AL-MURABBI: Jurnal Studi Kependidikan dan Keislaman is committed to ensuring that all publication processes are objective, transparent, and based on scholarly merit. A conflict of interest may arise when personal, professional, financial, academic, or other relationships could potentially influence the evaluation of a manuscript.
1. Authors' Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence their research, interpretation of findings, manuscript preparation, or publication. Such conflicts may include financial relationships, employment, consultancy, stock ownership, research funding, personal relationships, academic competition, or institutional affiliations.
Authors must also disclose research funding sources and explain the funders' roles where relevant. If no conflicts of interest exist, authors must explicitly declare that they have no competing interests to disclose.
2. Editors' Conflicts of Interest
Editors must avoid participating in editorial decisions when relationships or interests could compromise their impartiality. When a conflict arises, the manuscript must be reassigned to another editor who has no relevant conflict of interest.
3. Reviewers' Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must inform the editor if they have a conflict of interest involving the authors, institutions, research, or other parties related to the manuscript. Reviewers must withdraw from the review process when such a conflict could compromise their independence or objectivity.
4. Management of Conflicts of Interest
Disclosed conflicts of interest will be assessed by the editor to determine the appropriate action. Actions may include disclosure in the published article, reassignment of a reviewer or editor, or other measures considered necessary to protect the integrity of the editorial process.
If a conflict of interest is identified after publication, the editor will assess the circumstances and determine whether clarification, correction, or other editorial action is necessary.
5. Responsibility and Transparency
All authors, editors, and reviewers are responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest honestly and promptly. Disclosure does not automatically lead to manuscript rejection; rather, it enables fair and transparent evaluation and publication decisions.
