Journal Policy

Open Access Policy

Interaction, Community Engagement, and Social Environment (ICESE) promote the dissemination of high-quality research by providing immediate open access to its content. ICESE is fully committed to the principle that making research freely available for the public will enhance the greater exchange of knowledge and discussion toward relevant issues we are facing. The open access of the journal means its free availability on the public internet, permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself as long as the original author is acknowledged as stated in CC BY license from Creative Commons.

Copyright Statement

The copyright remains with you: open-access articles in ICESE are published under the liberal Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 international (CC BY) license. You are free to share and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

However, the following rights are reserved by the author(s)/copyright holder(s) :

  1. All proprietary rights other than copyright, such as patent rights.
  2. The right to use and to make limited distribution of all or part of this article, provided the copies are not offered for sale.
  3. The right to use the substance of the article in future own works, including lectures and books.
  4. The right to self-archive the article.
  5. In the case of a “work made for hire,” the right of the employer to make copies of the articles for their own use, but not for resale. Permission for third parties to republish all or part of the ICESE articles, or translations thereof, must be obtained from ICESE. Such Permission will normally be given free of charge, provided the source of the material is suitably acknowledged.

Understanding Manuscript Withdrawal
Manuscript withdrawal refers to the removal of a manuscript from the publication process after it has been formally submitted to Interaction, Community Engagement, and Social Environment (ICESE). The journal strongly discourages withdrawals as they significantly disrupt the scholarly publishing ecosystem and represent a misuse of valuable academic resources. When authors submit a manuscript to ICESE, they initiate a comprehensive review process that involves multiple stakeholders—editors, peer reviewers, and editorial staff. Withdrawal nullifies these investments and potentially delays the publication of other valuable research.

Anti-Withdrawal Agreement
To reinforce the seriousness of manuscript submission and protect the integrity of the scholarly publication process, all authors must sign an Anti-Withdrawal Agreement at the time of submission. This binding document confirms the authors' intention to proceed with publication if their manuscript meets quality standards and acknowledges understanding of ICESE's withdrawal policy and applicable penalties.

Withdrawal Policy Framework
The only circumstance under which withdrawal may be considered without penalty is if there has been no update on review progress for more than six months from our editorial team, despite documented follow-up inquiries from the authors. In all other situations, manuscript withdrawal is strongly discouraged and, if granted, will be subject to significant penalties.

Withdrawal Penalties
To discourage unwarranted withdrawals and compensate for resources already expended, ICESE implements the following penalty structure:

  1. Withdrawal during the peer review phase (after initial screening but before a final editorial decision) will incur a penalty of IDR 500,000 or USD 29.7.
  2. Withdrawal after the manuscript has been accepted but before the production stage will incur a penalty of IDR 1,000,000 or USD 59.3.
  3. Withdrawal during the production stage (copyediting, proofreading, layout, or final preparation for publication) will incur a penalty of IDR 2,000,000 or USD 118.7.

Consequences of Non-Compliance
Authors who request withdrawal but fail to pay the applicable penalty will face the following progressive consequences:

  1. The authors named on the manuscript will be blacklisted from future submissions to ICESE.
  2. The authors' institutional affiliations will be formally notified of the non-compliance with clear documentation of the circumstances.
  3. If non-compliance persists, the institutions themselves may be blacklisted for a specified period.

Withdrawal Request Procedure
If authors believe they have legitimate grounds for withdrawal, they must follow this procedure:

  1. The corresponding author must submit a formal withdrawal request to the ICESE Editorial Office using the same email address used during submission.
  2. The request must include the manuscript ID, title, a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating withdrawal, and acknowledgment of the applicable penalties.
  3. All co-authors must be copied on this communication to ensure transparency.
  4. The editorial team will review the request and respond with a decision, typically within 10 working days.
  5. If withdrawal is approved, an invoice for the applicable penalty will be issued.
  6. The manuscript will be officially withdrawn from our system only after full payment of the penalty.

Implementation Timeline
These comprehensive policies regarding Article Processing Charges, professional proofreading requirements, and manuscript withdrawal will take effect for all manuscripts submitted on or after April 8, 2026. For questions, clarification, or assistance regarding these policies, please contact: ICESE Editorial Office Email: icese@journal-iasssf.com

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we implement these measures to strengthen ICESE's position as a leading journal in the fields of interaction, community engagement, and social environment studies.

Author’s Warranties

The author(s) warrants that the article is original, has not been published before, is written by the stated author(s),  does not infringe on the rights of others, and contains no unlawful statements. If the article contains copyrighted work, the author(s) will obtain written permission from the copyright owners and show credit to the sources in the article to be signed by at least one of the authors who agrees to inform the others, if any, or in the case of a “work made for hire,” by the employer.

Co-Authorship

If the article was prepared jointly with other authors, the signatory of this form warrants that he/she has been authorized by all co-authors to sign this agreement on their behalf, and agrees to inform his/her co-authors of the terms of this agreement.

Termination

The author or ICESE can terminate this agreement upon two months’ notice where the other party has materially breached this agreement and failed to remedy such breach within a month of being given the terminating party’s notice requesting such breach to be remedied. No breach or violation of this agreement will cause this agreement or any license granted in it to terminate automatically or affect the definition of ICESE.

Royalties

This agreement entitles the author to no royalties or other fees. To such extent as legally permissible, the author waives his or her right to collect royalties relative to the article in respect of any use of the article by ICESE or its sublicensee.

Miscellaneous

ICESE will publish the article (or have it published) in the Journal when the editorial process is successfully completed and ICESE or its sublicensee has become obligated to publish the article. ICESE may conform the article to a style of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and usage that it deems appropriate. The author acknowledges that the article may be published so that it will be publicly accessible, and such access will be free of charge for the readers. ICESE will be allowed to sublicense the rights licensed to it under this agreement.

Misconduct Reporting

All publication processes by ICESE are subject to public review against any misconduct and unethical behavior, such as double manuscript submission, data fabrication, fake article review, etc. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with our admin should there be any misconduct discovered.