The Journal of Astronomy and Sharia Applications (JASA) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, and scholarly responsibility. This policy sets out the ethical principles and responsibilities governing all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, and the publisher. It applies to all stages of submission, peer review, publication, and post-publication.

This policy has been developed in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

Authors are required to present accurate, original, and complete accounts of their research. Manuscripts must provide sufficient methodological detail, clearly defined research objectives, and appropriate references to enable other researchers to replicate, verify, or critically assess the study. Fabrication, falsification, selective reporting, or inappropriate manipulation of research data constitutes unethical conduct and will not be tolerated.

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are original works. Proper acknowledgement of the work of others through accurate citation and quotation is mandatory. Plagiarism in any form, including direct plagiarism, inappropriate text recycling, duplicate publication, and improper paraphrasing, is prohibited and may result in appropriate editorial action.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Submission of redundant or substantially similar manuscripts to multiple publications without full disclosure to the Editor is considered unethical and unacceptable.

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the study. All listed authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission. Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged.

Authors are encouraged to make relevant research data available whenever possible to promote transparency, verification, and reproducibility. A Data Availability Statement should be included where appropriate. If data sharing is restricted for ethical, legal, privacy, or confidentiality reasons, authors should clearly explain the basis for those restrictions.

Research involving human participants, personal data, or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant regulations. Where required, authors must obtain approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board and secure informed consent. Statements concerning ethical approval and informed consent should be clearly included in the manuscript.

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research, interpretation of results, or publication process. All sources of funding and potential conflicts of interest must be transparently declared.

If authors identify a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the Editor and cooperate with the journal in issuing a correction, clarification, retraction, or other appropriate post-publication action.

To uphold publication ethics, all authors of accepted manuscripts are required to complete and sign a Publication Declaration Form. The declaration confirms the originality of the manuscript, compliance with ethical standards, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and confirmation that the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere. The completed form must be submitted before final publication.

Editors are responsible for determining which manuscripts are suitable for publication. Editorial decisions must be based on scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, relevance to the journal’s Focus and Scope, ethical compliance, and the outcomes of peer review, without inappropriate commercial, financial, institutional, or personal influence.

Editors must ensure that all submissions undergo appropriate initial assessment for originality, relevance, methodological quality, and ethical compliance. The peer-review process must be conducted fairly, confidentially, and efficiently. Editors are responsible for selecting qualified reviewers with appropriate expertise and for managing potential conflicts of interest.

Manuscripts are evaluated on their academic content and scholarly merit without discrimination on the basis of authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, institutional affiliation, or political views.

Editors and editorial staff must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not disclose information about a submission to individuals other than those directly involved in the editorial and peer-review process.

Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. Unpublished materials disclosed in submitted manuscripts must not be used for an editor’s own research or personal advantage without the explicit written consent of the author.

The journal maintains a fair and transparent mechanism for handling complaints and appeals. Appeals against editorial decisions are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and, where appropriate, by an independent member of the Editorial Board. Complaints and appeals are handled objectively, confidentially, and in accordance with applicable COPE guidance. Decisions following the completion of the appeal process are final.

Reviewers must treat all manuscripts and associated materials as confidential documents and must not disclose, share, or discuss them with others without authorization from the Editor.

Peer review must be conducted objectively, professionally, and respectfully. Reviewers are expected to provide clear, evidence-based, reasoned, and constructive comments that assist authors and editors in assessing and improving the quality, clarity, methodological rigor, and scholarly contribution of the manuscript.

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited and should inform the Editor of suspected plagiarism, redundant publication, citation manipulation, or other significant ethical concerns.

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and should decline review assignments where such conflicts could reasonably compromise, or appear to compromise, their objectivity.

Reviewers should complete their reviews within the agreed time frame. If they are unable to complete the review within the required period, they should promptly inform the Editor so that alternative arrangements may be made.

PT. Islamic Research Publisher, as the publisher of the Journal of Astronomy and Sharia Applications (JASA), supports editorial independence, promotes ethical oversight throughout the publication process, ensures that commercial or financial considerations do not improperly influence editorial decisions, and supports the long-term accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content.

Research misconduct includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, citation manipulation, fabrication or falsification of data, undisclosed conflicts of interest, inappropriate authorship practices, and serious violations of accepted ethical research standards.

The journal takes reasonable and proactive measures to identify and prevent research misconduct, including editorial screening, similarity checking, peer-review evaluation, and ethical assessment. The journal, its editors, reviewers, and publisher will not encourage, facilitate, or knowingly permit misconduct.

When allegations of research misconduct arise before or after publication, the journal will assess and investigate them fairly, objectively, confidentially, and in a timely manner. Appropriate editorial actions may include manuscript rejection, correction, expression of concern, retraction, or notification of relevant institutions, depending on the circumstances and severity of the case.

Authors retain copyright in their published work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles published by JASA are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license permits users to copy, redistribute, adapt, transform, and build upon the published material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s) and source, and any adapted material is distributed under the same or a compatible license. Detailed licensing provisions are available in the journal’s Copyright and Licensing Policy.

The journal is committed to preserving the integrity, accuracy, and reliability of the scholarly record. Corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, or other appropriate post-publication notices will be issued when necessary. Authors, readers, and other members of the scholarly community are encouraged to raise legitimate concerns or submit relevant comments through formal communication with the Editorial Office.