Publication Sections

Submission Workflow

Author Submission Process: From Preparation to Publication

Authors must complete each stage below in sequence. A submission is considered administratively complete only when the manuscript and all required supporting documents have been uploaded and the submission metadata have been verified.

1. 01

   Preliminary Review of Journal Requirements

   Before preparing a submission, authors must review the journal’s aims and scope, Author Guidelines, publication ethics requirements, article template, and Author Compliance Policy. The Corresponding Author is responsible for ensuring that every co-author understands and accepts these requirements.

2. 02

   Manuscript Preparation

   The article must be prepared using the official journal template, submitted in .doc or .docx format, and written in accordance with the prescribed structure, citation style, language policy, and maximum length of 15,000 words. For double-blind review, the manuscript file must not contain author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgements that disclose identity, or other identifying information.

3. 03

   Preparation of Mandatory Submission Documents

   The Corresponding Author must prepare and upload the following six separate documents:

   • Article Manuscript: the complete anonymized article prepared using the official template.
   • Statement of Originality and Ethical Compliance: a signed declaration confirming originality, exclusive submission, ethical research conduct, absence of plagiarism, and accuracy of the submitted work.
   • Author Identity Form: a separate file containing each author’s full name, institutional affiliation, country, official email address, ORCID or other academic identifier where available, authorship contribution, and designation of the Corresponding Author.
   • CRediT Author Contribution Statement: a separate statement assigning one or more Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) roles to every author, in accordance with each person’s actual contribution to the work.
   • Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies: a signed declaration stating whether such tools were used and, when applicable, identifying the tool and version, purpose of use, affected parts of the manuscript, and the human verification performed by the authors.
   • Author Compliance Agreement: a signed agreement confirming that all authors accept the journal’s editorial instructions, deadlines, authorship responsibilities, revision requirements, production process, applicable publication obligations, and post-decision provisions.

   The signed statements may be executed by all authors or by the Corresponding Author on behalf of all authors, provided that documented consent has been obtained from every contributor. An incomplete document package may be returned without entering editorial review.

4. 04

   Account Registration and Submission Start

   The Corresponding Author must register or log in to the Online Submission System, select the appropriate journal section, review the submission requirements, and confirm that the manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

5. 05

   Upload of Article and Supporting Documents

   The anonymized article must be uploaded as the primary manuscript or article text. The Statement of Originality and Ethical Compliance, Author Identity Form, CRediT Author Contribution Statement, Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies, and Author Compliance Agreement must be uploaded separately as supplementary or administrative files. File names should clearly identify the document type and should not introduce author identity into the anonymized manuscript.

6. 06

   Entry and Verification of Submission Metadata

   Authors must enter the article title, abstract, keywords, references where required, and complete data for every author. The order, spelling, affiliation, email address, country, and Corresponding Author designation must be consistent with the Author Identity Form. Authorship order and contribution roles must also be consistent with the CRediT Author Contribution Statement. All contributors who meet authorship criteria must be entered before final submission.

7. 07

   Final Review and Submission Confirmation

   Before selecting Finish Submission, the Corresponding Author must verify all uploaded files, metadata, author order, supplementary documents, and declarations. Submission confirmation constitutes formal acknowledgement that the information is accurate and that all authors agree to the journal’s policies.

8. 08

   Administrative and Editorial Screening

   The editorial office verifies the completeness of the manuscript, ethical statement, author identity file, CRediT Author Contribution Statement, Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies, Author Compliance Agreement, and metadata. Complete submissions proceed to scope, quality, integrity, and similarity screening. Incomplete or non-compliant submissions may be returned for correction or declined before peer review.

9. 09

   Peer Review, Revision, and Editorial Decision

   Manuscripts that pass editorial screening enter double-blind peer review. When revision is requested, authors must submit the revised manuscript and a point-by-point response within the stated deadline. The Editor evaluates the revision and submits a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief, who issues the final editorial decision.

10. 10

    Acceptance and Article Processing Charge (APC) Payment

    The APC process begins only after the manuscript has received a formal Accepted decision. Payment has no influence on editorial screening, peer review, or the acceptance decision. The editorial or administrative office will issue an official invoice or payment notice stating the manuscript identity, amount, currency, authorized payment channel, and payment deadline.

    1. Invoice verification: the Corresponding Author verifies the article title, author details, amount, currency, payment destination, and due date.
    2. Payment: payment must be completed through the authorized channel and in accordance with the amount, currency, transaction instructions, and deadline stated in the official notice.
    3. Proof of payment: the Corresponding Author submits valid payment evidence through the designated OJS channel or official editorial contact, accompanied by the manuscript ID and article title.
    4. Verification: the journal verifies the payment and issues confirmation when the transaction has been recorded.
    5. Waiver or reduction: any request must follow the applicable journal policy and is valid only after written approval from the authorized journal representative.

    Payment confirmation allows the accepted manuscript to proceed to production, but does not replace the author’s responsibility to complete copyediting, proofreading, metadata verification, licensing, and other publication requirements.

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    Production and Publication

    After the APC has been verified, or after an approved waiver or reduction has been formally recorded, the manuscript proceeds to copyediting, layout, author proofreading, final metadata verification, licensing, scheduling, and publication. The article is published only after the editorial office confirms that all financial, administrative, editorial, and production requirements have been fulfilled. Author obligations remain subject to the Author Compliance Policy throughout production and, where applicable, after publication.

Official Downloadable Documents

All submitting and contributing authors are required to comply with the journal’s editorial instructions, revision deadlines, production requirements, authorship responsibilities, and other post-submission obligations as stipulated in the Author Compliance Policy.

Author Guidelines

Authors must observe all requirements below before and during submission. Non-compliant manuscripts may be returned or declined at the editorial screening stage.

1. 01

   Manuscript Originality, Exclusivity, and Authorship Responsibility

   All manuscripts submitted to Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization must constitute original scholarly work produced by the listed author(s). Submissions must not have been previously published in any form, whether in print or electronic media, and must not be under consideration or review by any other journal, publisher, conference proceeding, or academic outlet at the time of submission. By submitting a manuscript, the author(s) formally declare that the work is exclusive to Senarai for the duration of the editorial and peer-review process. Any form of simultaneous submission, duplicate publication, self-plagiarism, or unethical reuse of previously published material is considered a serious breach of academic integrity. To ensure transparency and ethical compliance, authors are required to submit a signed Statement of Originality and Ethical Compliance. This document must explicitly confirm that the manuscript contains no plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or other unethical research and publication practices. The statement must be signed by the Corresponding Author on behalf of all contributing authors and uploaded as a supplementary file during the online submission process.
2. 02

   Scope and Academic Focus

   Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original research articles within the interdisciplinary domains of Social and Islamic Studies. The journal particularly encourages critical, historical, textual, conceptual, and empirical studies related to Islamic heritage, civilization, intellectual traditions, and their interaction with social, cultural, political, and contemporary realities. Submitted manuscripts must demonstrate clear relevance to the journal’s scope, strong theoretical engagement with existing scholarship, methodological clarity and rigor, and a meaningful contribution to ongoing academic debates. Manuscripts falling outside the stated scope or lacking scholarly depth may be declined at the initial editorial screening stage.
3. 03

   Language Policy, Formatting, and Manuscript Length

   Manuscripts may be written in English, Arabic, or Indonesian. Authors submitting manuscripts in Arabic or Indonesian must provide the Title, Abstract, and Keywords in English to ensure international accessibility, indexing, and wider dissemination. All manuscripts must be prepared on A4-sized paper, use single-line spacing, and strictly follow the formatting specifications provided in the official journal template. The recommended manuscript length is 7,000–9,000 words. The total manuscript length must not exceed 15,000 words, inclusive of the main text, references, tables, figures, and appendices. Authors are required to use the official template available at: Download Template . Manuscripts that do not comply with formatting requirements may be subject to desk rejection.
4. 04

   Article Structure and Organization

   Manuscripts must follow a clear and coherent academic structure consisting of:

   • Title: Concise, specific, informative, and not exceeding 15 words.
   • Abstract: 150–250 words in English summarizing background, objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions.
   • Keywords: Three to five relevant keywords in English.
   • Introduction: A comprehensive introduction (approximately 4–5 paragraphs or about 1000 words, without subsections) that establishes the broader academic context and background of the research, provides a critical review of relevant prior scholarship, clearly identifies the specific research gap(s) being addressed, states the research hypothesis (if applicable), and outlines the methodological framework employed.
   • Methodology (optional): A separate Methodology section is optional. Authors may include a distinct Methodology section only when the research design, data collection procedures, analytical framework, or methodological justification require extended explanation that cannot be adequately accommodated within the Introduction section.
   • Literature Review (optional): A standalone Literature Review section should be provided only if the theoretical discussion or scholarly mapping cannot be sufficiently integrated into the Introduction.
   • Body of Article: A detailed and critical analysis and interpretation of the research findings, presented in a structured manner using subchapters.
   • Conclusion: A succinct summary of the major findings and their broader implications.
   • Bibliography: A complete and accurately formatted list of all sources cited within the manuscript.
5. 05

   Typography and Proper Naming Conventions

   Authors are requested to use Book Type font for the entire manuscript. Special attention should be paid to the spelling of proper names of people should be written as the original. Indonesian names like Soeharto should be written so even though EYD (Ejaan Yang Disempurnakan) rules demand Suharto. However, place names must follow the latest spelling settings. In Bahasa Indonesia, Jambi should be used instead of Djambi or Surabaya instead of Soerabaja. Non-Indonesian words in Bahasa Indonesia article and non-English words in English article must be italicized. At the first use in the article, non-Bahasa Indonesia and non-English words must be enclosed with their meanings.

6. 06

   CRediT Author Contribution Statement

   Every submission must include a CRediT Author Contribution Statement that identifies the specific role or roles performed by each author. Applicable roles may include conceptualization, methodology, software, validation, formal analysis, investigation, resources, data curation, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing, visualization, supervision, project administration, and funding acquisition. The statement must reflect actual contributions, remain consistent with the author order and metadata, and be approved by all authors. CRediT roles describe contributions but do not independently determine authorship eligibility; all listed authors remain accountable for the integrity of the published work.
7. 07

   Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

   Authors must provide a declaration stating whether generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in preparing the manuscript. When such tools were used, the declaration must identify the tool and version, explain the purpose and extent of use, specify the affected parts of the manuscript, and describe the human review and verification undertaken. AI tools may not be listed as authors and may not assume responsibility for the accuracy, originality, citations, interpretation, or integrity of the work. Authors retain full responsibility for all submitted content, including any errors, fabricated information, inappropriate citations, confidential-data exposure, or copyright concerns arising from AI-assisted work. Undeclared or misleading use may be handled as a publication-integrity concern.
8. 08

   Figures, Tables, Maps, and Visual Materials

   If the manuscript includes figures, tables, or maps, these should be uploaded as separate electronic files, numbered consecutively, and explicitly referred to within the main text. The actual figures and tables should not be embedded directly within the manuscript file. Authors should clearly indicate the desired placement of each figure or table within the text. All visual elements must be submitted as high-resolution source files with appropriate captions and sources.
9. 09

   Reference Style and Citation Management

   The journal strictly applies APA Style. Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote. Manually formatted references are discouraged.

   Information in the bracket includes the family name of the author, year of publication and the page.
   Example:

   (Kuntowijoyo 2005, 102) and (Allen & Donnithorne 1962, 222-3).

   For reference from printed media or periodical references, the citation format in bodynote is as follow:

   (Kompas 1978, 2) and (Staatsblad van Nederlandsch Indië 1948, 3).

   Use a semicolon (;) instead of a comma (,) when the note refers to more than one reference, as follows:

   (De Locomotief 1921; Tjahaja Timoer 1919).

   Archive must be placed in footnote as follow:

   "Opgaaf der bevolking der Moluksche eilanden 1840." National Archief (NA), Den Haag, Ministrie van Kolonialien, inv.nr. 3089.
   "Joint Communique of Prime Ministers of Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Pakistan." National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI), Jakarta, Archive of Inventory L.N. Palar 1928-1981, No. 289.

   Please use abbreviation such as NA, ANRI and ISSH for the later footnotes if the passage referred the same institution.

   Article from electronic media is written as follow:
   Example:

   http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/12/29/terror-tops-indonesias-security-agenda.html (accessed 10-12-2016).

   Reference
   Reference contains all sources that have been referred throughout the article and is organized by category and alphabetical.

   Example:
   Unpublished Archives
   National Archief, Den Haag, The Netherlands
               Ministrie van Kolonialen
               Commisariaat voor Indische Zaken
   Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
               L.N. Palar 1928-1981
               Kabinet Presiden 1950-1959

   Magazines and Newspapers
   De Locomotief. 1921. “Vulcanologie en Vulkaanbewaking.” October 21.
   Tjahaja Timoer. 1919. “Goenoeng Kloet Meletoes Lagi.” May 21.

   Journal Article
   Nordholt, Henk Schulte. 2011. “Indonesia in the 1950s. Nation, Modernity, and the Post-colonial State.” Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 167 (4): 386-404.
   Thee Kian Wie. 2005. “Indonesia’s First Affirmative Policy. The ‘Benteng’ Program in the 1950s’, Lembaran Sejarah 8 (2): 33-45.

   Book
   Sartono Kartodirdjo. 1973. Protest Movement in Rural Java. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press.
   Lindsay, Jennifer and Maya H.T. Liem, eds. 2011. Menjadi Ahli Waris Budaya Dunia. Jakarta & Denpasar: KITLV & Pustaka Larasan.

   Book Chapter
   Foulcher, Keith. 2011. “Membawa Pulang Dunia. Lalu Lintas Budaya dalam ‘Konfrontasi’ 1954-1960.” In Menjadi Ahli Waris Budaya Dunia, edited by Jennifer Lindsay and Maya H.T. Liem. Jakarta & Denpasar: KITLV & Pustaka Larasan.

   Disertation and Thesis
   Dewi Yuliati. 2005. “Dinamika Pergerakan Buruh di Semarang, 1908-1926.” Dissertation, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

10. 10

    Online Submission and Submission Procedure

    Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc or .docx format via the journal’s Online Submission System. The submission process includes: Pre-submission Preparation → Start → Upload the Article Manuscript → Upload the Statement of Originality and Ethical Compliance → Upload the Author Identity Form → Upload the CRediT Author Contribution Statement → Upload the Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies → Upload the Author Compliance Agreement → Enter and Verify Metadata → Confirmation → Editorial Screening → Peer Review and Revision → Editorial Decision → APC Payment after Acceptance → Production and Publication. The six required submission documents must be uploaded as separate files in their appropriate categories. Submissions via email will not be processed.
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    Author Compliance Policy

    By submitting a manuscript, all authors acknowledge and agree to comply with the journal’s editorial instructions, revision deadlines, authorship requirements, copyediting and production procedures, applicable publication obligations, and formal correspondence. These responsibilities remain binding throughout the editorial process and after an editorial decision, where applicable. Failure to fulfil such obligations will be handled in accordance with the Author Compliance Policy.
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    APC Payment Following Acceptance

    The journal requests APC payment only after a formal acceptance decision has been issued. The Corresponding Author must follow the official invoice, complete payment through the authorized channel, and submit valid proof of payment within the stated deadline. The manuscript proceeds to production after payment verification or formal approval of an applicable waiver or reduction. APC payment does not influence editorial judgment and does not, by itself, complete the publication process.

Reviewer Guidelines

Reviewers serve as the vital cornerstone of our academic integrity. We cordially request all appointed reviewers to uphold these structured evaluation parameters to maintain the distinction of the journal.

1. 01

   Role and Responsibility of Reviewers

   Reviewers play a central role in maintaining the academic quality and integrity of Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization. They are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, critically, and constructively, providing scholarly feedback that assists authors in improving the clarity, rigor, and contribution of their work. Reviewers must assess the manuscript solely on its academic merit, originality, relevance, and methodological soundness.
2. 02

   Confidentiality and Ethical Conduct

   All manuscripts received for review are confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, distribute, or use any part of the manuscript for personal, professional, or academic advantage. The content may not be disclosed to third parties. Any breach of confidentiality constitutes a serious ethical violation.
3. 03

   Conflict of Interest

   Reviewers must declare any potential conflict of interest before accepting a review assignment. Conflicts may arise from personal, institutional, collaborative, or financial relationships with the author(s). If a conflict exists, reviewers are required to decline the invitation to review to preserve the integrity and impartiality of the peer-review process.
4. 04

   Scholarly Evaluation Criteria

   Reviewers are expected to assess manuscripts based on the following criteria:

   • Originality and contribution to the field
   • Relevance to the journal’s scope
   • Clarity of research objectives and questions
   • Theoretical framework and engagement with relevant literature
   • Methodological rigor and appropriateness
   • Quality of analysis, argumentation, and interpretation
   • Clarity of structure, language, and presentation
5. 05

   Constructive and Respectful Feedback

   Reviewer comments should be clear, specific, and constructive. Criticism must be expressed in a respectful and professional manner, focusing on improving the manuscript rather than judging the author. Reviewers should avoid personal remarks, discriminatory language, or dismissive statements.
6. 06

   Timeliness of Review

   Reviewers are expected to complete their evaluations within the agreed review period. If circumstances prevent timely completion, reviewers should promptly inform the editorial office so that alternative arrangements can be made.
7. 07

   Recommendation and Decision Support

   Reviewers are required to provide a clear recommendation, such as: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject. Recommendations should be supported by well-reasoned arguments and aligned with the detailed review comments submitted to both the editor and the author.