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Journal of International Relations Diponegoro publishes articles on contemporary transnational crimes from a variety of methodologies and approaches. The journal was originally established to encourage scholarly publications by students from International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro. JIRUD will be pubished twice a year May and November.
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro seeks original manuscripts that provide theoretically informed empirical analyses of issues in international relations, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. The journal represents no particular school or approach, nor is it restricted to any particular methodology. Instead, it seeks to foster an awareness of methodological and epistemological questions in the study of International Relations, and to reflect research and developments of a conceptual, normative and empirical nature in all the major sub-areas of the field.
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro publishes research, development and review articles in social and political fields with the following scope:
1. Transnational Crime
2. International Crime
3. Security Studies
4. Globalization & Transnationalism
5. Humanitarianism
6. Foreign Policy
7. International Politics
The Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) publishes peer reviewed content across the whole of International Relations, especially on issues of transnational crime. The practice of peer review is an indispensable process to ensure that the research published inside the journal is in accord with scholarly, scientific and editorial standards.
JIRUD employs double-blind peer review for its editorial decisions. Manuscripts will receive two independent reviewers, selected from our board according to subject expertise, who will then proceed to ensure that the manuscript accords with the journal’s standards. After passing through an iteration of the peer review process, the manuscript is then reviewed by the editor and the editor-in-chief.
Journal of International Relations (JIRUD) is published biannually every June and December
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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 and Malpractice Statement
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour 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. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Journal of International Relations 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 important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro as publisher of Journal of International Relations Dipoegoro takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Universitas Diponegoro and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.
Allegations of Misconducts
Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.
In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them to resolve the complaint and address the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.
The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and an assessment of whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.
If scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the coauthors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article are sufficient.
Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct, and taking necessary actions based on evaluation of these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, Journal of International Relations Diponegoro will continue to fulfill the responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.
The editor of the Journal of International Relations Diponegoro 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.
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.
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.
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.
This journal does not charge any submission fees, review fees, processing fees, or publication fees. All articles are published free of charge as part of the journal's commitment to promoting open and accessible scholarly communication.
If the research involves confidential data, proprietary information, or sensitive business and marketing practices, authors must clearly explain the nature of the confidentiality and provide justification for any restrictions on data disclosure. Authors should also describe the measures taken to ensure that confidential information is securely protected, anonymized where necessary, and handled in accordance with relevant ethical and legal standards.
This journal operates under a Diamond Open Access model, meaning that neither authors nor readers are charged any fees for submission, review, processing, publication, or access to published articles. The journal does not generate revenue from Article Processing Charges (APC), subscriptions, or paywalls. The operational costs of the journal, including editorial management, peer-review administration, website maintenance, digital archiving, and publication services, are supported by the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, as part of its commitment to promoting accessible and equitable scholarly communication.
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro is not accepting advertising from any parties.
All advertisements and commercially sponsored publications are independent of editorial decisions. Journal of International Relations Diponegoro does not endorse any product or service marked as an advertisement or promoted by a sponsor in Journal of International Relations Diponegoro publications. Editorial content is not compromised by commercial or financial interests, or by any specific arrangements with advertising clients or sponsors. Journal of International Relations Diponegoro reserves the right to decline any type of advertising that is damaging to the brand of the journal or is inappropriate to the content held on the journal network. Advertisements may not be deceptive or misleading and must be verifiable. Advertisements should clearly identify the advertiser and the product or service being offered. The exaggerated or extravagantly worded copy will not be allowed. Advertisements will not be accepted if they appear to be indecent or offensive in either text or artwork, or if they relate to the content of a personal, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious nature. Advertisements will appear in the print or online version, depending on request. Readers can criticize the advertisement by sending it to the office. For all inquiries, contact the Journal of International Relations Diponegoro editorial office by e-mail below:
jirud@live.undip.ac.id
The journal is committed to promoting published research ethically, transparently, and responsibly. All marketing and promotional activities are conducted to increase the visibility, accessibility, and impact of the journal while maintaining academic integrity and respecting the interests of authors, readers, reviewers, and other stakeholders.
Objectives: The journal's marketing activities aim to: increase awareness of the journal among researchers, academics, practitioners, and students; attract high-quality manuscript submissions; enhance the visibility and accessibility of published articles; expand readership and scholarly engagement within relevant academic communities.
Journal Website and Discoverability: The journal website serves as the primary platform for communicating information about the journal, including its aims and scope, editorial policies, publication ethics, editorial board, author guidelines, and published content. The website is designed to facilitate manuscript submission, peer review, and access to published research.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): The journal employs ethical search engine optimization practices to improve the discoverability of its website and published articles through major search engines. Metadata, keywords, article titles, abstracts, and website content are optimized to ensure that published research can be easily found and accessed by relevant audiences.
Social Media and Academic Networks: The journal may use social media platforms and academic networking channels to disseminate newly published articles, announce calls for papers, and share journal-related updates. These activities aim to increase research visibility and foster scholarly communication and collaboration.
Ethical Marketing Practices: The journal does not engage in deceptive, misleading, or aggressive marketing practices. Promotional activities are conducted in a professional manner and comply with accepted standards of scholarly publishing. The journal does not distribute unsolicited bulk communications (spam) and ensures that all promotional materials accurately represent the journal's scope, policies, editorial processes, and publication standards.
The journal permits the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for language editing, grammar checking, and manuscript preparation support. However, AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of scholarly work. Authors who use AI-assisted technologies must disclose their use in the manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for all content submitted to the journal, including the accuracy of information, proper citation of sources, and compliance with publication ethics.
The journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism in all its forms, including direct plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, and inappropriate citation practices. All submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin plagiarism detection software before entering the peer-review process. To be considered for review and publication, manuscripts must have a similarity index of no more than 20%, excluding references, properly quoted text, and standard methodological descriptions.
Manuscripts exceeding the acceptable similarity threshold may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected at the discretion of the editorial team. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all submitted work is original and that all sources are appropriately cited and acknowledged.
We encourage authors to write an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing. Please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported. Authorship statements should be formatted with the CRediT role(s) first and the initial of authors following.
Sample CRedit Author Statement:
The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.”
This procedure applies to complaints about the policies, procedures, or actions of the Jurnal Ilmu Sosial editorial staff. We welcome complaints as they provide an opportunity and a spur for improvement, and we aim to respond quickly, courteously, and constructively. The complaint must be about something that is within the responsibility of the Jurnal Ilmu Sosial editorial board – i.e., content or process. The procedure outlined below aims to be fair to those making complaints and those complained about.
Policy and Process
The below procedure applies to appeals to editorial decisions, complaints about the failure of processes such as long delays in handling papers, and complaints about publication ethics. The complaint should in the first instance be handled by the Editor-in-Chief(s) responsible for the journal and/or the Editor who handled the paper. If they are the subject of the complaint please approach the in-house publishing contact. (Please check the contacts page on the journal homepage. If no publishing contact is identified send the query to email.
Complaint about scientific content, e.g. an appeal against rejection
The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor considers the authors’ argument, and the reviewer reports and decides whether
The complainant is informed of the decision with an explanation if appropriate. Decisions on appeals are final and new submissions take priority over appeals.
Complaints about processes, e.g. time taken to review The Editor-in-Chief together with the Handling Editor (where appropriate) and/or in-house contact (where appropriate) will investigate the matter. The complainant will be given appropriate feedback. Feedback is provided to relevant stakeholders to improve processes and procedures.
Complaints about publication ethics, e.g., researcher's author's, or reviewer's conductThe Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor follows guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics. The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor may ask the publisher via their in-house contact for advice on difficult or complicated cases. The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor decides on a course of action and provides feedback to the complainant. If the complainant remains dissatisfied with the handling of their complaint, he or she can submit the complaint to the Committee on Publication Ethics. More information can be found here.
The Committee on Publication Ethics COPE publishes a code of practice for editors of scientific, technical, and medical journals https://publicationethics.org/appeals. It will consider complaints against editors, but only once a journal’s own complaints procedures have been exhausted.
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro has the same policy regarding corrections and retractions. We differentiate between Erratum, Corrigendum, Retraction, Addendum, Article Removal, and Article Withdrawal. Journal of International Relations Diponegoro takes its responsibility to seriously maintain the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record of our content for all end users. Changes to articles after they have been published online may only be made under the circumstances outlined below. Jurnal Ilmu Sosial places great importance on the authority of articles after they have been published, and our policy is based on best practices in the academic publishing community.
Erratum (Publisher Correction): An erratum refers to a correction of errors introduced to the article by the publisher. All publisher-introduced changes are highlighted to the author at the proof stage, and any errors are ideally identified by the author and corrected by the publisher before final publication. Errata should be published for scientifically relevant formatting changes, or changes to authorship if the author or contributor list is incorrect when a deserving author has been omitted, or somebody who does not meet authorship criteria has been included. Scientifically relevant formatting issues that require an Erratum might include missing or unclear figures, or errors introduced during proofreading (e.g., missing text). Minor errors that do not affect readability or meaning (e.g., spelling or grammatical errors) do not qualify for an Erratum. All authors should proofread the final version carefully.
Corrigendum (Author Correction): A corrigendum refers to a change to an article that the author wishes to publish at any time after acceptance. Authors should contact the editor of the journal, who will determine the impact of the change and decide on the appropriate course of action. Jurnal Ilmu Sosial will only instigate a corrigendum to a published article after receiving approval and instructions from the editor.
Author Name Change Policy: Some authors might wish to change their name following publication. In such cases, Journal of International Relations Diponegoro will update and republish the article and re-deliver the updated metadata to the appropriate indexing services (please note that all updates are dependent upon the policies of the databases). Our teams are aware that name changes can be sensitive and/or private in nature, for a variety of reasons that may include alignment with gender identity, marriage, divorce, or religious conversion. Therefore, to protect the author's identity, an Erratum will not be published and co-authors will not be notified. Authors should contact the journal’s Editorial Office (email to: jis@live.undip.ac.id with their name change request.
Retraction: Notification of erroneous results that have the potential to undermine the trustworthiness of a previously published publication. Despite the fact that the original publication has been retracted, it is still available to readers, and the retraction statement informing readers of the invalidity of the published work is bidirectionally connected to the original published document.
Addendum: If crucial results (e.g., additional affiliation, clarify some aspect of methods/analysis, etc.) were unintentionally omitted from the original publication, the original article can be amended through an Addendum reporting these previously omitted results. The Addendum will be published, with article numbers added, in the current issue of the journal. A hyperlink to the Addendum will also be added to the original publication, but the original paper does not need to be updated.
Article Removal: An article removal will be issued in rare circumstances where the problems are very serious in nature and cannot be addressed by a Retraction or Correction notice. Journal of International Relations Diponegoro will consider removing a published article from very limited circumstances such as 1) If the article contains content that could pose a serious risk if followed or acted upon. 2) If the article contains content that violates the rights to privacy of a study participant. 3) If the article is defamatory or infringes other legal rights. 4) If an article is subject to a court order. In case of an article is removed from Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, a removal notice will be issued in its place.
Withdrawal Policy: Some writers request that their submissions be removed from the publication process after they have been submitted. Withdrawing submissions from consideration for publication wastes valuable resources and an enormous amount of work put forward by the editors, reviewers, and editorial staff in the course of processing the manuscripts. As a result, submission of an article to Jurnal Ilmu Sosial indicates that the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere; as a result, the journal is highly opposed to the unethical removal of an article from the publication process after it has been submitted. Once an article has been submitted, the author provides the editorial board with complete publishing rights, and the editorial board has the exclusive authority to decide whether or not an article should be withdrawn from publication.
Data Sharing
Sharing the full data sets underlying the results in your article brings many benefits. It enables reuse, reduces research waste, and promotes collaboration. Greater transparency increases trust in research results by allowing results to be independently verified. These benefits lead to a more reliable evidence base and a healthier world. Authors submitting their research article to this journal are encouraged to deposit research data as a supplementary file during submission or in a relevant data repository and cite and link to this dataset in their article. If this is not possible, authors are encouraged to make a statement explaining why research data cannot be shared. Sharing your data helps you get credit for your work and make your data accessible and discoverable for your peers.
The policies on data sharing:
· We require that the data generated by your research that supports your article be made openly and publicly available upon publication of your article. Where it is not possible or viable to make data openly available (due to confidentiality or sensitivity issues), they should be shared through a controlled access repository.
We strongly encourage that data generated by your research that supports your article be made available as soon as possible, wherever legally and ethically possible
Data Availability Statement
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro requires a Data Availability Statement for any submitted research articles. On submission, authors are asked to select at least one of the standardized Data Availability Statements text options below in bold as applicable and to supplement these statements with additional information as noted in the guidance below. Authors can select more than one statement if they have data under different conditions.
These statements will be published under the section "Data Availability Statement" of the final published article.
Data availability statements commonly take one of the following forms:
In the absence of specific instructions from a journal, editor authors can use or adapt the statement(s) above. Several statements may need to be combined depending on the nature of the research.
The Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) supports the broad dissemination and accessibility of scholarly research. Authors are permitted to deposit and share all versions of their manuscripts in institutional, disciplinary, and other recognized repositories without any embargo period.
Authors may archive the following versions of their manuscripts:
Authors may deposit their manuscripts in:
Deposited versions may be used for:
The Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing. Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence the research, review, editorial decision-making process, or interpretation of research findings. For the purposes of this policy, competing interests are defined as financial and non-financial interests that could directly undermine, or be perceived to undermine, the objectivity, integrity, and value of a publication through a potential influence on the judgments and actions of authors with regard to objective data presentation, analysis, and interpretation.
Financial competing interests include, but are not limited to:
Non-financial competing interests include, but are not limited to:
Declaration of Competing Interests for Author
All authors are required to provide a conflict of interest statement during manuscript submission. If no competing interests exist, authors should include one of the following statements:
“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”or“The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.”
“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
or
“The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.”
Failure to disclose relevant competing interests may result in manuscript rejection, publication of a correction, or article retraction in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies and COPE guidelines.
We ask that all reviewers disclose both 'Non-Financial' and 'Financial' Competing Interests that might lead a reasonable person to question whether your interpretation of the data or of the article may have been influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organizations. For every peer review report submission, you must state whether you have any competing interests, and if you disclose that you do have some, you must provide details.
All competing interests that are declared will be displayed against your peer review report. If no competing interests are provided, the line: ‘No competing interests were disclosed’ will be added to your report. If you are unsure whether you have a competing interest, please contact our editorial office at email.
When deciding if you have a competing interest, it might be helpful to consider the following examples, but note that this is not an exhaustive list:
Financial Competing Interests. Please disclose whether any of the following circumstances apply:
Non-financial competing interests
Example of competing interest statements: "No competing interests were disclosed"
All articles published in the Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) are made openly accessible immediately upon publication and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License. Under this license, readers are free to:
However, users may not:
All articles must be shared and distributed in their original published form.
Copyright of all published articles remains with the author(s). By submitting and publishing their work in JIRUD, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and identify itself as the original publisher of the work in both electronic and print formats.
Authors retain the right to:
JIRUD is committed to the principles of open-access publishing. All content is freely available without subscription or access fees. Readers may access, read, download, and share published articles for non-commercial purposes without requesting prior permission from the authors or the publisher, provided that proper attribution is given and the content remains unchanged in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro (JIRUD) (E-ISSN: 3063-2684) are indexed in the following:
Universitas Diponegoro
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Journal of International Relations Diponegoro publishes two times in a year i.e. June and December.
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