Policy Statement

The Basmala: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith recognizes the substantial effort invested by authors and reflects this through rigorous peer-review. However, articles may require correction or retraction for scientific, ethical, or legal reasons to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

This policy ensures transparency, accountability, and consistency in post-publication practices while safeguarding the journal’s electronic archives.

Retraction

Retraction occurs if the validity or ethical standing is fundamentally compromised, such as:

• Unreliable findings due to misconduct (fabrication, falsification) or critical errors.
• Redundant/duplicate publication without justification.
• Serious ethical violations (plagiarism, inappropriate authorship).

Following COPE Guidelines, a retraction notice will be published online and linked to the original article.

Article Correction

Issued when an article remains reliable but contains errors:

• Publisher Correction (Erratum): Production/publication process errors.
• Author Correction (Corrigendum): Significant author-made errors affecting interpretation.
• Addendum: Additional information complementing the original article.

Article Removal

Reserved for exceptional cases involving defamation, infringement of legal rights, or serious public health risks. Metadata will remain with an explanatory notice.

Article Replacement

If an article poses a serious risk if acted upon, it may be retracted and replaced with a corrected version, including a transparent publication history.