PUBLICATION ETHICS

'ASABIYAH: Jurnal Pengabdian Hukum is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and taking all possible measures against publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to the journal attest that the submitted works represent their original contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

The Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang, as the publisher, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Faculty of Law and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where necessary.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing an article, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved in research misconduct or other serious irregularities, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will follow the best practices and flowcharts established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). A submitted manuscript found to contain misconduct will be rejected. If a published paper is found to contain misconduct, a formal retraction notice will be published and linked to the original article.

Duties of Editors

  • Publication Decisions: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. Decisions are guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making these decisions.

  • Fair Play: Manuscripts are evaluated solely for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

  • Confidentiality: The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the paper.

  • Promptness: Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the process.

  • Confidentiality: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and must not be discussed with others unless authorized by the editor.

  • Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate, and reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers must also alert the editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper.

  • Disclosure and Conflict of Interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

  • Reporting Standards: Authors of original community service and legal research articles must present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, this must be appropriately cited or quoted.

  • Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Submitting essentially the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  • Human Participants & Informed Consent: For legal outreach or community service projects involving human participants (e.g., surveys, legal counseling sessions, or workshops), authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from participants, ensuring special protection for vulnerable populations.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy: Generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or Large Language Models) do not qualify for authorship. If AI-assisted tools were used in writing, editing, or data collection, authors must explicitly disclose their usage in the manuscript.

  • Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. The corresponding author must ensure all appropriate co-authors are included and have approved the final version for publication.

  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support must be disclosed.

  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or correct the paper