Ethical Guideline

Ethical Guidelines

Journal of Contemporary Indonesian Islam (JCII) strictly follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct as the basis for publication ethics in authorship, peer review, and handling allegations of misconduct.

1. Ethical Guidelines for Authors

JCII requires that all manuscripts comply with international standards for authorship ethics as outlined by COPE.

In Summary

  • Research must be conducted ethically, responsibly, and in compliance with relevant laws and academic integrity standards (including plagiarism checks).

  • Authors must present their findings honestly, without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate data manipulation.

  • Methods must be described clearly to allow reproducibility.

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished elsewhere, and not under simultaneous consideration by another journal.

  • All listed authors must have made significant contributions and collectively share responsibility for the submitted work.

  • Authorship must reflect actual contributions; guest or honorary authorship is not permitted.

  • Funding sources and potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial) must be disclosed.

    Source: COPE (International Standard for Authors)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes copying ideas, text, data, or figures from prior work and presenting them as original without proper citation. Authors must:

  • Properly acknowledge prior work, including their own published or unpublished materials.

  • Seek permission from copyright holders before reusing figures, tables, or substantial text.

  • Clearly indicate when text or data are reused from previous publications.

  • Ensure that the first publication of an idea, analysis, or dataset is cited appropriately, even if unpublished but under review elsewhere.

JCII uses Turnitin to detect similarity in all submitted manuscripts.

Procedures and Penalties

  • Suspected plagiarism is investigated by the Managing Editor with evidence including manuscript title, authors’ names, and supporting documents.

  • Authors are given an opportunity to respond to the allegations.

  • An ad hoc committee (comprising the Managing Editor and at least three editorial board members) evaluates the case and determines sanctions.

  • Sanctions may include rejection of the manuscript, retraction of published articles, and temporary or permanent bans from submission.

  • In severe cases, notifications may be sent to the authors’ institutions or funders.

  • All processes are conducted confidentially, and findings are communicated only to involved parties.

2. Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers

JCII adheres follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)'s Code of Conduct for Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.. Reviewers are expected to:

  • Decline review assignments if they have a conflict of interest, lack expertise, or cannot meet the deadline.

  • Maintain strict confidentiality of all manuscripts and not share them without permission from the editor.

  • Not use unpublished material from the manuscript for personal advantage or research.

  • Report any ethical concerns, including plagiarism, data fabrication, redundant publication, or significant similarity with other works.

  • Provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations to improve the scholarly quality of manuscripts.

3. Allegations of Misconduct

JCII follows COPE’s Code of Conduct in handling allegations of misconduct, complaints, and appeals. This includes matters related to:

  • Research and Publication Misconduct (plagiarism, falsification, fabrication, redundant publication)

  • Conflict of Interest (author, editor, or reviewer conflicts)

  • Data and Reproducibility (false or unverifiable data)

  • Intellectual Property Rights (copyright, authorship, and acknowledgement issues)

  • Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections (errata, retractions, or responses to reader concerns)

JCII ensures transparency, fairness, and integrity in addressing all ethical concerns to maintain the credibility of published scholarship.