Peer Review Standards and Responsibilities

Peer reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the academic quality, originality, and integrity of manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Al-Hikmah: Jurnal Dakwah. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations that assist the editorial team in making informed publication decisions and help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.

Reviewers are expected to uphold the principles of academic integrity, professionalism, impartiality, and confidentiality throughout the peer review process. Their responsibilities include:

Evaluating manuscripts objectively based on their academic merit, originality, and relevance.

Providing clear, constructive, and respectful comments supported by scholarly arguments.

Identifying relevant scholarly literature that may have been overlooked by the authors.

Informing the editor of potential ethical concerns, including plagiarism, duplicate publication, or inappropriate citation practices.

Completing the review within the agreed timeframe and notifying the editor promptly if a delay is anticipated.

Manuscripts submitted for peer review must be treated as confidential academic documents. Reviewers must not disclose, distribute, reproduce, or use unpublished manuscript content for personal or professional advantage.

Reviewers should not upload confidential manuscripts or related materials to external platforms, including generative artificial intelligence tools, without appropriate editorial authorization and safeguards.

Reviewers must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence their impartiality.

If a potential conflict of interest exists, the reviewer should inform the editorial team before accepting or continuing the review assignment. The editor will determine the appropriate action.

Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts according to the following academic criteria:

1. Relevance and Scope

The manuscript should correspond to the journal's focus on Islamic da'wah, Islamic communication, religious guidance and counseling, and related studies of Islamic thought and society.

2. Originality and Contribution

The research should demonstrate originality and contribute meaningful knowledge or perspectives to the relevant field.

3. Theoretical Framework

The manuscript should employ appropriate theories, concepts, and scholarly references.

4. Research Methodology

The methods should be clearly explained, appropriate to the research objectives, and sufficiently rigorous.

5. Analysis and Discussion

Findings should be critically examined and supported by relevant evidence and academic literature.

6. Conclusions

Conclusions should be consistent with the research findings and acknowledge relevant limitations.

7. Academic Writing

The manuscript should demonstrate clarity, coherence, proper citation, and adherence to the journal's author guidelines.

Reviewers should identify and report potential research integrity concerns to the editorial team. These may include plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, redundant publication, citation manipulation, or undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Suspected misconduct should be communicated confidentially to the editor, accompanied by relevant supporting information where available. Reviewers should avoid making unsupported allegations or conducting independent investigations involving manuscript authors.

Reviewers should provide a reasoned assessment of the manuscript and clearly explain any recommended revisions.

The review recommendation may address the manuscript's suitability for publication, the need for revision, or significant scholarly and methodological concerns.

Reviewers provide recommendations only. The final decision regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection remains the responsibility of the editorial team.

Reviewers are expected to respond to review invitations and submit their evaluations within the timeframe agreed upon with the editorial team.

If reviewers encounter difficulties, require additional information, or are unable to complete a review, they should notify the editor as soon as possible.

Review comments should focus on the academic content of the manuscript rather than the personal characteristics of its authors.

Reviewers are encouraged to identify both the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript and provide practical recommendations for improvement.

Reviewers who require clarification regarding editorial procedures or review assignments may contact the editorial team through the journal's official communication channels.

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