Conflict of Interest

Asy-Syari'ah follows the COPE Core Practice on conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest exists when a financial, personal, professional, institutional, political, ideological, or religious relationship or interest could reasonably be perceived to influence the objectivity of research, peer review, or editorial decision-making. The existence of a conflict of interest does not in itself imply wrongdoing, but failure to disclose it may undermine trust in the scholarly record.

Authors

Authors must disclose, at submission, all relationships and interests that could be perceived as influencing the work, including funding sources, employment, consultancy, institutional affiliations, and personal or professional relationships with parties affected by the research. Where there is nothing to disclose, the manuscript must include a statement to that effect (for example, “The authors declare no conflict of interest”). Role of funders, if any, in the design, analysis, and publication of the work must be stated. Authors must also declare any relationship with suggested or excluded reviewers.

Reviewers

Reviewers must decline to review a manuscript, or inform the editor, where they have a conflict of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, supervisory, institutional, financial, or personal relationships with the authors or the subject matter of the manuscript. Reviewers must not use unpublished information from a manuscript under review for their own benefit.

Editors

Editors and members of the editorial board must recuse themselves from handling a manuscript where they have a conflict of interest, including manuscripts by colleagues, current or former students or supervisors, co-authors, or institutional affiliates. Such manuscripts will be assigned to another editor who has no conflict, and the handling editor’s identity and the review process will remain independent of the conflicted party.

Handling of Undisclosed or Disclosed Conflicts

Disclosed conflicts are considered by the editors in deciding whether the manuscript may proceed and, where appropriate, are published with the article. Where a conflict of interest is discovered after publication, the journal may publish a correction or editorial note, or take other action in accordance with its policy on allegations of misconduct and relevant COPE guidance.