Manuscript Type

Manuscript Type

JSQ: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur'an

JSQ accepts three types of manuscripts. Each type must fall within the journal's focus on Qur'anic Educational Transformation (see Focus and Scope). Please choose the type that best fits your work and prepare it using the Manuscript Template.

1. Original Research Article

15–30 pagesDouble-blind reviewTwo files

Reports original empirical research using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods on the teaching, learning, transmission, or application of the Qur'an in educational settings, such as pesantren, madrasah, schools, universities, tahfiz institutions, or digital learning environments.

  • Structure: Introduction (including a theoretical or conceptual framework), Research Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion.
  • Abstract: English (100–200 words) and Indonesian (100–150 words), covering problem, objectives, methods, and results; 3–5 keywords.
  • Ethics: Research involving human participants must report ethical approval (or an ethical self-assessment where formal review is unavailable) and informed consent (see Ethical Clearance).

2. Textual and Conceptual Study

15–30 pagesDouble-blind reviewTwo files

Library-based research that analyzes the Qur'an, tafsir literature, hadith, or other classical and contemporary sources through thematic exegesis (tafsīr mawḍūʿī), hermeneutics, philology, translation studies, or conceptual analysis. The study must offer a clear argument and show its relevance to Qur'anic education or ethical, professional, or societal transformation.

  • Structure: Introduction (including a theoretical or conceptual framework), Research Methods (approach, primary sources, and analytical steps), Results and Discussion, Conclusion.
  • Abstract: Same requirements as Original Research Articles.
  • Sources: Analysis must be based on primary texts, with Qur'anic verses, transliteration, and hadith cited according to the Author Guidelines.

Not Accepted

Manuscripts outside the journal's focus and scope; purely descriptive summaries of verses or tafsir without analysis or a clear argument; narrative literature reviews without a systematic method; opinion pieces or sermons; and work already published or under review elsewhere.

Requirements for All Manuscripts

Item Requirement
Language Standard Indonesian or English
Referencing Footnotes, Turabian 8th edition (no ibid., op.cit., or loc.cit.); 80% primary sources from the last 10 years
Transliteration Library of Congress (LoC); Qur'an cited as (QS al-Mu'min [40]:43)
Files Anonymized manuscript and a separate Title Page with author details
Similarity Maximum 20%
Declarations Ethics Statement, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Acknowledgments
Generative AI Any use must be disclosed; AI cannot be an author (see AI Policy)