Introduction
Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Samudra. The journal publishes two issues annually, in June and December, and provides a scholarly platform for disseminating the results of community service activities that contribute to community empowerment, sustainable development, and improvements in social welfare.
The journal covers a broad range of topics, including human development and national competitiveness; poverty reduction based on local potential; rural and coastal area management based on local wisdom; economic development, entrepreneurship, cooperatives, creative industries, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs); environmental technology; health, nutrition, tropical diseases, and herbal medicine; arts, literature, and culture; as well as national integration, social harmony, and education.
This publication ethics statement establishes the ethical standards and responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher to ensure the integrity, transparency, fairness, and quality of the publication process.

Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Authors submitting manuscripts to Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat must comply with the following ethical principles:

1. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works. All ideas, data, statements, and materials derived from other sources must be appropriately cited. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and the unauthorized use of others' work are unacceptable.
2. Accuracy and Integrity of Data: Authors must present accurate accounts of their community service activities, methods, findings, and outcomes. Data fabrication, falsification, manipulation, or selective reporting intended to mislead readers is strictly prohibited.
3. Authorship and Contributions: Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or practical contributions to the planning, implementation, analysis, or reporting of the community service activity. All authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately acknowledged.
4. Multiple and Simultaneous Submissions: Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not be under consideration by another journal or have been published previously in substantially the same form. Authors must inform the editor of any related publications, reports, or publicly available versions of the submitted work.
5. Acknowledgment of Sources and Support: Authors must acknowledge all relevant sources of information, institutional support, funding, and assistance that contributed to the work.
6. Ethical Conduct in Community Service: Authors must ensure that community service activities are conducted responsibly and respectfully, with due consideration for local culture, community interests, human dignity, and applicable regulations. Where activities involve human participants, personal data, vulnerable groups, or other ethically sensitive matters, authors must obtain the necessary permissions and ethical approval where applicable. Informed consent should be obtained when required.
7. Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal relationships that could influence the design, implementation, interpretation, or reporting of their work.
8. Corrections and Retractions: Authors are expected to cooperate with the editorial team in correcting significant errors identified after submission or publication. They must promptly notify the editor if they discover a material error in their published work.

Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
Editors of Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat are responsible for maintaining the integrity and quality of the journal's editorial process. Their responsibilities include:

1. Editorial Independence: Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's relevance to the journal's scope, academic quality, originality, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, and potential contribution to community service knowledge. Decisions must not be influenced by authors' race, gender, religion, nationality, institutional affiliation, political views, or personal relationships.
2. Fair and Objective Assessment: Editors must evaluate manuscripts fairly and consistently, without discrimination or personal bias.
3. Confidentiality: Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related communications. Manuscript information must not be disclosed to unauthorized persons.
4. Peer Review Management: Editors must select qualified reviewers with relevant expertise and manage the review process objectively, transparently, and in a timely manner.
5. Conflicts of Interest: Editors must disclose potential conflicts of interest and withdraw from handling manuscripts when such conflicts could compromise their impartiality. An independent editor should be appointed when necessary.
6. Publication Ethics Investigations: Editors must investigate suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, falsification, authorship disputes, or other forms of publication misconduct. Appropriate action must be taken in accordance with the seriousness of the case and established publication ethics standards.
7. Corrections and Retractions: Editors must consider corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when credible evidence indicates that published work contains significant errors or ethical violations.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the academic quality and integrity of Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat. Reviewers are expected to:

1. Objectivity: Evaluate manuscripts objectively, constructively, and professionally, providing clear reasoning to support their recommendations.
2. Confidentiality: Treat all manuscripts received for review as confidential documents. Manuscripts must not be shared with others or used for personal advantage without authorization.
3. Competence and Timeliness: Accept review assignments only when they have appropriate expertise and can complete the review within the agreed timeframe. Reviewers should promptly inform the editor if they are unable to conduct the review.
4. Identification of Relevant Sources: Identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and inform the editor of substantial similarities between the manuscript and other published or submitted works.
5. Conflicts of Interest: Decline a review assignment if personal, professional, institutional, financial, or collaborative relationships could compromise impartiality.
6. Respectful Feedback: Provide constructive comments that help authors improve the manuscript without personal criticism, discriminatory language, or inappropriate demands for citations.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Publisher
The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Samudra, as the publisher of Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat, supports the journal's commitment to responsible scholarly publishing. The publisher is expected to:

1. Support editorial independence and ensure that publication decisions are made according to academic and ethical considerations.
2. Provide appropriate editorial and administrative support for maintaining publication quality and integrity.
3. Support the investigation of suspected publication misconduct and the implementation of appropriate corrective measures.
4. Ensure that published content is preserved and remains accessible in accordance with the journal's policies and available publishing infrastructure.
5. Cooperate with editors, authors, reviewers, and relevant institutions in addressing ethical concerns and resolving publication-related disputes.

Plagiarism and Publication Misconduct
Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, inappropriate authorship practices, citation manipulation, or other forms of publication misconduct.
Submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism-detection software or other appropriate methods. Similarity reports are used as supporting evidence and are not, by themselves, conclusive proof of plagiarism. Editors will assess the nature, extent, context, and attribution of any identified similarities.
When suspected misconduct is identified, the editorial team may request clarification or supporting documentation from the authors. Depending on the findings and severity of the violation, the journal may reject the manuscript, request revisions, publish a correction, retract an article, or notify the relevant institution or other appropriate authority.

Peer Review and Editorial Decisions
All research and community service manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to editorial screening and peer review in accordance with the journal's review procedures. Manuscripts are assessed for relevance to the journal's scope, originality, methodological quality, clarity of presentation, significance of the community service outcomes, and compliance with publication ethics.
Reviewers provide recommendations to the editor, while the final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection rests with the editor or authorized editorial board member. The journal aims to ensure that editorial decisions are fair, evidence-based, and free from conflicts of interest.

Conflicts of Interest and Funding Disclosure
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that may influence their work. Financial support, grants, institutional assistance, and other relevant contributions must be clearly acknowledged in the manuscript.
Editors and reviewers must also disclose conflicts of interest and refrain from participating in decisions or reviews when their impartiality may reasonably be questioned.
If no conflicts of interest exist, authors should include an explicit statement declaring that they have no conflicts of interest.

Human Participants, Community Consent, and Privacy
Because the journal publishes community service activities involving diverse communities, authors must respect participants' rights, privacy, dignity, cultural values, and local knowledge.
Authors must obtain permission from relevant institutions, community representatives, or other authorized parties when required. Informed consent must be obtained where applicable, particularly when collecting personal information, conducting interviews, documenting identifiable individuals, or publishing photographs and other materials that could reveal participants' identities.
Authors must protect confidential information and avoid presenting participants or communities in a misleading, discriminatory, or harmful manner. Ethical approval or other formal authorization must be obtained when required by applicable regulations or institutional policies.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors must remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical acceptability of their manuscripts, including content produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
AI tools must not be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the manuscript. Authors who use AI tools for substantive content generation, data analysis, image creation, or other relevant research and writing activities must disclose such use when required by the journal's applicable policies and explain the nature of the assistance where appropriate.
AI-generated or AI-assisted content must not be used to fabricate data, references, research findings, participant statements, or evidence of community service outcomes. Authors must verify the accuracy of all AI-assisted content and ensure that confidential or personally identifiable information is not improperly disclosed to external AI systems.
Editors and reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts or review materials to AI tools in ways that compromise confidentiality, privacy, or intellectual property.

Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Issues
The journal recognizes its responsibility to maintain the accuracy of the scholarly record. When errors or ethical concerns arise after publication, the editorial team will assess the available evidence and determine the appropriate action.
Minor errors that do not affect the validity or interpretation of an article may be addressed through a correction. Retraction may be considered when findings are unreliable due to significant error or misconduct, or when serious ethical violations have occurred. Expressions of concern may be issued when an investigation is ongoing and the available evidence warrants notifying readers.
Corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern must be clearly identified and linked to the relevant article whenever technically possible. Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal in resolving legitimate post-publication concerns.

Complaints and Appeals
Authors may submit reasoned appeals against editorial decisions or raise complaints concerning the editorial process, peer review, authorship, or publication ethics. Complaints must be submitted to the editorial office with relevant explanations and supporting evidence.
The editorial team will assess complaints and appeals fairly, impartially, and confidentially. Where necessary, the editor may consult independent experts or relevant institutions. Individuals involved in a complaint must disclose conflicts of interest, and the journal will take reasonable steps to prevent retaliation against individuals who raise legitimate ethical concerns in good faith.

Commitment to Ethical Publishing
Eumpang Breuh: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat is committed to upholding the principles of honesty, transparency, accountability, fairness, confidentiality, and respect for all participants in the scholarly publishing process. Authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher share responsibility for ensuring that published community service activities are reported accurately, ethically, and in a manner that supports meaningful and sustainable benefits for society.
The journal may refer to recognized publication ethics guidance, including the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), when handling ethical questions and suspected misconduct.