Publication Ethics and Editorial Responsibilites

An-Nahdah Al-'Arabiyah and its publisher are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record in Arabic language and literary studies. These policies are developed and owned by the journal. They are informed by internationally recognized guidance, including COPE's Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Reference to external guidance does not transfer editorial accountability to another publisher.

Authors

Authors must report research honestly, cite sources accurately, avoid fabricated or manipulated data and references, disclose funding and competing interests, and obtain approvals or consent when required. They must respect the rights of research participants, manuscript owners, translators, and copyright holders. Every listed author must meet the journal's authorship criteria, approve the final version, and cooperate with legitimate post-publication inquiries.

Reviewers

Reviewers provide evidence-based, timely, respectful assessments; protect manuscript confidentiality; do not appropriate unpublished ideas or data; and immediately disclose conflicts or limitations of expertise. Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts to external AI systems without the journal's explicit authorization and appropriate safeguards.

Editors

Editors assess submissions for academic merit, scope, originality, and methodological quality without discrimination or favoritism. The Editor-in-Chief ensures independent editorial decisions, manages conflicts of interest, appoints qualified reviewers, and oversees investigations, corrections, and retractions. Editors do not require citations intended to inflate the journal's metrics and do not promise acceptance in exchange for payment, affiliation, or personal influence.

Publisher

The publisher supports editorial independence and provides infrastructure for the journal's website, records, security, long-term access, and published notices. It cooperates with legitimate research-integrity inquiries without determining manuscript acceptance for commercial or institutional convenience. The publisher must make business practices, fees, ownership, and contact channels transparent.

Research Integrity

The journal prohibits plagiarism, redundant publication without proper disclosure, fabricated or falsified data, manipulated images, citation manipulation, peer-review fraud, undisclosed material conflicts, and misrepresentation of authorship. The journal also examines credible allegations raised after publication and provides a fair process for those concerned.

Corrections and Accountability

The journal uses corrections for remediable errors, expressions of concern when serious unresolved questions warrant an alert, and retractions when a work cannot be relied upon. Published records are preserved with transparent notices and updated metadata. Allegations, authorship disputes, complaints, and appeals follow the corresponding policies; no sanction is automatic solely because a complaint has been made.

Ethical Oversight and Data

Authors must secure consent, permissions, or ethics approval where appropriate to their research. This is especially important for interviews, recordings, identifiable participants, vulnerable communities, personal information, unpublished manuscripts, and culturally sensitive collections. The journal may request supporting documentation while respecting confidentiality and lawful restrictions on data sharing.

Guidance

COPE Core Practices: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

COPE Principles of Transparency: https://publicationethics.org/sites/default/files/principles-transparency-best-practice-scholarly-publishing.pdf

An-Nahdah Al-'Arabiyah maintains a comprehensive framework of publication ethics, research integrity, and editorial accountability. Authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher are expected to comply with the journal's policies throughout submission, peer review, publication, and post-publication processes.

To facilitate access and transparency, the journal provides the following specific policies.

A. Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship and Contributorship Policy

This policy establishes authorship eligibility, contributor recognition, corresponding author responsibilities, the management of authorship changes, and the resolution of authorship disputes.

B. Research Integrity and Publication Ethics

Research Misconduct Policy

This policy addresses allegations of fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation, peer-review manipulation, and other practices that compromise research integrity.

Conflict of Interest Policy

This policy requires authors, reviewers, and editors to disclose relevant financial, personal, professional, or institutional interests that may influence the research or editorial process.

Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern Policy

This policy explains the procedures for correcting the scholarly record, publishing expressions of concern, retracting unreliable publications, and maintaining transparent links between original articles and related notices.

Post-Publication Discussion Policy

This policy provides a framework for receiving and assessing scholarly comments, concerns, and evidence-based criticisms relating to published articles.

Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy

This policy addresses the responsible and transparent use of generative AI by authors, reviewers, and editors. Human contributors remain accountable for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and confidentiality of their work.

Data Availability and Research Ethics Policy

This policy explains the journal's expectations concerning ethical approval, informed consent, research data management, data availability, confidentiality, and access to research materials.

C. Editorial Governance and Accountability

Editorial Independence Policy

This policy safeguards independent editorial decision-making and establishes procedures to prevent inappropriate influence from publishers, sponsors, institutions, editors, or other interested parties.

Complaints and Appeals Policy

This policy establishes procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding to complaints and appeals concerning editorial processes, publication ethics, and procedural fairness.

Further Guidance

The journal's policies are informed by internationally recognized principles of responsible scholarly publishing, including the COPE Core Practices.

All cases involving research integrity are assessed fairly, with attention to evidence, confidentiality, proportionality, and the protection of the scholarly record.