Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

 

Ethical Standards

Journal of Islamic Education and Intellectual Discourse (JIED) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, scholarly responsibility, and publication ethics. JIED follows the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in addressing ethical issues, research integrity, and cases of publication misconduct. The journal is committed to promoting responsible scholarship in Islamic education, Islamic intellectual tradition, Islamic law and ethics, educational philosophy, pedagogy, and contemporary thought. JIED does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate or redundant publication, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, manipulation of the peer-review process, or any other form of unethical academic conduct. When ethical concerns arise, the editorial team will take appropriate action, which may include requesting clarification, correction, retraction, or other necessary measures.
Publication Decisions The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team are responsible for making decisions regarding the publication of manuscripts submitted to JIED. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, methodological rigor, theoretical and intellectual contribution, significance to Islamic education and related fields, and the recommendations of peer reviewers. Editors may consult reviewers, members of the editorial board, or other qualified experts when necessary. Editorial decisions must be based on academic and ethical considerations and must not be influenced by the authors' nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religious or political background, or other personal characteristics.
Confidentiality Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts and related information. Manuscripts must not be disclosed to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial advisers, and other authorized persons involved in the editorial process. Unpublished information, arguments, data, interpretations, or ideas contained in a manuscript must not be used by editors or editorial staff for their own research or personal advantage without the explicit written permission of the author.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest Editors and reviewers must disclose any potential conflict of interest that could affect their objectivity in handling or evaluating a manuscript. Conflicts of interest may arise from professional, personal, academic, financial, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships. Individuals with a significant conflict of interest should withdraw from the editorial or review process. The journal expects all parties involved in publication to maintain transparency regarding relationships or interests that may influence scholarly judgment.
Duties of Reviewers Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editors in evaluating the quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, theoretical contribution, and scholarly significance of submitted manuscripts. Reviewers should provide constructive comments that help authors improve the clarity, coherence, rigor, and overall scholarly quality of their manuscripts.

Promptness
Reviewers who are unable to evaluate a manuscript because of insufficient expertise, a potential conflict of interest, or circumstances that may prevent them from completing the review within the required timeframe should promptly inform the editor and decline the invitation.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively, critically, constructively, and respectfully. Reviewers should provide clear comments supported by appropriate scholarly reasoning or evidence. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate and should not form part of the review. Reviewers are encouraged to evaluate manuscripts according to their scholarly arguments and evidence rather than personal, institutional, ideological, or disciplinary preferences.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been adequately cited by the authors. They should also inform the editor of substantial similarities, possible plagiarism, or significant overlap between the manuscript under review and other published works of which they have reliable knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Information, data, arguments, interpretations, or ideas obtained through peer review must remain confidential and must not be used for personal, academic, or professional advantage. Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts where their relationship with the authors, institutions, or related organizations could compromise the impartiality of their evaluation.
Review Process JIED applies an independent double-blind peer-review process. Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening are sent to qualified reviewers whose expertise is relevant to the subject and scholarly orientation of the manuscript. Author and reviewer identities are concealed during the review process. Manuscripts are normally evaluated by at least two reviewers. Where necessary, the editor may seek an additional review to support an appropriate editorial decision. Publication decisions may include acceptance, revision, or rejection and are based on the overall scholarly assessment of the manuscript and the editorial evaluation.
Duties of Authors Reporting Standards
Authors must present their research accurately, clearly, and objectively. Manuscripts should provide sufficient methodological, theoretical, and contextual information to allow readers to understand how the research was conducted and how the conclusions were reached. Data, sources, findings, interpretations, theoretical arguments, and other research materials must be presented honestly. Fabricated, falsified, manipulated, or knowingly inaccurate information constitutes unethical behaviour and is unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their submissions are original and have not been published previously. Any ideas, arguments, data, words, theories, or materials derived from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited. Plagiarism in any form, including substantial unattributed copying, inappropriate paraphrasing, or presenting another person's work as one's own, is not acceptable. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts appropriately acknowledge the intellectual contributions of previous scholarship, including classical Islamic scholarship and contemporary academic literature where relevant.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. A manuscript that substantially overlaps with previously published or submitted work must be appropriately disclosed to the editor. Duplicate or redundant publication is considered unethical publishing practice.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors must properly acknowledge all sources that have contributed to the development of their research. Relevant scholarly publications, classical Islamic sources, contemporary theories, empirical data, legal materials, intellectual contributions, and other sources should be appropriately cited. Citations must accurately represent the sources being cited and should not be used in a misleading manner.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, or intellectual development of the manuscript. All individuals who have made significant scholarly contributions should be appropriately recognized as authors, while individuals whose contributions are limited or non-authorial should be acknowledged where appropriate. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all legitimate co-authors are included, that no inappropriate authors are listed, and that all authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, personal, institutional, or other substantive interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation. All relevant sources of financial, institutional, or other forms of research support should also be disclosed.

Ethical Use of Research Materials
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research complies with applicable ethical standards and legal requirements. Where research involves human participants, personal data, interviews, observations, or other ethically sensitive materials, authors should obtain the necessary ethical approval or informed consent where applicable and report this appropriately in the manuscript.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published article, the author should promptly notify the Editor-in-Chief or editorial team. The author is expected to cooperate with the journal in investigating the issue and, where necessary, correcting or retracting the published work.

Corrections and Retractions
JIED is committed to maintaining the accuracy, transparency, and integrity of the scholarly record. When a published article contains a significant error, the journal may publish an appropriate correction or other editorial notice. Articles may be retracted when there is clear evidence of serious research or publication misconduct, substantial errors that invalidate the findings, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other circumstances that seriously compromise the integrity of the scholarly record. Corrections and retractions will be handled transparently and in accordance with established publication-ethics principles.
Editorial Independence The editorial team is responsible for maintaining the academic and editorial integrity of JIED. Editorial decisions are made independently on the basis of scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, ethical standards, and scholarly contribution. External parties must not improperly influence editorial decisions, peer-review outcomes, or the content of published articles. The journal is committed to protecting the independence of scholarly evaluation and maintaining a fair and transparent publication process.
Publication and Ethical Guidelines JIED is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, intellectual responsibility, transparency, and ethical scholarly communication. The following guidelines outline the responsibilities and expectations of authors, reviewers, and editors throughout the publication process. All parties are expected to act professionally, maintain academic integrity, respect confidentiality, and contribute to a fair, independent, and transparent peer-review process.

A. Publication and Authorship
- All submitted manuscripts are subject to a rigorous double-blind peer-review process conducted by at least two qualified reviewers with relevant expertise.
- The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed during the review process.
- The review process considers the manuscript's relevance, originality, significance, clarity, methodological rigor, theoretical contribution, scholarly quality, and alignment with the focus and scope of JIED.
- Editorial decisions may include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
- Authors who are requested to revise and resubmit their manuscripts are not guaranteed acceptance after revision.
- Manuscripts that have been rejected will not normally be reconsidered unless the editor determines that exceptional circumstances warrant further consideration.
- Acceptance of a manuscript is subject to applicable legal and ethical requirements, including those concerning defamation, copyright infringement, plagiarism, and research integrity.
- Manuscripts must not have been previously published or be simultaneously submitted to another journal or publication.

B. Authors' Responsibilities
- Authors must ensure that their manuscripts constitute original scholarly work.
- Authors must confirm that the manuscript has not been published previously.
- Authors must confirm that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal or publisher.
- Authors must participate actively and responsibly in the peer-review and revision process.
- Authors are responsible for correcting or retracting significant errors identified in their published work.
- All authors listed in the manuscript must have made substantial scholarly contributions to the research and manuscript.
- Authors must ensure that all data, evidence, sources, and research findings presented are accurate, authentic, and appropriately documented.
- Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
- Authors must properly acknowledge and cite all sources used in the manuscript.
- Authors must promptly inform the editors if significant errors are discovered in their published work.
- Authors must ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical standards, particularly when involving human participants or sensitive research materials.

C. Reviewers' Responsibilities
- Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of all manuscripts under review.
- Reviews should be conducted objectively, constructively, and respectfully without personal criticism of the authors.
- Reviewers should provide clear and substantive comments supported by appropriate scholarly reasoning and evidence.
- Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been adequately cited by the authors.
- Reviewers should inform the Editor-in-Chief of any substantial similarity between the manuscript under review and other published works of which they have reliable knowledge.
- Reviewers must decline to review manuscripts where personal, academic, institutional, professional, financial, or other conflicts of interest could compromise the impartiality of their evaluation.
- Reviewers must not use unpublished information, arguments, data, or ideas obtained through the review process for personal or professional advantage.

D. Editors' Responsibilities
- Editors have the authority and responsibility to accept, request revision of, or reject manuscripts based on scholarly and ethical considerations.
- Editors are responsible for maintaining the academic quality and publication integrity of JIED.
- Editors should consider the needs of authors, reviewers, and readers in continuously improving the quality of the journal.
- Editors should ensure the integrity and accuracy of the academic record.
- Editors should publish corrections, retractions, or other appropriate editorial notices when necessary.
- Editorial decisions must be based on academic merit, originality, methodological rigor, scholarly significance, and relevance to the focus and scope of JIED.
- Editors must preserve the confidentiality and anonymity of the double-blind peer-review process.
- Editors should ensure that published research complies with applicable ethical standards and internationally recognized principles of publication ethics.
- Editors should take appropriate and timely action when suspected research or publication misconduct arises, whether before or after publication.
- Editors must avoid and appropriately manage conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, editorial board members, or publishing staff.
- Editors must maintain editorial independence and ensure that publication decisions are not improperly influenced by external parties.
Commitment to Scholarly Integrity JIED is committed to fostering a scholarly environment in which Islamic education, Islamic intellectual tradition, ethical values, and contemporary thought can be examined through rigorous, responsible, and intellectually independent research. Through these publication-ethics principles, the journal seeks to protect the integrity of the scholarly record while supporting meaningful academic dialogue between classical Islamic scholarship and contemporary educational, intellectual, legal, and social developments.