Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement:
Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science is a peer-reviewed national journal, available online and published twice a year. This statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, Peer-Reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.  

Handling Allegations of Misconduct:

Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics. In cases where allegations of misconduct arise such as plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, or unethical research practices the journal will follow established procedures in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

All allegations will be handled with seriousness, confidentiality, and fairness. The editorial team will conduct an initial assessment of the claim. If the concern is deemed credible, the journal will proceed with a formal investigation, which may involve communication with the authors, reviewers, and affiliated institutions.

During the investigation process, the manuscript may be placed on hold. If misconduct is confirmed, appropriate actions will be taken, including rejection of the manuscript, retraction of the published article, and notification to the relevant institutions or stakeholders.

The journal ensures that all parties are given the opportunity to respond and that decisions are made based on transparent and ethical considerations in line with COPE standards.

Publishing Ethics Guidelines:
Publishing articles in Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected knowledge network. This is a direct reflection of the work quality of the authors and the institutions that support them. The articles reviewed to support and contain scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree with the standards of ethical behavior expected for all parties involved in publishing: authors, journal editors, Peer-Reviewers, publishers, and the public.
Institut Bahri Asyiq Galis Bangkalan as publisher Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science is responsible for overseeing all stages of publishing seriously and acknowledging other ethical and responsibility responsibilities. The publisher is committed to ensuring that commercial revenue, including reprint advertisements, has no impact on editorial decisions. Additionally, the publisher is dedicated to assisting communication with other journals and publishers whenever necessary to maintain publishing ethics.

Complaints and Appeals:

Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science provides a mechanism for authors who wish to submit complaints or appeals regarding editorial decisions. Authors who disagree with editorial decisions, including manuscript rejection, revision requests, or peer-review outcomes, may submit an appeal in writing to the editorial team.

The appeal must be supported by clear reasoning, strong academic arguments, and relevant evidence. Appeals should be submitted through the journal’s official email or manuscript management system.

The editorial team will review the manuscript and the grounds for appeal objectively and independently. As part of the process, the editor may consult additional reviewers or members of the editorial board to ensure a fair and transparent evaluation.

The decision on the appeal is final and will be communicated formally to the author. The journal is committed to handling all complaints and appeals in a professional, fair, and ethical manner in accordance with publication ethics standards.

Publishing Decision:
The Editors of Khazanah: Journal of Islamic Education and Science is responsible for deciding which the submitted articles to be published. Validation of the work and its significance for researchers and readers should always encourage the decision. Editors can be guided by the journal editor's board policy and are limited by legal provisions as should be upheld regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may negotiate with other editors or assessment teams in making this decision. 

Data Access and Retention:

Authors are required to retain and be prepared to provide the raw data underlying their research upon request by the editor for verification purposes. The journal reserves the right to request access to such data to ensure the validity, transparency, and reproducibility of the research findings.

Authors should ensure that the data are stored securely and remain accessible for a reasonable period after publication. In cases where data cannot be shared due to ethical, legal, or confidentiality constraints, authors must clearly state the reasons and provide appropriate justification.

The journal is committed to upholding research integrity and may take appropriate action if authors fail to provide requested data without valid justification.

Fair Treatment:
Editors always rate the text based on their intellectual content without distinction of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship or political philosophy of authors  

Privacy:
Editors and editing staff may not disclose any information about the manuscript submitted to anyone other than the author, expert editor, Peer-reviewers, and publisher.
Any text received for judgment must be treated as a confidential document. The document should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor.  

Disclosure and 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.  

Contributions to Editorial Decisions:
Assessment of bestari partners helps editors in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with authors can also help authors to improve their writing.  

Time Effectiveness:
Any assessors selected who feel ineligible to assess the research reported in a script or know that a quick review will be unlikely to have to notify the editor and free him from the assessment process.  

Confidentiality:
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.  

Standards of Objectivity:
Assessment must be done objectively. Criticism is personal to the author is not justified. Valuers must express their views clearly with supportive arguments.

Recognition Of Source:
Valuers must identify relevant published works that are not quoted by the author. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported must be accompanied by the relevant quotation. An assessor should also ask the editor to pay attention to the similarity or overlap between the assessed text and other published articles.
Fair recognition of the work of others must always be given. The authors should cite the influential publications in determining the nature of the work reported.  

Notices And Conflict Of Interest:
Unpublished materials disclosed in the submitted manuscript will not be used in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Confidential information or opinions obtained through the appraisal of a bestary partner will be kept confidential and not be used for personal gain. Assessors shall not weigh the manuscript in which they have a conflict of interest arising from a connection or a competitive, cooperative, or other connection with any author, company, or agency associated with the article.
All authors must notify in their text any financial conflicts or other substantive conflicts that may be allegedly influencing the outcome or interpretation of their manuscript. All financial support for the project should be notified.  

Reporting Standard:
The author must present an accurate report of the created work and an objective discussion of its significance. The principal data must be accurately represented in writing. A post should include enough detail and references to enable others to repeat the work. Fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable behavior. 

Originality And Plagiarism:
The authors must ensure that they have written works that are entirely original, and that they have quoted correctly if using the work and / or the words of others.  

Double Publishing, Repetition or Simultaneously:
A writer in general should not publish a script that essentially explains the same research in more than one major journal or publication. Submitting the same script to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical and unacceptable behavior.  

Authorship Authorship:
Authorship should be limited to those who make an important contribution to the reported conception, design, execution or interpretation of the study. All important contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are others who participate in certain important aspects of the research project, they must be acknowledged or listed as contiributors. The right writer should ensure that all appropriate joint authors are included in the paper, and that all joint authors have seen and approved the final version of the text and have agreed to submit it for publication.  

A fundamental mistake in published works:
If an author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in his or her publications, it is incumbent upon the author to promptly notify the editor or publisher of the journal and work with the editor to retract or correct writing