PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

                                                        

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Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance (JIMF) is committed to ensuring best practices on ethical matters. JIMF upholds the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against plagiarism and any publication malpractice by all parties involved (editors, reviewers and authors).

JIMF adopts The Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), where the full COPE guidelines are available at: [https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines] and are appropriately referenced as the foundation of the JIMF publication ethics statements. The journal also follows internationally recognized standards concerning corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, and the handling of publishing misconduct.

The following statements describe responsibilities of all parties involved (editors, reviewers and authors) in the publication of a manuscript in the journal and policies on corrections, retractions, and the handling of publishing misconducts.

Publication Decision

The editors of the Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance (JIMF) are responsible for deciding whether the manuscripts should be forwarded for review, identifying reviewers for the manuscripts and deciding whether the manuscripts should be published in the journal upon the completion of the review process. The editors must provide the authors the feedbacks from the reviewers if revisions of the manuscripts are required. The editors have the right to copy-edit and proofread all accepted manuscripts with prior consultation with the authors.

Confidentiality

The editors are responsible for ensuring that all published materials comply with internationally accepted ethical standards. Editors must protect the confidentiality of all participants in the review process and ensure the integrity of the double-blind peer review system.

Fairness

The editors must ensure that the peer review process is carried out in a fair and appropriate manner. The manuscripts shall be evaluated on their validity, originality, significance and intellectual merit without discrimination based on the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, institutional affiliation, or nationality.

Conflict of Interest

In cases that an editor has potential conflicts of interest in manuscripts submitted to the journal (e.g. being the author or a co-author to the submitted manuscripts, authors of the manuscripts are from the same affiliation, co-authors of published manuscripts and the like), the editor concerned should state conflicts of interest and the handing of the manuscripts submitted should be handled by other editors of the journal.

Ethical Complaints

The editors shall respond in an appropriate and timely manner to ethical complaints and suspected misconduct regarding submitted or published manuscripts. They must carry out proper and fair investigation in accordance with the guidelines of the Ethical Code of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Promptness

JIMF is committed to providing timely peer review to authors. Once agreed/accepted to review the manuscript assigned, the reviewer shall adhere to the stated deadline of the review and, if time extension is needed, shall notify the editors for extension.  If the reviewer does not submit his/her report within the agreed timeframe, the manuscript may be reassigned to another qualified reviewer.

Confidentiality

Reviewers must treat the manuscripts with strict confidentiality. They must not disclose or discuss the manuscripts with others except as authorized by the editors and shall not take privileged information and data obtained through the peer review for use by others or for personal advantages.

Standard of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. The reviewers must evaluate manuscripts based solely on academic merit. Comments should be constructive, respectful, and supported by clear arguments. Reviewers are required to justify their recommendations.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by appropriate citation. Reviewers should also inform the editors of any substantial similarity or overlap with other published works.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Reviewers must decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, institutions, or entities connected to the manuscripts.

Reporting Standards

Authors should present an accurate and objective account of the research performed, including sufficient detail and references to enable replication where applicable.

Originality and Plagiarism

JIMF publishes only original works and is committed to preventing plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original and properly cites or quotes the work of others. All submissions may be subject to similarity checks using plagiarism detection software.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Redundant or duplicate publication is considered unethical and is not permitted.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors must properly acknowledge the work of others and cite all relevant publications that have influenced the research.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of their manuscripts. Sources of funding and the role of funders (if any) must be clearly stated.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published manuscripts, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in correcting or retracting the manuscripts.

JIMF applies clear policies for post-publication updates in accordance with COPE guidelines and international publishing standards.

Corrections

Minor errors that do not affect the overall results or conclusions of the article will be corrected through a formal correction notice linked to the original publication.

Retractions

Articles may be retracted in cases of proven misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices. Retraction notices will be clearly identified and linked to the original article.

Expressions of Concern

In cases where there are unresolved concerns regarding the integrity of a publication, an expression of concern may be issued while investigations are ongoing.

JIMF takes all allegations of publishing misconduct seriously. Suspected cases involving authors, editors, or reviewers, including but not limited to plagiarism, data fabrication or manipulation, unethical authorship practices, peer review manipulation, breaches of confidentiality, biased editorial conduct, or undisclosed conflicts of interest, will be investigated in accordance with COPE guidelines and procedures.

If misconduct is confirmed, the journal may take appropriate actions, including manuscript rejection, correction or retraction of published articles, removal from reviewer and the editorial board, notification to affiliated institutions, and other necessary measures.