MILLATI: Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of Islamic studies and the humanities. Authors are expected to submit academically rigorous, clearly structured, and methodologically sound work that demonstrates an original contribution to existing scholarship. Before submitting a manuscript, authors should carefully review the journal's Aims and Scope and ensure that their work complies with the following guidelines.
1. General Requirements
MILLATI accepts original research articles and in-depth scholarly studies relevant to its disciplinary orientation.
Submitted manuscripts must:
Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's Aims and Scope or do not meet its basic scholarly and technical requirements may be returned to authors for revision or declined during initial editorial screening.
2. Manuscript Preparation and Formatting
Authors should prepare their manuscripts according to the following specifications:
Manuscripts should use clearly differentiated section headings and coherent narrative paragraphs. Numbered section headings should be avoided. The text should be carefully proofread before submission. Authors are responsible for the accuracy, clarity, consistency, and completeness of their manuscripts.
Authors are advised to consult the MILLATI Manuscript Template for detailed guidance on manuscript formatting, layout, and presentation.
3. Manuscript Structure
Manuscripts should follow a clear and coherent structure appropriate to the research design and disciplinary context. Research articles should generally include the following components:
Tables, figures, and illustrations should be placed within the manuscript near the relevant discussion rather than collected at the end. Acknowledgments, funding declarations, and supplementary materials may be included where applicable, subject to the requirements of double-blind peer review.
3.1. Title
All submissions must include an article title on the first page of the manuscript. The title must be identical to the title entered in the OJS submission system.
3.2. Author Information
All author identifying information must be entered accurately through the OJS submission system. The required information includes:
The manuscript submitted for double-blind peer review must not contain information that identifies its authors. Identifying acknowledgments and document properties must also be removed or provided separately where appropriate.
3.3. Abstract and Keywords
All submissions must include abstracts in English and Indonesian on the first page of the manuscript. The abstracts must correspond to the information entered in the OJS submission system.
Each abstract should provide a concise and self-contained account of the research, including:
Each abstract should be written in a single paragraph of 150–250 words, without citations, unnecessary abbreviations, or information not discussed in the manuscript. They should be clear, concise, and provide sufficient detail to be understood in isolation from the paper.
Authors must provide three to five keywords or keyword phrases in each language, separated by semicolons (;) and arranged in alphabetical order. Keywords should accurately represent the article's central concepts, employ established disciplinary terminology where appropriate, and facilitate scholarly indexing and discovery. Overly general terms and unnecessary repetition should be avoided. English and Indonesian keywords should represent equivalent scholarly concepts, with each language's keywords arranged alphabetically according to its own terminology.
3.4. Introduction
The Introduction should establish the scholarly context of the research and demonstrate why the study is necessary. It should:
The Introduction should move beyond a descriptive overview of previous studies and establish a clear intellectual rationale for the research.
3.5. Methods
The Methods section should clearly explain how the research was conducted, identify the research design and analytical approach, and justify the appropriateness of the methods employed in addressing the research question. Depending on the research question, relevant approaches may include historical research, textual analysis, hermeneutics, manuscript studies, ethnography, qualitative inquiry, comparative analysis, or other methods appropriate to Islamic studies and the humanities.
For textual and historical scholarship, authors should clarify how primary sources are identified, contextualized, and interpreted. For empirical studies, authors should explain data collection and analysis procedures in sufficient detail to support the credibility and transparency of their findings.
3.6. Results and Discussion
The Results and Discussion section should present the study's principal findings and develop a clear scholarly interpretation. Authors should:
Authors may organize the Results and Discussion section into subsections, where appropriate, to present distinct findings, analytical themes, or dimensions of the research problem. Subsection headings should be concise, informative, and reflect the specific focus of the analysis. Subsections should follow a logical progression and contribute to a coherent overall argument, rather than fragmenting the discussion into disconnected descriptions.
Results and Discussion may be presented in a combined section when appropriate to the research design. Authors are encouraged to move beyond purely descriptive accounts and demonstrate the analytical and theoretical significance of their work.
3.7. Conclusion
The Conclusion should directly address the principal research problem, objectives, or argument presented in the Introduction. It should synthesize the major findings, explain the study's contribution to knowledge, and identify relevant theoretical, methodological, or practical implications. Where appropriate, authors may discuss the study's limitations and propose directions for future research.
4. Tables, Figures, and Illustrations
Tables, figures, images, and other visual materials should be included only when they make a meaningful contribution to the research. Authors should ensure that:
Illustrations should be placed close to the relevant discussion and presented in a format suitable for editorial processing and publication.
5. Data Availability Statement
A Data Availability Statement is required for manuscripts involving the generation, compilation, or analysis of empirical or other research datasets. It must indicate how supporting data or materials can be accessed or explain any applicable restrictions. The statement is not required for theoretical, philosophical, historical, or textual research based exclusively on identifiable published sources without a separate research dataset. All manuscripts must nevertheless provide sufficient source documentation and methodological transparency in accordance with MILLATI's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
6. References and Citation Practices
Authors must provide accurate, complete, and relevant references supporting the arguments and findings presented in their manuscripts. MILLATI requires a minimum of 40 references, of which at least 40% must be scholarly journal articles. At least 40% of those journal articles must have been published within the five years preceding manuscript submission. Authors should observe the following citation practices:
References should be selected for their scholarly relevance and contribution to the research rather than solely to satisfy numerical requirements. Citation manipulation is prohibited and will be addressed in accordance with MILLATI's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
7. Citation and Bibliographic Style
MILLATI adopts the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition (Notes and Bibliography System) as its standard citation and referencing format. Authors must use numbered footnotes for source citations and provide a complete bibliography arranged alphabetically by the authors' surnames. Footnotes and bibliographic entries must follow Chicago style consistently, including the appropriate presentation of author names, publication details, page numbers, and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), where available. Authors should consult the Chicago Manual of Style: Notes and Bibliography Citation Guide when preparing their manuscripts.
8. Reference Management Software
Authors are required to use reference management software, such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote, to manage citations and generate reference lists. Manuscripts that do not comply with the mandatory reference management requirement will be returned to authors for technical correction without proceeding to peer review. Authors may resubmit their manuscripts once the required corrections have been completed.
9. Reference Formatting Examples
Book
Surname, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle. Publisher, Year.
Scholarly Journal Article
Surname, First Name, and First Name Surname. “Title of Article.” Journal Title volume, no. issue (Year): page range. DOI URL.
Chapter in an Edited Book
Surname, First Name. “Title of Chapter.” In Title of Edited Book, edited by First Name Surname, page range. Publisher, Year.
Classical Islamic Text or Scholarly Edition
[Provide the author's established name, identifiable title of the work, editor or translator where applicable, publication information, and the details of the particular edition consulted. Format the entry according to the relevant Chicago conventions.]
Footnote Examples
First citation of a book:
Subsequent citation of the same book:
First citation of a journal article:
10. Arabic Transliteration and Non-Latin Sources
Arabic terms, titles, and expressions should be transliterated consistently according to the Library of Congress Arabic Romanization Guidelines, except for widely established terms and conventional spellings explicitly recognized by the journal.
Familiar Arabic-derived terms commonly used in Islamic studies, such as al-Qur'an, tafsir, hadith, maqashid, and wasathiyah, may be written without full transliteration diacritics. Authors must use their chosen or journal-approved forms consistently throughout the manuscript. Less familiar Arabic technical terms and titles of classical works should follow the prescribed romanization system. Non-English words and expressions that are not established in English-language academic usage should generally be italicized when introduced, whereas established loanwords, personal names, geographical names, and institutional names should not be italicized solely because of their linguistic origin.
Arabic personal names and geographical names are exempt from formal scholarly transliteration and the use of diacritical marks. Authors should use widely recognized English spellings, such as Muhammad, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Khaldun, Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, and Cairo. Where no established English spelling exists, authors should adopt a clear and consistent romanized form without diacritical marks. Titles of books, manuscripts, and other standalone works should be italicized in accordance with the journal's citation style. Bibliographic entries should retain sufficient accuracy to identify the specific editions and sources cited. Where necessary, non-Latin scripts may be included to preserve textual accuracy or support scholarly interpretation.
11. Research Integrity and Ethical Responsibilities
Authors are responsible for maintaining the integrity and originality of their scholarly work. By submitting a manuscript, authors are expected to:
Additional procedures relating to research misconduct, corrections, retractions, and editorial responsibilities should be consulted in the journal's Publication Ethics policy.
12. Copyright and Licensing
Authors publishing in MILLATI retain copyright in their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which permits sharing, redistribution, and adaptation, including commercial reuse, provided that appropriate attribution is given and adapted materials are distributed under the required ShareAlike terms.
Authors may deposit and distribute their published articles through institutional repositories, personal websites, and other scholarly platforms, with acknowledgment of the original publication in MILLATI. Authors are responsible for obtaining necessary permissions for third-party copyrighted materials.
Further information is available in the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy.
13. Submission Procedure
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through MILLATI's official OJS submission platform. Authors should:
Manuscripts should preferably be prepared in Microsoft Word format (.docx). Other file formats supported by the journal's OJS submission configuration may also be accepted. Submissions that do not comply with the journal's requirements may be returned for technical revisions before editorial assessment.
14. Editorial Screening and Peer Review
Submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal's Aims and Scope and their compliance with basic scholarly and technical requirements. Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation proceed through the journal's double-blind peer review process. Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' comments and editorial recommendations. A request for revision does not guarantee acceptance. Final publication decisions are made through the journal's established editorial procedures. Detailed information on evaluation criteria and review procedures is provided in the journal's Peer Review Process policy.
15. Publication Fees and Author Inquiries
Authors should review the journal's current publication-fee information before submitting a manuscript. Any applicable fees, payment conditions, and waiver arrangements should be communicated transparently through the journal's official website.
For questions concerning manuscript preparation, technical difficulties, or submission procedures, authors may contact MILLATI through the official Contact page.
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