Ihyaussunnah: Journal of Ulumul Hadith and Living Sunnah

Publishing Malpractice Policy

P-ISSN: 2809-1787 | E-ISSN: 2830-5108

Compliance Framework for Preventing and Addressing Academic Misconduct

Ihyaussunnah: Journal of Ulumul Hadith and Living Sunnah is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of integrity across all stages of scholarly publication. In line with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) core practices, the journal maintains zero tolerance toward academic fraud, fabrication, falsification, and unethical author practices.

Identified Categories of Publication Malpractice

1. Plagiarism & Redundant Publication

Unattributed Text & Concept Reuse Repurposing verbatim passages, ideas, or hadith commentary without rigorous citation or quotation marks is classified as serious plagiarism.

Duplicate & Dual Submissions Submitting a manuscript simultaneously to more than one venue or republishing previously published data without clear attribution is strictly prohibited.

2. Data Fabrication & Falsification

Manufacturing Records Inventing field interviews, informant testimonies, archival documents, or empirical datasets constitutes intentional academic fraud.

Selective Manipulation Distorting raw survey results, altering qualitative transcripts, or misrepresenting Sanad transmission structures to produce predetermined findings is prohibited.

3. Authorship Manipulation

Ghost & Gift Authorship Listing individuals who did not make substantial intellectual contributions (gift/guest) or omitting contributors who did (ghost) violates ethical criteria.

Unauthorized Attribution Submitting a paper bearing a scholar's name without their explicit consent and written verification is treated as identity malpractice.

4. Review & Citation Manipulation

Compromised Peer Review Fabricating reviewer identities, setting up reciprocal review cartels, or attempting to compromise reviewer anonymity breaches review governance.

Coercive & Artificial Citation Unwarranted self-citation or editorial pressure to cite preferred journals solely to boost impact factors is explicitly barred.

Investigation Procedure (COPE Flowchart Standard)

1. Fact-Finding & Screening Upon receiving substantiated allegations, the Editor-in-Chief initiates an inquiry assembling text comparisons, reviewer logs, and metadata.

2. Due Process & Clarification Accused parties are given an opportunity to present documentation and formal explanations within a defined 14-day window.

3. Editorial Board Ruling An independent ad-hoc review panel deliberates findings and renders an objective sanction proportionate to the violation's severity.

Hierarchy of Sanctions & Corrective Measures

Formal Warning Issued for minor inadvertent omissions or minor referencing defects.

Immediate Rejection Rejection of active submissions exhibiting ethical infractions.

Retraction Notice Formal post-publication retraction for proven data fraud or plagiarism.

Submission Embargo 1- to 3-year embargo and notification to the author's host institution.

Reporting Suspected Malpractice or Academic Fraud? Substantiated reports may be submitted confidentially to the Editor-in-Chief with relevant documentary evidence.

Report Malpractice

All allegations of misconduct received by Ihyaussunnah: Journal of Ulumul Hadith and Living Sunnah are addressed regardless of the status or affiliation of the contributor. Anonymous complaints are investigated provided that credible, verifiable documentary proof is presented.