AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The journal invites scholars and experts working in all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences pertaining to Islam or Muslim societies. Articles should be original, research-based, unpublished and not under review for possible publication in other journals. All submitted papers are subject to review of the editors, editorial board, and blind reviewers. Submissions that violate our guidelines on formatting or length will be rejected without review.

Articles should be written in English or Arabic between approximately 10.000-15.000 words including text, all tables and figures, notes, references, and appendices intended for publication. All submission must include 150 words abstract and 5 keywords. Quotations, passages, and words in local or foreign languages should be translated into English. Jurnal Al-Dustur accepts only electronic submissions. Therefore, authors must log in before submit their article. Please click here to log in.

All notes must appear in the text as citations. A citation usually requires only the last name of the author(s), year of publication, and (sometimes) page numbers. For example: (Hefner, 2009a: 45; Geertz, 1966: 114). Explanatory footnotes may be included but should not be used for simple citations. All works cited must appear in the reference list at the end of the article. In matter of bibliographical style, Jurnal Al-Dustur follows the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note), such as below:

  1. Hefner, Robert, 2009a. “Introduction: The Political Cultures of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia,” in Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia, ed. Robert Hefner, Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.
  2. Booth, Anne. 1988. “Living Standards and the Distribution of Income in Colonial Indonesia: A Review of the Evidence.” Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 19(2): 310–34.
  3. Feener, Michael R., and Mark E. Cammack, eds. 2007. Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions. Cambridge: Islamic Legal Studies Program.
  4. Wahid, Din, 2014. Nurturing Salafi Manhaj: A Study of Salafi Pesantrens in Contemporary Indonesia. PhD dissertation. Utrecht University.
  5. Utriza, Ayang, 2008. “Mencari Model Kerukunan Antaragama.” Kompas. March 19: 59.
  6. Ms. Undhang-Undhang Banten, L.Or.5598, Leiden University.
  7. Interview with K.H. Sahal Mahfudz, Kajen, Pati, June 11th, 2007.


Arabic romanization should be written as follows:

Letters: ’, b, t, th, j, ḥ, kh, d, dz, r, z, s, sh, sy, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, ẓ, ‘, gh, f, q, l, m, n, h, w, y. Short vowels: a, i, u. long vowels: ā, ī, ū. Diphthongs: aw, ay. Tā marbūṭā: t. Article: al-.