Authorship and Contributorship

Jurnal Hukum Ekonomi Syariah (JHESy) recognizes authorship as both scholarly credit and responsibility for published work. All individuals listed as authors must have made substantial intellectual contributions to the manuscript and must be able to take responsibility for their respective contributions.

This policy establishes the journal's requirements for authorship, accountability, and the transparent reporting of individual contributions. Contributor roles are described using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT), while authorship concerns and disputes are handled in accordance with recognized publication ethics principles and the Journal's Publication Ethics Policy.

Authorship Criteria

To qualify as an author, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
  2. Draft the manuscript or critically review it for important intellectual content;
  3. Approve the final version of the manuscript to be published; and
  4. Agree to be accountable for the work and to assist in investigating and resolving questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of any part of it.

All individuals who meet these criteria must be included as authors. Individuals who do not meet all four criteria must not be listed as authors, but their contributions may be recognized in the Acknowledgements section.

Contributor Roles

Authors must provide an accurate contribution statement using the CRediT taxonomy during submission in accordance with the Submission Guidelines. The contribution statement supplements, but does not replace, the journal's authorship criteria.

The available contributor roles are:

  • Conceptualization: formulation or development of research goals, hypotheses, and theoretical frameworks in Islamic law, fiqh muamalah, or sharia economics;
  • Data curation: management, organization, and preservation of legal materials, fatwa compilations, sharia financial reports, or empirical datasets;
  • Formal analysis: application of juridical analysis, fiqhiyyah/ushuliyyah legal reasoning, maqasid al-shariah approaches, or statistical techniques;
  • Funding acquisition: acquisition of financial support or research grants;
  • Investigation: collection of primary legal sources (turath literature), statutory regulations, court dossiers, fieldwork, interviews, or sharia transactional data;
  • Methodology: development or design of the research approach (normative-juridical, empirical socio-legal, comparative, or case study);
  • Project administration: coordination and management of research activities;
  • Resources: provision of access to judicial records, statutory archives, commercial transaction data, or specialized library collections;
  • Software: utilization or development of data analysis tools, fintech/statistical instruments, or citation management software;
  • Supervision: academic oversight, leadership, and mentorship throughout the research;
  • Validation: verification of canonical text references (nass/dalil), fatwa citations, or doctrinal and empirical accuracy;
  • Visualization: preparation and design of contract diagrams, sharia transaction flows, tables, or analytical figures;
  • Writing – original draft: preparation and drafting of the initial manuscript; and
  • Writing – review & editing: critical review, refinement of legal argumentation, and substantial editorial improvement.

An author may be assigned more than one role, and the same role may be shared by several authors. Assignment of a CRediT role alone does not automatically qualify an individual for authorship. Note: Manuscripts are not required to utilize all 14 roles; purely conceptual or normative legal studies typically involve Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation (literature review), Formal Analysis, and Writing.

Corresponding Author

The corresponding author acts as the primary contact between the journal and all authors. The corresponding author is responsible for:

  • Ensuring that all listed authors meet the journal's authorship criteria;
  • Confirming that the names, affiliations, author order, and contribution statements are complete and accurate;
  • Obtaining approval from all authors for the initial submission, revisions, and final version of the manuscript;
  • Ensuring that required declarations, permissions, ethical approvals, and supporting documents—including conflict-of-interest disclosures (Conflicts of Interest Policy) and copyright terms (Copyright Policy)—are properly submitted;
  • Keeping all authors informed about the manuscript's editorial status and correspondence;
  • Responding promptly to editorial queries during submission, peer review, and production; and
  • Remaining available after publication to respond to questions and cooperate with requests concerning the published work.

Designation as the corresponding author does not imply a greater contribution or higher authorship status than that of the other authors.

Author Order

The order of authors must be determined collectively by the authors according to their disciplinary practices and relative contributions. All authors must agree to the author order before submission. The editors will not determine author order or arbitrate disagreements concerning authorship positions.

The journal may request an explanation of the agreed author order when clarification is necessary.

Non-Author Contributions and Acknowledgements

Contributions that do not satisfy all authorship criteria may be recognized in the Acknowledgements section. These may include technical assistance, language editing, administrative support, general supervision, provision of facilities, or funding acquisition without further substantial intellectual contribution.

Authors must obtain permission from individuals whose names are included in the Acknowledgements because such recognition may be interpreted as their endorsement of the work.

Unacceptable Authorship Practices

JHESy does not permit:

  • Gift or honorary authorship: listing an individual because of seniority, reputation, position, or personal relationship without a qualifying contribution;
  • Guest authorship: adding a prominent individual to increase the apparent credibility or publication prospects of a manuscript;
  • Ghost authorship: omitting an individual who made a qualifying contribution or concealing the involvement of a professional writer or another contributor;
  • Coercive authorship: demanding authorship through authority, influence, or institutional position without meeting the authorship criteria;
  • Purchased authorship: buying, selling, or transferring an authorship position; and
  • Providing false, misleading, or incomplete information about an author's contribution.

Unacceptable authorship practices breach scholarly integrity and may lead to formal sanctions or rejection under the Publication Ethics Policy and Plagiarism Policy.

Artificial intelligence tools and language models cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the work, approve the published version, or respond to questions about research integrity. Any permitted use of such tools must follow the Journal's AI Policy.

Changes in Authorship

Requests to add, remove, reorder, or replace authors after submission must be exceptional and supported by a clear written explanation submitted via the Contact Page. The corresponding author must provide written agreement from:

  • All authors currently listed on the manuscript;
  • Any author proposed for addition; and
  • Any author proposed for removal.

The editorial process may be suspended while the request is examined. The journal may request contribution statements, institutional confirmation, or other supporting documentation before deciding whether the change can be accepted.

Authorship changes should normally be resolved before acceptance. A change requested after acceptance or publication will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. If an authorship change is approved after publication, the journal will issue and link an appropriate correction to the published article in accordance with the Journal's Withdrawal and Retraction Policy.

Authorship Disputes

Authors are expected to resolve authorship matters collectively before submitting the manuscript. The journal and its editors do not determine who qualifies for authorship and do not adjudicate disputes among collaborators.

If the authors cannot reach an agreement, disputes must be reported via the Contact Page. The journal may suspend consideration of the manuscript and refer the matter to the relevant institution or other competent authority. Further editorial action will be based on the findings or recommendations of that authority and applicable publication ethics guidance.

Accountability After Publication

All authors remain accountable for their contributions after publication. They must cooperate with legitimate requests for clarification, supporting information, corrections, investigations, or other measures necessary to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Authors who discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article must promptly notify the journal and cooperate in issuing a correction, retraction, or other appropriate notice in accordance with the Journal's Withdrawal and Retraction Policy.

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