Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Journal of Islamic Education (JiE) is a publication of original research on Islamic religious education that publishes articles intended for a research audience. The Journal of Islamic Education (JiE) aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding in the field of Islamic religious education.

This journal covers:

  • Policies for the development of Islamic education
  • Models of Islamic education development (Early Childhood Education, Madrasahs, Elementary Schools, and Islamic Universities)
  • Development of Islamic education institutions
  • Methods and strategies of Islamic religious education learning
  • Paradigms and institutions of Islamic education
  • Development of Islamic religious education curricula
  • Development of resources, media, and learning materials for Islamic religious education
  • Development of learning environments for Islamic religious education
  • Evaluation of Islamic religious education and learning
  • Quality assurance of Islamic religious education institutions and learning
  • Inclusive Islamic religious education
  • Islamic education counseling
  • Management of Islamic education institutions (Madrasahs, Elementary Schools, and Islamic Colleges)
  • Philosophy and thought of Islamic education

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Every manuscript submitted to the Journal of Islamic Education undergoes an initial screening by the editors to evaluate its suitability with the journal’s scope, focus, and basic requirements. Manuscripts that do not meet the criteria will be rejected at this stage.

Manuscripts considered suitable will be sent to at least two reviewers under a double-blind peer review process. Reviewers provide recommendations regarding the quality, originality, and contribution of the manuscript.

Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor will make one of the following decisions: accepted, revision required, or rejected. The final decision on publication rests with the editor, and the author will be informed accordingly.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal 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 in this journal are immediately and permanently free to read and download. We continuously work with our author community to ensure the best licensing options. Currently, this journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

 

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.

The LOCKSS Publisher Manifest page for this journal is available at: https://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/jie/gateway/lockss

 

Screening for Plagiarism

The Journal of Islamic Education (JiE) has a strict policy against plagiarism, including self-plagiarism. The journal is committed to publishing only original works.

  • Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts are entirely their own work, and if the work and/or words of others are used, proper citation must be provided.

  • Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, duplication, or fraudulent publication practices will be rejected automatically.

  • Submitted manuscripts must not have been published elsewhere, in whole or in part.

To maintain academic integrity:

  • The maximum allowed similarity index is 20%.

  • Manuscripts will be screened for similarity using Turnitin.

  • Authors are strongly encouraged to check their manuscripts using plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin) before submission.

For proper citation and referencing, authors are also advised to use reference management tools such as Mendeley or Zotero.

 

Review Guidelines

General:

1. Put a mark on the wrong part or part that needs to be changed.
2. Put a mark on the right side of the line or the wrong line that needs to be changed.


Details:

1. Title: Effectiveness, Specifications, and clarity.
2. Abstract: Complete and describe the essence of the article.
3. Keywords: Describe important concepts of the article.
4. Introduction: Up-to-date, originality, the relevance of topics, compatibility of important reasons of research objects. 
5. Research Methods: Should emphasize procedures and data analysis for empirical studies.
6. Results: Accuracy analysis.
7. Findings: Recent findings, relevance to interrelated researchers, and the contribution of scientific contributions from findings/ideas to the development of science.
8. Conclusion: Logical, valid, concise, and clear.
9. Suggestion: For practical action, the development of new theories, and further/further research.
10. Pictures / Tables: Centrally located, Not cropped, Good quality to see, image/title of the table, referenced in capital letters
11.  Bibliography: The latest degrees and references to the main book sources and journals or scientific researchers . Rules: minimum 80% of journals or scientific researchers; reference issues maximum of the past 10 years; minimum number of  sources 20.


Complete Manuscript Review Process:

1. Writing: Is the script easy to follow, that is, has a clear logical and organizational development?
2. Is the script concise and easy to understand? Every part that has to be reduced,
3. Removed / expanded / added?
4. Pay attention if there are major problems with mechanics: grammar, punctuation, spelling. (If there are only a few places that aren't properly spoken or correct, make a note to tell the author of certain places. If there are consistent problems throughout, only select one or two examples if necessary - don't try and edit them all).
5. Abbreviations: Used wisely and arranged so that the reader will have no trouble remembering what the abbreviations represent.
6. Follow the style, format, and other journal rules.
7. Quotations are provided when providing evidence-based information from outside sources.

Decision Category:

Publish: No Need for Revision
Minor: Revisions can be made by the Editor-In-Chief or those who help
Major: Revisions can only be made by the author
Rejected: Not scientific or too much

 

Revision Guidelines

The paper that has received the results of the review is expected to be immediately revised to adjust the suggestions and questions that exist in the review results. The author is given no later than 15 days to revise his paper counted since the submission of the review results. If at that time the author does not upload the revised paper, then the paper will not be refused to be published (reject). Renewal time extensions can be obtained in accordance with strong demand and reason. The revised paper is further uploaded to Journal website and also sent via email jie@uin-malang.ac.id.

Following the provisions of the revised paper in Journal :

  1. When a reviewer gives comment on paper (in the comment box), the writer asked to directly reply to that comment box. The answer from the author can be Information that has been done revision or reason/argumentation if the author is not willing to revise for some reason (please can be submitted in the comments field already available briefly and details).

  2. Attached sample of revision process paper in Journal to facilitate revision process by the author.

 

 

 

Article Processing Charge

Starting from the manuscript submission on January 2019, the Author(s) should pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) of Rp. 0, (Free). Authors are not required to pay any Article Processing Charges for submission, peer review, or publication.

 

 

Ethics of Using AI To Write

Journal of Islamic Education (JiE) is committed to promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic writing by upholding the principles of transparency, accountability, and a balanced integration of human and technological contributions.

Authors are required to disclose any use of AI technologies in the research and writing process, including the specific tools, software, or algorithms applied, as well as the role AI played in supporting the analysis, argument development, or formulation of research findings.

All AI-assisted content must adhere to standards of accuracy, transparency, and proper attribution. Authors are fully responsible for verifying the correctness and reliability of AI-generated output, ensuring that its use does not compromise academic integrity or introduce risks such as technological bias, misinformation, or data fabrication.

To maintain the rigor of human scholarship, JiE  sets a maximum threshold of 15% AI-generated content, as verified through Turnitin/iThenticate AI detection services. This limitation is intended to preserve the primary role of human intellect and critical thinking in scholarly research and writing.

These guidelines aim to foster the responsible, fair, and constructive use of AI in academic work, while preserving the values of originality, ethical integrity, and Islamic scholarly excellence.