Focus and Scope

Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka (JMM) is a scientific journal that contains results of the implementation of community service and empowerment programs for all fields.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts are checked by qualified peer review and the authors are subject to blind-peer review whose identities will remain anonymous. The peer review process will be done after the initial screening by the consulting editors of the editorial board. The reviewers, who will perform the blind-peer reviews, comprise renowned national and international academicians and practitioners specializing in various mathematics education fields.

1. Editor receives manuscript
2. Reviewers read and provide comments to the editor
3. The decision is made by the reviewer: accept, minor revisions, major revisions, or reject
4. Feedback sent to an author
5. Revisions
6. Final decision
7. Article is published

Submitted papers are evaluated by at least two anonymous referees for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation (blind-peer review). The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully in 30 to 60 days. Plagiarism detection of articles in this journal is carried out by using Turnitin and Mendeley as a Tool Reference Manager. The language used in this journal is Bahasa.

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka (JMM) is published twice a year in Mei and November.

Open Access Policy

Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka (JMM) provides direct open access to its contents with the principle that research is made available free of charge to the public and supports global exchange of knowledge according to current developments and technological advances. This journal adheres to publishing practices and standards and adheres to the following conditions:

1. Provide direct open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports greater global exchange of knowledge.
2. Allows authors to hold copyright and retain publishing rights without restrictions.
3. Store content with long-term digital preservation or archiving programs.
4. Using the DOI as a permanent identifier.
5. Embed machine-readable CC license information in articles.
6. Permits content reuse and mixing, in accordance with the CC BY-SA license.
7. Provides article-level metadata for all indexers.
8. Have a savings policy that is registered with a list of deposit policies.

Archiving

This journal 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...

Publication Ethics

Its Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka which is published twice a year in print and online by the Lembaga Peneliatian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Merdeka Pasuruan. This statement describes the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing articles in its Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka, including the author, the editorial board, bestari partners, and publishers. This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. This is an open access journal licensed under the international license CC-BY-SA

Publishing Ethics Guidelines

Publishing articles in the Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. The articles reviewed support and contain the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in publishing, namely: authors, journal editors, bestari partners, publishers, and the public.

Lembaga Peneliatian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Merdeka Pasuruan is responsible for overseeing all stages of publication in a serious manner and recognizes ethical and other responsibilities. In addition to being committed to ensuring that reprint advertisements and other commercial revenues do not have an impact or influence on editorial decisions, the agency is also committed to assisting in communication with other journal managers and/or publishers if deemed useful and necessary.

Publishing Decision

Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka editor is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published. The validation of the work and its significance to researchers and readers should always drive that decision. Editors can be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and limited by legal provisions as must be enforced regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may confer with other editors or the review team in making this decision.

Fair Treatment

Editors always judge manuscripts based on their intellectual content without distinction of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality or political philosophy of the authors.

confidentiality

Editors and editing staff may not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the author, expert editor, bestari partner, and publisher. Any manuscripts received for evaluation must be treated as confidential documents. The document may not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished material disclosed in submitted manuscripts may not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Reviewer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also help authors improve their writing.

Objectivity Standards

Assessment must be done objectively. Personal criticism of the author is not justified. Assessors must state their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Source Acknowledgment

Assessors must identify relevant published work not cited by the author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by a relevant citation. An evaluator should also ask the editor to pay attention to similarities or overlap between the manuscript being assessed and other published writings.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

Confidential information or opinions obtained through bestari partner assessments must be kept confidential and may not be used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest stemming from competitive, cooperative, or other relationships or connections with any author, company, or institution associated with the writing.

Reporting Standards

The author must present an accurate report of the work made and an objective discussion of its significance. Key data must be represented accurately in writing. A piece of writing should include sufficient detail and references to enable others to repeat the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and that they have properly cited the work and/or words of others.

Multiple, Repeat or Concurrent Publishing

An author generally should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one major journal or publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical behavior and unacceptable.

Source Acknowledgment

Fair credit for the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite influential publications in determining the nature of the work being reported.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. All persons who make important contributions must be listed as co-authors. If other people participate in certain important aspects of the research project, they must be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The proper author must ensure that all correct co-authors are included in the writing, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the work and have consented to its submission for publication.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict that might be suspected of influencing the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All financial support for the project must be notified.

Fundamental errors in published works

If an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the editor or publisher of the journal and work with the editor to withdraw or correct the writing.