PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE

Plagiarism Prevention and Similarity Screening

SUKUK: International Journal of Banking, Finance, Management and Business enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding all forms of publication malpractice, including textual plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate submissions, data fabrication, and redundant publishing. In international and reputable indexation bodies for editorial consistency and authenticity, the journal mandates automated similarity screening for every submitted manuscript using Turnitin software during initial pre-screening prior to initiating double-blind peer review. Manuscripts that fail to demonstrate original scholarly content or exhibit unauthorized text reuse are immediately rejected before reaching external reviewers.

This automated pre-screening ensures that all published research adheres strictly to international standards of academic originality and citation integrity. Authors are obligated to ensure that all references, ideas, empirical datasets, and verbatim excerpts from surrounding scientific literature are cited accurately and attributed appropriately using standard academic referencing formats. Any manuscript containing deceptive submission practices, uncredited paraphrasing, or extensive overlapping content without proper contextual attribution is flagged for editorial evaluation and subject to immediate desk rejection to protect the scientific record.

Furthermore, the journal treats self-plagiarism and redundant publication with equal gravity. Authors must not submit manuscripts that duplicate significant portions of their own previously published articles, conference proceedings, or book chapters without explicit disclosure, formal copyright permission, and transparent cross-referencing. By systematically verifying text originality across global academic databases prior to review, SUKUK Journal safeguards intellectual property, upholds authorial authenticity, and maintains the high-level editorial standards required for international indexation.

Research Misconduct Detection and Allegation Procedures

In accordance with international publication ethics and COPE Core Practices, SUKUK Journal and the editorial board take proactive measures to prevent, detect, and investigate allegations of research misconduct. Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, data falsification, selective reporting, image manipulation, breach of research ethics, non-disclosure of conflicts of interest, and fraudulent authorship claims. The Editor-in-Chief and managing editorial team maintain formal operational protocols to handle claims of research misconduct properly and transparently, ensuring that no misconduct is knowingly overlooked, reassured, or permitted under any circumstances.

When a claim or concern regarding research integrity is raised by reviewers, readers, editorial board members, or external whistleblowers, the journal initiates a standardized, formal investigation following COPE flowcharts and guidelines. The editorial team conducts an objective, evidence-based review while maintaining strict confidentiality for all involved parties throughout the inquiry. Authors are provided with a formal, structured opportunity to respond to specific allegations and present raw research data or underlying calculations to verify the validity of their findings.

If an investigation substantiates an allegation of deliberate research misconduct or ethical violation, appropriate administrative and corrective measures are enacted immediately. Actions may range from formal manuscript rejection and a temporary or permanent ban on future submissions to official notification of the authors' parent institutions, research councils, or funding bodies. Through these careful, transparent procedures, SUKUK Journal enforces institutional accountability, deters fraudulent research practices, and maintains public and professional trust in published scholarly literature

Corrections, Retractions, and Preservation of the Scholarly Record

To ensure that the published literature remains accurate, verifiable, and transparent over time, SUKUK Journal maintains explicit policies for correcting or retracting published articles whenever necessary. In cases where genuine, honest errors, minor calculation oversights, or technical inaccuracies are identified post-publication, the journal promptly issues formal Corrections, Corrigenda, or Errata. These formal notices are published in the current issue, assigned a distinct DOI, and permanently bidirectionally linked to the original published article to inform readers while maintaining historical clarity.

In instances of severe ethical breaches—such as verified plagiarism, redundant publication, unethical research conduct, or fundamentally unreliable data—the Editor-in-Chief initiates formal article retraction procedures in accordance with COPE Retraction Guidelines. Retraction notices are published transparently under a dedicated banner, explicitly stating the specific reasons and evidence behind the action, the party requesting the retraction, and the consensus of the editorial board. The original PDF of the retracted article is retained in the online archive but clearly watermarked as "RETRACTED" on every page to preserve the permanent scientific record without misleading future scholars.

By maintaining these robust, unambiguous correction and retraction protocols, SUKUK Journal guarantees total operational accountability, protects academic literature from compromised content, and fully satisfies indexation bodies’ quality criteria regarding publication governance, transparency, and research integrity.