SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT

The editorial committee accepts two types of manuscript, which are, research articles and book reviews.

Any manuscripts and correspondence should be submitted to e-Journal UKM (Journal of Contemporary Islamic Law).

Manuscripts may be written and prepared in Bahasa Malaysia, English or Arabic, the length of which is between 5,000-6,000 words, including texts, tables, footnotes, and references. Manuscripts that exceed 6,000 words may be considered for acceptance if found to be reasonable to do so.

The author must only submit manuscripts that have never been received, reviewed or published by any previous publication.

All manuscripts must be sent in *.docx / *.doc format only (Template_Malay) (Template_English) (Template_Arabic)

Each manuscript will be assessed by way of a double-blind review, whereby the author and the two reviewers will not be made aware of one another.

FORMAT

Title Page: All manuscripts must contain the following:

1. Manuscript Title
2. Name of author(s).
3. Name of post, department or institution
4. Email addresses of the author(s).
5. Mailing address and email of the corresponding author.

Abstract: Each research article must prepare an abstract of not more than 300 words. The abstract must be written on a specified page. Manuscripts in Bahasa Malaysia and Arabic must prepare an abstract in English with the same content as in the original language.

Keywords: Provide 5 keywords under the abstract. The keywords must be specifically related to the research article. Repetition of the same words in the manuscript’s title should be avoided.

Graphs / Tables / Diagrams: In the event that the article is accepted, all graphs, tables and diagrams must be prepared in the form of images with 300 dpi resolution. If the material is obtained from another source, that source or third party must give permission beforehand to use the material so as to prevent copyright violation.

References: With regards to reference to other texts and final references, all research articles must adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) style and (Author Date) format. Footnotes will not be accepted. The entire reference list must be prepared using Times New Roman (Roman) font, 10-point size, in accordance with the JCIL article template.

Book Review: Book review articles must be written in the language of the book being reviewed.

ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY

This journal practices strict measures to prevent any copyright violation activities such as plagiarism. All articles accepted for publishing will be subjected to testing for originality using Turnitin software. The Turnitin Similarity Score must be less than 20%. If any instance of plagiarism is detected, the author will be requested to make the necessary changes and revision thereof.