Focus and Scope

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by Humas, Dokumentasi & Publikasi of Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. It aims to promote scientific publication on Islamic culture and local wisdom in Indonesia and Southeast Asia region.

The scope included in el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam covers:

(1) The cultural traditions and practices rooted in Islam,

(2) Islam and dynamics of local wisdom,

(3) The unique characteristics of Indonesian Islam within its cultural diversity,

(4) Dynamic of thoughts in Islamic culture,

(5) Actual values of local wisdom and Islamic culture,

(6) The historical and cultural roles of Islam in shaping societies,

(7) The role of education in promoting Islamic culture,

(8) The integration of Islamic faith of local tradition,

(9) The impact of Islamic culture on business practices, and

(10) Cultural divergence in Islamic civilization.

Section Policies

ARTICLES

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Paper submitted to el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam will be reviewed by some expert of Islamic cultural studies from several universities in different countries (double-blind peer-review). It will take for about a month to conduct the review. Every paper submitted will be scanned for plagiarism before it is sent to the reviewer.

Manuscript submitted to this journal should meet the general criteria:

• The paper submitted in the journal must follow Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines of this journal.
• The submitted manuscript must be original, unpublished work, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• It must fulfill scientific merit and novelty or new contribution to knowledge to the focus and scope of this study
• Written in English or Arabic language. Authors whose English/Arabic is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked for grammar and clarity before submission.
• It is free from plagiarism content. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software (please use Turnitin or iThenticate). Editors will also check its similarity (maximum similarity 15%). 

Manuscripts are scrutinized for structure, organization, correctness, and clarity of language and compliance with the Author Guidelines of el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam. Typographical, grammatical, content clarity and format compliance of manuscripts are the author's responsibility(s). Manuscripts not meeting these conditions will be returned to the authors.

When a manuscript has passed the editorial office review process, it is subjected to a double-blind review system. At least two external reviewers are chosen from the database of this journal, the journal's editorial board, or other sources. These reviewers are subject matter experts in the field. Invitations to review are sent to the reviewers with attached abstracts. A double-blind peer review technique is used by el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam, an anonymous peer review system in which the identity of the manuscript's author(s) is kept hidden from the reviewers. Before a manuscript is given to a reviewer, details that could reveal to a reviewer of author(s)'s identity in the manuscript would be erased. When sending the reviewers' comments to the author(s), the reviewers' identities are likewise hidden from the author(s). Because it limits possible bias from either the selected reviewers or the authors, this journal deems the double-blind peer system a more effective review system.

The reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on the following criteria:

1. Relevance and Significance:

   • Does the paper address a current issue in the field of Islamic culture and local wisdom?
   • Is the topic significant and contributes to advancing knowledge in the relevant domain?

2. Title and Content Alignment:

   • Does the title accurately represent the content of the paper?
   • Is there a clear connection between the title and the main ideas discussed in the manuscript?

3. Organization and Structure:

   • Is the manuscript proportionally organized across different sections (e.g., introduction, methodology, analysis, conclusions)?
   • Are the sections well-balanced and contribute logically to the overall flow of the paper?
   • Is the paper well-written, with clarity and coherence in language?

4. Analysis and Synthesis:

   • Is the analysis and synthesis appropriate for the focus of the paper?
   • Are the arguments well-supported by evidence, and are different perspectives adequately considered?

5. Conclusions and Generalizations:

   • Are the conclusions clearly presented?
   • Are generalizations appropriately made based on the analysis, and are they in line with the findings?
   • Are there practical implications based on the conclusion?

6. Formatting and Template Adherence:

   • Does the manuscript follow the prescribed formatting and template guidelines of the journal or conference?

7. Citation and References:

   • Are all citations within the paper correctly listed in the reference section?
   • Are references formatted according to the required citation style and tool?

Detailed information about the flow for the manuscript submission (author) to the acceptance by the editor is shown in the following figure.

In short, the steps are:

1. Manuscript submission (by author) (route 1)
2. Manuscript check and selection (by manager and editors) (route 2). Editors have a right to directly accept, reject, or review. Prior to further processing steps, plagiarism check using Turnitin is applied for each manuscript.
3. Manuscript reviewing process (by reviewers) (route 3 & 4)
4. Notification of manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection (by editor to author based on reviewers comments) (route 5)
5. Paper revision (by author)
6. Revision submission based on reviewer suggestion (by author) with the similar flow to point number 1. (route 1)
7. If the reviewer seems to be satisfied with revision, notification for acceptance (by editor). (route 6)
8. Galley proof and publishing process (route 7 & 8)

The steps point number 1 to 5 are considered as 1 round of the peer-reviewing process (see the grey area in the figure). The editor or editorial board considers the feedback provided by the peer reviewers and arrives at a decision. The following are the most common decisions:

• Accept "as it is"
• Requires minor corrections
• Requires major revisions
• Resubmit (conditional rejection) 
• Reject. In this case, the reviewer provides the specific reason(s) why the manuscript is not further processed.

In general, to be acceptable, a paper should represent an advance in understanding likely to influence thinking in the field. There should be a discernible reason why the work deserves the visibility of publication in el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam rather than the best of the specialist journals.

The final decision of manuscript acceptance is solely made by Editor in Chief and/or Associate Editor (together with Editorial Board, if required) according to reviewers' critical comments. Publication of accepted articles including assigning the article to the published issues will be made by Editor in Chief by considering the sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as a thematic issue.

Publication Frequency

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam is published twice a year, in June and December. Each volume of this journal is published annualy.

Open Access Policy

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.  We are continuously working with our author communities to select the best choice of license options, currently being defined for this journal is: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA)

This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the license. You are free to: (a) Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; (b) Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms:

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
• No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

Publication Ethics

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure that the publication process and outcome are ethical, following the best publication practice in all processes of publication. Please review the brief description of core practices at the journal. For more detailed information, please refer to COPE official website https://publicationethics.org/core-practices.

Allegations of Misconduct

When an allegation of misconduct is brought to the attention of the Editor-in-Chief, they will investigate the truth of this allegation. When there is a concern about a lack of ability or a conflict of interest, the Editor-in-Chief will advise the head of the Pusat Publikasi Ilmiah (Academic Publication Center) of LP2M Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim to establish an independent committee to investigate the allegation. If the allegation is proven based on the result of the investigation, the Editor-in-Chief will take further action, including but not limited to article amendment, article retraction, author removal from authorship, and assignment of additional reviewers.

Authorship and Contributorship

The author must state the contribution of each author in a cover letter accompanying the manuscript when it is submitted to the journal, and it has to state that no deserving authors have been omitted from authorship. If there is a change in the authorship, the journal must be notified, and such changes must be explained in detail. The change in authorship will not be entertained after the final revision is submitted unless it can be clearly justified to be reviewed attentively, and all authors must consent to this change. A final revision is the revised version based on which the paper is accepted to be published. The number of authors for one manuscript published in the journal must not be more than seven authors. The journal only allows the following contributions to be listed as an author: data acquisition, data analysis, data interpretation, article writing, article critical reviewing, and final approval of the version to be published.

A corresponding author is an author with whom the journal communicates related to the publication process. The corresponding author cannot be changed except by force majeure (including mental illness, severe disease, and death of the current corresponding author) and authorship withdrawal of the present corresponding author. 

Complaints and Appeals

The Editor-in-Chief works with the handling editor to address complaints about publication decisions, publication process, and publication ethics. Authors are welcome to appeal if the article is rejected without satisfactory justification. The handling editors provide a general description of the desk rejection following internal screening, but the decision is reviewed in case of an appeal. The decision is made based on the result of the latest internal review. Meanwhile, rejection after an external review is final, but an appeal is welcome if there is an inconsistency between the external review results and the editor’s decision. The editor's decision will be reviewed, and the result will be informed to the complainants and/or authors. Regarding the publication process, the handling editors always put their best effort into completing the review process on time. However, reviewers are busy academicians who sometimes cannot avoid delays in submitting their reviews. Authors are welcome to submit their complaints, and effort will be made if the delay is caused by the journal. Finally, when a complaint is raised about publication ethics, the Editor-in-Chief will consult COPE guidelines and take advised procedures to address the complaint. 

Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest occurs when the authors, their supervisors or their sponsors have certain relationships with other persons or organizations which can influence their research. All potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed by the authors when submitting the papers. The authors must also report a conflict of interest which might occur after the paper is submitted if it happens before the paper is officially published. el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam adheres to COPE in handling potential undisclosed conflicts of interest raised during the review process or after the paper is published. For more information about conflict of interest, read this article https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-education-subcommittee-focus-conflicts-interest

Upon receiving a report regarding potential undisclosed conflict of interest from editors or reviewers, the Editor-in-Chief notifies authors and expresses their concern. In the case that the authors deny the conflict of interest, the Editor-in-Chief explains the journal policy and definition of conflict of interest, and the authors need to sign a statement regarding all relevant conflicts of interest. Necessary revision is made and informed to the editors or reviewers.

If a reader raises a conflict of interest after the paper is published, the Editor-in-Chief contacts the authors to obtain an explanation. The Editor-in-Chief determines whether the conflict of interest exists. The authors’ organization is contacted when necessary. If a potential conflict of interest is found, the article will be re-assessed to determine whether the conflict of interest has potentially affected the research or review process. If the conflict of interest does not affect the article and the review process, a correction will be made. If it does, the article will be corrected or retracted, depending on the seriousness of the effect. The action made by the journal is informed to the reader who reported the case.

Data and Reproducibility

The authors are encouraged to share the data used in their papers to be published as a supplementary document.  The author is responsible for the accuracy of data, and no data fabrication or image manipulation is allowed. This journal follows COPE guidance in handling cases of suspected data fabrication and image manipulation. 

When readers express their suspicion of fabricated data in a published article at el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam, the Editor-in-Chief consults relevant data experts at Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. If suspicion is confirmed, the Editor-in-Chief contacts the authors to express their concern. The authors are invited to express their opinions on the matter. If there is no response from the authors, the Editor-in-Chief will attempt to contact the authors’ institutions. If the concern is proven, an expression of concern will be published, or the article will be retracted, depending on the nature of the evidence, and the readers who raise the suspicion will be informed of the decision.

When readers express their suspicion of image manipulation in a published article at this journal, the Editor-in-Chief contacts all authors, inviting them to explain the concern. Their institution may also be contacted if necessary. If the manipulation is found, the Editor-in-Chief determines whether the manipulation is minor or serious. The Editor-in-Chief informs the authors about the action that will be taken, such as requesting correction, publishing an expression of concern, or retracting the article. The Editor-in-Chief informs the readers who express their concern about the action taken by the journal.

Ethical Oversight

Editorial staff observes the ethical compliance of research which has been considered to be reviewed for publication in el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam. As defined by COPE, ethical oversight includes “publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data and ethical business/marketing practices”, and other issues related to research and publication ethics. All authors must be transparent on how ethics approval and consent are obtained and followed throughout research and publication. 

When readers express their concern regarding suspicion of violations of ethical oversight, the Editor-in-Chief investigates the suspicion and takes necessary action. If the violation is proven, the action will be taken based on the nature of the violation, such as a request for correction or article retraction. The readers who express the concern will be informed of the decision. 

Intellectual Property

All authors are required to obtain the intellectual property right of any materials included in the submitted manuscript, including tables and figures. In addition, the manuscript should not contain or be based on any data or information which breach the national or legal framework of a country. Information obtained from any source needs to be appropriately cited. The similarity index allowed is 20%, but intentional use of texts from other sources without proper citation is not allowed, although the overall similarity index is under 20%. Furthermore, all articles published in el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A concern regarding intellectual property issues, including plagiarism, raised by editors and reviewers will be investigated by the Editor-in-Chief. If the concern is proven, a correction will be requested for minor issues, and an explanation from the authors will be requested for a bigger concern. If the explanation from the authors is unsatisfactory, the manuscript will be rejected. If the explanation is satisfactory, the Editor-in-Chief might consider rejection or request correction. The editors or reviewers who raised the issue will be informed of the action. The authors’ institution might be contacted if necessary.

If a concern is raised by readers for a published article, a correction (for minor issues) or explanation (for major issues) will be requested from the authors. If the explanation from the authors is unsatisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted. If the explanation is satisfactory, the Editor-in-Chief might consider retraction or request correction. The editors or reviewers who raised the issue will be informed of the action. The authors’ institution might be contacted if necessary.

Journal Management

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam is not a member of COPE. However, the journal follows COPE Core Practices on authorship, contributorship, peer review processes, and publication process. The journal also follows COPE Core Practice in responding to suspected ethical breaches by authors, reviewers, and editors. In addition, the journal has an open access policy following DOAJ guidelines and adheres to the principle of transparency.

Post-Publication Discussions

When el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam receives a critique from readers regarding the manuscript which has previously been published, the Editor-in-Chief will investigate this critique to determine whether it is defamatory or libellous. The critique is rejected if it is potentially libellous or defamatory. If not, the critique is investigated further, which can result in article correction and publication of the critique along with the author’s response.

When the journal receives a notice from readers about redundant publication, the Editor-in-Chief investigates the nature of this redundancy. If a minor redundancy is found, the author is requested to revise the article by adding missing citations and references. If a major redundancy is found, the author is requested to explain the concern. If the explanation is unsatisfactory or in the case that the author admits the mistake, the Editor-in-Chief informs the editor of the journal from which the duplicate publication is found, and the article is retracted. If the explanation is satisfactory, the Editor-in-Chief may consider retraction or correction. The author’s institution might be contacted if necessary. The readers who raised the concern are informed of the action.

Plagiarism Notice & Research Misconduct Allegation

Plagiarism occurs when an author takes ideas, information, or words from another source without proper credit to the source. Even when it occurs unintentionally, plagiarism is still a serious academic violation, and unacceptable in international academic publications. When the author learns specific information (a name, date, place, statistical number, or other detailed information) from a specific source, a citation is required.  

When the author takes an idea from another author, a citation is required—even if the author then develops the idea further. This might be an idea about how to interpret the data, either what methodology to use or what conclusion to draw. It might be an idea about broad developments in a field or general information. Regardless of the idea, authors should cite their sources. In cases where the author develops the idea further, it is still necessary to cite the original source of the idea, and then in a subsequent sentence the author can explain her or his more developed idea.

When the author takes words from another author, a citation and quotation marks are required. Whenever four or more consecutive words are identical to a source that the author has read, the author must use quotation marks to denote the use of another author’s original words; just a citation is no longer enough.

El Harakah as a respected international journal, wants to ensure that all authors are careful and comply with international standards for academic integrity, particularly on the issue of plagiarism

El Harakah takes academic integrity very seriously, and the editors reserve the right to withdraw acceptance from a paper found to violate any of the standards set out above. For further information, potential authors can contact the editorial office at elharakahjurnal@gmail.com

Article Processing Charge

el Harakah Jurnal Budaya Islam is an open access international journal. Readers can read and download any full-text articles for free of charge (fully Open Access). We welcome article submissions 

Article Submission: 0.00 (USD)

Authors are not required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.

Starting from the manuscript submission in January 2024, author(s) (excluding Member of Editors/Editorial Board/Active Reviewer) should pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD 100 per article, once the manuscript was accepted. Authors with non-Indonesian affiliation are not required to pay the APC. The APC will be used for the full-text PDF articles production cost.