About the Journal

KITAB

The study of Islam and Interdisciplinary Heritage Journal was established in 2023 and is a biannual publication managed by the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. The objectives are to encourage publication and knowledge sharing and align with Islamic research principles. The journal also serves as a platform to collect multidisciplinary research findings for reference and knowledge sources.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The KITAB journal adopts a Single-Blind Peer Review system while encouraging reviewers to disclose their identities. Collaborative writing is encouraged but requires a cover letter and evidence of all authors' consent if requested.

The KITAB journal encourages contributions from competent reviewers to evaluate and provide constructive comments on submitted manuscripts to maintain and enhance publication quality. Comments can be made on research questions and hypotheses with sufficient information and background knowledge. They can also be made on the study design, experiments, data collection processes, analysis, and statistics conducted correctly and reproducibly from various perspectives.

Review reports and editor reports will be provided to authors to improve manuscripts based on the comments received. The KITAB journal editors require authors' specific and timely responses to all comments in the revised manuscript. Responses must be made within the specified timeframe. Subsequently, the editor will decide whether the manuscript will be accepted for publication or reconsidered.