Publication Ethic and Malpractice Statement

Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Adab and Cultural Sciences, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including authors, editors, reviewers, editorial board members, and the publisher.

This statement is developed based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for Journal Editors. Our responsibility is to publish original work of value to the intellectual community in the best possible form and to the highest possible standards. We expect similar standards from our reviewers and authors. Honesty, originality, and fair dealing on the part of authors, and fairness, objectivity, and confidentiality on the part of editors and reviewers are among the critical values that enable us to achieve our goal. Adabiyyāt: Journal of Language and Literature is committed to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions, and to provide a legal review if necessary.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions
The editors of Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra ensure that all submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous blind peer-review process by reviewer who is expert in the relevant field. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which manuscripts will be published based on their academic merit, originality, clarity, relevance to the journal’s scope, and reviewers’ recommendations. Legal considerations such as copyright infringement, plagiarism, and libel are also taken into account.

Fair Play
Editors evaluate manuscripts solely based on their intellectual content without discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, or institutional affiliation of the authors.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and publisher as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Editors must not use unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts for their own research without written consent of the authors. Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Management of Ethical Issues
Editors, in collaboration with the publisher, will take appropriate actions when ethical concerns arise regarding submitted or published manuscripts. This includes investigation, clarification, and, if necessary, retraction or correction.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards
Authors must present accurate, original, and objective accounts of their research. The manuscript should provide sufficient detail and references to allow replication where applicable.

Data Access and Retention
Authors should be prepared to provide raw data for editorial review and retain data for a reasonable period after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. Proper acknowledgment of others’ work must always be given. All manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism detection tools, and similarity must comply with the journal’s threshold.

Multiple or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Redundant publication is considered unethical.

Authorship of the Manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have significantly contributed to the research. All co-authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to submission.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that may influence their work.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Authors must transparently declare the use of AI tools in writing, data analysis, or image generation. AI tools cannot be listed as authors and must not replace critical scholarly responsibility.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
Authors must promptly notify the editor if significant errors are discovered and cooperate in correcting or retracting the article.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making decisions and helps authors improve their manuscripts.

Promptness
Reviewers should complete reviews within the agreed timeframe or notify the editor if unable to do so.

Confidentiality
Manuscripts under review must be treated as confidential documents.

Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively and constructively. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant work not cited and report any similarity or overlap with other publications.

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 in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, reviewing research, and writing an article by authors, or reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them to resolve the 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 contains such misconduct, a retraction can be published and linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and assessing whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.

Suppose scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility. In that case, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who requested to provide a detailed response on behalf of all of the co-authors. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. 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 essential obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct and taking necessary actions based on evaluating these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, Adabiyyāt: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra will continue to fulfill its responsibilities ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Duties of Publisher

The publisher is committed to ensuring that editorial decisions remain independent and free from commercial influence. The publisher supports the integrity of academic records and facilitates the dissemination of research through open-access publishing.

Ethical Oversight and Misconduct Handling

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, and unethical research practices. In handling misconduct:

1. The journal follows COPE guidelines in investigating allegations.
2. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to allegations.
3. Proven misconduct will result in rejection or retraction.
4. Corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern will be issued when necessary.
5. Institutions may be notified where appropriate.

Retraction, Correction, and Withdrawal Policy

• Retraction: Issued when findings are unreliable due to misconduct or major error.
• Correction (Erratum/Correction): Issued for minor errors that do not invalidate the findings.
• Withdrawal: Allowed for early-stage submissions before publication.

Data Availability Statement

Authors are encouraged to provide data availability statements indicating where and how supporting data can be accessed.

Ethical Clearance

Research involving human subjects must include ethical clearance from relevant institutions and informed consent from participants.

Copyright and Licensing

All articles are published under an open-access policy. Authors retain copyright while granting the journal the right to publish and distribute the work.

This statement is periodically reviewed and updated to align with international standards of publication ethics.