The Editorial Board of the Journal of Da’wah Management and Communication Science is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all necessary measures against any publication malpractice. Authors submitting manuscripts to this journal affirm that their work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The following ethical guidelines are adopted by the journal:

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards
Authors should present an accurate account of the research performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If the work or words of others are used, they must be properly cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously. Concurrent submission of the same manuscript constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have significantly influenced the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should also be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is the author’s responsibility to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate in retracting or correcting the article.

Duties of Editors

Publication Decisions
Editors are responsible for deciding which submitted articles should be published. Editors may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by applicable legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

Fair Play
Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve the quality of their manuscripts through editorial communication.

Promptness
Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that a timely review will not be possible should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not evaluate manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the paper.