Publication Ethics

Asasi: Journal of Islamic Family Law is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. All authors submitting their manuscripts to the journal are expected to adhere to the ethical standards outlined below. These guidelines are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

1. Duties of Authors

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is original and has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to other journals. All sources must be properly cited. Plagiarism in any form constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  • 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 made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors.

  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors must appropriately acknowledge the work of others. Citation of influential publications that underpin the work must be included.

  • Data Access and Retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data related to their manuscript for editorial review, and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.

  • Reporting Standards: Authors must present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior.

2. Duties of Editors

  • Publication Decisions: The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. This decision should always be based on the academic merit and relevance to the journal’s scope.

  • Fair Play: The editor evaluates manuscripts without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.

  • Confidentiality: The editor must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, and the publisher.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors must not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purposes without the author's explicit written consent.

  • Handling Unethical Behavior: Editors should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

3. Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the manuscript or unable to provide a prompt review should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work should be reported to the editor.

  • Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or institutions connected to the manuscript.