Chronological Editorial and Institutional Highlights

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Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization has developed through a series of institutional, editorial, and indexing milestones that reflect its commitment to scholarly quality, open access, and international visibility.

Since 2024

Institutional affiliation was formally established with UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. This step strengthened compliance with academic governance standards and supported ethical oversight, reviewer management, and institutional accountability.

October 2024

The journal was officially established as a peer-reviewed academic platform dedicated to Islamic studies, classical thought, and civilization. Its founding purpose was to connect tradition with contemporary scholarly debate in Southeast Asian contexts.

November 2024

The journal received its official ISSN registration from the ISSN Indonesia Center – BRIN, confirming its legal recognition as a periodical publication and enabling proper archiving, bibliographic control, and database inclusion.

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December 2024

The journal was indexed by BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), expanding its discoverability within the global open-access ecosystem and improving accessibility for researchers and institutions.

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February 2025

Senarai was indexed in Garuda, the Indonesian national publication index. This improved the journal’s visibility in national academic circles, especially in Islamic heritage, culture, and theology.

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In the same month, the journal adopted an Open Access policy for all issues under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, ensuring free public access and supporting broad, ethical knowledge dissemination.

June 2025

The editorial board welcomed scholars from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), strengthening the journal’s international profile and editorial depth in Islamic philosophy, civilization, and Southeast Asian thought.

New editorial members

Prof. Muhammad Mumtaz Ali, International Islamic University Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Abdulwahed Jalal Nori, International Islamic University Malaysia

Prof. Solehah Binti Hj Yaacob, International Islamic University Malaysia

August 2025

Senarai appointed Sarkawt Tawfeeq Sidiq from the University of Germian, Iraq to the editorial board, reinforcing the journal’s ethical commitment and broadening its international academic network.

In the same month, the journal was indexed in Europub, improving discoverability and strengthening its position within the wider scholarly publishing landscape.

September 2025

Senarai welcomed Assoc. Prof. Aizan Binti Ali @Mat Zin from Universiti Malaya as a distinguished editorial board member. Her expertise covers history of civilizations, manuscriptology, Islamic educational institutions, Islamic studies, and biography.

Specialist in History of Civilizations (the History of Mosque’s Minaret in Lembah Kelang)

Manuscriptology in Islamic Studies

Historical Studies of Islamic Educational Institutions

Islamic Studies (Mental Health Promotion, Prophetic Coping Style, Islamic history and civilization)

Biography (the Prophet and Muslim scholars)

Her contribution strengthens the journal’s academic direction and supports its mission to advance scholarship in Islamic heritage and civilization.

In the same month, Senarai established a scholarly publication assurance partnership with Universitas Islam Bandung (UNISBA), reinforcing quality, integrity, and sustainable academic dissemination.

The partnership supports publication standards, peer-review strengthening, and academic networking aligned with national and international benchmarks.

The journal is also officially indexed in Index Copernicus. This inclusion reflects consistency, transparency, and scholarly contribution, while improving global visibility and supporting objective evaluation through the Index Copernicus Value (ICV).

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