Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
The Journal of Islamic Humanities and Social Inquiry (JIHSI) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all necessary measures against any publication malpractice. As a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, JIHSI adheres to the COPE’s Core Practices, the ICMJE Recommendations, and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
Ensuring the integrity of the academic record requires all parties involved—Authors, Editors, and Reviewers—to adhere to the following ethical standards:
Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
The Editors of JIHSI are responsible for the quality and integrity of the published content:
• Publication Decisions: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published. This decision is based on the manuscript's scientific merit, originality, and relevance to the journal’s focus on Islamic humanities and social inquiry.
• Impartiality and Fairness: Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
• Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors will not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the authors.
Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers
Peer review is a critical component of formal scholarly communication and the scientific method:
• Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.
• Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its 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.
• Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
Authors must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance:
• Reporting Standards: Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work.
• Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. If authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted. JIHSI employs strict Screening for Plagiarism for every submission.
• Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.
• 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 reported study.
• Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
Handling Ethical Violations
JIHSI is committed to protecting the integrity of the scholarly record. In cases of suspected or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the editorial board will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, expression of concern, or, in the most severe cases, the retraction of the affected work in accordance with COPE guidelines.
