Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The Journal of Visionary Sharia Economy (JOVISHE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by Yayasan Lembaga Studi Makwa (Makwa Foundation), Indonesia. The journal is committed to the responsible communication of research in Islamic economics, Islamic finance, ethical business, digital entrepreneurship, social finance, and sustainable economic development.

This statement defines the ethical expectations and procedures applicable to authors, editors, reviewers, editorial staff, and the publisher at all stages of submission, evaluation, publication, and post-publication assessment. It is informed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the COPE–DOAJ–OASPA–WAME transparency principles, and the Indonesian scientific journal accreditation framework.

The policy applies to all manuscript categories considered by JOVISHE, including original empirical research, evidence-synthesis reviews, conceptual and theoretical studies, and applied innovation or design-based research. Special issues, invited contributions, and conference-derived manuscripts are subject to the same standards of editorial integrity and transparent review unless an exception is expressly disclosed.

JOVISHE evaluates submissions on intellectual contribution, disciplinary relevance, methodological credibility, research ethics, and the quality of scholarly reporting. Neither the geographic origin of a submission nor the authors’ institutional standing, religion, gender, ethnicity, nationality, or other irrelevant personal characteristics may influence editorial judgment.

The Editor-in-Chief is accountable for the final publication decision, considering the handling editor’s assessment, relevant reviewer reports, journal policies, and any ethical or legal obligations.

Yayasan Lembaga Studi Makwa (Makwa Foundation) supports editorial operations, accessibility, policy transparency, the responsible stewardship of records, and timely consideration of publication-integrity concerns. The publisher must respect the scientific independence of the Editor-in-Chief and reviewers.

Publishing income, review charges, sponsorship, institutional relationships, commercial arrangements, or other financial considerations must not influence manuscript assessment, reviewer selection, editorial recommendations, or acceptance decisions. Any complaint concerning the conduct of an editor or the publisher must be referred to an appropriate non-conflicted decision-maker.

Research involving human participants, interviews, household surveys, business owners, Islamic financial institutions, employees, community beneficiaries, or identifiable administrative records must comply with the applicable ethical, institutional, and legal requirements. Authors should document approval by an appropriate ethics committee where required, or explain a legitimate exemption or other applicable oversight arrangement. Ethical approval is not presumed necessary for every form of non-human or publicly available secondary-data research.

JOVISHE does not tolerate serious breaches of research or publication integrity. Concerns are assessed according to their nature, context, evidence, and potential effect on the reliability of the scholarly record.

Editors may employ text-similarity screening and other proportionate integrity checks. A similarity score alone neither proves nor disproves plagiarism; flagged passages require human interpretation, consideration of proper quotation and attribution, and assessment of disciplinary conventions. No percentage threshold should be presented as an automatic publication decision unless it has been expressly established as an editorial screening rule.

Suspicion is not equivalent to a finding of misconduct. The journal will assess credible allegations fairly and may consult relevant COPE guidance, subject-matter specialists, publishers, and the authors’ institutions where necessary.

All listed authors must meet the journal’s published authorship requirements, approve the work, and accept responsibility for the integrity of their contributions. Authorship order and roles should be agreed within the author group. Changes to authorship after submission require a reasoned request and written agreement from all affected authors; unsubstantiated additions after acceptance are not permitted.

Authors must disclose all financial and non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived to influence research design, data access, analysis, interpretation, or publication. This includes funder involvement, consultancy arrangements, personal or professional relationships, and relevant institutional interests. Editors and reviewers are subject to equivalent disclosure and recusal requirements.

Authors should provide enough methodological detail to enable critical evaluation and, where feasible and lawful, independent verification or replication. This includes the research design, sampling strategy, study context, measurement tools, analytical procedures, and key assumptions relevant to the reported conclusions.

Open data is encouraged when ethically and legally appropriate; it is not a justification for exposing private financial records, personal identities, or confidential commercial information.

Unacknowledged AI use, fabricated citations, fabricated data, or confidential disclosure through AI services may result in editorial queries or further action according to the seriousness of the concern. The journal’s dedicated AI policy, where published, should be consulted for implementation details.

Editors do not independently adjudicate complex institutional allegations outside their competence. Where needed, they may ask the research institution to examine underlying conduct while retaining the journal’s responsibility for decisions concerning its own published record. Investigations should avoid premature public allegations and unnecessary disclosure of identities.

Retractions are intended to correct the literature rather than punish authors. The journal follows a proportionate approach that distinguishes honest error from misconduct where evidence permits, while prioritising the reliability of the record. Withdrawal, replacement, or removal of content is not used to obscure editorial history; exceptional legal or privacy-related removal requests require separate assessment.

Published notices and associated article metadata should be updated promptly and consistently where the journal’s systems and indexing services permit, while preserving the historical publication information and a retrievable account of the editorial action.

Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders may submit evidence-based concerns about editorial procedures, research integrity, competing interests, reviewer conduct, or published findings through the journal’s official contact channel. Complaints should identify the relevant manuscript or publication and explain the matter with available documentation.

An appeal against an editorial decision should present specific reasons, evidence of a material procedural error, or information not previously considered. Where feasible, a person who was not responsible for the challenged decision and has no relevant competing interest will evaluate the appeal. Disagreement with reviewer opinions alone does not establish grounds for reversal.

Well-supported scholarly criticism, letters, and requests for clarification may be considered as post-publication discussion. Editors may invite author responses and determine an appropriate format consistent with fairness, confidentiality, and the continuing integrity of the published record. Retaliation against individuals who raise concerns in good faith is unacceptable.

JOVISHE operates an open-access publication model. Its Open Access Statement identifies the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence, under which users may share and adapt the published work subject to attribution and ShareAlike requirements. Authors and the publisher are responsible for communicating licensing terms consistently across journal pages and article versions.

The journal’s Article Review Fee is IDR 400,000 per manuscript, as specified on the public Author Fees page. The charge is not a payment for acceptance or publication, and financial status must not influence editorial assessment. Payment timing, possible additional charges, and refund or waiver terms are governed by the separately published fee policy and any formally communicated conditions; this ethics statement does not create undisclosed charges.

Copyright permissions, third-party content rights, and any repository posting or reuse must comply with the terms applicable to the article and the intellectual property of others.

The journal should retain authentic evidence of editorial screening, reviewer selection, review reports, author responses, editorial decisions, declarations, publication dates, and any post-publication actions in the authorised journal-management system. Records must reflect the actual chronology of events. Dates, review reports, author identities, and editorial statuses must not be fabricated, backdated, or altered to give an inaccurate impression of compliance.

The Editorial Board and publisher should periodically examine the effectiveness of these policies and update them when changes in disciplinary standards, legal requirements, COPE guidance, or Indonesian accreditation requirements justify revision. Material changes should be communicated transparently and implemented consistently in the submission and review workflow.

This policy is part of JOVISHE’s wider editorial framework and should be read together with the journal’s author instructions, peer-review procedures, open-access terms, and the applicable submission and financial policies. Specific procedural questions should be directed to the editorial office.

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