Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed PARAMUROBI 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. 

Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UNSIQ Jawa Tengah as publisher of PARAMUROBI takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Publication decisions
The editor of the PARAMUROBI is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Duties of Reviewers

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

Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees 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. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

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 or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Papers
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version o

Additional Policies (updated 8 October 2026)

Complaints and appeals

Complaints about the editorial process or about an editorial decision may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at yusufamin@unsiq.ac.id. An author may appeal a decision once, in writing, giving reasons and supporting evidence. The Editor-in-Chief reviews the appeal together with editorial board members who were not involved in the original decision and replies in writing. The journal follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Allegations of research misconduct

Allegations of misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, duplicate submission or redundant publication, undisclosed competing interests, or authorship disputes, are investigated by the Editor-in-Chief following COPE guidance. The authors concerned are given the opportunity to respond. Depending on the outcome, the journal may reject the manuscript, publish a correction or retraction, and inform the authors' institution or funder.

Plagiarism screening

Authors must submit original work, free from plagiarism, self-plagiarism and duplicate submission. PARAMUROBI: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM screens every submitted manuscript for text similarity with Turnitin. The journal applies a similarity threshold of 20%: manuscripts above this level are returned to the authors for revision or rejected by the editors. Cases of suspected plagiarism are handled as described under "Allegations of research misconduct" in Publication Ethics.

Competing interests

Authors must declare any financial, personal or professional relationship that could be seen to influence their work. Reviewers and editors must declare competing interests and decline to handle a manuscript where an impartial assessment is not possible.

Data sharing and reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to make the data supporting their findings openly available in a repository and to include a data availability statement in the article. Where data cannot be shared, the reason should be stated.

Ethical oversight

Research involving human participants must have been conducted with informed consent and, where required, approved by an ethics committee, and this must be stated in the article. Research involving animals must follow the applicable ethical guidelines and approvals.

Intellectual property

Authors must ensure that they hold the rights to everything they submit. Material from other sources must be credited and used with permission or under a legal exception, and any material not covered by the article's license must be clearly identified.

Post-publication discussion

Readers may send comments or concerns about a published article to yusufamin@unsiq.ac.id. The Editor-in-Chief considers them, may invite the authors to respond, and may publish a correction.

Corrections and retractions

Errors that affect the understanding of an article are corrected by a published correction linked to the original article. Articles with serious problems (for example misconduct, major errors, or plagiarism) are retracted. A retraction notice states the reason, and retracted articles remain accessible and are clearly marked as retracted. Withdrawing a published article is limited to these cases, and no fee is charged.

Use of generative AI and automated tools

Authors: must disclose any use of generative AI in preparing the article beyond straightforward language correction, editing and formatting; are responsible for checking the validity of anything produced by automated tools; must not list AI tools as authors; and must not cite generative AI as a source.

Reviewers and editors: must not use generative AI to create their assessments or decisions, and must not upload manuscripts or review reports to AI tools, because of the risks to confidentiality, superficial or biased feedback, and false information. Editing or rewriting for language may be acceptable if disclosed. Any routine use of automated tools by the journal is disclosed and overseen by an editor.