Pakungwati Journal of Islamic Law and Society (PJILS)
Pakungwati Journal of Islamic Law and Society (PJILS) is committed to maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, fairness, accountability, and academic responsibility in scholarly publishing. All parties involved in the publication process—including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher—are expected to uphold ethical principles that protect the reliability of the scholarly record and the credibility of academic communication.
Research and publication must be conducted honestly, accurately, and responsibly.
Relevant information regarding authorship, funding, conflicts of interest, and research methods should be disclosed appropriately.
Manuscripts are assessed on academic merit without discrimination based on personal or institutional characteristics.
Authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher share responsibility for preserving the integrity of the publication process.
Making up data, evidence, legal materials, interviews, documents, sources, or research findings that did not actually exist or occur.
Manipulating research materials, processes, data, quotations, evidence, or findings in a way that misrepresents the research record.
Using another person's language, ideas, arguments, data, or intellectual contributions without appropriate acknowledgment.
Inappropriately adding, requesting, or manipulating citations primarily to increase citation counts rather than to support the scholarly content of the manuscript.
Including individuals who did not make a meaningful scholarly contribution, or excluding individuals who made contributions that justify authorship.
Republishing substantially the same research without transparent disclosure, appropriate citation, or legitimate scholarly justification.
Manuscripts reporting research involving human participants, interviews, surveys, observations, personal records, or sensitive community-based research must respect applicable ethical principles concerning informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and protection from harm. Where ethical approval is required by an institution or applicable regulation, authors should provide appropriate information regarding such approval.
PJILS may screen manuscripts using iThenticate or Turnitin. The journal applies a maximum overall similarity index of 20% as a general screening benchmark. However, similarity scores are interpreted qualitatively rather than mechanically. Any substantial unattributed overlap may constitute an ethical concern regardless of the overall percentage.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, citation, and scholarly content of their manuscripts. Generative artificial intelligence tools may not be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for published work.
Where generative AI tools have been used materially in preparing, analyzing, translating, or revising a manuscript, authors should disclose such use where appropriate and ensure that no fabricated references, inaccurate quotations, invented data, or misleading claims are introduced.
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose relationships or circumstances that may influence, or reasonably appear to influence, their judgment. Relevant conflicts may include financial relationships, institutional affiliations, professional collaborations, personal relationships, academic competition, or other interests capable of affecting impartiality.
Allegations of research or publication misconduct will be examined carefully and fairly. The Editorial Team may request clarification, supporting documents, original data, ethics approval information, or other relevant evidence. Authors and other parties concerned should be given an appropriate opportunity to respond before a final editorial action is taken, except where immediate action is necessary to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
The publisher supports the editorial independence of PJILS and is committed to protecting the integrity, accessibility, preservation, and credibility of the journal. The publisher does not interfere with editorial decisions based on academic merit and supports appropriate corrective actions where ethical problems are identified.
Pakungwati Journal of Islamic Law and Society regards publication ethics as an essential foundation of scholarly communication. The journal is committed to protecting the integrity of the academic record through responsible authorship, independent peer review, transparent editorial decision-making, and appropriate action whenever ethical concerns arise.
