Peer Reviewer Policy

Madinah: Jurnal Studi Islam applies a peer-review process to ensure the academic quality, originality, relevance, and integrity of every manuscript submitted to the journal.

The journal implements a single-blind peer-review system. In this system, the identities of the reviewers are not disclosed to the authors, while the reviewers may be aware of the authors’ identities. Each manuscript that passes the initial editorial screening is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise in the manuscript’s subject area. This system is intended to maintain confidentiality, encourage objective feedback, and ensure a fair evaluation process based on the scholarly merit of the manuscript.

 

Initial Editorial Screening

All newly submitted manuscripts are initially evaluated by the editorial team. At this stage, the editor checks the manuscript’s relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, compliance with the author guidelines, completeness of metadata, writing quality, similarity report, and basic ethical requirements.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s basic requirements may be rejected at this stage without being sent for external review. Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening will be assigned to at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript’s subject area.

 

Reviewer Assignment

Reviewers are assigned based on their expertise, academic background, and relevance to the topic of the manuscript. The editorial team ensures that reviewers have appropriate competence to evaluate the manuscript objectively and fairly.

Reviewers are expected to declare any potential conflict of interest. If a reviewer has a conflict of interest with the manuscript, the author, or the research topic, the editorial team may assign the manuscript to another reviewer.

 

Review Report

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely feedback. The review process evaluates the manuscript’s originality, relevance, structure, clarity of argument, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, clarity of findings, support for the conclusions, and relevance of references to previous studies.

Reviewers may provide recommendations to the editor, including whether the manuscript should be accepted, revised, resubmitted, or rejected. Reviewer comments are used by the editor as an important consideration in making the editorial decision.

 

Review Processing Time

The review process usually takes approximately two to six weeks, depending on the availability and response of the reviewers, the complexity of the manuscript, and the revision process. If a reviewer does not respond within the assigned period, the manuscript may be reassigned to another reviewer.

 

Editorial Decision

Based on the reviewers’ reports and recommendations, the editor will make an editorial decision. The decision may be one of the following:

1. Accepted
2. Accepted with minor revisions
3. Accepted with major revisions
4. Resubmission required
5. Rejected

Authors will receive notification of the decision, along with comments from the reviewers, through the OJS system or email. The final decision regarding manuscript acceptance and publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief.

 

Revision Process

If revisions are required, authors must revise the manuscript according to the reviewers’ comments and the editor’s instructions. The revised manuscript should be submitted within the specified time given by the editorial team.

The editor may send the revised manuscript back to the reviewers for further evaluation, especially when major revisions are required. The editor may also make a final decision based on the adequacy of the revisions submitted by the author.

 

Final Evaluation Before Publication

Before publication, the editorial team may request final improvements related to language, formatting, figures, tables, references, metadata, or other technical aspects of the manuscript. This final evaluation is intended to ensure that the manuscript complies with the journal’s publication standards.

 

Confidentiality

All manuscripts submitted to Madinah: Jurnal Studi Islam are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than those involved in the editorial and review process.

 

Commitment to Review Integrity

Madinah: Jurnal Studi Islam is committed to maintaining a fair, objective, confidential, and academically responsible peer-review process. The journal ensures that editorial decisions are based on the academic quality, originality, relevance, and contribution of the manuscript to the field of Islamic studies.