Publication Ethics

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan is a peer-reviewed academic journal that upholds the principles of publication ethics and scientific integrity. This statement explains the ethical standards and responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, editorial board members, reviewers, and publishers. This publication ethics statement is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Guidelines for Journal Publication Ethics

The publication of articles in Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan is an essential part of the development of a credible, transparent, and accountable body of knowledge. Published articles reflect the quality of the authors’ scholarly work and the academic institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed publications also support the scientific method and strengthen academic discourse in the fields of education, social studies, and religious studies.

Therefore, all parties involved in the publication process must uphold ethical standards, including authors, editors, reviewers, editorial board members, publishers, and readers. The publisher of Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan is committed to ensuring that editorial decisions are made independently and are not influenced by commercial interests, institutional pressure, advertising, reprint income, or other forms of external intervention.

Alleged Research Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, data manipulation, duplicate publication, peer-review manipulation, and other unethical practices in conducting, reporting, reviewing, or publishing research. When authors are found to be involved in research misconduct or other serious irregularities, especially in articles that have already been published, the editor has the responsibility to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the editors and editorial board of Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan will follow COPE guidelines and best practices in handling complaints and investigating allegations. Manuscripts found to contain serious ethical violations will be rejected. If misconduct is identified after publication, the journal may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the severity of the case. Any retraction will be clearly linked to the original published article.

The first step in handling an allegation is to determine the validity of the complaint and assess whether the allegation meets the definition of research misconduct. The editor will also identify whether there is any relevant conflict of interest involving the parties concerned.

If there is a possibility of scientific error or substantial irregularity, the allegation will be communicated to the corresponding author, who will be asked to provide a detailed response on behalf of all co-authors. After the response has been evaluated, the editor may seek further review from relevant experts, including methodological or statistical reviewers when necessary. If misconduct is not proven but clarification is needed, the journal may publish a correction, clarification, or letter to the editor.

Authors, editors, reviewers, journals, and institutions share an important responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific errors and misconduct, Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan is committed to maintaining trust, transparency, and accountability in academic publishing.

Publication Decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published in Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan. The decision is based on the manuscript’s originality, relevance, academic contribution, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and suitability with the journal’s scope.

The editor may consult members of the editorial board, section editors, or reviewers in making publication decisions. Editorial decisions must also comply with legal requirements related to defamation, copyright infringement, plagiarism, and research ethics.

Complaints and Appeals

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan provides a clear procedure for handling complaints and appeals related to editorial decisions, publication processes, reviewer conduct, citation manipulation, peer-review manipulation, conflicts of interest, or other ethical concerns.

All complaints will be handled fairly, objectively, and confidentially. The journal will examine each complaint based on available evidence and follow COPE guidelines in resolving the issue. Authors may submit appeals if they believe that a rejection or editorial decision was made unfairly or based on a misunderstanding. Appeals will be reviewed by the editorial team and, if necessary, by independent experts.

Post-Publication Discussion

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan supports post-publication discussion as part of academic transparency and scholarly debate. Readers, authors, and researchers may submit comments, responses, or letters to the editor regarding published articles. The journal may publish such discussions on its website or through other moderated academic channels, provided that the discussion is respectful, evidence-based, and relevant to the published work.

Fair Play

Editors evaluate manuscripts solely based on their intellectual content, academic quality, originality, relevance, and contribution to the field. Manuscripts are assessed without discrimination based on the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, institutional affiliation, or political views.

Confidentiality

Editors, editorial staff, editorial board members, and reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Information about a submitted manuscript may only be disclosed to the corresponding author, reviewers, prospective reviewers, editorial advisors, and the publisher when necessary for the editorial process.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Editors and editorial board members must not use unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts for their own research without the written consent of the authors. Any potential conflict of interest involving editors, reviewers, or authors must be disclosed and managed properly to ensure fairness and transparency in the publication process.

Data Sharing Policy

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan encourages openness and transparency in research. Authors are encouraged to share research data that support the findings of their articles, including raw data, processed data, research instruments, software, protocols, methods, and other relevant materials, as long as such sharing does not violate ethical, legal, privacy, or confidentiality requirements.

Where appropriate, authors should provide sufficient information to allow other researchers to verify, replicate, or build upon the research. For studies involving sensitive data, human subjects, institutional documents, or confidential information, authors must ensure that data sharing complies with ethical standards and applicable regulations.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts. Reviewers are expected to provide constructive, objective, and scholarly feedback.

Promptness and Appropriateness

Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified to review a manuscript or is unable to complete the review within the required time should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, or disclose manuscript content to others without permission from the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews must be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly and support their comments with sound academic arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and other published works of which they are aware.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts if they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, personal, financial, institutional, or other relationships with the authors or institutions connected to the manuscript.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors must present accurate, clear, and objective accounts of the research conducted. The manuscript must contain sufficient detail, data, and references to allow others to understand, evaluate, and, where possible, replicate the study. Fraudulent, deceptive, or intentionally inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that their work is original. If authors use the work, ideas, data, or words of others, these must be properly cited and acknowledged. Plagiarism in any form is unethical and unacceptable.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time. Authors are also prohibited from publishing substantially similar research in more than one journal or publication without proper justification, transparency, and acknowledgment.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Authors must properly acknowledge the work of others. Publications that have influenced the nature, design, method, analysis, or interpretation of the reported work should be cited appropriately.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, or writing of the manuscript. All individuals who have made substantial contributions must be listed as co-authors.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate co-authors are included, that no inappropriate co-authors are listed, that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, or other substantive conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support, sponsorship, or funding must be clearly stated in the manuscript.

Fundamental Errors in Published Work

When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work, they are obliged to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate in correcting, clarifying, or retracting the article when necessary.

Ethical Oversight

If the research involves human participants, animals, chemicals, procedures, equipment, confidential data, institutional documents, or practices that may involve ethical risks, authors must clearly identify these matters in the manuscript. Authors must also ensure that the research has been conducted according to relevant ethical standards.

For research involving human participants, authors should provide information regarding informed consent, confidentiality, anonymity, and ethical approval where required. If the study involves confidential data, institutional information, business practices, or sensitive social and religious issues, authors must clearly explain how the data are protected and used responsibly.

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, research integrity, transparency, and academic responsibility in all stages of the publication process.