The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RELIGION, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (IJRAH) is an internationally refereed online journal (e-ISSN 2805-5055) published by the Research Centre for Theology and Philosophy, National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). IJRAH an Open Access Journal that users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles. The international perspective of the journal reflected by its international authors, international editors, international reviewers, international member of advisory board, international access and its trilingual approach (English, Arabic and Malay). Founded in 2021, IJRAH published in June and December annually. It is open to authors around the world regardless of the nationality. IJRAH supports Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing.

AIM

The mission of the International Journal of Religion, Arts and Humanities (IJRAH) is to encourage scholarly research in religion, arts and humanities issues.  IJRAH  provides a venue for academics, and researchers to publish current and significant research as well as other publication activities, such as book and article reviews. The specific objectives of the Journal are:

• To offer a forum for publishing high quality research in religion, arts and humanities.
• To present new ideas and philosophical findings in religion, arts humanities issues.
• To promote greater exchange of information between the various scholars in religion, arts and humanities.
• To disseminate cutting-edge research that explores the interrelationship between religion, arts and humanities in the following Scope.

SCOPE

The articles can be from any of the following areas:

• Antrophology
• Comparative Religion
• Cultural Studies
• Ethics
• Gender Studies
• Hermenuticism
• History and Civilization
• Interfaith Dialogue
• Language
• Law and Jurisprudence
• Literature Studies
• Manuscript Studies
• Media
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology of Religion
• Religious Studies.
• Religious Textual Studies.
• Sufism and Mysticism
• Theology

PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE TYPES

• Original Research Articles:Research papers report original research in all fields of Islamic Thought and must aim at a wide readership. Research papers must have a maximum of 20 references. Word count: 4,000 words (excluding abstract and references).
• Review Articles: Concise reviews should be less than 1500 words (including references but excluding tables and figure).
• Book Reviews: Book reviews should be about 2000 words (including references but excluding tables and figure).
• Research Notes: They are discussion notes, seeking to advance a new idea, theoretical perspective, research program, or methodological approach in organization studies. Length of text should be around 1,000-1,200 words.

Editorial Board Members may provide advice on manuscripts submitted but are not involved in the final decisions. Manuscripts submitted to IJRAH are assessed by our experienced in-house editorial team, who take all decisions based on an extensive and rigorous peer review process by academic experts who specialize in the manuscript topic.  Peer reviewers are expert chosen by journal editors to provide written assessment of the strengths and weakness of article with the aim of producing the highest quality material of the journal. They are selected based on expertise in a specific field nomination by existing editorial board members, and other factors. Peer reviewers for the journal are also selected by the Editor-in-Chief.  All manuscripts are subjected to rigorous double -blind peer review -the identity of the peer reviewers is not revealed to the authors, and the identity of the authors is not revealed to the reviewers, as long as the authors have adequately removed all identifying information from the manuscript. The review process involves an objective assessment of the scientific rigor of the research as well its significance and contribution to advancing knowledge in the field of Islamic thought. The Article Reviewer Form is provided to the appointed reviewers ( Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.).

IJRAH adhered to the principles of, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). IJRAH does not accept any type of Plagiarism -the use of any material and ideas developed or created by another person without acknowledging the original source. To avoid any form of plagiarism, each manuscript newly submitted to IJRAH will be reviewed by the reviewers in the field and by using iThenticate. By submitting an article, authors are thereby asserting that their work is entirely original and that others’ work or text has been appropriately cited or attributed. The re-use of one’s own published work without appropriate citation (self-plagiarism) is also unethical.

• All submissions must comply with Journal style as outlined in IJRAH Guidelinesto authors (http://www.). We do strongly encourage authors to write concisely and to adhere to the IJRAH Guidelines.
• The first author has to be designated as the corresponding author with contact details. Full names and affiliations of all authors, and complete postal and email addresses are required.
• All manuscripts must have:
  • Title(if not in English, it must be translated into English).
  • Abstracts (Must be written in English. The abstract should include a few sentences of background to the work, the rationale, and the main results and conclusions not exceed 200 words).
  • Keywords(not exceed 5 keywords).
  • Main Texts (Sections and subsections are not numbered. Footnotes are not allowed). Word count: 4,000 words.
  • References(All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa). References should be placed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper and should be in Roman script.
  • Acknowledgements (optional-should follow immediately after the end of the main text. In references to granting agencies, the names should be written out fully).
• Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis). That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The corresponding author should declare regarding this issue when submitting the paper to the Editor-in Chief by submitting Author’s Agreement and Declaration Form().
• The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to make a final decision on publication as well as the right to make alterations.

Papers can be submitted to the journal at any time, but submitted papers are batched and reviewed in cycles with strict deadlines. IJRAH uses the following cycles for each volume:

• Notification of Receipt: within a week after submission.
• Notification of Acceptance: 6 weeks.
• Revised submission: 4 weeks.
• Final Notification: 2 weeks.
• Publication: Last week of June/December.

Responsibility for (1) the accuracy of statements of fact, (2) the authenticity of scientific findings or observations, (3) expressions of scientific or other opinion and (4) any other material published in the journal rests solely with the author(s) of the article in which such statements, etc., appear. The journal, its owners, publishers, editors, reviewers and staff take no responsibility for these matters.