Pedagogik Journal of Islamic Elementary School is committed to research integrity and publication ethics. Allegations concerning submitted or published work are assessed fairly, confidentially, and on the basis of evidence, using relevant Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance. Authors are given an opportunity to respond, and public notices are issued where needed to keep the scholarly record accurate.
The journal considers concerns that may compromise the accuracy, integrity, or ethical conduct of research and publication, including:
Fair Assessment: Honest errors and legitimate scholarly disagreements do not automatically constitute misconduct. However, errors that affect a published article must still be assessed for correction or retraction where appropriate.
Readers, authors, reviewers, editors, and other concerned parties may report suspected misconduct involving a manuscript under review or an article already published in the journal.
Address the allegation to the Editor-in-Chief through the official editorial contact listed on the journal's Contact page. If the allegation concerns an editor, request independent handling by an unconflicted editor or the publisher.
Identify the manuscript or article by title, submission ID, DOI, or URL. Explain the concern and provide available evidence, such as text comparisons, source publications, image inconsistencies, or data anomalies. The editor may request clarification when the information is insufficient for assessment.
Reports are handled on a need-to-know basis, and reasonable measures are taken to protect complainants' identities. Information is shared only as necessary for assessment, institutional investigation, or legal obligations. Anonymous reports are assessed according to the specificity and credibility of their evidence. Retaliation against individuals who raise concerns in good faith is not tolerated.
The journal applies a staged process informed by the relevant COPE guidance on responding to concerns. Anyone with a conflict of interest must not participate in the assessment or decision.
Target: Within 7 calendar days of receiving the report.
The Editor-in-Chief or an independent designated editor reviews the concern and supporting material. Additional evidence may be requested. If the report does not establish grounds for further inquiry, the editor records the reasons and informs the complainant where contact details are available.
Response period: 14 business days from the editorial notification.
The editor explains the concerns to the corresponding author and, where appropriate, the co-authors. Authors may be asked to provide an explanation, original data, analysis scripts, consent records, or ethics documentation through appropriate confidential channels. A justified extension may be granted.
The editor assesses the explanation and evidence. Independent subject experts or an ad hoc ethics panel may be consulted when needed. Their role is to advise on the reliability and ethical acceptability of the publication; formal institutional findings are sought where the matter requires a research misconduct investigation.
Serious or unresolved concerns may be referred to the relevant institution, research integrity officer, or funding body. The journal follows up as necessary and takes editorial action based on the available evidence and the reliability of the work, including appropriate action while an institutional investigation is pending.
The initial time targets do not set a fixed deadline for completing complex investigations. Review or publication may be paused where necessary, and material delays are communicated to the parties as appropriate.
The Editor-in-Chief or an independent authorized editor determines an appropriate and proportionate outcome, records the reasons, and communicates the decision to the relevant parties.
If the evidence does not support the allegation, the case is closed and the relevant parties are informed. Any confirmed error in the published record is still corrected when necessary. An earlier public notice is updated to reflect the outcome.
Errors or omissions that can be corrected without undermining the overall reliability of the work are addressed through an appropriate notice linked to the original article and DOI.
A linked Expression of Concern may alert readers to credible, substantial concerns while an investigation is delayed or remains inconclusive. The notice is updated when sufficient evidence becomes available.
An unpublished manuscript may be rejected when serious concerns are established. A published article may require retraction for unreliable findings, substantial plagiarism, redundant publication, unethical research, or a compromised review process. Retraction may also be necessary for major honest errors that invalidate the findings.
Evidence-Based Decisions: A similarity percentage alone does not establish plagiarism or determine whether retraction is warranted. Editors assess the nature, extent, attribution, and impact of the overlap.
Where retraction is necessary, the journal follows the relevant COPE Retraction Guidelines:
The journal prioritizes correction of the scholarly record and referral of substantiated misconduct to the relevant institutions. Future submissions are evaluated on their merits and may receive additional integrity checks where justified. Automatic author-based publication bans are not applied.
Pedagogik Journal of Islamic Education and Studies (PiJIES) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo. The editor and editorial board reserve the right to retract published articles found to contain inaccurate or misleading data. Please refer to the journal's Plagiarism Policy for further information. By using this website, you agree to its Terms of Use.
Articles published in this journal are openly accessible and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan, IAIN Palopo
Jl. Agatis Balandai, Kota Palopo, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia 91914.
