Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Journal of Kajian Islam dan Turath Antara-Bidang (KITAB) welcomes original scholarly contributions in the fields of Islamic studies, turath (Islamic intellectual heritage), Muslim societies, and related interdisciplinary disciplines. All submissions must comply with the following requirements.

Submission Eligibility

Submitted manuscripts must be original works that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe any copyright, intellectual property, or ethical requirements. Manuscripts found to have been submitted simultaneously to another publication may be rejected without review.

Types of Contributions

KITAB accepts the following categories of scholarly contributions:

• Research Articles

• Review Articles

• Critical Essays

• Scholarly Resource Articles

• Book Reviews (subject to editorial approval)

Scholarly Resource Articles

KITAB welcomes Scholarly Resource Articles that document, describe, and make accessible significant scholarly resources relevant to Islamic studies, turath, Muslim societies, and interdisciplinary research. Examples include manuscript catalogues, archival inventories, linguistic corpora, bibliographic databases, epigraphic collections, digital humanities resources, and other research infrastructures.

Such submissions are not required to present original analytical findings. Instead, authors should provide sufficient information regarding the provenance, methodology, structure, scope, accessibility, limitations, and potential scholarly applications of the resource. All Scholarly Resource Articles are subject to the same peer-review and ethical standards applied to conventional research articles.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or compatible software and conform to the following formatting requirements:

• Font: Bookman Old Style

• Font size: 12 pt

• Line spacing: Single spacing

• Text alignment: Justified

• Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides

• Page size: A4

• Paragraph spacing: 6 pt after paragraph

• Page numbers should be inserted consecutively

Non-native words, foreign terms, transliterated expressions, and technical terminology should be italicised where appropriate. Underlining should be avoided except for URLs.

Tables, figures, images, and illustrations should be embedded within the text at appropriate locations and accompanied by captions and source information where necessary.

Arabic text must be presented using Unicode-compatible fonts to ensure consistency and compatibility across platforms.

Length of Manuscripts

The recommended length for submissions is as follows:

• Research Articles: 6,000–12,000 words

• Review Articles: 5,000–10,000 words

• Critical Essays: 3,000–8,000 words

• Scholarly Resource Articles: 3,000–8,000 words

• Book Reviews: 1,000–3,000 words

Longer submissions may be considered at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

Article Structure

All submissions must include:

1. Title in the language of the manuscript and English.

2. Author name(s) and institutional affiliation(s).

3. Corresponding author's email address.

4. Abstract in the manuscript language and English.

5. Three to eight keywords in both languages.

6. Main body of the article.

7. References.

For articles written in Arabic, English translations of the title, abstract, and keywords must be provided.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstracts should be between 150 and 250 words and clearly state:

• Research objective(s)

• Methodology or approach

• Main findings or contribution

• Significance of the study

Authors should provide between three and eight keywords immediately following the abstract.

Citation and References

KITAB adopts the Chicago Author-Date citation style.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all references cited in the text appear in the reference list and that all entries in the reference list are cited within the manuscript.

Where available, Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) should be included in reference entries.

Transliteration and Arabic Terms

Authors may use recognised systems of Arabic transliteration but must apply the chosen system consistently throughout the manuscript.

Arabic technical terms may be presented either in Arabic script, transliteration, or both, depending on the nature of the study and the intended readership.

Ethical Compliance

Authors must adhere to the journal's Publication Ethics and Ethical Guidelines. Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have approved the final version and consent to its submission.

For Scholarly Resource Articles, authors must ensure that all resources described or reproduced have been obtained, documented, and disseminated in accordance with applicable legal, ethical, copyright, ownership, and community requirements.

Review Process

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening followed by a Single-Blind Peer Review process involving at least two independent reviewers. Final publication decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief or designated handling editor based on reviewer recommendations and editorial evaluation.