Author Guidelines

The Most Recent Updated Author Guidelines of “Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law” since the publication year of 2024

A. How to Write the Title, the Name, and the Author's Address

The title of the manuscript should be on the top of the first page, with the center text aligned. Meanwhile, the author’s name, affiliation, and address should be mentioned in the manuscript and not exceed five authors, while the email is only mentioned for the corresponding author. Communication regarding the article revision and the final statement will be informed via email to the corresponding author only, as listed in the metadata. It is suggested that the authors collaborate with researchers from diverse countries and continents.

B. The Manuscript General Guidelines

The general guidelines for the manuscript text are as follows:

1. The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not been published or has been submitted to other publication media or publishing houses.
2. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism elements. To check the possibility of plagiarism, please use the Turnitin application. It must be below 20% of plagiarism and authors are obliged to attach the Turnitin checking result along with the manuscript. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism.
3. The manuscript article writing guidelines and 2023 template can be downloaded from the home page of the Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial website and are available in MS Word (*.doc/*.docx) format.
4. The manuscript of the online submission procedure is available at the online submission guidelines in the next parts.
5. The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article, namely: (1) Title of the article, (2) Abstract and the keywords, (3) Introduction, (4) Method (5) Results and Discussion (6) Conclusion (7) Acknowledgment. Otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected.
6. The subtitles included in the discussion part (Introduction, Methods, Result, Discussion, and Conclusion) should be written in bold and title case format. It uses the left text alignment without underlining. The next expanded subtitles should also be typed in bold and italic with the same format using the left text alignment.
7. The manuscript can be in either English or Arabic, the standard language. The body of paper must be elaborated between 6500 and 7.000 words, including abstracts, references, and footnotes, and written in Book Antiqua font 11 with single-line spacing. The article is on letter-sized paper B5 (16 x 24 cm) with custom margins as follows: left 20 mm, right 20 mm, bottom 20 mm, and top 20 mm.
8. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are in italic format. Each paragraph starts 11 mm from the left side border and there is no space between paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new sentence.
9. The tables, figures, and other visualisation instruments are placed in the text group. Each must have a title, a caption, and an Arabic number below it, with the figure or table title above it. The attachment should be guaranteed to be well printable (font size, resolution, and line space are clearly seen) and placed in the centre between text groups. If it has a larger size, it can be placed in the centre of the page. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the important point.

C. The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

The title of the manuscript should be informative and written both briefly and clearly. It cannot have diverse interpretations. It has to be pinpointed with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in the capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviations. It is best to write the main ideas first, then their explanations. The article title should be written within sixteen words, in 13-point font, with a bold selection and in the centre text format.

Abstract: This Abstract section should be typed in Book Antiqua with a font size of 10 pt, while the number of words is around 200–250. For this section, please use a left and right margin of 10 mm. Single spacing should be used between lines in this article. If the article is written in Arabic, the abstract should be typed in Arabic and English. Meanwhile, if the article is written in English, the abstract should be typed in English and Indonesian as well. The abstract should be as concise as possible and should be composed of: problem statement, a method, scientific findings, and a short conclusion. The abstract should only be typed in one paragraph and one-column format. Keywords are min. 4 words and max. 5 words using font Book Antiqua 10 pt.

Introduction: The purpose of this section, as the word itself indicates, is to provide readers with an introductional background to the study and hence to smoothly lead into a description of the methods employed in the current investigation. The introduction must therefore contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background of the problem that the authors investigate.  It should give readers enough information to understand and consider the authors’ specific objectives within a larger theoretical framework or broader relevant discussion. While placing the current work in a broader context, authors should state clearly the position of the current research among previous relevant research(es) in a literature review (state of the art) as the basis of the brand new research questions. In the scientific article format, it is not allowed to write down the references as in the research report. They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand newness of the scientific article. Besides, all background information gathered from other sources must, of course, be appropriately cited so that the novelty, originality, and state of the art of the current research are clearly known. In the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article should be stated, as should its basic argument or hypothesis. 

Methods: The Methods section contains enough information to enable the readers to understand what was practically done. Avoid giving too long a conceptual explanation about what a certain method, approach, or research type means. Instead, accentuate the explanation of how the data was obtained, coded, and analyzed. This is also the space in which the authors, if necessary, can explain the reasons for choosing any specific theoretical framework for the current research they are doing. 

Result and Discussion: The result and discussion should be written in the same part and made in line with the research questions and objectives in the subheading numbers and writing flow. They should be presented continuously, starting from the main result until the supporting results and equipped with further discussion. The discussion section should cover basic principles ranging from analytic, implicative, interpretative, constructive, to comparative. Figures, tables, and other visualizations (if any) should be put in the same part of this section and should be made available for editors to edit. If authors provide any relevant pictures, make sure they are in high resolution. Although both results and discussion are written in the same part, it has to be clear what the data tells and how it relates to the wider relevant discussion or relevant current theoretical framework. 

Conclusion: Instead of replicating any part from the Abstract, Result and Discussion section, this part simply states what the authors think the data implies and means, and, as such, should relate directly back to the problem/question of the article in regard to the wider discussion of the theme. The limitations of the current study as well as suggestions for further relevant research should also be mentioned here. This section should not offer any reasons for those particular conclusions, as they should have been presented in the Discussion section. By only looking at the Introduction and Conclusions sections, a reader should have a good idea of what the researcher has investigated, discovered, and contributed, even though the specific details are not simply known.

Acknowledgment: Authors might express appreciation and gratitude for physical and moral help during the writing process of the article, from the data compilation to the publication. This is valid for both individuals and institutions, such as respondents or funding providers. 

Bibliography: References to the manuscript must be up-to-date (in the last 5 to 10 years, minimum). At minimum, there were 30 references (40% of them from primary sources/reputable academic journals) accessible to everyone. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed. When writing a bibliography, you should use the reference manager application, as Mendeley or Zotero uses the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition.

D. The Guidelines for Literature Reviews, Citations and References

It is suggested that authors cite several articles from the Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law (IJIL). All the presented data or quotes should be attached to the reference sources. The references and literature review should use Mendeley or Zotero Reference Application Manager. The Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law (IJIL) Sosial adheres to the Chicago Manual Citation Style: 17th Ed.

E. The Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines

The manuscript text submission must go through the following steps: first, register a. Firstly, register as either an author or reviewer (check the role as author or reviewer) in the “Register” bottom.

1. After the registration step is completed, log in as an author, then click on the “New Submission” column. The article submission stage consists of five stages, namely: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter meta data, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation.
2. In the “Start” column, choose Journal Section (Full Article) and check all the checklists.
3. In the “Upload Submission” column, upload the manuscript files in MS. Word format.
4. In the “Enter Metadata” column, fill in all of the author data and affiliation, including the journal title, abstract, and indexing keywords.
5. In the “Upload Supplementary Files” column, upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or anything else (if any).
6. In the “Confirmation” column, click “Finish Submission” if the data entered is all correct. If the author has difficulties in the submission process through the online system, please contact the Indonesian Journal of Islamic Law (IJIL) editorial team at ijil.pascasarjana@uinkhas.ac.id.