Publication Ethics

Living Sufism: Journal of Sufism and Psychotherapy is published twice a year by the Program Studi Tasawuf dan Psikoterapi Faculty of Ushuluddin, Annuqayah University (UA) Sumenep Indonesia as a double blind-reviewed journal. The journal is available online version. 

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement 

The publication of an article in Living Sufism: Journal of Sufism and Psychotherapy  emphasizes the quality of the writing of the authors and the institutions that support them. Each article is peer reviewed. The reviewers examine its content and check whether it adheres to scientific standards. The author of writing in the publication process has to act ethically.  

Publication decisions

The editors of Living Sufism: Journal of Sufism and Psychotherapy  determine which of articles submitted to the journal should be published depand on their originality and their significance to the research community. The editors and reviewers are guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and controlled by such legal requirements as in force regarding libel, copyright violation, and plagiarism. 

Fair play

To appreciate submitted manuscripts, the editors are not influenced by culture, gender, religion and politics.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials concealed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the direct written approval of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review helps the editorial team to make their decisions and may assist the author in improving the paper through editorial communications.

Promptness

Any nominated referees who think that they are inappropriate, due to their lack of skill, insight, or knowledge to review the research work reported in a manuscript should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be regarded as private and confidential documents. They must not be shared or discussed with third parties except with the editor’s knowledge and approval.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be carried out objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should state their views clearly and present supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should recognize and ascertain a relevant published work which has not been quoted by the authors. Relevant citations should be provided for any statement from observation, derivation, or argument that has been previously reported. Furthermore, the reviewers and editors have to be concerned with any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscripts under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Any private data or confidential information found during the peer review must be kept off the record and not be used for individual benefit. Reviewers must be objective and should not evaluate manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the connected authors, companies, or institutions.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Reports or original research should be presented accurately and objectively, and primary data should be demonstrated truthfully. Each paper should include the necessary information and references to allow others to copy the work. Deceitful or significantly inaccurate statements are inexcusable and regarded as unethical.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors must confirm that they have written completely original works. If the authors have used the works and/or words of others, they must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript or manuscripts that present in essence the same research work to more than one journal or primary publication. Any such act is not tolerated and deemed as violating ethical publishing behavior.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be provided. Authors must make explicit mention of publications that are prominent in defining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship

Original authorship involves those researchers who have accomplished a major contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of a reported study. All those who meet these criteria should be listed as co-authors. If others have taken part in certain essential aspects of the research project, they should be approved or recognized as contributors. The corresponding authors are responsible for making sure that all appropriate co-authors are properly acknowledged, have viewed and accepted the final form of the paper, and have agreed upon its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors are committed to reveal in their manuscript any financial or other basic conflict of interest that may have influenced the results or interpretation of their research work as presented in the manuscript. All basis of financial sustenance for the project should be unveiled.

Fundamental errors in published works When authors find a significant mistake or error in their own published work, it is their duty to promptly report this to the journal editor or publisher. They must cooperate with the editor to withdraw or correct the paper accordingly.