Policies

The policies of Lingkar: Journal of Environmental Engineering apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and readers alike. Each policy has its own page, listed below, so that every rule is stated in one place only.

PolicyWhat it covers
Publication EthicsResponsibilities of authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher, and the sanctions for misconduct.
Generative AI PolicyWhat authors, reviewers, and editors may and may not do with generative AI tools.
Authorship PolicyWho qualifies as an author, and how changes to the author list are handled.
Conflict of Interest PolicyWhat authors, reviewers, and editors must declare, and what happens when a conflict is not declared.
Screening for Plagiarism PolicySimilarity screening before review.
Allegations of Research MisconductHow an allegation is raised and handled, and the sanctions that may follow.
Correction and Retraction PolicyCorrections, expressions of concern, and retractions of published articles.
Post-publication DiscussionHow readers raise concerns about a published article.
Open Access PolicyFree access, reuse, and the licence of published articles.
Copyright NoticeCopyright, the right of first publication, and CC BY-SA 4.0.
Publication FeesPublication fee and when it is charged.
Privacy PolicyHow personal information is collected and protected.
Peer-Review ProcessStages from submission to publication.
Ownership and ManagementPublisher, management, and editorial independence.

Publication Frequency

Lingkar publishes two issues a year, in June and December. See Publication Frequency.

Archiving

Lingkar uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) approach to preservation. Participating libraries can create and keep permanent archives of the journal, so that its content stays available even if a single copy is lost to a technical failure or another local problem.

Budapest Open Access Initiative

Lingkar supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative: research that scholars give to the public without payment should be freely available on the Internet, so that anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, search, and link to it, subject to proper attribution. The full statement is available on the BOAI website.

References Management

Accurate citation supports reliable scholarship. Authors use a reference manager and follow the Chicago author-date style described in the Author Guidelines. Mendeley is recommended; other tools are acceptable if the output follows the required style.

Related: Author Guidelines, Reviewer Guidelines, Objectives and Scope.