant to the article’s field. The review process follows a single-blind system, where the reviewers' identities remain anonymous to the authors. Reviewers evaluate the originality, relevance, research methods, and scientific contribution of the manuscript, providing recommendations (acceptance, revision, or rejection). Based on the reviewers’ feedback, the editor makes the final decision.

     Reviewer Selection Process

• Subject Matter Expertise: Reviewers are chosen for their in-depth knowledge and research experience related to the manuscript’s topic.

• Academic Credentials: Reviewers must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in a relevant field, with a track record of published research.

• Previous Review Experience: Preference is given to reviewers with prior experience in academic journal peer review.

• Conflict of Interest: Editors ensure that reviewers have no conflicts of interest with the authors.

• Affiliation Diversity: Reviewers are selected from different affiliation to ensure diverse perspectives.

Reviewer Invitation
The editor invites potential reviewers who meet the selection criteria. Upon acceptance, reviewers receive guidelines detailing the review expectations, including evaluating the manuscript’s originality, relevance, methodology, writing quality, and overall contribution to the field.

Review Timeline
The internal review process by the editor takes a maximum of 5-10 days after manuscript submission. The external review process by independent reviewers takes a maximum of 3 weeks after assignment. Reviewers are expected to provide detailed feedback, suggest improvements, and recommend whether the manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected. If the initial reviewers cannot offer sufficient feedback, additional reviewers may be invited.

Decision-Making
After reviewing the feedback, the editor determines the manuscript’s outcome, which may be:

Accepted: The manuscript is approved with minor or no revisions.
Revise and Resubmit: Significant revisions are required before reconsideration for publication.
Rejected: The manuscript does not meet the journal’s publication standards.

If reviewers provide conflicting recommendations, the editor may seek input from additional reviewers or make a final decision based on their editorial expertise

     Post-Review Process

• Revisions:
  If revisions are required, authors must revise the manuscript based on the reviewers' feedback and resubmit it. The revised version is typically returned to the original reviewers for further assessment.

• Final Decision:
  After all necessary revisions are completed and approved, the editor informs the author of the final decision. If accepted, the manuscript moves forward to the production & publication stage.

Author Fees

This bulletin charges the following author fees.

Article Submission Charges: 0.00 (IDR) FREE
The submission includes submitting, peer-reviewing, editing, publishing, maintaining and archiving.

Reguler Article Processing Charges: 600.000,- (IDR)
The bulletin also allows people to access the full-text versions of the articles.

Article Processing Charges: 0.00 (IDR) FREE (Only for lecture of Politani Samarinda)
The bulletin also allows people to access the full-text versions of the articles.

Open Access Policy

 

Archiving

This bulletin utilizes the LOCKSS 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. More...

Screening for Plagiarism

To check Plagiarism manuscript submitted using the application Turnitin

Plagiarism Policy

The Buletin Poltanesa Editorial Board strictly upholds ethical publishing standards and does not tolerate plagiarism. This policy outlines the specific actions (penalties) applied when plagiarism or excessive similarities are detected in submitted articles. Buletin Poltanesa uses Turnitin plagiarism detection software to assess the originality of all submitted manuscripts and final articles before publication. A similarity index of up to 25% is permitted. If a manuscript exceeds this limit, it will be returned to the author for revision and resubmission.

Definition of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of another author’s language, ideas, or work, presenting them as one’s own original contribution.

Policy
All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere. Any text taken directly from another source must be clearly distinguished from the author’s own writing through:  Indentation, The use of quotation marks, and Proper citation of the original source.

Any reproduced text exceeding fair use standards (defined as more than two or three consecutive sentences) or any replicated graphic material requires

Permission from the copyright holder and, if applicable, the original author(s) Proper citation of the original source (e.g., previous publication).

If plagiarism is detected, the Editor-in-Chief will assess its severity and take appropriate action based on the following levels: 

Levels of Plagiarism and Corresponding Actions

Minor Plagiarism
Involves a short sentence or small paragraph copied from another source without substantial data or ideas being taken. The authors receive a warning and are required to revise the manuscript with proper citation of the original source.

Intermediate Plagiarism
Involves the unauthorized use of significant data, paragraphs, or sentences without appropriate attribution. The submitted manuscript is automatically rejected.

Severe Plagiarism
Involves copying a substantial portion of another article, including original research results, data, equations, concepts, or methodologies. The manuscript is immediately rejected, and the authors are banned from submitting articles to Buletin Poltanesa for one year.

Publication Ethics

Buletin Poltanesa is a peer-reviewed journal published by Research Department of Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of posting an article in this bulletin, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewed and the publisher. This statement based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines.

Ethical Guideline for Bulletin PublicationThe publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Buletin Poltanesa 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 essential to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the bulletin editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.

Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda as publisher of Buletin Poltanesa takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing exceptionally seriously, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or additional commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decision

Duties of Editors

• Fair Play
  An editor at any time evaluate 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.
• Publication Decisions
  The editor board bulletin 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.
• Review of Manuscripts
  The editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality. The editor should organise and use peer review fairly and wisely. Editors should explain their peer review processes in the information for authors and also indicate which parts of the bulletin are peer reviewed. The editor should use appropriate peer reviewers for papers that are considered for publication by selecting people with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest.

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 help 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 treat as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
• Standards of Objectivity
  Reviews should conduct 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 reported should accompany by the appropriate 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 Author 

Authorship Policy: Buletin Poltanesa ensure transparency and fairness in crediting all authors involved in the research. Criteria for Authorship: All listed authors must meet the following criteria:

• Made a significant contribution to the concept, design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.

• Drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content.

• Approved the final version of the article before publication.

• Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work and resolved any issues related to its accuracy or integrity.

Author Roles:

• Submitting Author: The author who submits the manuscript is responsible for adding appropriate authors who meet the criteria and ensuring accurate contact and affiliation information for all listed authors.

• Corresponding Author: With consent, another co-author can be designated as the corresponding author, who assumes responsibility for the publication and serves as the main point of contact after publication.

Group Authorship: Buletin Poltanesa supports the publication of work conducted by author groups such as working groups or consortia. Group members who meet authorship criteria should be clearly listed, while those who contributed but do not meet the criteria can be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgment" section.

Author Affiliations: The primary affiliation for each author should reflect the institution where the research was conducted. If an author changed institutions during the research, the institution where most of the work was carried out should remain the primary affiliation.

Authorship Changes: Any changes to the author list, including additions, deletions, or reordering, must be approved by all listed authors by completing an authorship change form. Changes to authorship are not permitted after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Deceased and Incapacitated Authors: If an author passes away or becomes incapacitated during the submission or peer-review process, the remaining authors must seek approval from the deceased’s next of kin or legal representative for publication.

Authorship Disputes: In the event of an authorship dispute during peer review or after publication, the journal will put the process on hold until the dispute is resolved and may refer the matter to the affiliated institution for investigation.

Changes to Author Name(s) After Publication: Buletin Poltanesa accommodates changes to author names and/or titles after publication. Requests must be made through an official form and may require a post-publication correction.

Reporting Standards: Authors must present accurate and objective reports of their research with sufficient detail and references to enable replication. Misleading or inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior.

Data Access and Retention: Authors are expected to provide raw data for editorial review and retain the data for verification after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism: Manuscripts must be original, and any work or words of others must be appropriately cited or quoted. All forms of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, are unacceptable.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given through appropriate citations and references.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If a significant error or inaccuracy is discovered in a published work, the author must promptly notify the journal’s editor to correct or retract the paper.

 

Ethical Clearance

Every article submitted to Buletin Poltanesa must adhere to ethical clearance standards, which include 

Obtaining ethical approval for all research,
Ensuring participant protection,
Securing informed consent,
Avoiding coercion,
Respecting participants' right to withdraw,
Maintaining anonymity and confidentiality,
Applying appropriate exclusion criteria,
Implementing additional safeguards for research involving vulnerable populations,
Ensuring ethical treatment of non-human animals, and
Providing appropriate supervision throughout the research process.

Retraction, Withdrawal, & Correction Policy

We acknowledge that authors have put significant effort into preparing their manuscripts, and we have conducted a rigorous peer-review process. However, under certain exceptional circumstances, published articles may need to be withdrawn or removed for scientific reasons. Such actions should not be taken lightly and will only be carried out under extraordinary conditions. Therefore, corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies will be handled with strict standards to maintain confidence in the integrity of our electronic archives. Our commitment is to uphold the integrity and completeness of critical scientific records for reader.

Article Retraction

Buletin Poltanesa is dedicated to preserving the accuracy of the scientific record. Therefore, in some cases, it may be necessary to retract articles. Articles may be retracted if:

• A significant scientific error is discovered, rendering the article’s conclusions invalid. This may result from misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or an honest mistake (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error).
• The findings have been previously published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., redundant publication).
• Ethical issues arise, such as plagiarism (misappropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without appropriate credit, including those obtained through confidential peer review) or inappropriate authorship.

To ensure that retractions are managed according to best publication practices and in line with COPE retraction guidelines, Buletin Poltanesa follows this process:

1. The journal editor is alerted to a potential retraction.
2. The editor follows COPE’s step-by-step guidelines, including evaluating the response from the article’s author(s).
3. Before any action is taken, the editor submits the findings to the Ethics Advisory Board to ensure consistency with best practices.
4. The final decision on retraction is communicated to the author(s) and, if necessary, other relevant institutions.
5. The retraction statement is published online and in the next available issue of the journal.

It is important to note that even if authors retain copyright for an article, they do not automatically have the right to retract it after publication. The integrity of the published scientific record remains a top priority, and COPE’s Retraction Guidelines still apply in such cases.

Article Withdrawal

Authors are not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts, as doing so wastes valuable resources, including the time and effort of editors and reviewers. Before submitting a manuscript through our OJS system, authors must agree to the provided checklist.

If an author requests to withdraw a manuscript while it is still under peer review, a penalty of 100.000,- (IDR) per manuscript will be imposed. If an author withdraws a manuscript after it has been accepted for publication, they will be required to pay 300.000,- (IDR) per manuscript.
If an article has already been published as an Article in Press (i.e., accepted but not formally published with volume/issue/page information) and is later found to contain errors, be a duplicate publication, or violate our ethical guidelines (e.g., multiple submissions, false authorship claims, plagiarism, or fraudulent data), it will be withdrawn from the Buletin Poltanesa website. The article’s content (PDF) will be removed and replaced with a statement indicating its withdrawal. In this case, the author will be required to pay 600.000,- (IDR) per manuscript.

If the author refuses to pay the penalty, they and their affiliated institution will be blacklisted from publishing in this journal for one years.

To request a withdrawal, the author must submit an official letter signed by the corresponding author and the head of their institution to the Principal Editor.

Article Correction

Buletin Poltanesa will issue a correction if:

• A minor but significant error in an otherwise reliable publication is found to mislead readers, especially if caused by an honest mistake.
• The list of authors or contributors is incorrect (e.g., a deserving author has been omitted, or an ineligible individual has been included).

Corrections to peer-reviewed content fall into three categories:

• Publisher correction (erratum) – Issued when a critical error made by the publisher/journal staff (e.g., a production error) negatively impacts the publication record, the article’s scientific integrity, or the reputation of the authors or journal.
• Author correction (corrigendum) – Issued when a significant error made by the authors affects the publication record, the scientific integrity of the article, or the reputation of the authors or journal.
• Addendum – An addition made by the authors to clarify inconsistencies, expand on the work, or provide updated information.

The decision to issue a correction is made by the journal’s editors, sometimes with input from reviewers or the Editorial Board. Editors will consult the authors for clarification, but the final decision rests with the editors.

Article Removal

In rare cases, a published article may need to be removed from our online platform. This will only happen if:

• The article contains defamatory content or infringes on others’ legal rights.
• The article is subject to a court order.
• The article, if acted upon, could pose a serious health risk.

In such cases, the article’s metadata (title and author information) will remain, but the text will be replaced with a notice stating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.

Article Replacement
If an article contains errors that could pose a severe health risk, the original authors may request to retract and replace it with a corrected version. In such cases, the standard retraction procedure will be followed, with the added provision that the retraction notice will include a link to the corrected, republished article along with a documented revision history.

Copyright Notice

Content Licensing, Copyright, and Permissions

License
All content published in Buletin Poltanesa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. This license allows others to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and Buletin Poltanesa, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. Any derivative works must be distributed under the same license as the original. While the content is freely accessible and can be shared under the terms of the CC BY-SA license..

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