Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission of articles implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), or it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent from the publisher. Islamiyyat: The International Journal of Islamic Studies also accept manuscripts in Malay (Bahasa Melayu) and Arabic language. However, kindly take note that the title and abstract must be prepared in both Malay/Arabic and English languages.

1. STEPS OF SUBMISSION :

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
1. Please adhere to the following format for the full manuscript (with authors' details). Take note that Islamiyyat: The Journal of Islamic Studies practices double-blind review, where potential assigned reviewers will review anonymous manuscript (without authors' details)

a) TITLE, AUTHORS(S), ADDRESS (ES)
Please provide full name of the authors, full address and email address of corresponding authors in a separate word file.

Title of the Manuscript

Title translation

Authors and full address (indicate the corresponding author, email, and include postcode in the address)

Wahab Salleh, Latifah Abdul Majid*, Zuliza Kusrin & Munawar Ismail
Research Centre for al-Quran and al-Sunnah, Faculty of of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Malaysia

*Corresponding Author; email: wahab@ukm.edu.my

b) ABSTRACT

The abstract should be clear, descriptive and should provide a brief information to the problem. This should generally be followed by a statement regarding the methodology and a brief summary of results. The abstract should end with a comment on the significance of the result or a brief conclusion. Abstract are written preferably from 200 to 250 words. For articles written in Malay (Bahasa Melayu) or Arabic, the abstract needs to be written in both Malay/Arabic and English languages. The title “ABSTRACT” is in Times New Roman, font size 12 while the contents of the abstract are in font size 12.

Keywords: Maximum of five (5) relevant keywords. Times New Roman, font size 12.

c) INTRODUCTION :

Please provide statement of the problems, outline of the paper and important findings.

d) LITERATURE REVIEW OR RESEARCH BACKGROUND

e) EXPERIMENTAL / METHODOLOGY 

f) RESULTS & DISCUSSION 

If your article contains quotations,the quote is indented once, left and right. The following is an example of the format:

Example of table formatting:

Jadual 1: Apakah jenis pusat rawatan alternatif yang dirujuk

g) CONCLUSION

h) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Place any acknowledgement here.  For example, This work was supported by the Research Fund provided by xxxxxxxxxx.Avoid identifying any of the authors prior to the review

i) AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS

All authors should contribute significantly to the article. For research articles with several authors, a short paragraph specifying their individual contributions must be provided. The following statements should be used “Conceptualization, X.X. and Y.Y.; methodology, X.X.; software, X.X.; validation, X.X., Y.Y. and Z.Z.; formal analysis, X.X.; investigation, X.X.; resources, X.X.; data curation, X.X.; writing—original draft preparation, X.X.; writing—review and editing, X.X.; visualization, X.X.; supervision, X.X.; project administration, X.X.; funding acquisition, Y.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.”, please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported.

j) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) GENERATED TEXT DECLARATION

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’. Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication. This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement. Example: This article has utilized artificial intelligence (AI) technology, specifically ChatGPT by OpenAI, as a support tool in drafting and content review. All facts have been re-verified by the author to ensure accuracy and contextual relevance.

k) REFERENCES 

• All references cited in the text must appear in the Reference list. We do not accept Bibliography. Footnotes and endnotes are not allowed.
• References should be arranged in alphabetical order according to UKM Styles Format. Sources without authors are arranged alphabetically by title within the same list.
• Arabic References: All references should be transliterated and arranged in alphabetical order. And should be Romanized. The word ‘al’ of the author’s surname is not regarded as the first letter. Thus the author, al-Qaradhawi should be placed under alphabet Q category.

Example:

e.g. Rahman, F. 1982. Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Book’s chapter:

Author/s’ Surname, Forename. Year of publication. Full title of the article. In, the Editor/s’ surname, Forename. (Ed/s.). Full title of the Book (italicised). From page- to page. Location: Publisher.

e.g. Margolis, Joseph. 2000. Introduction: Pragmatism, retrospective, and prospective. In, Shook, John R. & Margolis, Joseph (Eds.). A Companion to Pragmatism. pp. 1-10. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.

Journals: 

Author/s’ Surname, Forename. Year of publication. Full title of the article. Full Title of the Journal (Title case & italicised). Volume (italicised) (No.): From page-to page. Doi:

e.g Ahmad Munawar Ismail, Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim & Ahmad Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby. 2025. Key Features of Effective Database Management System Guidelines for Assisting Asnaf - Individuals in Need (GAIN). Islamiyyat : The International Journal of Islamic Studies 47 (1) : 66-78. https://doi.org/10.17576/islamiyyat-2025-4701-06

Website:

Author/s’ surname, Forename. Year of publication. Full title of the article. Full address of the website or URL. [Retrieval date].

e.g. Naik, Zakir. 2015. Temples are not allowed in UAE & other Islamic nations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-QkUXThkkM. [Retrieved: 8th August 2025].

Abbreviations: 

n. d. = no date/year of publication; n. l. = no location; n. p. = no publisher.

l) TABLES

Number of tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Please use Arabic numerals and supply a heading. Tables and their captions should be centered on the page. Place footnotes to the table below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Be sparing in the use of the tables and ensure that the data presented in the table do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

m) FIGURES

Figures are sequentially numbered commencing at Figure 1 and followed by their captions and are placed at the bottom of the figure. Please ensure that figures are clear and legible with typed lettering.

n) NOMENCLATURE, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATION

Only wide used accepted symbols and forms of abbreviations should be used, but always give full expression followed by the abbreviation the first time it appears in the text. Abbreviations and symbols used in the tables and figures should be explained in the legend. The used of symbols in the text should be avoided as much as possible as they disrupt the flow of the sentences as well as the appearance of the typeset page. In no case should a combination of symbols and words be used.

2.  PROOFS AND REPRINTS

The accepted article will be regarded as final, and the files will be processed as such. Proofs are for checking typesetting /editing: only printer errors maybe corrected. No changes in, or addition to the edited manuscript will be accepted.

3. QUOTATIONS 

Quoted words, phrases and sentences should be enclosed in double quotation marks. Quotations within quotations and glosses should be enclosed in single quotation marks. Quotations may be either run in or in the case of quotations which are four lines or longer (or more than 40 words) – set off from the text as block quotations.

4. ITALIC

Italicize non-English terms or phrases in manuscripts written in English and italicize non-Malay terms or phrases in manuscripts written in Malay.

PEER REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS

1. Submission Acknowledgement – Manuscripts are to be submitted through the online submission function. You will receive an email of acknowledgment from the editorial team within 48 hours.
2. Basic Review - The editor or production editor determines whether a manuscript fits the journal’s aim and scope. Then, the manuscript is checked for its similarity index by Turnitin.
3. Peer Review - We use a double-blind system for peer-review. Both reviewers and authors’ identities remain anonymous. The manuscript will be peer-reviewed by at least two(2) academic experts.
4. Editorial Decision - The decision to accept, to revise or reject a manuscript is based on the suggestions by the reviewers.
5. Online Publication - Manuscripts will be published upon approval by the Editor-in-Chief.

GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEWS

1. Please include, at the beginning of the review:

Author, Title, Place, Publisher, Date, number of pages, ISBN E.g., Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Sixth edition. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1996. 308 + ix pp. ISBN: 0-226-81627-3.

2. The review should begin with a brief overall description of the book.

3. Matters that may be considered in the body of the review include:

4. The average review should be about 1000 - 2000 words long. The name, affiliation and email address of the reviewer should appear at the end of the review.

• The strengths and weaknesses of the book.
• Comments on the author’s style and presentation.
• Whether or not the author’s aims have been met.
• Errors (typographical or other) and usefulness of indices.
• Who would the book be useful to?
• Would you recommend it for purchase?

5. The preferred format for submissions is MS-Word.