Call for Papers: Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies, SCOPUS, Submit Now
The Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish works on issues concerning Islamic law and society in Indonesia and other Muslim-majority countries. It is broadly defined to encompass research that significantly contributes to the understanding and analysis of Islamic law as a system of social institutions, processes, practices, or techniques, utilizing methodologies and approaches from the social sciences and humanities. Its goal is to disseminate original research and address current issues within the field. The journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars and researchers in related disciplines, including Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and fatwa, Islamic family law, Islamic economic law, Islamic criminal law, and Islamic constitutional law.
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
General Author Guidelines
Articles submitted for publication must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Articles should be original, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals.
- Articles submitted should be based on research, whether library, fieldwork, or other types of research.
- Articles can be written in English or Indonesian.
- Articles should be approximately 7,000–12,000 words (excluding references and bibliographies). Please use Jamia2014 font size 12 with 1.15 spacing on A4 paper, and set margins to 3 cm on all sides.
- All submissions must be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. Other formats, such as LaTeX files or PDFs, will not be accepted.
- Articles should include the following sections: 1) title in English and Indonesian; 2) author/s names (without titles), affiliations, and email addresses; 3) abstract in English and Indonesian; 4) keywords in English; 5) introduction; 6) discussion; 7) conclusion; and 8) bibliography.
- Articles should include the full name of the author(s), a university or professional institution, and a contactable email address.
- All submissions must include a 150–250-word abstract.
- Tables or diagrams should be sequentially numbered, with the table or diagram title and number placed above them. Tables should be centered in the column or on the page, with elements single-spaced and headings in bold.
- Figures should be included in the electronic version of the manuscript in either JPG or PNG format.
- Foreign language words or phrases should be italicized, while Arabic-Latin transliteration should follow the Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies style.
- Articles should include a bibliography consisting of primary sources, such as books, manuscripts, interviews, or observations, and updated secondary sources from books or peer-reviewed journals.
- The bibliographical references must be included in the footnotes and the bibliographies, following the guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (full note). The bibliographies must be arranged in alphabetical order.
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