Publication Ethics for iJALAL (International Journal of Arabic, Linguistic, and Literature)

iJALAL adheres to the highest ethical standards in academic publishing and follows the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The following is a code of ethics for all participants in the publication process: authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and the editor-in-chief. All parties involved must ensure integrity, transparency, and accountability.

 

1. Duties of Authors

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is original and has not been published elsewhere. Any overlap with previous publications must be properly cited. iJALAL may use plagiarism detection software to check for similarities with existing works.

Multiple Submissions: Submissions must not be under consideration by any other journal. Authors may only submit the same work to another journal if it has been formally rejected by iJALAL or withdrawn with proper notice.

Data Integrity: Authors must ensure that their research is reported accurately and honestly, with no fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation of data. Any errors discovered after publication must be immediately communicated to the editorial board for retraction or correction.

Authorship and Collaboration: All individuals listed as authors should have contributed significantly to the research. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have approved the final manuscript and agree to its submission.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that could affect the interpretation of the results. All funding sources must be acknowledged in the manuscript.

 

2. Duties of Reviewers

Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat all manuscripts as confidential documents and not disclose or discuss the content with others except as authorized by the editor-in-chief.

Objectivity and Impartiality: Reviews must be conducted impartially and based on scholarly merit. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.

Timeliness: Reviewers are expected to complete their reviews within the allocated time to ensure the timely publication process. If more time is required, the reviewer should inform the editorial board.

Ethical Misconduct: Reviewers should be alert to potential ethical issues such as plagiarism or redundant publication and notify the editor if they detect such concerns.

Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must disclose any conflict of interest (financial, personal, or academic) and recuse themselves from the review if necessary.

 

3. Duties of Editorial Board Members

Confidentiality: Editorial board members must maintain confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts and the peer-review process.

Support for Journal Development: Members of the editorial board should actively contribute to the growth and visibility of iJALAL by promoting the journal within the academic community and offering guidance on improving quality.

Impartiality: Editorial decisions must be based on the intellectual content of the manuscripts, without regard to race, gender, religious belief, ethnicity, or citizenship of the authors.

 

4. Duties of the Editor-in-Chief

Decision-Making: The editor-in-chief is responsible for the final decision on whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected based on its intellectual content and the reviewers' feedback.

Fairness and Integrity: Decisions must be made fairly and objectively, based solely on scholarly merit. The editor must avoid any conflicts of interest and ensure that manuscripts are handled impartially.

Confidentiality: The editor-in-chief must ensure confidentiality during the submission and review process and must not disclose any information about a manuscript to anyone other than the reviewers and the editorial board members involved in the process.

Engagement with Authors and Reviewers: The editor-in-chief must provide clear instructions to authors regarding submission processes, and ensure that appropriate reviewers are selected. Feedback should be constructive, and any ethical issues should be addressed promptly.

 

5. Plagiarism and Research Misconduct

iJALAL is committed to upholding academic integrity. All submitted manuscripts will be screened for plagiarism, and any unethical behavior—such as plagiarism, data falsification, or fabrication—will result in rejection or retraction of the manuscript. The journal follows COPE guidelines to handle cases of suspected misconduct.

 

6. Reporting Standards

Authors must present accurate and detailed accounts of their research and its findings. Methods must be clearly described to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unacceptable.

 

7. Open Access Policy

iJALAL follows an open access model, which allows free access to its content without charge to users or institutions. Users can freely read, download, copy, distribute, or link to full texts of articles without needing prior permission from the authors or the journal.

 

8. Copyright and Licensing

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be required to transfer copyright to iJALAL. This transfer enables broad dissemination of the work. If authors wish to use excerpts from copyrighted materials, they must obtain written permission from the copyright holders and appropriately acknowledge the source.

 

9. Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence their research results. Such conflicts must be stated in the manuscript.

This statement serves as a guideline for maintaining the highest standards of ethics in publishing for iJALAL. Any violations will be addressed in accordance with COPE's recommendations.

 

Deals of Misconduct

Chief Editor considers retracting a publication if the following criteria:

• They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either because of a major error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error), or because of fabrication (e.g., of data) or falsification (e.g., image manipulation). It constitutes plagiarism.
• The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication). It contains material or data without authorisation for use.
• Copyright has been infringed, or there is some other legal severe issue (e.g., libel, privacy). It reports unethical research. It has been published solely based on a compromised or manipulated peer review process.
• The author(s) failed to disclose a major conflict of interest that, in the editor's view, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.

 

Notices of retraction should:

• Be linked to the retracted article wherever possible (i.e., in all online versions).
• Clearly identify the retracted article (e.g., by including the title and authors in the retraction heading or citing the retracted article).
• Be clearly identified as a retraction (i.e., distinct from other types of correction or comment).
• Be published promptly to minimise harmful effects.
• Be freely available to all readers (i.e., not behind access barriers or available only to subscribers).
• State who is retracting the article.
• State the reason(s) for retraction.
• Be objective, factual and avoid inflammatory language.

 

 Retractions are not usually appropriate if:

• The authorship is disputed, but there is no reason to doubt the validity of the findings.
• The main findings of the work are still reliable, and correction could sufficiently address errors or concerns.
• An editor has inconclusive evidence to support retraction or is awaiting additional information such as from an institutional investigation.
• Author conflicts of interest have been reported to the journal after publication, but in the editor's view, these are not likely to have influenced interpretations or recommendations or the conclusions of the article.