Publication Ethics Statement

 Jurnal Pendidikan Islam (JPI) adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Core Practices and flowcharts for handling ethics concerns. All parties—authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher/journal office—must uphold integrity, transparency, and accountability in scholarly communication, and treat others with respect and dignity, without discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation.

1. Responsibilities of Authors

1.1 Reporting standards

  • Manuscripts must present accurate, verifiable, and sufficiently detailed methods and findings to allow evaluation and, where applicable, replication.

  • Results should be reported honestly, without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data/image manipulation.

1.2 Data, materials, and availability

  • Authors must retain underlying data/materials for a reasonable period after publication and provide them to editors/reviewers upon request (with due regard to ethics and legal constraints).

  • Where applicable, include a Data Availability Statement and deposit data/code in trusted repositories.

1.3 Originality, plagiarism, and redundant publication

  • Submissions must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. All sources (ideas, text, data, figures) must be properly cited.

  • JPI screens manuscripts using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) or equivalent. Text recycling/self-plagiarism must be minimized and transparently cited.

  • Multiple, redundant, or concurrent submissions/publications are not permitted.

1.4 Authorship & contributorship

  • Authorship is limited to individuals who substantially contributed to conception/design; acquisition/analysis/interpretation; drafting/revising; and final approval; and who accept accountability for the work.

  • JPI encourages CRediT taxonomy in contribution statements.

  • Substantive non-author contributions (e.g., data collection assistance, language editing) should be acknowledged.

1.5 Research ethics (human participants)

  • Studies involving humans must state ethics approval (IRB/REC), informed consent, and safeguards for privacy/confidentiality; provide additional justification for vulnerable populations.

  • Non-interventional studies (e.g., surveys, social media/classroom research) require clear ethical justification, appropriate consent/assent, and legal compliance.

1.6 Disclosure of funding and competing interests

  • Authors must disclose all funding and any financial or non-financial competing interests that could influence the work’s interpretation.

1.7 Corrections and retractions

  • If significant errors are discovered post-publication, authors must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in issuing corrections or retractions in line with COPE guidance.

1.8 Prior dissemination & preprints

  • Preprints are permitted. Authors must declare any prior posting (server name and DOI/identifier) at submission, ensure that the submitted/accepted version reflects substantive updates, and link versions appropriately after publication.

  • Conference abstracts/posters or theses should be disclosed where relevant.

2. Responsibilities of Editors

2.1 Editorial independence and fair play

  • Decisions are based on scholarly merit (originality, significance, rigor, clarity) and fit to aims and scope, independent of authors’ identity, affiliation, nationality, religion, or political views.

  • Editors declare and manage conflicts of interest, and recuse themselves when appropriate.

2.2 Confidentiality & safeguarding

  • Editors and staff keep submissions confidential and share content only with those involved in peer review and production.

  • All editorial actions and timestamps (received/revised/accepted/published) are logged in the manuscript system and displayed on article pages.

2.3 Handling misconduct, complaints, and appeals

  • Allegations of misconduct (plagiarism, image manipulation, authorship disputes, data fabrication, peer-review manipulation, etc.) are handled using COPE flowcharts; outcomes are documented.

  • Appeals and complaints are considered by the Editor-in-Chief or a delegated independent editor.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

3.1 Contribution to editorial decisions

  • Peer review assists editors in decision-making and helps authors improve their manuscripts via constructive, evidence-based critique.

3.2 Promptness and competence

  • Referees who feel unqualified or unable to review promptly should decline immediately.

3.3 Confidentiality and objectivity

  • Manuscripts under review are confidential; reviewers must not share or use them for personal advantage.

  • Reviews should be objective; avoid ad hominem remarks. Indicate relevant prior work that is not cited.

3.4 Competing interests

  • Reviewers must declare conflicts of interest (financial, collaborative, or other relationships) and decline where conflicts could bias the review.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher/Journal Office

  • JPI safeguards editorial independence; commercial considerations do not influence decisions.

  • The journal cooperates with other publishers/journals as needed (e.g., to address duplicate publication).

  • JPI maintains archiving, corrections/retractions, and legal support processes consistent with COPE best practices.

5. Generative AI and Authorship

5.1 AI tools are not authors

  • Generative AI and LLM tools (e.g., ChatGPT; image/code generators) cannot be credited as authors or co-authors. They do not meet authorship criteria (accountability, consent, responsibility).

5.2 Permitted uses with mandatory transparency

  • Limited use for language polishing/grammar/formatting may be acceptable if a human author remains fully responsible for accuracy, integrity, and originality; all AI assistance is disclosed (tool name/version and purpose); and authors verify outputs, eliminate fabricated citations, and ensure proper attribution.

5.3 Prohibited or restricted uses

  • Do not list AI tools as authors or corresponding authors.

  • Do not generate data/analysis/images/translations with AI without explicit disclosure, verifiable methods, and human validation.

  • Do not upload confidential manuscripts (under review) to public AI systems. Reviewers/editors must not process confidential content with generative AI unless expressly authorized and privacy is ensured; by default, this is prohibited.

  • Any AI use that obscures data provenance, manipulates images, or fabricates citations violates JPI ethics and may lead to rejection, retraction, or sanctions.

5.4 Disclosures and statements

  • Include a “Use of Generative AI” disclosure when applicable (tool, version, scope).

  • For AI-generated or AI-enhanced images/figures, label clearly and describe parameters/workflow sufficient for evaluation.

  • For AI-assisted code, provide human-verified code and availability (e.g., repository link) where feasible.

6. Post-publication actions

  • JPI issues corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern following COPE Retraction Guidelines.

  • Persistent linking and versioning are ensured (e.g., via Crossref updates) so that readers can trace changes to the scholarly record.

  • Proven ethical breaches—including undisclosed AI use that alters the scholarly record—may lead to editorial sanctions, notification to institutions/funders, and, where appropriate, retraction.