Author Guideline

Manuscripts submitted to the Indonesian Journal of Waqf Studies should present scholarly works that examine waqf from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. The journal publishes studies employing normative, conceptual, empirical, and case-based approaches, with particular attention to contemporary waqf issues in legal, economic, managerial, social, and public policy contexts. Topics may include, but are not limited to, productive waqf, cash waqf, digital waqf, corporate waqf, waqf governance, and the integration of waqf with Islamic finance and sustainable development agendas.

The journal aims to disseminate original research findings, conceptual analyses, and best practices that contribute to the advancement of waqf studies and address current challenges in waqf management and regulation. Contributions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals from relevant disciplines are warmly welcomed.

To be considered for publication, submitted manuscripts must comply with the following requirements:

  1. Manuscripts must constitute scholarly works, either in the form of original research findings or well-developed conceptual and theoretical analyses.
  2. Manuscripts must be original, have not been previously published, and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  3. Manuscripts may be written in English or Indonesian, formatted on A4-sized paper, using 1.15 line spacing, with a length of approximately 4,000–8,000 words or 14–20 pages, including references.
  4. All submissions must be made electronically through the journal’s Online Journal System (OJS).
  5. Authors are required to complete all metadata fields provided in their OJS submission account accurately and comprehensively.
  6. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the official journal template available for download on the journal website.
  7. Authors must be willing to engage in the editorial and peer-review process and to revise their manuscripts in accordance with editorial and reviewer feedback.
  8. References must follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, and authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Zotero or Mendeley.
  9. Authors are encouraged to cite relevant articles previously published in the Indonesian Journal of Waqf Studies, where appropriate.

Important Notes

  1. Submitted manuscripts must fall within the aims and scope of the journal. Manuscripts that are deemed to be outside the journal’s focus may be rejected at the editorial screening stage without detailed justification.
  2. Authors are strongly advised to carefully review the journal’s aims and scope prior to submission to ensure thematic and substantive alignment, thereby minimizing the risk of desk rejection.

Submission

As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that their manuscript complies with all of the following requirements. Submissions that do not conform to these guidelines may be returned for revision prior to review.

  1. The manuscript has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal. If any exceptions apply, a clear explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor section.
  2. The manuscript file is submitted in an acceptable document format, namely OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or Rich Text Format (RTF).
  3. The manuscript conforms to the stylistic, structural, and bibliographic standards specified in the Author Guidelines