Publication Ethics
Publication Ethics
The Journal of Halal Research, Policy, and Industry (JHRPI) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and to preventing any form of unethical conduct in the publishing process. This statement outlines the ethical expectations for all parties involved in the publication of articles, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.
JHRPI adheres to the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and strives to ensure the integrity, transparency, and academic quality of all published works.
1. Duties of Editors
Fairness
Editors must evaluate submitted manuscripts based solely on their academic merit—regardless of the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must treat all manuscripts as confidential documents. Information about a submitted manuscript must not be disclosed to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, editorial board members, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Conflicts of Interest
Editors must not use unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the written consent of the author. Editors should recuse themselves from considering 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 paper.
Publication Decisions
Editors are responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, and reviewers’ comments.
Integrity of the Record
Editors must take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, data falsification, or image manipulation.
2. Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve their manuscripts.
Promptness
Any reviewer who feels unqualified to assess the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor and withdraw 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 except as authorized by the editor.
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 must 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. Reviewers should also alert the editors to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they are aware of.
Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the paper.
3. Duties of Authors
Reporting Standards
Authors must present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data related to a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data when appropriate, consistent with the ALPSP–STM Statement on Data and Databases. Authors should retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same paper to more than one publication constitutes unethical publishing behavior.
Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have influenced 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 substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
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 them to retract or correct the paper.
4. Duties of the Publisher
Handling of Unethical Publishing Behavior
In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and amend the article, including prompt publication of a correction, retraction, or other note as relevant.
Access to Journal Content
The publisher is committed to ensuring permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research and ensures accessibility through digital archiving.
5. Plagiarism Policy
JHRPI strictly prohibits any form of plagiarism. All manuscripts submitted to JHRPI are checked for similarity using reliable plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with similarity levels exceeding the journal’s acceptable threshold will be rejected or returned to authors for revision.
6. Retraction and Correction Policy
JHRPI upholds transparency and integrity in the scholarly record. Retractions, corrections, or expressions of concern will be issued when necessary, following COPE guidelines. Articles may be retracted for major errors, research misconduct, or ethical violations.