Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

JIM is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually (March and September) by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University (UIN) Malang. JIM serves as a scholarly platform for researchers, academics, clinicians, and healthcare professionals to disseminate high-quality research in the fields of medicine and health sciences.

JIM publishes original research articles, review articles, and case reports in the following areas:

  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Public Health and Community Medicine
  • Medical and Health Professions Education
  • Hajj and Umrah Medicine
  • Islamic Medicine and Bioethics
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

JIM welcomes manuscripts that present original research findings, critical reviews, and innovative approaches that advance evidence-based medicine, improve healthcare practice, and foster the integration of Islamic values with contemporary medicine and health sciences.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Peer Review Process

JIM employs a double-blind peer review process, ensuring that the identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the review process.
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their suitability for the journal's scope, scientific quality, originality, compliance with the journal's formatting requirements, and adherence to ethical standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be rejected without external peer review.
Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject area. Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editor makes the final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection of the manuscript.

Peer Review Workflow:

  • Manuscript submission.
  • Initial editorial screening.
  • Double-blind peer review.
  • Editorial decision.
  • Author revision (if required).
  • Final decision and publication.

 

Publication Frequency

This journal is published twice a year, with issues released in March and September. Articles are published collectively as part of each scheduled issue after completing the editorial and peer-review process.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published in this journal are immediately and permanently free to read and download. We continuously work with our author community to ensure the best licensing options. Currently, this journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

 

Archiving

This journal uses the LOCKSS  system to establish a distributed archiving network among participating libraries. This ensures the creation of permanent journal archives for long-term preservation and restoration.

The LOCKSS Publisher Manifest Page for this journal is available at:  https://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/jim/gateway/lockss

 

Publication Ethics Statement

JIM follows the principles of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS).

Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship must follow ICMJE criteria. All authors must contribute substantially and approve the final manuscript.

Conflict of Interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any conflict of interest that may affect their judgment.

Research Misconduct
JIM does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, citation manipulation, inappropriate authorship, duplicate publication, or other forms of misconduct.

Duplicate Publication
Submitted manuscripts must not have been published or submitted elsewhere. Any related previous publication must be clearly disclosed.

Image Manipulation
Images must accurately represent the original data. Manipulation that changes or hides scientific information is not permitted.

Corrections and Retractions
JIM may publish corrections, retractions, or Expressions of Concern when errors or serious ethical concerns are identified.

Complaints and Appeals
Authors may submit complaints or appeals to the editorial office. Each case will be reviewed fairly and independently.

Post-Publication Discussion
Concerns about published articles may be submitted to the editorial office. Valid concerns may lead to correction, retraction, or an Expression of Concern.

 

Open Access Policy

 This journal provides immediate open access to all published content, based on the principle that unrestricted access to research promotes the global exchange of knowledge and advances scientific progress.

All articles published in this journal are made freely available online immediately upon publication and may be accessed, read, downloaded, and shared without subscription fees or access charges.

This journal publishes all articles under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Internasional License (CC BY-SA 4.0)

 

Plagiarism Policy

This journal accepts only original manuscripts that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin before proceeding to the peer-review process. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 20% may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected at the discretion of the Editor.

 

Journal's Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

JIM supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly:

  • SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being: By promoting high-quality research that advances disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, public health, and the quality of healthcare services.
  • SDG 4 – Quality Education: By publishing research in medical and health professions education that enhances teaching, learning, curriculum development, and professional competency.
  • SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals: By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitating knowledge exchange among researchers, healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and policymakers at both national and international levels.

 

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Policy

JIM allows limited use of GenAI and other assistive technologies. Their use must follow the principles of academic integrity and human responsibility.

Authors
GenAI may only be used for English language editing and reference checking. Authors must disclose any use of these tools. The statement should include the name of the tool and its purpose. GenAI cannot be listed as an author. Authors remain fully responsible for the content of the manuscript.

Editors
Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts. They must not upload manuscripts or confidential editorial information to public GenAI platforms. Editorial decisions must be made by human editors.

Reviewers
Reviewers must protect manuscript confidentiality. They must not upload manuscripts or other confidential content to GenAI systems. GenAI must not be used to conduct or assist peer review. Reviewers remain responsible for their evaluation and review reports.