About the Journal

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman (Journal of Islamic Studies) is a peer-reviewed academic journal owned, managed, and published by the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Makassar (FAI UIM). The journal collaborates with the Association of Indonesian Islamic Higher Education Lecturers (ADPETIKISINDO) in supporting its academic publishing activities.

Published biannually in April and October since 2023, the journal provides a scholarly forum for rigorous and contextually grounded research on Islam and its relationship to the cultural, social, and civilizational contexts of Muslim societies. Dirasat Islamiah welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship that examines how Islamic teachings, intellectual traditions, religious practices, institutions, and forms of knowledge are interpreted, lived, transmitted, and transformed across diverse Muslim contexts.

Across these areas, Dirasat Islamiah particularly welcomes scholarship that illuminates how Islamic knowledge and traditions are embedded in, interact with, and contribute to the formation and transformation of Muslim cultures, societies, and civilizations across different historical and geographical contexts, serving as a scholarly resource for those engaged in the study of Islam and the diverse cultural, social, and civilizational contexts of Muslim communities.

Publication Frequency

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is published biannually, with two issues released each year in April and October. The journal consistently publishes scholarly articles in the field of Islamic studies through a rigorous editorial and peer-review process to ensure academic quality and research integrity.

Open Access Policy

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman provides immediate open access to all published content based on the principle that freely available research supports a wider global exchange of knowledge and enhances the dissemination of scholarly work in the field of Islamic studies.

All articles published in this journal are freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription fees or payment. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts, or use the articles for lawful academic and non-commercial purposes, provided that proper acknowledgment is given to the original authors and source of publication.

The journal is committed to promoting the accessibility, visibility, and dissemination of scientific knowledge in accordance with international open-access publishing standards and ethical scholarly communication.

Indexing and Abstracting

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is indexed and abstracted in several national and international databases to increase the visibility, accessibility, and dissemination of published scholarly works in the field of Islamic studies.

The journal continuously seeks inclusion in reputable indexing services and academic databases to support wider scholarly communication and global research accessibility.

Peer Review Process

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman implements a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, academic integrity, and scholarly contribution of all submitted manuscripts. In this process, the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review procedure to maintain objectivity and fairness in academic evaluation.

Each manuscript submitted to the journal is evaluated by at least three independent reviewers who possess expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject area. The review process focuses on originality, theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, relevance to Islamic studies, clarity of argumentation, and adherence to academic and ethical standards.

Editorial Review Workflow

1. Initial Editorial Screening
   The editorial team examines the manuscript’s suitability with the journal’s focus and scope, writing quality, formatting, and compliance with submission guidelines.
2. Similarity and Plagiarism Check
   All manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening using similarity detection software to ensure originality and compliance with publication ethics.
3. Reviewer Assignment
   Manuscripts that pass the initial evaluation are assigned to at least three reviewers through a double-blind review process.
4. Peer Review Evaluation
   Reviewers assess the manuscript’s academic contribution, originality, methodological soundness, theoretical relevance, references, and overall scholarly quality.
5. Revision by Authors
   Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers’ and editors’ comments before further consideration.
6. Final Editorial Decision
   The Editor-in-Chief makes the final publication decision based on reviewers’ recommendations, revision quality, and editorial considerations.

Editorial Decisions

• Accept Submission
• Minor Revisions Required
• Major Revisions Required
• Reject Submission

Estimated Review Timeline

• Initial editorial evaluation: approximately 1–2 weeks
• Peer review process: approximately 8–12 weeks
• Final publication decision: approximately 16–20 weeks after submission, depending on revisions and reviewers’ availability

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, academic integrity, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal follows ethical principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure fairness, transparency, accountability, and credibility throughout the publication process.

All parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher, are expected to uphold ethical academic conduct and contribute to the integrity of scholarly communication in Islamic studies.

Authorship and Contributorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, or scholarly development of the work. All individuals who meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately credited, while individuals who have contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged where appropriate.

All listed authors must approve the submitted and final versions of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for the integrity and accuracy of their contributions. Changes in authorship after submission require the agreement of all affected authors and are subject to editorial approval.

Duties of Editors

• Evaluate manuscripts objectively based on academic merit, originality, relevance, and scholarly contribution.
• Ensure a fair, confidential, and unbiased peer review process.
• Maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and reviewer identities.
• Avoid conflicts of interest in editorial decision-making.
• Ensure that editorial decisions are independent of commercial, financial, institutional, or other inappropriate interests.
• Take appropriate action regarding ethical concerns, complaints, or allegations of misconduct.
• Make publication decisions based on scholarly quality, reviewers’ recommendations, and compliance with ethical standards.
• Correct, retract, or otherwise amend published articles when reliable evidence indicates that such action is necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Duties of Reviewers

• Conduct reviews objectively, professionally, and constructively.
• Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts under review.
• Provide clear, evidence-based, and timely feedback to authors and editors.
• Assess manuscripts based on their scholarly quality, originality, methodological soundness, and relevance to the journal's scope.
• Identify relevant published works that have not been properly cited.
• Inform editors of any substantial similarity, overlap, or ethical concern related to the manuscript.
• Declare any conflicts of interest that may influence the review process.
• Decline to review manuscripts when they lack the necessary expertise or when a conflict of interest could compromise impartiality.
• Not use unpublished information obtained through peer review for personal advantage or other purposes.

Duties of Authors

• Submit original and unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration elsewhere.
• Present accurate research findings and scholarly arguments responsibly.
• Properly acknowledge all sources through appropriate citation and referencing practices.
• Ensure that all listed authors have made substantial contributions to the work.
• Obtain appropriate permission for the use of copyrighted materials, images, tables, figures, or other third-party materials where required.
• Participate actively in the review and revision process.
• Disclose funding sources and any potential conflicts of interest.
• Avoid plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, duplicate publication, and other unethical practices.
• Ensure that research involving human participants is conducted ethically and that appropriate consent and confidentiality requirements are observed.
• Make reasonable efforts to preserve relevant research materials and data supporting the published work.
• Notify the editor promptly if significant errors or inaccuracies are identified in a published article and cooperate in correcting the scholarly record when necessary.

Conflict of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any financial, institutional, professional, personal, or other relationships that could influence the publication process or the interpretation of research findings. All conflicts of interest must be declared transparently to maintain scholarly integrity and editorial independence.

Editors and reviewers must recuse themselves from handling or evaluating manuscripts when a conflict of interest could compromise impartiality.

Research Misconduct

The journal does not tolerate any form of research or publication misconduct, including plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, duplicate or redundant publication, improper authorship attribution, unauthorized use of intellectual property, and other unethical research practices.

Any allegation of misconduct relating to a submitted or published manuscript will be assessed and investigated by the editorial team in accordance with applicable ethical standards and COPE guidance. Where necessary, the journal may request clarification or supporting evidence from the authors, institutions, or other relevant parties.

Depending on the nature and seriousness of the concern, editorial action may include rejection of a manuscript, correction of a published article, retraction, removal in exceptional circumstances, or other appropriate action to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

Data Sharing and Reproducibility

Dirasat Islamiah encourages authors to make research data, materials, instruments, analytical procedures, and other supporting information available where appropriate and ethically permissible. Authors should retain sufficient supporting materials to substantiate the findings reported in their articles.

For research involving empirical data, authors may be requested to provide relevant supporting data or materials to the editors when necessary to verify the integrity of the research. Data sharing must comply with applicable ethical, legal, confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property requirements.

Where data cannot be publicly shared because of participant confidentiality, cultural sensitivity, legal restrictions, ethical considerations, or other legitimate reasons, authors should clearly state the relevant restrictions and, where appropriate, explain how qualified researchers may request access.

For primarily textual, historical, philosophical, theological, or other non-empirical studies, authors should provide sufficient information about their sources, analytical procedures, and interpretive methods to enable scholarly evaluation and, where appropriate, replication or verification of the research process.

Ethical Oversight

Research involving human participants, personal data, interviews, observations, or other forms of interaction with individuals or communities must comply with applicable ethical principles and institutional regulations.

Authors are responsible for obtaining ethical approval where required by their institution or applicable regulations. Where appropriate, authors should obtain informed consent from participants and protect their privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and welfare.

Particular care should be taken when research involves vulnerable individuals or communities, sensitive religious or cultural information, or identifiable personal data. Authors should ensure that the reporting of research does not unnecessarily expose participants or communities to harm or unwanted identification.

Intellectual Property

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts do not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. All sources, quotations, translations, images, tables, figures, and other materials derived from third parties must be appropriately acknowledged and, where required, used with permission.

The journal respects authors' intellectual contributions and the rights of copyright holders. Submission of a manuscript confirms that the authors have the necessary rights or permissions to submit and publish the materials contained in the manuscript.

The copyright and licensing terms governing published articles are set out separately in the journal's Licensing and Copyright Policy.

Complaints and Appeals

The journal provides a mechanism for handling complaints, appeals, and ethical concerns related to editorial decisions, peer review, authorship, publication ethics, or publication misconduct.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted to the editorial office with sufficient information and supporting evidence to allow the matter to be evaluated appropriately. The journal will assess complaints objectively, confidentially, and without discrimination.

Appeals concerning editorial decisions should provide a clear rationale and substantive grounds for reconsideration. The Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately designated editor will review the matter and may seek additional advice from independent reviewers or editorial board members where necessary. Editorial decisions following an appeal will be communicated to the relevant parties.

Post-Publication Discussion and Concerns

Dirasat Islamiah welcomes responsible scholarly discussion of articles after publication. Readers who identify substantive errors, concerns regarding research integrity, ethical issues, or other matters affecting the reliability of a published article may contact the editorial office with relevant evidence.

Post-publication concerns will be assessed by the editorial team and, where necessary, referred to the authors, reviewers, institutions, or other appropriate parties for further clarification or investigation.

Where a published article is found to contain an error or to raise concerns affecting the scholarly record, the journal may issue a correction, clarification, expression of concern, retraction, or other appropriate editorial notice in accordance with its Retraction and Correction Policy.

Advertising Policy

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman maintains editorial independence and academic integrity in all aspects of its publication process. The journal currently does not accept or display commercial advertisements, sponsored content, or promotional materials on its website or within published articles.

All editorial decisions, including manuscript evaluation, peer review, acceptance, and publication, are conducted solely based on scholarly merit, academic quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Editorial decisions are entirely independent from external commercial, institutional, political, or financial interests.

Any future advertising or sponsorship content will be clearly distinguished from editorial content and managed in accordance with ethical publishing standards and the principles of transparency in scholarly communication.

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman must be original scholarly works that have not been published or simultaneously submitted to other journals. The journal accepts conceptual papers and research-based articles in the field of Islamic studies from various interdisciplinary perspectives.

Authors are strongly encouraged to use the official journal template provided by the editorial office to ensure consistency in formatting and manuscript preparation.

Licensing and Copyright Policy

The copyright of all articles published in Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is assigned to and held by the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Makassar (FAI UIM) as the copyright holder and publisher of the journal. Authors retain their moral rights, including the right to be identified and acknowledged as the original creators of their scholarly works.

Dirasat Islamiah grants authors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, and perpetual right to use, reproduce, share, distribute, and self-archive their published articles without obtaining prior permission from the journal. Authors may deposit or republish the published version of their articles (Version of Record) on personal websites, institutional repositories, digital libraries, academic platforms, and other scholarly repositories, provided that the original publication in Dirasat Islamiah is properly acknowledged and a link to the published article or its DOI is provided.

All articles published in Dirasat Islamiah are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, sharing, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation of the published material in any medium or format, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal, a link to the license is provided, and any modifications are indicated.

Authors and other users are not required to obtain additional permission from Dirasat Islamiah for uses permitted under the CC BY 4.0 license. The full terms of the CC BY 4.0 license are available at the official Creative Commons website: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Author Fees

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman does not charge any fees for article submission, initial processing, or peer-review procedures. Authors are not required to pay during the submission and evaluation stages of the manuscript.

If the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors will be required to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support editorial management, peer-review administration, copyediting, DOI registration, layout editing, website maintenance, and online publication services.

The journal may consider partial or full APC waivers for authors who face specific financial, academic, or institutional circumstances that may prevent them from paying the publication fee.

Authors who wish to request a waiver should contact the editorial office before or at the time of manuscript submission, stating the reason for the request. Waiver requests are considered case by case and do not influence the editorial assessment, peer-review process, or publication decision.

Authors should not wait until after acceptance to submit a waiver request unless an unforeseen circumstance arises after acceptance.

Revenue and Direct Marketing Policy

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is supported by the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Makassar (FAI UIM), and publication fees charged after manuscript acceptance. Revenue sources do not influence editorial decisions. The journal’s direct marketing activities, including calls for papers and manuscript solicitation, are conducted responsibly and transparently, without misleading claims or excessive solicitation.

Plagiarism and Generative AI Policy

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman is committed to maintaining academic integrity and ethical scholarly publishing. All submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software to prevent plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original works that have not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to other journals. Proper acknowledgment of sources through appropriate citation and referencing practices is mandatory.

Similarity Screening

All manuscripts undergo initial editorial screening using Turnitin similarity detection software. Manuscripts with a high level of similarity may be returned to authors for revision or rejected depending on the extent and nature of the overlap.

Authors must disclose the use of AI tools whenever AI-generated content substantially contributes to manuscript preparation. Disclosure may be included in the acknowledgment section or a separate statement within the manuscript.

Violations of this policy may result in manuscript rejection, retraction of published articles, or prohibition from future submissions.

Retraction and Correction (R&C) Policy

The journal is committed to preserving the integrity and reliability of the scholarly record. Corrections, retractions, removals, or replacements may be issued when necessary in accordance with ethical publishing standards and COPE recommendations.

Article Retraction

• Evidence of plagiarism, duplicate publication, or serious ethical misconduct.
• Fabricated, falsified, or unreliable research findings.
• Major errors significantly affecting the validity of the article.
• Unethical research or authorship disputes.

Article Correction

• Minor factual inaccuracies that do not invalidate the article.
• Errors in author information, affiliations, or references.
• Editorial or publishing mistakes requiring clarification.

Retracted articles will remain accessible online with a clear retraction notice to preserve the transparency of the scholarly record.

Archiving Policy

Dirasat Islamiah: Jurnal Kajian Keislaman ensures the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN). The journal’s digital content is preserved using the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) preservation system, which provides decentralized and distributed digital preservation and continued access to archived journal content. The journal’s preservation status and Publisher Manifest can be accessed through the journal’s LOCKSS gateway.