Publication Ethics
Investama: Journal of Economics and Business is a journal that aims to be a leading peer-review platform and authoritative source of information. Investama publishes original research articles, review articles and case studies focused on economics and business that have not been published elsewhere in any language and are also not under review for publication anywhere. This is in line with the mission of the Sharia Economics Study Program to advance and disseminate knowledge and understanding. In this case, Investama offers open access to its journal articles.
Investama: Journal of Economics and Business is committed to upholding standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process. Therefore, we consider neutrality, fairness and honesty.
Publication Ethics for Editors of Investama: Journal of Economics and Business
- Editors must be responsible for everything published in the journal. This includes having measures in place to assess the quality of the material they receive for the journal and a willingness to publish corrections and clarifications when necessary.
- Editors must guide authors and reviewers regarding what is expected of them.
- Editors must make decisions about which articles to publish based on their quality and suitability for the journal.
- Editors must handle manuscript submissions fairly without discrimination, impartially and timely, and treat all manuscripts as confidential, to be distributed to others for peer review purposes only.
- Editors must have a system to ensure that the identities of peer reviewers are protected unless they use an open review system that is announced to authors and reviewers.
- Editors should provide new editorial board members with guidance on what is expected of them and should keep editorial board members up to date on new policies and developments.
- Editors must have systems in place to manage their conflicts of interest as well as those of their staff, authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.
Publication Ethics for Writers of Investama: Journal of Economics and Business
- Authors must certify that all submitted work is original, and properly cite content from other sources to avoid plagiarism.
- Authors must ensure their contributions do not contain defamatory material or infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
- The author list should accurately reflect who conducted the research and wrote the article, and the order of authorship should be determined jointly by all coauthors.
- All authors must acknowledge submission of their manuscript to the journal and agree to the lead author signing the IPR form on their behalf.
- Authors should ensure that their submitted manuscript is not being considered (or accepted for publication) elsewhere. If any part of the manuscript overlaps with published or submitted content, this must be acknowledged and cited.
- The funding source for the research project must be stated on all funded research manuscripts. Other sources of support should also be identified in the manuscript, usually in an acknowledgment.
- Authors should notify the editor or publisher if there are significant errors in their published work, and work with the editor to issue an erratum, addendum, or retraction if necessary.
Publication Ethics for Reviewers of Investama Articles: Journal of Economics and Business
- The review must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
- Reviewers should help improve the quality of submitted articles by reviewing manuscripts carefully, thoughtfully, and objectively, promptly.
- Reviewers should notify the journal editor of any published or submitted content that is similar to the material being reviewed, or of suspected plagiarism.
- Reviewers must declare any potential conflicts of interest regarding a particular article or author.
- Reviewers must respect the confidentiality of any information or materials provided during the review process.
- Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that prompt review is not possible should notify the editor and seek permission from the review process.
- Reviewers must follow the journal guidelines