Editor Policy

EDITORIAL POLICY

Generally, the Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry (JTPC) has three types of editors: Editor-in-Chief, associate editors, and editorial board members like section editor. Regarding their roles, associate editors have the same roles as editorial board members and may be assigned as Editor-in-Charge by the Editor-in-Chief. The difference is that associate editors are chosen as representatives from various regions and have the authority to propose new editors and reviewers for their respective regions, as well as to serve as ambassadors for the Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry.

• The Editor-in-Chief  is generally responsible for three primary duties: managing the journal's publisher-related systems, including accreditation and indexation status; ensuring that articles received and published fall within the journal's scope; and selecting the Editor-in-Charge based on the manuscript's substance. In addition, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry also acts as a copyeditor and layout editor, ensuring that all published articles maintain a uniform appearance and format. The Editor-in-Chief must come from the same institution as the publisher (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Mulawarman). The Editor-in-Chief may be replaced by a candidate who previously served on the editorial board, taking into consideration their research track record and experience.

• The Editor-in-Charge of the Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry decides which articles should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The Editor-in-Charge may be guided by the policies of the Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry's editorial board and constrained by current legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Charge may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. The Editor-in-Charge evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors, and must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial board members, and the publisher, as appropriate. The Editor-in-Chief's appointment of an Editor-in-Charge is based on several factors, including the editor's area of expertise, potential conflicts of interest, workload, and availability. This appointment must strictly consider any potential conflicts of interest with the authors. Therefore, the authors and the Editor-in-Charge must not be affiliated with the same institution and, whenever possible, should be from different countries.