About the Journal

Labuan e-Journal of Muamalat and Society (LJMS) is the online refereed journal [ISSN: 1985-482X; eISSN: 2672-7390] which was introduced on January 1, 2007, by the founder, Hanudin Amin for the Labuan Faculty of International Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Labuan International Campus. LJMS is a scholarly journal published twice a year (May and October). LJMS is aimed at publishing high-quality articles related to human transactions (muamalat) and society. 

LJMS is concerned with all aspects of business, economics and society and is intended to provide a valuable forum for the exchange of the latest research ideas and practice. The journal covers a broad scope of discipline areas, including banking, economics, finance, ICT, Islamic banking, marketing, management, and other related areas.

LJMS intends to meet the needs of a wide but sophisticated audience and attract international readers. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by anonymous referees to ensure that academic integrity is maintained. LJMS subscribes LOCKSS and CLOCKSS archival system based at Stanford University Libraries, United Kingdom, through PKP Private LOCKSS and CLOCKSS Network program.

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Scope of Research & Topics

Labuan e-Journal of Muamalat and Society (LJMS) welcomes studies which focus on topical issues and are backed by relevant theoretical perspectives. These provide a key platform through which to advance both theory and practice. LJMS receives original work from various areas of business and economics. 

The topics included in the Journal are, but are not limited to:

•  Islamic banking and finance
•  International business
•  Islamic accounting
•  Banking and investment
•  Issues in society
•  Economics
•  Marketing and Management
•  Foreign direct investment

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Ethics Statement of Editor-in-Chief & Editorial Team, Editorial Board Members, Authors & Reviewers

PUBLICATION ETHICS

This is a statement for ethics for Labuan e-Journal of Muamalat and Society [LJMS] published by Labuan Faculty of International Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. This statement was adapted from the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and covers the code of ethics for the Editor-in-Chief & Editorial team, Editorial Board Members, Reviewers and Authors.

Duties of Editor-in-Chief & Editorial Team:

• Evaluate manuscripts fairly and solely on their intellectual merit.
• Ensure confidentiality of manuscripts and do not disclose any information regarding manuscripts to anyone other than the people involved in the publishing process.
• Has the responsibility to decide when and which articles are to be published.
• Actively seek the views of board members, reviewers, and authors on how to improve or increase the image and visibility of the journal.
• Give clear instructions to potential contributors on the submission process and what is expected of the authors.
• Ensure appropriate reviewers are selected or identified for the reviewing process.

Duties of Editorial Board Members:

• Actively contribute to the development and the greater good of the journal.
• Act as ambassadors for the journal.
• Continuously support and promote the journal.
• Review any work assigned to them.

Duties of Reviewers:

• Must disclose any competing interests before agreeing to review a submission.
• Can refuse to review any submission due to a conflict of interest or inadequate knowledge.
• Review all submissions objectively, fairly, and professionally.
• Reveal any ethical misconduct encountered while reviewing to the Editor-in-Chief for further action.
• Should ensure the originality of a submission and be alert to any plagiarism and redundant publication.
• Must not discuss the content of the submission without permission.
• Adhere to the time allocated for the review process. Requests for an extension to review the submission are at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Duties of Authors:

• Have the responsibility of ensuring that new and original work is submitted.
• Must not produce work that has been previously published in other journals.
• Must not submit any articles that are being reviewed or considered by the journal to other journals simultaneously.
• Are only allowed to publish their work elsewhere after receiving a formal rejection from the journal if their request to withdraw their work is officially accepted by the journal.
• Must inform the Editor-in-Chief or the publisher of any inaccuracy of data in their published work so that correction or retraction of the article can be done.
• Should make significant contributions and be held accountable for any shortcomings in their work.

 

MALPRACTICE STATEMENTS

Originality and Plagiarism

Author should submit only original work that is not plagiarized, and has not been published or being considered elsewhere. TURNITIN [https://www.turnitin.com/login_page.asp] may be used by the editorial office to check for similarities between submitted manuscripts with existing literature.  The inclusion of fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements is unacceptable. Work and/or words from other publications must be appropriately cited or quoted.

Reporting Standards

The author should state their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. The methods used in the work should be clearly and unambiguously described so that the findings can be repeated and confirmed by other researchers.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data or a reasonable time after publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

A statement on conflict of interest must be included in the manuscript if authors receive any support that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Authorship and Collaboration

The names of authors listed in a paper should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the report. Only those who made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the work must be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the paper. All co-authors must approve the final version of the paper and agree to the version of the paper before submission.

Multiple or Redundant

Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research output in more than one journal or primary publication. A similar manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal concurrently as this constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the manuscript.

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