Section Policy

RUNTAS: Jurnal Fesyen dan Wastra Nusantara is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and ensuring the integrity of academic work. All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. Authors are responsible for the authenticity of their submissions and must avoid any form of misconduct such as plagiarism, data fabrication, or redundant publication. The journal enforces a strict plagiarism policy; all manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software, and any manuscript found with a similarity index exceeding 20% will be rejected immediately. Authorship must be limited to those who have significantly contributed to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission. The journal follows a double-blind peer review process, in which both reviewers and authors remain anonymous. Each manuscript is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers to ensure its scholarly quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Reviewers are expected to provide objective and constructive feedback in a timely manner, and any conflicts of interest must be declared.

RUNTAS is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, and use the articles for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the authors. Copyright of the published articles remains with the authors, while the journal is granted the right of first publication. In cases where ethical concerns arise after publication, such as proven misconduct or errors, the editorial board may retract or correct the article, and a notice will be published accordingly. Authors who wish to withdraw their manuscript must submit a formal request before the review process is completed. Ghostwriting, guest authorship, and any other forms of unethical authorship are strictly prohibited. The editorial board reserves the right to take appropriate actions against any breach of these policies in order to maintain the credibility of the publication and to protect the scholarly community.