About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Jurnal Lensa Pembangunan (JLP), ISSN/e-ISSN (number), particularly focuses on the main problems in the regional development of the sciences, public policy, and private sectors, including but not limited to:

  1. Development  Economics
    • Regional Economics
    • Regional Social Issues
    • Regional Transportation
    • Geographic Information Systems
    • Urban and Rural Planning
    • Natural Resource and Forestry Management
    • Risk Management
    • Coastal Planning and Policy
    • Environmental Economics and Energy Resources
    • Food Security
  2. Management
    • Human Resources Management
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
    • Supply Chain and Logistics Management
    • Business and Management Analytics
  3. Multidisciplinary Science
    • Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
    • Fuzzy Techniques

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to this journal must adhere to its focus, scope, and author guidelines and be written in excellent English. We recommend that authors who do not speak English as their first language have their manuscripts proofread for grammar and clarity before submission. Manuscripts submitted must be of scientific merit and/or novelty or make a new contribution to knowledge that is appropriate to the journal's focus and scope. Authors must present their manuscripts truthfully, without fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or improper data manipulation. All submitted manuscripts must be unique and free from any prior publication. 

Publication Frequency

In 2026, this journal published two issues: June and December. Each issue contains around 7 high-quality articles.

Open Access Policy

JLP is an Open Access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. 

Archiving

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Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Duties of Authors

  1. Reporting Standards: 
    Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
  2. Data Access and Retention: 
    Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
  3. Originality and Plagiarism:
    The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
  4. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication: 
    An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
  5. Acknowledgement of Sources: 
    Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
  6. Authorship of the Paper: 
    Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
  7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: 
    All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
  8. Fundamental errors in published works: 
    When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
  9. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: 
    If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Duties of Editors

  1. Fair Play: 
    An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Publication Decisions: 
    The editor board journal are 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.
  5. Review of Manuscripts: 
    The editor must ensure that each manuscript is initially evaluated by the editor for originality. The editor should organize 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 journal 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

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions:
    Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author, may also assist the author in improving the paper.
  2. Promptness: 
    Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process
  3. Standards of Objectivity: 
    Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  4. Confidentiality: 
    Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant 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.

Indexing and Abstracting

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Policy of Plagiarism Detection

Introduction

This journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism to ensure the originality and integrity of the scholarly works it publishes. We are committed to publishing original research and adhere to the highest standards of publication ethics. This policy outlines our definition of plagiarism, the procedures for its detection, and the action taken when it is identified. All authors submitting manuscripts to this journal must affirm that their work is original and has not been plagiarized.

Description

Plagiarism involves presenting another person's work, ideas, words, or data as one's own without proper attribution or permission. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Directly copying text, phrases, or substantial portions of another's work without using quotation marks and appropriate citation is considered plagiarism.
  • One should avoid paraphrasing another's work too closely without providing adequate attribution.
  • Using figures, tables, data, or research results from other sources without proper acknowledgment or permission is also considered plagiarism.
  • Presenting ideas, theories, or interpretations from others as one's own original thought is unacceptable.
  • Self-plagiarism, also known as redundant or overlapping publication, involves reusing significant portions of one's own previously published work without appropriate citation or justification.

Plagiarism is a serious breach of academic and publication ethics and is unacceptable in any form. This journal expects all authors to scrupulously acknowledge the work and ideas of others.

Policy

  • Screening: All manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo a rigorous plagiarism check before peer review.
  • Tool: The journal utilizes Turnitin, an industry-standard plagiarism detection software, to screen submitted manuscripts for text similarity.
  • Similarity Index: Turnitin reports that manuscripts with an overall similarity index of more than 20% will undergo further scrutiny. However, the journal recognizes that similarity indices require careful interpretation.
  • Exclusions from Similarity Check: The plagiarism detection software will be configured to exclude the list of references/bibliography and properly formatted direct quotations (enclosed in quotation marks and appropriately cited) from the similarity calculation.
  • Consequences of Plagiarism:
    • Pre-publication: If plagiarism is detected in a submitted manuscript before publication, the manuscript will be rejected. We will notify the corresponding author, and if the plagiarism is extensive or severe, we may also inform the authors' institutions.
    • Post-publication: If plagiarism is discovered in a published article, the journal will investigate the matter thoroughly. If plagiarism is confirmed, the article will be retracted. The journal will publish a notice of retraction and notify the authors' institutions.
  • The journal reserves the right to take further action as appropriate, depending on the severity of the plagiarism.

Technicalities to Achieve and Materialise the Policies

  • Submission Screening: Upon receiving a new manuscript submission, the editorial office will use Turnitin to generate a similarity report.
  • Report Evaluation: Editorial staff will carefully review the similarity report. A high similarity index does not automatically mean plagiarism; human oversight is crucial. Editors will assess whether identified similarities constitute plagiarism or are legitimate (e.g., common phrases, methodological descriptions standard in the field, or properly cited material).
  • Author Responsibility: Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their submissions and for correctly citing all sources. Authors should ensure they have obtained permission to use any copyrighted material.
  • Handling Suspected Cases: If plagiarism is suspected at any stage, the journal will follow established ethical procedures for handling such allegations. This includes providing authors with an opportunity to respond to the allegations.
  • Transparency: The journal is committed to transparency in its plagiarism-checking process. Authors with questions about the plagiarism check are encouraged to contact the editorial office.
  • Continuous Improvement: The journal will regularly review and update its plagiarism policy and procedures to align with best practices and evolving standards in publication ethics.

Withdrawal of Manuscripts

Authors are not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts because withdrawals are a waste of valuable resources. Editors and referees spend a great deal of time processing submitted manuscripts and invest considerable time and money.