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• Articles should be original, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals.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-based, fieldwork, or other types of research.
• Articles may be submitted and published in English or Indonesian.
• Articles should be approximately 6,000–12,000 words (including references and bibliographies). The text should be single-spaced and use a 12-point font, in accordance with the submission checklist. Authors should follow the journal template for the manuscript layout.
• All submissions must be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file formats. Other formats, such as LaTeX files or PDFs, will not be accepted.
• Articles should include the following sections: 1) title; 2) author name (without academic titles), affiliation, and email address; 3) abstract in English and Indonesian; 4) keywords in English; 5) introduction; 6) research methodology; 7) results and discussion; 8) conclusion; and 9) bibliography.
• Articles should include the full name of the author(s), a university or professional institution, and a valid, contactable email address.
• All submissions must include a 150–200-word abstract in English and Indonesian. Each abstract should be accompanied by 3–5 keywords or phrases.
• Tables or diagrams should be sequentially numbered, with the title and number placed above them. Tables should be centered on the page, with single-spaced content and bold headings.
• 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. Where Arabic–Latin transliteration is necessary, authors should use a recognized transliteration system consistently throughout the manuscript.
• Articles should include a bibliography consisting of primary sources (books, manuscripts, interviews, or observations) and updated secondary sources from books or peer-reviewed journals.
• References must be cited in the text and listed in the bibliography using the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (APA 7) style. Use author–date in-text citations and arrange the bibliography alphabetically by the first author’s surname. Every recoverable work cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the text.

Examples of In-Text Citations

APA 7 uses author–date citations rather than bibliographic footnotes. Include a page number when quoting directly or referring to a specific passage. The following examples illustrate common citation forms:

1. One author, parenthetical citation: (Fauzi, 2023).
2. One author, narrative citation: Fauzi (2023).
3. A specific passage in a book: (Fauzi, 2023, p. 7).
4. For a chapter in an edited volume, cite the chapter author and publication year rather than the book editor.
5. A multivolume work: (Al-Zuḥailī, 1985, Vol. 8, p. 125).
6. A journal article: (Bello, 2011).
7. Two authors, parenthetical citation: (Hakim & Nasution, 2023).
8. Two authors, narrative citation: Hakim and Nasution (2023).
9. Multiple works in one parenthesis, arranged alphabetically and separated by semicolons: (Bello, 2011; Fauzi, 2023).
10. For legislation and court decisions, identify the instrument, jurisdiction, number, and relevant provision, and provide sufficient information in the reference list for readers to locate the source.
11. Non-recoverable interviews and other personal communications are cited in the text with the communicator’s name and exact date, following APA 7; they are not included in the reference list. Research-participant data should be reported in accordance with consent and confidentiality requirements.

Examples of Bibliography

Reference entries should provide the author, publication year, title, and source information appropriate to the type of work. Use sentence case for book and article titles, italicize book titles and journal titles, and include a DOI in URL form when available. Examples are provided below:

• Al-Zuḥailī, W. (1985). Al-fiqh al-Islamī wa adillatuhu (Vol. 8). Dār Al-Fikr.
• Bello, A. H. (2011). The punishment for adultery in Islamic law and its application in Nigeria. Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, 13(2–3), 166–182. https://doi.org/10.1080/1528817X.2012.733132
• Fauzi, M. L. (2023). Aligning religious law and state law: Negotiating legal Muslim marriage in Pasuruan, East Java. Brill.
• Hakim, M. L., & Nasution, K. (2023). Accommodating non-Muslim rights: Legal arguments and legal principles in the Islamic jurisprudence of the Indonesian Supreme Court in the post-New Order era. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 11(2–3), 288–313. https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwad004

For chapters in edited books, include the chapter author and title, the editor or editors, the book title, the chapter page range, the publisher, and the DOI when available. Cite legislation and court decisions using a consistent legal-reference format appropriate to the jurisdiction. Authors should check complete bibliographic details against the original source rather than relying solely on reference-manager output.

Notes

• For citation and bibliography formatting, authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Zotero or Mendeley.
• Please download the article template in DOCX format here.
• Where transliteration is used, authors should apply the same system consistently and ensure that transliterated terms remain clear and accurate.
• Authors are strongly encouraged to consult the Reviewer Guidelines to ensure compliance with the journal’s academic standards, structure, and analytical expectations prior to submission.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain the copyright to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles published under this policy are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).