Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS

Jurnal Insan Kamil

Jurnal Insan Kamil is committed to maintaining integrity, quality, transparency, and ethical standards throughout the entire scholarly publication process. This Publication Ethics Policy follows internationally recognised principles of publication ethics and takes into consideration the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The Publication Ethics Policy applies to all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and journal management.

1. Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the submitted manuscript is an original scholarly work and has not been previously published or is not currently under consideration for publication in another journal.

Authors must:

Ensure that all content of the article is original and free from plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification of data.
Present research data and information honestly, accurately, transparently, and responsibly.
Provide appropriate citations for theories, data, ideas, and scholarly works of other authors used in the manuscript.
Avoid duplicate publication, redundant publication, and other forms of multiple publication.
Ensure that all individuals who meet the criteria for authorship are appropriately listed as authors.
Not include any individual as an author who has not made a substantial contribution to the research or preparation of the article.
Disclose research funding sources and any potential conflicts of interest.
Obtain permission for the use of copyrighted data, instruments, images, tables, or other materials where necessary.
Be willing to revise the manuscript objectively and academically in accordance with reviewers’ comments.
Promptly notify the editor if substantial errors are discovered in the article after publication and cooperate in issuing corrections or retracting the article where necessary.

2. Editors’ Responsibilities

The editors of Jurnal Insan Kamil are responsible for maintaining academic quality and the integrity of the editorial process in an objective, transparent, and fair manner.

Editors must:

Evaluate manuscripts based on academic quality, relevance, originality, and conformity with the journal’s focus and scope.
Not discriminate against authors on the basis of religion, gender, ethnicity, nationality, institutional affiliation, academic status, or other backgrounds.
Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts throughout the editorial and peer-review processes.
Appoint reviewers who possess appropriate competence and expertise relevant to the manuscript.
Avoid conflicts of interest in making editorial decisions.
Not use information or ideas contained in unpublished manuscripts for personal benefit.
Ensure that the peer-review process is objective, professional, and fair.
Make publication decisions based on scholarly quality and reviewers’ recommendations, rather than personal or institutional interests.
Address suspected violations of publication ethics seriously and follow appropriate procedures.
Issue corrections, clarifications, or retractions when serious errors or violations of publication ethics are identified.

3. Reviewers’ Responsibilities

Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the quality and integrity of published articles.

Reviewers must:

Conduct reviews objectively, constructively, and professionally.
Assess manuscripts based on academic quality, methodology, originality, argumentation, and scholarly contribution.
Maintain the confidentiality of all information contained in the manuscript.
Not use unpublished information, data, ideas, or research findings for personal benefit.
Identify relevant publications that have not been cited by the authors where necessary.
Inform the editor of any potential conflict of interest.
Decline to review a manuscript if they have professional, personal, financial, or academic relationships that may affect the objectivity of their assessment.
Provide clear, relevant, and academically justified comments and recommendations.
Avoid personal criticism of authors and focus instead on the scholarly substance of the manuscript.
Complete the review process within the timeframe specified by the editor.

4. Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

Jurnal Insan Kamil has a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism and academic misconduct.

Violations include, but are not limited to:

Plagiarism;
Self-plagiarism;
Data fabrication;
Data falsification;
Manipulation of images or research findings;
Duplicate publication;
Salami publication;
Citation manipulation;
Ghost authorship;
Gift authorship;
Misuse of author identity;
Falsification of affiliation information;
Undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Any suspected violation will be investigated by the editors and may be followed up according to the seriousness of the violation and established principles of scholarly publication ethics.