About the Journal

Focus and Scope

El-Hayah openly welcomes scholars, postgraduate students, and practitioners to submit their best research articles that correspond to the topics. This journal covers textual and empirical, as well as classical and contemporary research on Islam, primarily focusing on Islam and Muslims study in Indonesia.

Literatur studies focus on exploring the crucial importance of the classical handwritten manuscripts or books of Indonesian Islam. It is concerned with the written transmission of knowledge, the numerous varieties of Islamic literature, and its materials related to philology and thought.
Empirical studies. The focus on committed to publishing scholarship grounded in empirical research and comparison of relevance to understanding the broader intellectual of Islam Indonesia. Contemporary Indonesian Islam studies should be based on history, anthropology, sociology, education, law, economics, and political developments.

Peer Review Process

El-Hayah maintains the standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process.

The initial review process is at least 7 months.

All research articles published in the El-Hayah undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below:

All research articles are reviewed by at least two suitably qualified experts.
All publication decisions are made by the journals’ Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the reviews provided
Members of the international Editorial Boards lend insight, advice, and guidance to the Editors-in-Chief generally and to assist decision making on specific submissions
Managing Editors and Editorial Assistants provide the administrative support that allows the El-Hayah to maintain the integrity of peer review while delivering rapid turnaround and maximum efficiency to authors, reviewers, and editors alike.
El-Hayah additionally benefit through the manuscript referral process from the high-quality peer review conducted by established journals.
Peer review of referred papers:

Editors of the El-Hayah will decide promptly whether to accept, reject, or request revisions of referred papers based on the reviews and editorial insight of the supporting journals. In addition, Editors will have the option of seeking additional reviews when needed. Authors will be advised when Editors decide further review is needed.

Peer review of novel submissions:

Articles submitted directly to the El-Hayah will be fully peer-reviewed by at least two appropriately qualified experts in the field selected by the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief or a designated member of the Editorial Board will then decide whether to accept, reject or request revisions based on the reviews and comments received.
Editors will decide whether each submission reports well-conducted research with conclusions supported by the data presented in the paper. Assessments of priority will not be a factor in decision-making, but all papers must make an incremental or novel addition to the literature.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.