Publication Ethics Statement

Journal of Islamic Science Integration is a national peer-reviewed journal. This statement describes the ethical conduct of all parties involved in the act of publishing articles in this journal, including the authors, editor-in-chief, editorial board, reviewers, and publisher Journal of Islamic Science Integration.

Journal of Islamic Science Integration is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. The journal follows the Core Practices outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure the integrity, credibility, and transparency of the scholarly publishing process.

Allegations of Misconduct

This policy aims to prevent any misconduct related to research conducted for the journals and suggests the fundamental principles and structural procedures concerning research integrity deliberation required to ensure research ethics. 

The range of misconduct policy

Research misconduct suggested in this policy pertains to fraud and refers to data fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and improper authorship. 

  1. "Fabrication" refers to any activity involving creating false information about non-existing data or findings.
  2. "Falsification" refers to the artificial manipulation of the research materials/equipment/process or random modification/deletion of data resulting in distorted research contents or results.
  3. "Plagiarism" refers to acts of pirating others’ ideas, research contents, and research results without justifiable approvals or quotations.
  4. "Improper authorship" refers to cases where the person who has contributed to research contents or research results is scientifically and technically unqualified as an author or where someone who has not contributed to the research contents or research results scientifically and technically but has been listed as an author merely to express gratitude or courtesy.
  5. Intentional acts to disturb a fraud investigation about themselves or others or acts that can be harmful to informants
  6. Unfair evaluation regarding research of others or disclosure or pirating of research ideas or results acquired during the evaluation process.
  7. Severely aberrant acts cannot be accepted in the community of the field of science and technology.

How does the journal address misconduct

Editors and publishers have an ethical obligation to:

  1. Support the quality and ethics of the review process (pre-publication: weed out; prevent)
  2. Ensure the correctness of the published literature (post-publication: correct; communicate)
  3. Educate (prevent)

Editors/journals have an ethical obligation to respond and to address ethical allegations that may arise about published papers or papers in review. Systems and procedures are in place for investigating and addressing situations of misconduct, including cooperation with investigations from institutions or funding bodies.

Possible sanction

When the evidence of misconduct is confirmed, the following procedures are to be applied:

  1. Before publication (during review): The manuscript can be withdrawn from review
  2. Post-publication (literature correction) The journal may publish a Retraction, Note of Editorial Concern, Errata/Correction with the author or all authors’ signatures, or editorial of an appropriate statement about the situation. The paper can be “marked” in the literature.
  3. Editors determine whether retract or correct after considering whether the case is fraud or an honest mistake. They consider the intent and the extent to which the data is incorrect/misleading.
  4. The author may be banned from submitting to the journal.
  5. Editors may, in some cases, provide information for other editors/publishers.
  6. Editors may publish an editorial in the journal to discuss the issue and raise awareness.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Publishing an article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Science Integration is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree on expected standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: authors, journal editors, reviewers, publishers, and the public. Journal of Islamic Science Integration as a publisher takes its trusteeship over all stages of publishing seriously and we are aware of our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints or other commercial revenues have no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Issuance Decision

The editor of the Journal of Islamic Science Integration is responsible for deciding which articles to publish. The validity of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers should always underlie such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and limited by the legal requirements then in force regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

Fair Play

The editors at all times evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff should not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished material disclosed in the submitted manuscript may not be used in the editor's research without the written consent of the author.

REVIEWER DUTIES

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review helps editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also help authors in improving the manuscript.

Timeliness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in the manuscript or knows that prompt review is not possible should notify the editor and excuse himself/herself from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscript accepted for review should be treated as a confidential document. Manuscripts should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor.

Objectivity Standard

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

Acknowledgments to Resource Persons

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any assertion that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarities or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published manuscripts of which they are personally aware.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts that have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with authors, companies, or institutions associated with the manuscript.

AUTHOR'S DUTY

Reporting Standard

The author of the original research report must present an accurate account of the work done as well as an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data must be accurately represented in the paper. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or deliberately inaccurate statements constitute unethical and unacceptable behavior.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written a wholly original piece of work, and if they use the work and/or words of others, these should be properly cited or quoted. 

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publications

An author should generally not publish a manuscript describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical and unacceptable publishing behavior.

Acknowledgments to Resource Persons

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others should always be given. Authors should cite publications that were influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Paper Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, conduct or interpretation of the reported research. All persons who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If others 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 in the manuscript and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and approved its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to affect the outcome or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for this project must be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Work

When an author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in his or her published work, the author is required to notify the journal editor or publisher immediately and work with the editor to withdraw or correct the manuscript.