Publication Ethics

ZAHRA: Research and Thought Elementary School of Islam Journal is published twice a year in March and August. It publishes conceptual ideas, studies and application of theories, practitioners’ writings, and research results in teaching and learning in the field of elementary education (SD/MI). The Zahra Journal is published by the Graduate Program of Elementary Education, Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Institut Al Azhar Menganti Gresik, Indonesia.

Publishing Guidance Ethics

Article publishing in Zahra is an important process in the development of coherent and respectable knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support them. The reviewed articles contain and support scientific methodology. Therefore, it is important to agree on expected standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publishing process including authors, journal editors, Mitra Bestari, publishers, and society.

Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Institut Al Azhar Menganti Gresik, Indonesia as the Zahra publisher is responsible for overseeing all publishing stages seriously and recognizes its ethical responsibilities. The institution ensures that any advertisement and other commercial income have no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Besides, it also helps to communicate with other journal publishers if it is useful and necessary.

Publishing Decision

The editors are responsible for deciding which submitted articles must be published. The validation of these works and their importance for authors and readers should support that decision. The editors are guided by the journal editorial board’s policy and limited by laws covering libel, copyright, and plagiarism. The editors can discuss with other editors or the assessment team to make decisions.

Fairness

The editors always assess manuscripts based on intellectual content regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, belief, ethnicity, nationality, or political philosophy of the authors.

Secrecy

The editors and editorial staff are forbidden to disclose any information related to submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the authors themselves, senior editors, Mitra Bestari, and the publisher.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

All unpublished content written in the manuscript is forbidden to be used in the editor’s own research without written consent from the author.

Contribution to Editor’s Decision

The Mitra Bestari’s assessment helps the editors to make editorial decisions and, through communication between the editorial team and the author, can help the author improve the article.

Pace

Each selected assessor who does not feel qualified to assess research in a manuscript or knows that the assessment requires a much longer time must inform the editors and withdraw from the review process.

Secrecy

Each accepted manuscript being assessed must be treated as a confidential document. It should not be shown or discussed with others without the editor’s authorization.

Objectivity Standard

The assessment should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is not justified. Assessors should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Reference Recognition

Assessors should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author. Every statement of observation, derivation, or argument previously reported must be accompanied by relevant citation. An assessor should also inform the editors about any similarity or overlap with other manuscripts that have been assessed or published.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

Confidential information or ideas obtained through the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Assessors should not review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest with authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript.

Reporting Standard

Authors should present an accurate report of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. The underlying data should be represented accurately. The paper should contain sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If the authors use the work and/or words of others, this must be appropriately cited.

Double Publishing, Repetition, or Concurrent Submission

An author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior.

Reference Recognition

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship

Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Those who participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.

Notice and Conflict of Interest

All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.