Publication Ethics

Hasanah in Education (HIE) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal follows established principles of responsible scholarly publishing and expects all authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher to uphold honesty, transparency, fairness, confidentiality, and accountability throughout the publication process.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, manipulation of citations, conflicts of interest that are not disclosed, or other forms of academic and publication misconduct.

1. Ethical Principles

HIE is committed to:

  • Maintaining academic integrity and responsible research practices;
  • Ensuring a fair, objective, and transparent peer-review process;
  • Protecting the confidentiality of manuscripts and research information;
  • Preventing plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct;
  • Ensuring appropriate authorship and contribution recognition;
  • Requiring disclosure of conflicts of interest;
  • Promoting transparency regarding funding and the use of AI and generative AI;
  • Correcting the scholarly record when errors or misconduct are identified; and
  • Protecting the rights, privacy, and dignity of research participants.

2. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors submitting manuscripts to HIE are responsible for ensuring that:

  • The manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere;
  • The manuscript is not simultaneously submitted to another journal;
  • All authors have made substantial contributions to the research and manuscript;
  • All individuals who qualify for authorship are appropriately included;
  • All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript;
  • All sources, ideas, data, and quotations derived from other works are appropriately cited;
  • The research has been conducted according to applicable ethical standards;
  • Research involving human participants has received appropriate ethical approval and informed consent where required;
  • Research data are accurately reported and have not been fabricated, falsified, or manipulated;
  • Any financial or non-financial conflict of interest is disclosed;
  • Funding sources are transparently reported where applicable;
  • Errors discovered after submission or publication are promptly communicated to the editorial office; and
  • The use of AI and generative AI complies with the journal's AI and Generative AI Policy.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts.

3. Authorship and Contributions

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research.

Authors should have contributed to one or more of the following:

  • Conception or design of the study;
  • Data collection or acquisition;
  • Data analysis or interpretation;
  • Development of the research methodology;
  • Drafting or substantial revision of the manuscript; and
  • Approval of the final version and accountability for the published work.

Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.

Guest authorship, honorary authorship, gift authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted.

4. Originality, Plagiarism, and Duplicate Publication

Manuscripts submitted to HIE must be original.

The journal conducts plagiarism and similarity screening as part of the editorial process. The journal applies a maximum similarity threshold of 20%, subject to editorial assessment of the nature and context of the similarities.

Plagiarism includes presenting another person's ideas, words, data, figures, or other intellectual work as one's own without appropriate acknowledgment.

Duplicate publication, redundant publication, and simultaneous submission to multiple journals are prohibited.

Where substantial plagiarism or duplicate publication is identified, the manuscript may be rejected and further action may be taken in accordance with the journal's publication ethics procedures.

5. Research Misconduct

HIE does not tolerate research misconduct, including:

  • Fabrication of data or results;
  • Falsification or manipulation of research materials, data, or findings;
  • Plagiarism;
  • Unethical research involving human participants;
  • Improper manipulation of images or figures;
  • Misrepresentation of research methods or findings; and
  • Deliberate concealment of relevant information.

Suspected misconduct may be investigated by the editorial team, and appropriate action may be taken depending on the nature and seriousness of the case.

6. Responsibilities of Editors

Editors are responsible for managing the journal's editorial process fairly, objectively, and transparently.

Editors should:

  • Evaluate manuscripts based on academic quality, relevance, originality, and methodological rigor;
  • Ensure that manuscripts are handled confidentially;
  • Select appropriate and independent reviewers;
  • Avoid conflicts of interest in editorial decisions;
  • Maintain editorial independence;
  • Ensure that peer review is conducted fairly;
  • Respond appropriately to allegations of misconduct;
  • Provide authors with clear editorial decisions and constructive feedback where appropriate;
  • Protect the integrity of the published scholarly record; and
  • Ensure that corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern are published when necessary.

Editors must not discriminate against authors based on nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, religion, political views, or other irrelevant personal characteristics.

7. Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers contribute to the quality and integrity of published research.

Reviewers should:

  • Evaluate manuscripts objectively and constructively;
  • Provide clear and evidence-based comments;
  • Maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts;
  • Identify relevant published work that has not been cited where appropriate;
  • Identify possible plagiarism or significant similarity;
  • Disclose potential conflicts of interest;
  • Decline a review assignment when they lack appropriate expertise or cannot provide an impartial review; and
  • Complete reviews within the agreed timeframe where possible.

Reviewers must not use unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage.

8. Confidentiality

All manuscripts submitted to HIE are treated as confidential documents.

Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must not disclose information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than those directly involved in the editorial and peer-review process.

Authors and reviewers must also respect the confidentiality of the peer-review process.

9. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that could influence the research, review, or editorial decision.

Conflicts may include financial relationships, personal relationships, institutional affiliations, professional relationships, academic competition, or other circumstances that may affect impartiality.

Individuals with significant conflicts of interest may be excluded from relevant editorial or review activities.

10. Funding Transparency

Authors must disclose sources of financial support for the research and publication where applicable.

The funding statement should identify the funding organization and, where appropriate, the role of the funder in the research.

If no specific funding was received, authors may state:

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

11. Ethical Treatment of Research Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards.

Authors should provide information regarding ethical approval and informed consent when required by the nature of the research.

Authors must protect participants' privacy and confidentiality and must not disclose personally identifiable information without appropriate consent.

Research involving vulnerable populations requires particular attention to ethical safeguards and participant protection.

12. Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

HIE recognizes the responsible use of AI and generative AI technologies in scholarly publishing.

AI tools may be used for appropriate purposes such as language improvement, translation, grammar correction, formatting, and other supportive activities, provided that authors retain full intellectual responsibility for their work.

AI or generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Substantive use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed in accordance with the journal's AI and Generative AI Policy.

Authors remain responsible for verifying the accuracy, originality, references, data, and claims contained in AI-assisted content.

13. Citation Ethics

Authors should cite relevant and authoritative sources accurately and appropriately.

Citation manipulation is prohibited. Authors, reviewers, and editors must not request unnecessary citations solely to increase citation counts, journal metrics, or the visibility of particular individuals or publications.

References should be included because they are academically relevant to the manuscript.

14. Complaints and Appeals

Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders may submit complaints concerning editorial procedures, publication ethics, authorship, peer review, or published content to the editorial office.

Complaints should provide sufficient information to allow the journal to investigate the matter appropriately.

Appeals against editorial decisions should provide a clear and reasoned explanation addressing the basis of the decision.

The journal will handle complaints and appeals fairly and confidentially.

15. Corrections and Retractions

HIE is committed to maintaining an accurate and reliable scholarly record.

When a significant error is identified in a published article, the journal may publish an appropriate correction.

If an article is found to contain serious errors, unreliable findings, plagiarism, fabricated or falsified data, unethical research, or other significant publication misconduct, the journal may retract the article.

Retractions and corrections will be handled transparently and will remain part of the scholarly record.

16. Allegations of Misconduct

When an allegation of research or publication misconduct is received, the editorial team may conduct an initial assessment.

Where appropriate, the journal may request explanations, supporting documents, raw data, ethical approval information, or other relevant evidence from the authors or other parties.

The journal may involve the authors' institutions or other appropriate organizations when further investigation is necessary.

The journal reserves the right to reject, withdraw, correct, or retract a manuscript or published article when misconduct is established.

17. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently based on scholarly merit and the journal's editorial standards.

Neither commercial interests, advertising, sponsorship, nor relationships with the publisher should influence editorial decisions.

The publisher does not interfere with editorial decisions concerning the acceptance, rejection, revision, or publication of manuscripts.

18. Publisher Responsibilities

The publisher, CV. Gerasi Insan Nusantara, supports the editorial team in maintaining publication integrity and appropriate publishing standards.

The publisher provides the necessary support for the journal's editorial and publication processes and cooperates with the editorial team in addressing ethical concerns, corrections, retractions, and other matters affecting the integrity of the scholarly record.

19. Ethical Commitment

By submitting a manuscript to Hasanah in Education (HIE), authors confirm that they have read and agree to comply with the journal's publication ethics requirements.

HIE is committed to fostering a responsible scholarly publishing environment based on integrity, transparency, fairness, confidentiality, originality, and accountability.