Conflict of Interest

JSE: Jurnal Sharia Economica is committed to ensuring that all editorial and peer-review decisions are fair, objective, transparent, and free from inappropriate influence. All authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that may influence their professional judgment, academic responsibilities, or involvement in the scholarly publication process.

A conflict of interest may arise when personal, professional, financial, academic, institutional, or other relationships could reasonably be perceived as influencing the objectivity, independence, or integrity of research, peer review, or editorial decision-making.

As a journal focusing on Islamic Economics, Islamic Finance, Islamic Management, Islamic Accounting, and Islamic Economic Law, JSE recognizes that potential conflicts of interest may also arise from relationships with Islamic financial institutions, business organizations, regulatory bodies, research sponsors, and other stakeholders involved in economic and financial activities.

1. Authors

Authors are required to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest at the time of manuscript submission. Potential conflicts may include, but are not limited to:

Financial relationships, research sponsorships, or funding arrangements that could influence the research process, findings, or interpretation.
Employment, consultancy arrangements, or professional affiliations with institutions related to the research.
Personal or family relationships that may compromise research independence or objectivity.
Academic or professional competition that may influence the presentation or interpretation of research findings.
Intellectual property interests, including patents, copyrights, proprietary financial models, or commercially valuable research outputs.
Institutional relationships involving Islamic banks, Sharia financial institutions, business organizations, or regulatory authorities.
Ownership interests, investments, or other financial interests in organizations directly connected to the research.
Other relationships or circumstances that may affect, or reasonably appear to affect, the objectivity and integrity of the research.

If no conflict of interest exists, authors should include the following statement in their manuscript:

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to the publication of this article.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all relevant conflicts of interest involving all co-authors are properly identified and disclosed. Any new conflict of interest that arises after manuscript submission must be reported promptly to the editorial office.

2. Reviewers

Reviewers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest before accepting an invitation to review a manuscript. Reviewers should decline the invitation if they:

Have a close personal or professional relationship with one or more of the authors.
Have recently collaborated with the authors on research, publications, or academic projects.
Work at the same institution as an author or have a significant institutional connection that may compromise impartiality.
Have direct academic, financial, or professional competition with the authors.
Have financial interests, consultancy relationships, or organizational affiliations directly related to the research.
Have any other relationship or circumstance that could affect their ability to provide an independent and objective review.

Reviewers must not use unpublished information, research findings, confidential financial data, or other materials obtained during the peer-review process for personal, professional, institutional, or financial benefit.

If a conflict of interest becomes apparent after accepting a review assignment, the reviewer must immediately inform the editorial office and, where appropriate, withdraw from the review process.

3. Editors and Editorial Team

Editors and members of the editorial team must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence their editorial judgment or decision-making responsibilities. An editor should not handle a manuscript when the editor:

Is an author or co-author of the manuscript.
Has a close personal or professional relationship with an author.
Has a significant academic, professional, or institutional conflict with an author.
Has a financial interest related to the manuscript, its findings, or the institutions involved.
Has participated directly in the research or holds a position that may compromise editorial independence.
Has another relationship or circumstance that may compromise, or reasonably appear to compromise, impartiality.

In such circumstances, the manuscript will be assigned to another qualified editor who has no relevant conflict of interest. If the Editor-in-Chief has a conflict of interest, editorial responsibility should be delegated to an appropriate independent editor.

Editorial decisions must be based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, originality, relevance to Islamic Economics and related disciplines, methodological rigor, validity of findings, and compliance with the journal's publication standards rather than commercial, personal, institutional, political, or other competing interests.

4. Funding and Financial Interests

Authors must disclose all relevant sources of financial support for their research and any financial interests that could influence the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of research findings. Funding information should be included in the manuscript where applicable.

Funding disclosures should identify the name of the funding institution or organization and, where relevant, the funding or grant identification number. Authors should also disclose the role of the funder in the study's design, data collection, analysis, manuscript preparation, or publication decisions.

In research involving Islamic financial institutions, Islamic banking, Sharia investment, Islamic capital markets, Islamic social finance, or business organizations, authors must transparently report relevant financial relationships, sponsorship arrangements, consultancy roles, and institutional affiliations that may constitute competing interests.

The receipt of research funding does not automatically constitute a conflict of interest; however, relevant financial relationships must be disclosed to enable appropriate editorial assessment.

5. Management of Conflicts of Interest

When a conflict of interest is disclosed, the Editor-in-Chief of JSE: Jurnal Sharia Economica will assess its nature, relevance, and potential impact on the integrity of the research, peer-review process, or editorial decision-making.

Depending on the circumstances, appropriate measures may include:

Assigning the manuscript to an alternative editor who has no relevant conflict of interest.
Appointing an alternative reviewer to ensure an independent and impartial assessment.
Requesting additional disclosure, documentation, or clarification from the individual concerned.
Requiring an appropriate conflict-of-interest disclosure statement to be included in the published article.
Restricting the involvement of individuals whose relationships may compromise the fairness of editorial decisions.
Taking other appropriate measures to protect the integrity, independence, and transparency of the publication process.

The existence of a disclosed conflict of interest does not automatically result in manuscript rejection. Editorial decisions will consider whether the conflict can be appropriately managed without compromising scholarly integrity or publication ethics.

Failure to disclose a significant conflict of interest may result in further investigation and appropriate editorial action in accordance with the publication ethics policies of JSE: Jurnal Sharia Economica. Depending on the circumstances, such action may include requesting clarification, amending disclosure statements, issuing a correction, or taking other measures consistent with recognized publication ethics standards.

6. Confidentiality and Publication Ethics

JSE: Jurnal Sharia Economica handles conflict-of-interest disclosures confidentially and in accordance with recognized standards of publication ethics. Information concerning disclosed conflicts will be shared only as necessary to evaluate and manage the relevant circumstances, subject to applicable institutional policies, legal requirements, and data protection principles.

The journal follows established principles of responsible scholarly publishing and may refer to the guidelines and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when assessing and managing conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, editors, or other parties participating in the publication process.

All parties involved in manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial decision-making are expected to act honestly, independently, and professionally. Transparency regarding competing interests is essential for maintaining the credibility of scholarly research and protecting the integrity of the editorial process.

Through the implementation of this policy, JSE: Jurnal Sharia Economica aims to uphold transparency, impartiality, accountability, and public trust in scholarly publishing and the dissemination of high-quality research in Islamic Economics, Islamic Finance, Islamic Management, Islamic Accounting, Islamic Economic Law, and related interdisciplinary fields.