Jurnal Ekonomi Al-Khitmah is an electronic journal that has undergone a peer-review process. This page outlines the Publication Ethics Guidelines for all parties involved in the publication of an article in this journal, including Authors, Reviewers, and Journal Managers (Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Islamic University of Kuantan Singingi). The rules on this page adhere to COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

1. Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of articles in Jurnal Ekonomi Al-Khitmah must undergo a peer-review process, which is crucial for the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. This process acknowledges the quality of the author's work and the institution behind it. Peer-review is an implementation and manifestation of the scientific method. Therefore, it is essential to agree on ethical behavior standards expected from all parties involved in the publication process: Authors, Journal Editors, Reviewers, Publishers, and Society.

The Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Islamic University of Kuantan Singingi, as the publisher of Jurnal Ekonomi Al-Khitmah, takes its responsibility seriously in every publishing process, both ethically and in other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenues do not impact or influence editorial decisions. Additionally, the Accounting Study Program and Editors will assist in communications with other journals or publishers when necessary.

2. Publication Decision

The editors of Jurnal Ekonomi Al-Khitmah are responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. The validity of the article and its benefit to researchers and readers should be the determining factors in every decision. Editors base their decisions on the journal's editorial board policies and applicable legal requirements, such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors and reviewers in making such decisions.

3. Fair Play

Editors must evaluate manuscripts based on their intellectual content, without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.

4. Confidentiality

Editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher.

5. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the author's written consent.

6. Reviewer Responsibilities

• Contribution to Editorial Decisions:
  Reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with authors, may also help authors improve the quality of their articles.

• Timeliness:
  Any reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript or knows that timely review is not possible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

• Confidentiality:
  Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shared or discussed with others unless authorized by the editor.

• Standards of 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 should 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 appropriate citation. Reviewers should also notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper they are aware of.

• Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest:
  Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.

7. Author Responsibilities

• Reporting Standards:
  Authors of research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

• Data Access and Retention:
  Authors may be asked to provide raw data related to their paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if possible, in accordance with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases. Authors should retain such data for a reasonable period after publication.

• Originality and Plagiarism:
  Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works. If authors have used the work and/or words of others, they must ensure proper citation.

• Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication:
  An author should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

• Acknowledgment of Sources:
  Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

• Authorship of the Paper:
  Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the paper, that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper, and have agreed to its submission for publication.

• Disclosure of Financial Support and Conflicts of Interest:
  All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

• 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 the editor to retract or correct the paper.