Publication Ethics

DAYAH: Journal of Islamic Education (JIE) is a peer-reviewed national journal published twice a year. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against any publication malpractices.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which articles should be published, driven by the validation of the work and its importance to researchers and readers.

Fair Play: Manuscripts are evaluated for intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

Confidentiality: Editorial staff must not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and the publisher.

Disclosure & Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution: 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 should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards: Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

Originality & Plagiarism: Authors must ensure they have written entirely original works. JIE uses plagiarism detection software to ensure the integrity of the work.

Multiple Publications: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.

Fundamental Errors: When an author discovers a significant error in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor to retract or correct the paper.

Editorial Misconduct & Malpractice

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification or, in the most severe case, the retraction of the affected work.

Based on COPE’s Core Practices and Best Practice Guidelines