Conflict of Interest Policy

Ahlussunnah: Journal of Islamic Education is committed to maintaining transparency, objectivity, and integrity throughout the publication process. Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, academic, or personal interests that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their judgment or responsibilities. All disclosures are evaluated by the Editorial Board, and appropriate measures are taken to prevent potential bias in editorial decisions. Undisclosed conflicts of interest may lead to corrective actions in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics policies.

 

Policy Details

Definition of Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when financial, professional, institutional, personal, academic, political, or other relationships may influence, or appear to influence, the objectivity, integrity, or impartiality of scholarly work.

Types of Conflict of Interest

Conflicts of interest may include financial interests, employment relationships, consultancies, institutional affiliations, academic competition, personal relationships, intellectual property rights, research funding, or other circumstances that may affect independent judgment.

Authors’ Disclosure Responsibilities
Authors must disclose all relevant conflicts of interest, sources of funding, and relationships that could potentially influence the design, conduct, interpretation, or reporting of their research.

Reviewers’ Disclosure Responsibilities
Reviewers must declare any conflict of interest that may compromise their objectivity and must decline the review assignment when an actual or perceived conflict exists.

Editors’ Disclosure Responsibilities
Editors must recuse themselves from editorial decisions involving manuscripts in which they have financial, professional, institutional, or personal interests that could affect impartial evaluation.

Conflict of Interest Assessment Procedures
The Editorial Board reviews all disclosed interests and, where necessary, requests additional information to evaluate the potential impact of such conflicts on the publication process.

Conflict Management and Mitigation Mechanisms
Appropriate measures may include disclosure statements, reassignment of reviewers or editors, independent evaluations, or other actions necessary to maintain fairness and transparency.

Consequences of Non-Disclosure
Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in manuscript rejection, publication of corrections, expressions of concern, article retraction, or other corrective actions deemed appropriate by the journal.

Relationship to Publication Ethics
This policy forms an integral part of the journal’s publication ethics framework and supports the principles of transparency, accountability, research integrity, fairness, and responsible scholarly communication.