Legitimacy: Journal of Law and Islamic Law upholds the highest standards of publication ethics to ensure integrity, transparency, and accountability throughout the scholarly publishing process. The journal expects all parties involved—editors, authors, reviewers, and publishers—to adhere to the following ethical guidelines:

1. Responsibilities of Authors

• Originality: Authors must submit original research. Plagiarism, data fabrication, and data falsification are strictly prohibited.

• Multiple or Redundant Publication: Manuscripts must not be under consideration or published elsewhere.

• Authorship: Only individuals who have made significant contributions to the research should be listed as authors; all co-authors must approve the final version before submission.

• Disclosure of Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that may influence the work.

• Acknowledgment of Sources: Proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources and contributions are mandatory.

2. Responsibilities of Editors

• Fair Evaluation: Manuscripts are assessed for intellectual content without regard to the authors’ race, gender, institutional affiliation, or nationality.

• Confidentiality: Editors will not disclose information about a manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and editorial staff.

• Decision-making: Decisions on manuscript acceptance are based on scholarly merit, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope.

• Handling Misconduct: Editors will investigate and take action when ethical violations are suspected or reported.

3. Responsibilities of Reviewers

• Confidentiality: Reviewers must treat manuscripts as confidential documents and not share or discuss them with others.

• Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively and without personal criticism of the author.

• Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers must alert the editor to any substantial similarity between the manuscript and other published works.

• Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships.

4. Publisher Responsibilities

• Oversight: The publisher ensures that commercial interests do not influence editorial decisions.

• Addressing Misconduct: The publisher collaborates with editors to investigate any allegations of misconduct and, if necessary, issue corrections, retractions, or apologies.

5. Handling Allegations of Misconduct

• Investigation: All allegations of research or publication misconduct are taken seriously and investigated promptly in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.

• Outcomes: Actions may include manuscript retraction, publication of clarifications, and bans on future submissions for serious offenses.

Legitimacy: Journal of Law and Islamic Law is committed to maintaining the credibility and integrity of published scholarship by requiring strict adherence to these ethical standards from everyone involved in the publication process.