Ethical Clearance

Research involving human participants, including surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, observations, and experiments, must meet ethical clearance requirements before it can be considered for publication in the Indonesian Journal of Islamic Economics Research (IJIER). Authors are expected to observe the following principles:

  1. Ethical approval. Research involving human participants should be approved by an institutional research ethics committee or an equivalent body, where such approval is required.
  2. Protection of participants. Participants must not be exposed to physical, psychological, social, or economic harm as a result of the research.
  3. Informed consent. Participants must be informed of the purpose, procedures, and use of the research, and must give their consent voluntarily before taking part.
  4. No coercion. Participation must be free from pressure, undue inducement, or any form of coercion.
  5. The right to withdraw. Participants must be free to withdraw from the research at any time without penalty.
  6. Anonymity and confidentiality. Participants' identities and personal data must be protected, and data must be reported in a way that does not allow individuals to be identified without their consent.
  7. Appropriate exclusion criteria. Criteria for including or excluding participants must be justified and applied fairly.
  8. Participants' health and well-being. Researchers must give due attention to the health and well-being of participants throughout the research.
  9. Duty of care. Researchers are responsible for the safety and welfare of participants during and after data collection.
  10. Vulnerable populations. Additional safeguards are required for research involving minors, persons with limited capacity to consent, or other vulnerable groups.
  11. Non-human animals. Where applicable, research involving animals must ensure their ethical and humane treatment.
  12. Appropriate supervision. Research conducted by students or early-career researchers should be carried out under appropriate supervision.

Ethics Statement in the Manuscript

Authors of studies involving human participants must include a brief ethics statement in the Research Methods section. The statement should mention the approval obtained (including the name of the committee and the approval number, if available) and how informed consent was obtained. Studies based solely on secondary or publicly available data, such as financial reports, official statistics, or market data, do not require ethical approval, but authors should state the data sources clearly.

The editors may request supporting documents, such as an ethical approval letter or a sample consent form, at any stage of the editorial process. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to the authors or rejected.

Further guidance is available in the Code of Ethics for Researchers developed by the World Economic Forum Young Scientists Community.