PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of articles in Journal Maqashid Law Review, a peer-reviewed journal, is an essential foundation in the development of a coherent and reputable body of knowledge. It directly reflects the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions supporting them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. Therefore, it is important to agree upon standards of ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in the publishing process: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers, and the academic community.

LWR: Local Wisdom Research, as the publisher of Journal Maqashid Law Review, takes its supervisory duties over all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue do not influence editorial decisions.

Furthermore, submission by an author implies that the manuscript has not been previously published in any language, in whole or in part, and is not currently under consideration elsewhere. Editors, authors, and reviewers of Maqashid Law Review are fully committed to good publication practices and accept responsibility for fulfilling the following duties, as outlined by the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. As part of Core Practices, COPE provides guidelines at: http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines.

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Publication Decisions

The editor of Journal Maqashid Law Review is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers should always be the primary consideration. Editors may be guided by the journal’s editorial board policies and constrained by legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

An editor evaluates manuscripts at any time based on their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

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.

REVIEWERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with authors, may also assist authors in improving their manuscripts.

Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a timely review will be impossible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

All 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

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and 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 with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

AUTHORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting Standards

Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.