Publication Ethics

Journal of Arabic Language Studies and Teaching is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in publishing an article in this journal, as well as allegations of research misconduct, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer reviewers, and the publisher (State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel). This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

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

State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel, as the publisher of JALSAT: Journal of Arabic Language Studies and Teaching, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Also, the Postgraduate Program in Arabic Language Education at State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel and the Editorial Board will assist with communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing an article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have engaged in research misconduct or other serious irregularities in articles published in scientific journals, 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 COPE's best practices to help resolve the complaint and address the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the allegation's validity and assessing whether it is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest.

Suppose scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility. In that case, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the coauthors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article are sufficient.

Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct and taking necessary actions based on the evaluation of these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, Jalsat: Journal of Arabic Language Studies and Teaching will continue to fulfill its responsibilities in ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Complaints and Appeals

JALSAT: Journal of Arabic Language Studies and Teaching will have a clear procedure for handling complaints against the journal, the Editorial Staff, the Editorial Board, or the Publisher. The complaints will be referred to a respected person for the case at hand. The scope of complaints includes anything related to the journal's business processes, i.e., editorial processes, citation manipulation, unfair editors/reviewers, peer-review manipulation, etc. The complaint cases will be processed in accordance with COPE guidelines. The complaint cases should be sent by e-mail to: jalsat@uinsa.ac.id

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts 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, as appropriate.

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.

 

AI Policy

Journal of Arabic Language Studies and Teaching permits the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support scholarly work, subject to human oversight, transparency, and research integrity. Authors must disclose substantive use of generative AI, identifying the tool, its purpose, and the extent of its use in the Methods section or a separate declaration, as appropriate. Routine spelling and grammar checks do not require disclosure. Authors remain fully responsible for all submitted content, including its accuracy, originality, references, and compliance with ethical standards. AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Reviewers and editors must protect manuscript confidentiality and must not upload unpublished manuscripts or confidential information to external AI services without the journal’s authorisation and appropriate confidentiality safeguards.

Aspect	Policy
AI use by authors	AI may assist with translation, language editing, or research analysis, provided that authors critically verify its output and use methods appropriate to the study.
Disclosure	Authors must identify the generative AI tool used and explain its purpose and extent of use. Routine spelling and grammar checks are exempt.
Responsibility for content	Authors must verify all claims, quotations, references, and analyses, including those produced with AI assistance.
Authorship	AI tools cannot qualify as authors because they cannot approve publication or accept scholarly accountability.
Research integrity	AI-generated data, interviews, observations, or references must not be presented as authentic evidence. Any legitimate use of synthetic data must be explicitly identified and methodologically justified.
Confidentiality and peer review	Reviewers and editors must safeguard unpublished content and personal data. AI assistance must not replace their independent scholarly judgement, and any authorised substantive use must be disclosed to the journal.