Author Guideline
Author Guidelines
Manuscripts submitted to El-Mizzi: Jurnal Ilmu Hadis must be original scholarly works that make a clear contribution to the development of hadith studies, hadith sciences, or living hadith studies. The manuscript must not have been previously published and must not be under review by another journal at the same time.
The journal accepts research articles that are based on clear research problems, strong theoretical engagement, appropriate methodology, critical analysis, and direct relevance to the focus and scope of the journal. Articles that discuss Islamic studies in general without placing hadith, hadith sciences, or living hadith as the main object of analysis will not be considered for publication.
1. Manuscript Language
Manuscripts may be written in Indonesian, English, or Arabic. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is written in clear, academic, and grammatically correct language. Manuscripts with serious language problems may be returned before peer review.
2. Manuscript Length
The manuscript should be between 7000 and 9000 words, including references, tables, and notes. Shorter or longer manuscripts may be considered only when they demonstrate strong scholarly contribution and editorial relevance.
3. Manuscript Structure
The manuscript should be organized as follows:
Title
The title must be concise, specific, and reflect the main issue of the article. It should not be too broad or merely descriptive.
Author Identity
The author’s full name, institutional affiliation, country, email address, and ORCID ID should be included. The manuscript should clearly identify the corresponding author.
Abstract
The abstract must be written in English and Indonesian. Each abstract should contain approximately 150–250 words and include the research background, objective, method, main findings, and contribution of the study. The abstract should not contain citations.
Keywords
Provide 4–5 keywords that represent the main concepts of the article. Keywords should be specific and relevant to hadith studies, hadith sciences, or living hadith.
Introduction
The introduction should present the research background, academic problem, research gap, research question, objective, and contribution of the study. Authors must clearly explain why the topic is important and how the article contributes to existing scholarship.
Method
The method section must explain the research design, data sources, analytical approach, and research procedures. For textual hadith studies, authors should explain the sources of hadith, takhrij procedure, method of matn or sanad analysis, and interpretive framework. For living hadith studies, authors should explain the field site, participants or data sources, data collection technique, and analytical method.
Results and Discussion
This section should present the findings and provide critical analysis. The discussion must not merely describe data but should interpret the findings in relation to relevant theories, previous studies, and the broader field of hadith scholarship. Authors should demonstrate originality, analytical depth, and scholarly contribution.
Conclusion
The conclusion should summarize the main findings, answer the research question, and state the contribution of the article. It should not repeat the discussion section or introduce new data.
References
References must include relevant primary and secondary sources. Authors are strongly encouraged to use recent academic references from reputable journals, books, and scholarly databases. Classical Islamic sources may be used when relevant, but they should be supported by critical academic analysis.
4. Citation and Reference Style
Manuscripts must use a consistent citation style. El-Mizzi: Jurnal Ilmu Hadis recommends the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, full note format, especially for articles involving classical Islamic texts, hadith collections, manuscripts, and historical sources.
Authors should ensure that every cited source appears in the reference list and every source in the reference list is cited in the manuscript.
5. Use of Primary Hadith Sources
Articles dealing with hadith texts must refer to recognized primary hadith collections or reliable digital hadith databases. Authors should provide sufficient information on the hadith source, book/chapter, hadith number where available, and the status or scholarly evaluation of the hadith when relevant.
Hadith should not be quoted without proper source identification. When using translations, authors should ensure that the translation is accurate and does not distort the meaning of the original text.
6. Transliteration
Arabic terms should be transliterated consistently. Authors are encouraged to follow an academic transliteration system for Arabic-Indonesian or Arabic-English writing. Common terms that have been absorbed into Indonesian or English may follow standard usage, but technical hadith terms should remain precise.
7. Tables, Figures, and Appendices
Tables and figures must be clear, numbered, and titled. They should be directly relevant to the analysis and not used merely as decoration. Any image, manuscript excerpt, diagram, or visual material taken from another source must include proper attribution and permission where required.
8. Originality and Plagiarism Policy
Submitted manuscripts must be original. The journal may conduct similarity checking before the peer-review process. Manuscripts with plagiarism, excessive similarity, duplicate publication, fabricated data, manipulated citations, or unethical authorship practices will be rejected.
9. Artificial Intelligence Use
Authors may use artificial intelligence tools only for limited technical assistance, such as language editing, grammar checking, or formatting support. AI tools must not be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, argumentation, data, citations, and ethical integrity of the manuscript. Any substantial use of AI tools in preparing the manuscript should be disclosed when relevant.
10. Ethical Requirements
Research involving human participants, interviews, observation, community practices, or fieldwork must follow ethical research principles, including informed consent, confidentiality, and respectful representation of participants and communities. Authors must avoid misrepresentation, exploitation, or unsupported claims about religious communities.
11. Submission Preparation Checklist
Before submitting the manuscript, authors must ensure that:
The manuscript fits the focus and scope of El-Mizzi: Jurnal Ilmu Hadis.
The article has a clear research problem, method, findings, and contribution.
Hadith or living hadith is the main object of analysis.
The manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
All citations and references are complete and consistent.
The manuscript follows the journal template.
The similarity level is within the journal’s acceptable standard.
The language has been carefully checked.
All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript.
12. Manuscript Rejection Criteria
The editorial team may reject a manuscript before peer review if it:
Does not fit the focus and scope of the journal.
Discusses Islamic studies in general without a clear hadith-based object.
Uses hadith only as decorative quotation or secondary support.
Has no clear research question or method.
Is purely normative without analytical contribution.
Contains plagiarism or serious citation problems.
Has poor language quality that prevents academic review.
Does not follow the journal template and submission requirements.
13. Submission Process
Authors must submit manuscripts through the online journal system of El-Mizzi: Jurnal Ilmu Hadis. Submissions sent outside the official system may not be processed unless specifically requested by the editorial team.
All correspondence regarding submission, review, revision, and publication will be conducted through the journal system or the official journal email.
14. Editorial Decision
The editorial decision is based on the manuscript’s relevance to the journal scope, originality, methodological quality, analytical strength, citation accuracy, ethical compliance, and contribution to hadith scholarship. The final decision may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, resubmission, or rejection.
