Publication Ethics

Masyrif: Journal of Economics, Business, and Management has been published since June 2020 by the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Al-Amien Prenduan University (Universitas Al-Amien Prenduan/UNIA). The journal publishes scholarly articles based on research in economics, business, and management. Masyrif is published twice a year, in June and December.

Masyrif is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to maintaining academic integrity, editorial independence, transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the editorial and publication processes. This publication ethics statement outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher. The policy is developed with reference to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and internationally recognized principles of responsible scholarly publishing.

Masyrif is committed to promoting the publication of original, reliable, and academically significant research. All parties involved in the editorial and publication processes are expected to uphold high ethical standards, respect intellectual property, disclose competing interests, and contribute to the integrity of the scholarly record.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of scholarly articles through peer review is essential to the development of reliable academic knowledge. It reflects the quality of research conducted by authors and the institutions that support them. Accordingly, all parties involved in the publication process must adhere to established ethical standards.

The Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Al-Amien Prenduan University, as the publisher of Masyrif, supports the journal's commitment to ethical publishing and the preservation of the scholarly record. Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and contribution to the fields of economics, business, and management. Advertising, sponsorship, commercial interests, and other external influences must not compromise editorial independence.

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors

1. Publication Decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts are suitable for publication in Masyrif. Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's scholarly merit, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, methodological quality, and contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Editors may consult peer reviewers and other editorial board members when making publication decisions.

Editors must also consider applicable legal and ethical requirements concerning plagiarism, copyright infringement, defamation, and research misconduct.

2. Fairness and Impartiality

Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively and fairly, without discrimination based on the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, institutional affiliation, or political views. Manuscripts must be assessed according to their academic quality and relevance rather than the authors' personal characteristics or institutional status.

3. Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and related communications. Information about a manuscript may only be shared with the corresponding author, reviewers, prospective reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher when necessary for the editorial process or otherwise appropriately authorized.

Unpublished manuscripts and associated materials must not be disclosed or used for personal advantage.

4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that could affect their editorial judgment. When a conflict exists, the editor concerned must not participate in the evaluation or decision-making process for the relevant manuscript. The manuscript should be handled by another qualified editor.

Editors must not use unpublished information obtained through manuscript handling for their own research or professional benefit without the author's explicit written permission.

5. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions must remain independent of commercial, financial, institutional, or personal interests. The publisher must respect the editor's authority to make publication decisions based on academic and ethical considerations.

6. Handling Ethical Misconduct

Editors must take allegations of plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, authorship misconduct, manipulated peer review, and other forms of publication misconduct seriously. Allegations must be assessed fairly and confidentially, and the relevant parties must be given an appropriate opportunity to respond.

Where necessary, editors may request supporting evidence, consult relevant experts, or contact the authors' institutions. Appropriate editorial actions must be taken when misconduct is established.

Duties and Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Masyrif applies a double-blind peer review process, in which authors and reviewers are not informed of each other's identities during the review process. Peer reviewers assist editors in assessing manuscript quality, originality, methodological soundness, clarity, and scholarly contribution.

Reviewers should provide constructive feedback that helps authors improve their manuscripts and supports fair, evidence-based editorial decisions.

2. Promptness

Reviewers should accept review invitations only when they have appropriate expertise and sufficient time to complete the evaluation within the agreed deadline. Reviewers who are unqualified to assess a manuscript or unable to complete the review promptly should inform the editor as soon as possible.

3. Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, or discuss manuscripts with unauthorized individuals without the editor's permission. Information obtained during peer review must not be used for personal, professional, or commercial advantage.

4. Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively, professionally, and respectfully. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should clearly explain their assessments and support their recommendations with relevant arguments, evidence, and scholarly references.

5. Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published research that has not been appropriately cited. They should also notify the editor of substantial similarities, potential plagiarism, overlapping publications, or other ethical concerns identified during the review process.

6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or collaborative relationships that could compromise their impartiality. Reviewers should decline invitations when such conflicts prevent them from providing an objective assessment.

Reviewers must not use privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review for their own research or other personal benefit.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

1. Reporting Standards

Authors must present their research accurately, transparently, and objectively. Manuscripts should contain sufficient methodological detail, supporting evidence, and relevant references to enable readers to understand and critically assess the research.

Data, findings, and interpretations must be reported honestly. Fabricated, falsified, misleading, or knowingly inaccurate information constitutes unethical research and publication conduct.

2. Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original and that all ideas, arguments, data, and materials derived from other sources are appropriately acknowledged and cited. Direct quotations must be clearly identified and properly referenced.

Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and the inappropriate reuse of previously published material without proper acknowledgment, is unacceptable. Manuscripts may be screened using appropriate plagiarism-detection tools, and suspected cases will be evaluated by the editorial team.

3. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Manuscripts must not contain substantial portions of previously published work presented as new research without appropriate acknowledgment, justification, and disclosure.

Authors must disclose any closely related publications, prior dissemination, or overlapping manuscripts that could affect the editorial assessment of their submission.

4. Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors must acknowledge all sources that have significantly influenced their research. All references must be accurate, relevant, and traceable. Citations must not be fabricated, manipulated, or included solely to inappropriately increase citation counts.

5. Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research or manuscript. All listed authors must have participated meaningfully in the work, approved the final manuscript, and agreed to its submission to Masyrif.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all eligible contributors are appropriately acknowledged, that no inappropriate authorship is included, and that all co-authors approve the final version. Individuals who have contributed to specific aspects of the research without meeting authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.

Changes to authorship after submission must be justified and approved by all affected authors, subject to the editor's review.

6. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other competing interests that could reasonably be perceived to influence the research, its interpretation, or its publication.

All sources of financial support, grants, sponsorship, and other relevant research funding must be disclosed. Authors should also explain the role of funders in the research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and publication decisions, where applicable.

7. Research Ethics and Data Integrity

Authors must ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical and legal requirements. Research involving human participants, sensitive personal information, or other ethically regulated activities must obtain appropriate ethical approval and informed consent where required.

Authors must protect participants' privacy and confidentiality and must not disclose identifiable information without appropriate authorization. Research data, methods, and supporting materials must be managed responsibly and presented honestly.

Authors may be asked to provide relevant data, documentation, or methodological clarification when necessary to verify the integrity of their findings, subject to ethical, legal, confidentiality, and data-protection requirements.

8. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

Authors who use generative artificial intelligence or other AI-assisted tools in preparing a manuscript must ensure that the submitted work remains accurate, original in its scholarly contribution, and ethically responsible.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy of all content, references, analyses, and conclusions in their manuscripts. Any use of AI tools that materially contributes to manuscript preparation, data analysis, or the generation of research content should be disclosed in accordance with the journal's applicable policies.

AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, invent references, misrepresent research findings, or conceal plagiarism. Authors must also protect confidential information and personal data when using external AI tools.

9. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in determining the appropriate corrective action. Depending on the nature and severity of the error, the journal may publish a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction.

Authors must cooperate with reasonable editorial requests to clarify research findings, provide supporting information, and correct the scholarly record.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher

1. Publication Ethics and Editorial Support

The Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Al-Amien Prenduan University, as the publisher of Masyrif, is committed to supporting ethical publishing practices and maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. The publisher must provide appropriate support for the editorial team in implementing publication policies and addressing ethical concerns.

2. Editorial Independence

The publisher must respect the independence of editorial decisions. Decisions regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection must not be influenced by commercial interests, advertising revenue, sponsorship, personal relationships, or other inappropriate external pressures.

3. Handling Publication Misconduct

The publisher must cooperate with the editorial team in investigating credible allegations of publication misconduct. Where appropriate, the journal may consult relevant institutions, research organizations, or ethics bodies to ensure that concerns are handled fairly and responsibly.

4. Corrections and Retractions

The publisher supports the publication of corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, and retraction notices when necessary to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record. Such actions must be handled transparently and in accordance with the seriousness of the issue and applicable publication ethics guidance.

Complaints and Appeals

Masyrif is committed to handling complaints and appeals fairly, transparently, and confidentially. Authors who disagree with an editorial decision may submit a reasoned appeal to the editorial office, explaining the grounds for reconsideration and providing relevant supporting information.

Complaints concerning editorial conduct, peer review, publication procedures, or alleged ethical misconduct should be submitted to the editorial office with sufficient details for assessment. Complaints will be reviewed by an appropriate editor or designated representative who is not directly involved in the matter, where practicable.

The journal will assess complaints objectively, provide relevant parties with an opportunity to respond when appropriate, and take reasonable steps to resolve substantiated concerns. Retaliation against individuals who raise concerns in good faith is not acceptable.

Corrections, Retractions, and Publication Integrity

Masyrif is committed to preserving the accuracy and reliability of the scholarly record. When an error or ethical concern is identified after publication, the editorial team will assess the available evidence and determine the appropriate response.

A correction may be issued when a limited error can be amended without undermining the overall reliability of the article. An expression of concern may be published when a significant issue is under investigation but the available evidence is insufficient for a final determination. A retraction may be considered when serious errors, unreliable findings, plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, unethical research, or other substantial breaches undermine the integrity of the publication.

Corrections and retractions must be clearly identified, linked to the original article, and accompanied by an explanation of the reason for the action. The journal will follow applicable publication ethics guidance and make reasonable efforts to maintain transparency throughout the process.

Commitment to Ethical Publishing

All authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher are expected to uphold the principles of honesty, fairness, confidentiality, accountability, transparency, and respect for intellectual property. Masyrif is committed to continuously improving its editorial practices and promoting responsible scholarship in economics, business, and management.

This publication ethics policy is guided by the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and other relevant principles of responsible scholarly publishing.