Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Misconduct

AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman is a peer-reviewed journal, published biannually by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Al-Hikmah Indonesia. It is available online as an open-access source as well as in print. The following section clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in publishing an article in the journal, including the author, editor-in-chief, editorial board, reviewers, and publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

The publication of an article in AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a clear reflection of the quality of the authors and the institutions that support their work. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree on the standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in publishing: the author, editor, reviewers, publisher, and society. The publisher of AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman is obliged to take all the stages of the publishing process seriously and to recognize its ethical standards and other responsibilities. Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Al Hikmah  Indonesia, is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprinting or other commercial revenue has no impact or Influence on editorial decisions.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions

The editor of AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman is responsible for deciding the best eligible articles for publication. The validation of the work in question and its importance for researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors are guided by the journal’s editorial board policies and are constrained by the legal requirements in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making their decisions.

Complaints and Appeals

The AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman journal will have a clear procedure for handling complaints against the journal, the Editorial Staff, the Editorial Board, or the Publisher. The complaints will be clarified to the relevant personnel regarding each complaint. The scope of complaints includes anything related to the journal business process, i.e., editorial process, found citation manipulation, unfair editor/reviewer, peer-review manipulation, etc. Complaint cases will be processed in accordance with COPE guidelines.

Fair Play

Editors will always evaluate manuscripts in terms of their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the political philosophy of the authors.

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.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished Material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s Research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer reviews assist the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with authors, may also assist them in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referees who feel unqualified to review the Research reported in a manuscript, or know that a prompt review will be impossible, should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

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.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited. Any observation, derivation, or argument that has 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.

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.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original Research should present an accurate account of the work undertaken, as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data should be accurately represented 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.

Data Access, Retention and Reproducibility

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, if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication. Authors are responsible for data reproducibility.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that their work is entirely original, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

In general, authors should not 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.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgement 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.

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 study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as coauthors. In contrast, others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the Research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate coauthors and no inappropriate coauthors are included on the paper, and that all coauthors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts 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.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the paper.

Ethical Oversight

If the Research work involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures, or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript to obey the ethical conduct of Research using animals and human subjects. If required, Authors must provide legal and ethical clearance from an association or legal organization.

If the Research involves confidential data and business/marketing practices, authors should clearly justify this, including whether the data or information will be kept secure.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing Research and writing the article by authors, or in reporting Research results. When authors are found to have engaged in Research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles 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 COPE’s best practices to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly. This will include the Editors’ investigation of the allegation. 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 is to determine the validity of the allegation and assess whether it 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 expert involvement (such as statistical reviewers) may be requested. 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 thorough and appropriate investigations into allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By appropriately responding to concerns about scientific misconduct and taking necessary actions based on their evaluation, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, AL HIKMAH: Jurnal Studi Keislaman will continue to fulfil its responsibilities to ensure the validity and integrity of the scientific record.