Manuscript Type

Jurnal Studi Ilmu-ilmu al-Qur’an dan Hadis publishes scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the development of Qur’anic Studies and Hadith Studies. Manuscripts should fall within the journal’s Aims and Scope and demonstrate a clear research problem, appropriate scholarly engagement, and an original contribution to the field.

The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts:

1. Research Articles

Research articles present original research based on clearly defined research questions, appropriate methods, systematic analysis, and engagement with relevant scholarly literature.

Research may employ qualitative, quantitative, textual, historical, philological, manuscript-based, ethnographic, comparative, digital, or interdisciplinary approaches, provided that the principal focus remains within Qur’anic Studies or Hadith Studies.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Qur’anic interpretation and tafsir studies;

  • Hadith studies and hadith criticism;

  • Qur’anic and hadith manuscripts;

  • Qira’at, rasm, and textual traditions of the Qur’an;

  • History of Qur’anic interpretation;

  • History and transmission of hadith;

  • Living Qur’an and living hadith;

  • Reception of the Qur’an and hadith in Muslim societies;

  • Translation of the Qur’an and hadith;

  • Hermeneutics and theories of interpretation;

  • Qur’anic and hadith scholarship in Southeast Asia and other regions;

  • Digital approaches to Qur’anic and hadith studies;

  • Social, cultural, intellectual, and historical dimensions of Qur’anic and hadith interpretation.

Research articles must clearly explain the research problem, methodology, sources or data, analysis, findings, and scholarly contribution.

2. Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

Conceptual or theoretical articles develop, evaluate, reconstruct, or critically examine concepts, theories, methodologies, or analytical frameworks relevant to Qur’anic Studies and Hadith Studies.

These articles should not consist merely of descriptive literature reviews. They must present a clear scholarly problem, critically engage with existing scholarship, develop a coherent argument, and offer a distinct conceptual or theoretical contribution.

Appropriate subjects may include:

  • Theories and methodologies of Qur’anic interpretation;

  • Methodological developments in hadith studies;

  • Hermeneutical approaches;

  • Epistemology of tafsir and hadith scholarship;

  • Theoretical debates in Qur’anic and hadith studies;

  • Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the Qur’an and hadith.

3. Textual, Philological, and Manuscript Studies

The journal accepts studies based on Qur’anic, tafsir, hadith, or related Islamic manuscripts and textual traditions.

Such manuscripts may address:

  • Codicology and palaeography;

  • Textual transmission and textual variation;

  • Critical editing of texts;

  • Qur’anic manuscripts;

  • Tafsir manuscripts;

  • Hadith manuscripts;

  • Qira’at and rasm traditions;

  • Paratextual features, marginalia, and scholarly annotations;

  • Intellectual and transmission networks reflected in manuscripts;

  • Comparative studies of manuscript traditions.

Articles in this category must move beyond description of manuscripts and provide a clear research question, analytical framework, and contribution to existing scholarship.

4. Critical Review Articles

The journal may publish critical review articles that examine major developments, debates, methodological trends, or bodies of scholarship within Qur’anic Studies and Hadith Studies.

A review article should synthesize and critically evaluate relevant scholarship rather than merely summarize individual publications. It should identify scholarly debates, methodological problems, unresolved questions, or possible directions for further research.

Review articles must remain directly relevant to the journal’s Aims and Scope.

Scope Requirements for All Manuscripts

Regardless of manuscript type, submissions must have a substantive connection with Qur’anic Studies or Hadith Studies.

Manuscripts in broader areas such as Islamic studies, history, sociology, anthropology, education, linguistics, philosophy, media studies, or digital humanities may be considered only when the Qur’an, tafsir, hadith, or their scholarly and social reception constitutes a central object of analysis rather than merely a secondary illustration.

Manuscripts that fall outside the journal’s Aims and Scope may be rejected during the initial editorial screening.

All submissions must comply with the journal’s Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics, Authorship and Contributorship Policy, and other relevant editorial policies.