PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
Mashdar: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur'an dan Hadis is a peer-reviewed journal by Pascasarjana Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, Indonesia. It is available online as an open-access source as well as in print. The following section clarifies the ethical behavior of all the parties involved in publishing an article in the journal, including the author, editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on Elsevier's Publishing Ethics and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
1. AUTHORS
Reporting Standard
Authors must present the original manuscript, not published in any form, and do not submit the same article to other journals until the publisher answers the feasibility of the manuscript. The authors should provide accurate and accountable research data. Authors must cite the sources appropriately by considering the manuscript's content, either in the form of written publications or personal interviews. Authors who are discovered to make a major error in their own published works are required to notify the publisher or editor and assist with the withdrawal or correction of the manuscript.
Originality, plagiarism, and acknowledgment of sources
Authors should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere - fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Suppose an author has used the work and/or words of others. In that case, this original has been appropriately cited or quoted and accurately reflects individuals' contributions to the work and its reporting.
Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Ethics
Authors should only submit papers on work that has been conducted ethically and responsibly, and that complies with all relevant legislation.
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.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have contributed significantly to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have 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 paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
An author should not generally publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals concurrently constitutes unacceptable publishing behavior.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, the author should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. Suppose the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error. In that case, the author should promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.
2. EDITORS
The editor of the Mashdar: Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Hadis is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers when making this decision.
IMPARTIALITY
An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or 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 materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's express written consent.
3. REVIEWERS
he purpose of peer review is to assist the editors in making editorial decisions and help authors to improve the quality of the manuscript. Reviewers must notify the editors of their ability to review the manuscript. The entire manuscript currently in the editing process should be treated as confidential unless otherwise approved by editors. The editing process should be conducted objectively by providing relevant arguments and not personal criticism to the author. If there is an inadequately published manuscript, reviewers must maintain its confidentiality, and others should not use it without the author's written consent.
Contribution to Editorial Decisions:
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communications with the author, 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 himself 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.
Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had 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 with conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
4. PUBLISHER
It is committed to ensuring that commercial interest has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, Mashdar: Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Hadis will assist in communications with other journals where this is useful to the authors. Finally, we are working closely with all related divisions to set standards for best practices on ethical matters, errors and retractions, and we are prepared to provide specialized legal review and counsel if necessary.
Allegation of Research Misconducts
Research misconduct refers to fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research, writing it up, or reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved in research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, the editors have the responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific records.
In cases of suspected misconduct, the editors and editorial board will use the best practices of COPE and Allegations of research errors, falsification, and fabrication by Elsevier to resolve any complaint and address the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to involve such misconduct, a retraction will be published and linked to the original article.
The first step in such a process involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether it is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.
Suppose scientific misconduct or other substantial research irregularities are a possibility. In that case, the allegations will be shared with the corresponding author, who will be requested to provide a detailed response on behalf of all of the co-authors. After receiving and evaluating the response, additional reviews and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be needed. 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 an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of scientific records. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct and taking necessary actions based on the evaluation of such concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, or retractions, Mashdar: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Hadis will continue to fulfill its responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.
The explanation of Allegation of Research Misconducts follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and Allegations of research errors, falsification, and fabrication by Elsevier, which can be accessed here.
Retraction
Papers published in Mashdar: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Hadis will be considered for retraction if:
- there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error)
- the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication)
- they constitute plagiarism
- they involve unethical research
The retraction mechanism follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed here.
Editor-in-Chief-Dr. Novizal Wendry, MA
