About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Al-Hayat: Journal of Biology and of Applied Biology

provides a forum for all stakeholders in the biology sector, featuring review articles, original research, commentaries, news, research and development spotlights, interviews with key opinion leaders and much more, with a view to establishing an international community of biology communication. Articles published in AL-HAYAT: Journal of Biology and of Applied Biology cover key areas in the development and application of biology, such as:

  • Microbiology
  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • Biotechnology
  • Ethnobiology
  • Genetics 
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Other Biological Sciences

Peer Review Process

AL-Hayat Journal of Biology and Apllied Biology is a journal that implement the peer review process. All articles submitted to this journal will be reviewed in a closed (double blind review) by a minimum of two reviewers (associate editor). The response from the reviewer will be the consideration for the editor (editorial board) to determine whether an article can be published (accepted), published if revised or discarded (rejected). The returned articles must be upgraded by the authors. After the authors make improvements in accordance with feedback from reviewer, the author should resend (re-submit) and will be reviewed again. To avoid plagiarism all articles submitted to AL-HAYAT Journal of Biology and Apllied Biology will be checked with anti plagiarism software.

Publication Frequency

Al-Hayat: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology was published twice a year.

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.

Publication Ethics

Al-Hayat: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology is a journal managed by Program Studi Biologi Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang (the Biology Department of Science and Technology Faculty, Walisongo State Islamic University). It is available online as open access sources as well as in print. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the Editorial Board, the reviewer, and the publisher.

 

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in AL-HAYAT: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the reviewer, the publisher, and the society. As the publisher of AL-HAYAT: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology, Publisher takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and it recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities.

Publication Decisions

The editor of the AL-HAYAT: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Each article should be clearly and free from any conduct of plagiarism and has to be proved using plagiarism checker software, such as Turnitin.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental 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 paper.

Screening Plagiarism

All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.Promote Academic Integrity | Improve Student Outcomes | Turnitin

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Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Processing Charge (APC): 500.000.00 (IDR)
Starting from Volume 6 No 2 (2023), Al-Hayat: Journal of Biology and Applied Biology now incurs an Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 500,000.00 (for domestic authors) or USD 32.00 (for foreign authors).

APC must be paid after the submitted article is accepted for publication. Proofreaders' fees are included in the Article Processing Charge.

Bank Account Number:

 

Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) 7979202299

Bank Account Name:
RPL 134 BLU UIN WALISONGO UTK OPS 2

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