Peer Review Process

The Journal of Interdisciplinery Islamic Studies applies a double-blind peer-review process.

Under this system, the identities of authors are concealed from reviewers, and the identities of reviewers are concealed from authors during the review process.

Stage 1: Submission

Authors submit manuscripts through the journal’s OJS platform.

Stage 2: Administrative Screening

The editorial team examines the completeness of:

manuscript files;
author metadata;
declarations;
formatting;
references; and
required supplementary information.

Stage 3: Editorial Screening

The editor evaluates:

conformity with the aims and scope;
originality;
academic relevance;
research quality;
methodological appropriateness;
ethical compliance; and
general suitability for peer review.

Manuscripts that are clearly outside the scope or fail to meet basic scholarly standards may be rejected without external review.

Stage 4: Similarity Screening

Manuscripts are screened for inappropriate textual overlap and potential plagiarism using the journal’s designated similarity-screening system.

Stage 5: External Peer Review

Each research article that passes editorial screening is normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript.

Reviewers evaluate:

originality;
relevance;
theoretical contribution;
methodology;
accuracy of analysis;
quality of interpretation;
engagement with relevant literature;
clarity of argument;
ethical considerations; and
contribution to Islamic studies.

Stage 6: Editorial Decision

Possible decisions include:

Accept
Minor Revision
Major Revision
Resubmit for Review
Reject

Stage 7: Revision

Authors must respond carefully to reviewer comments and provide a clear explanation of revisions.

Stage 8: Final Decision

The Editor-in-Chief or designated editor makes the final decision based on peer-review reports, author revisions, academic quality, and journal policies.

Editors, Editorial Board members, reviewers, and guest editors who submit manuscripts to the journal are subject to the same peer-review standards and must not participate in decisions concerning their own manuscripts.

The journal aims to complete initial peer review within approximately [X–Y weeks].