Publication Ethics

Al-Kasyaf: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Hadis is a peer-reviewed journal, available in print and online, published twice a year. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing in this journal—authors, the editor-in-chief, the Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and the publisher (Al-Kasyaf Editorial Office). This statement refers to the COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is a vital building block in developing a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It reflects the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, standards of expected ethical behavior are required for all parties involved in publishing: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the scholarly community.

The Al-Kasyaf Editorial Office takes its guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions.

Editors’ Duties

Publication Decisions
The editor-in-chief of Al-Kasyaf is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validation and significance of the work for researchers and readers should drive these decisions. Editors may be guided by the policies of the Editorial Board and constrained by applicable legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making decisions.

Fair Play
Editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy. In line with Al-Kasyaf’s scope, submissions may include (but are not limited to): linguistic, literary, and thematic studies of the Qur’an and Hadith; methodology and hermeneutics; tafsīr mawdhū‘ī; manuscript and textual criticism; comparative studies with other religious texts; socio-historical contexts; living Qur’an and living Hadith; and integration with philosophy, social sciences, and cultural studies.

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 authors’ explicit written consent.

Reviewers’ Duties

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve their papers through editorial communication.

Promptness
Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research or cannot provide a prompt review should notify the editor and withdraw from the process.

Confidentiality
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. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts 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 in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

Authors’ Duties

Reporting Standards
Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their works are entirely original, and if they have used the works and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently or publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included, have seen and approved the final version of the paper, and have agreed to its submission.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their work. All sources of financial support should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the paper.