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Author Guidelines

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT

The editorial committee accepts two types of manuscript, which are, research articles and book reviews.

Any manuscripts and correspondence should be submitted to this system.

Manuscripts may be written and prepared in Bahasa Malaysia, English or Arabic, the length of which is between 5,000-6,000 words, including texts, tables, footnotes, and references. Manuscripts that exceed 6,000 words may be considered for acceptance if found to be reasonable to do so.

The author must only submit manuscripts that have never been received, reviewed or published by any previous publication.

All manuscripts must be sent in *.docx / *.doc format only.

Each manuscript will be assessed by way of a double-blind review, whereby the author and the two reviewers will not be made aware of one another.

FORMAT

Title Page: All manuscripts must contain the following:

  1. Manuscript Title
  2. Name of author(s).
  3. Name of post, department or institution
  4. Email addresses of the author(s).
  5. Mailing address and email of the corresponding author.

Abstract: Each research article must prepare an abstract of not more than 300 words. The abstract must be written on a specified page. Manuscripts in Bahasa Malaysia and Arabic must prepare an abstract in English with the same content as in the original language.

Keywords: Provide 5 keywords under the abstract. The keywords must be specifically related to the research article. Repetition of the same words in the manuscript’s title should be avoided.

Graphs / Tables / Diagrams: In the event that the article is accepted, all graphs, tables and diagrams must be prepared in the form of images with 300 dpi resolution. If the material is obtained from another source, that source or third party must give permission beforehand to use the material so as to prevent copyright violation.

References: With regards to reference to other texts and final references, all research articles must adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) style and (Author Date) format. Footnotes will not be accepted.

Book Review: Book review articles must be written in the language of the book being reviewed.

ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY

This journal practices strict measures to prevent any copyright violation activities such as plagiarism. All articles accepted for publishing will be subjected to testing for originality using Turnitin software. If any instance of plagiarism is detected, the author will be requested to make the necessary changes and revision thereof.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
  3. Where available, DOI and/or URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

 

Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Publication: 400.00 (MYR)

The Journal of Contemporary Islamic Law (JCIL) is committed to providing a high-quality, rigorous, and timely publication process. To support editorial management, peer review, copyediting, typesetting, and online publication, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is applicable only to manuscripts accepted for publication. This journal does not provide full or partial waivers, discounts, or exemptions from the APC.

Publication Fee

  • Author(s) will be asked to pay RM400 (local) and USD 100 (international) per accepted manuscript.

Payment Policy

  • No submission fee is charged. Authors may submit manuscripts free of charge.
  • The APC is payable only after the manuscript has successfully passed the peer-review process and has been formally accepted for publication.
  • Payment instructions will be provided in the acceptance letter.
  • The APC is non-refundable once payment has been made.