Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Publication Ethics and Malpractice in Jurnal Syariah
Jurnal Syariah is a peer-reviewed international journal committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. Therefore, the prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. To that purpose, all the actors of Jurnal Syariah publication, authors, reviewers, and members of the editorial team, are expected to fully adhere to our policy regarding publication ethics and malpractice and respect the following statements:

Editor's Responsibilities
1. Editors should evaluate manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their academic merit. An editor must not use unpublished information in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
2. Editors must ensure that each manuscript received by the journal is reviewed for its intellectual content without regard to the sex, gender, race, religion, citizenship, etc. of the authors.
3. Editors should ensure the integrity of the publication review process. As such, editors should not reveal either the identity of authors of manuscripts to the reviewers or the identity of reviewers to authors.
4. Editors must ensure that all the information related to submitted manuscripts is kept as confidential before publishing.

Editorial Board Responsibilities
1. The Editorial Board is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published.
2. The Editorial Board must ensure that information regarding manuscripts submitted by the authors is kept confidential.
3. The Editorial Board is accountable for everything published in the journal, thus he/she has complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article. However, the published manuscript would not represent the stand or opinion of the Editorial Board and the Management Team of Jurnal Syariah, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya.
4. The Editorial Board should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper. They shall conduct proper and fair investigation into ethical complaints.

Conflict of Interest and Editorial Independence
Editors and members of the Editorial Board must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest that could affect, or reasonably be perceived to affect, their editorial judgement. Any editor with a conflict of interest must recuse himself or herself from the review and decision-making process concerning the manuscript.

Manuscripts submitted by the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, members of the Editorial Board, or other individuals involved in the journal's editorial management shall be subject to the same editorial and peer-review standards as all other submissions. The author concerned shall have no involvement in the selection of reviewers, peer-review process, editorial deliberation, or final decision. Such manuscripts shall be handled by an independent editor with no relevant conflict of interest.

Reviewer's Responsibilities
1. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.
2. Reviewers must not have conflicts of interest with respect to the research, the authors or the research funding.
3. Judgements by the reviewers should be as objective as possible. There shall be no personal criticism of the author. They should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
4. In the event that a reviewer feels it is not possible for him/her to complete the review of the manuscript within the stipulated time then this information must be communicated to the editor so that the manuscript could be sent to another reviewer.

Author's Responsibilities
1. The authors should ensure that their work is entirely original work, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, this has been appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
2. They must ensure that the manuscript has not been issued elsewhere. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
3. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
4. If at any point of time, the author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in the submitted manuscript, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
Jurnal Syariah is committed to maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the scholarly record. Concerns regarding published articles may be raised by authors, readers, reviewers, editors, or other parties. The Editorial Board will assess such concerns and determine the appropriate post-publication action in accordance with the journal’s policies and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Corrections: Errors that affect the accuracy or clarity of a published article but do not substantially invalidate its findings or conclusions may be addressed through a Correction notice, including an erratum or corrigendum where appropriate. The notice will clearly describe the correction and be linked to the original article.

Expressions of Concern: Where serious concerns arise regarding the integrity or reliability of a published article, but the evidence remains inconclusive or an investigation is ongoing, the Editorial Board may issue an Expression of Concern. The notice will be linked to the original article and may later be followed by a correction, retraction, or other appropriate action.

Retractions: An article may be retracted when its findings or conclusions are substantially undermined by serious error, research misconduct, plagiarism, unethical research practices, duplicate publication, or other significant breaches of publication ethics. The Editorial Board will determine whether retraction is necessary based on the nature and severity of the issue. A retracted article will normally remain accessible as part of the scholarly record but will be clearly marked as 'Retracted' and linked to a retraction notice explaining the reason for the retraction. Removal of published content will be considered only in exceptional circumstances involving legal, privacy, safety, or other serious concerns.

COPE Statement
Jurnal Syariah is guided by the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) while maintaining independent editorial decisions based on its established policies and principles.