The Most Recent Updated Author Guidelines of “Al-Ihkam:

Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial” since the publication year of

2023

A. Introduction

Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial is a high-quality open-

access peer-reviewed research journal published by the Faculty of
Sharia, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Pamekasan, East Java,
Indonesia. The focus is to provide readers with a better understanding
of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law concerning plurality and living values
in Indonesian and Southeast Asian society by publishing articles and
research reports.

Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial specializes in Islamic

Jurisprudence and Indonesian as well as Southeast Asian Islamic Law
and aims to communicate original research and relevant current
issues. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of
related disciplines. Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial has
been available online since June 1st 2015. This journal is indexed in
Scopus, DIMENSION, Indonesia Publication Index (IPI), Google
Scholar, Indonesian Scientific Journal Database (ISJD), and SINTA 1
(Accredited by the Directorate General of Research And Development
of the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 158/E/KPT/2021).

It aims primarily to facilitate scholarly and professional discussion over

current developments on Islamic Jurisprudence and Law concerning
Indonesian and Southeast Asian plurality and living values. Publishing
articles exclusively in English and Arabic since 2018, the journal seeks
to expand boundaries of Indonesian and Southeast Asian Islamic Law
discourses to access broader English or Arabic speaking contributors
and readers worldwide. Hence, it welcomes contributions from
international legal scholars, professionals, representatives of the
courts, executive authorities, researchers, and students.
Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial basically contains topics
concerning Jurisprudence as well as Indonesian and Southeast Asian
Islamic Law society. Novelty and recency of issues, however, are the
priority in publishing. The range of contents covers established
Jurisprudence, Indonesian and Southeast Asian Islamic Law society,
local culture, and various approaches on legal studies such as
comparative Islamic law, political Islamic Law, sociology of Islamic law
and the likes.

B. How to Write the Title, the Name, and the Authors’ Address

The title of the manuscript should be on the top of the first page with
the center text alignment. Meanwhile, the author’s name, affiliation,
and address should be mentioned at the manuscript and not exceed
than 5 authors while the email is only mentioned for the corresponding
author. Communication regarding the article revision and the final
statement will be informed via email to the corresponding author only
as listed at the metadata. It is suggested that the authors collaborate
with researchers from diverse countries/continents.

C. The Manuscript General Guidelines

The manuscript text general guidelines are as follows:

1. The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not

been published or has been being submitted in other publication
media or publishing houses.

2. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism element. To

check the possibility of plagiarism, please use the Turnitin
application. It must be below 20% of plagiarism and authors are
obliged to attach the Turnitin checking result along with the
manuscript. The editorial board will directly reject the text that
indicates plagiarism.

3. The manuscript article writing guidelines and 2023 template can

be downloaded at the home page of Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum
dan Pranata Sosial website and are available in MS Word
(*.doc/*.docx) format.

4. The manuscript of online submission procedure is available at

online submission guidelines at the next parts.
 5. The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific
article namely: (1) Title of the article, (2) Abstract and the
keywords, (3) Introduction, (4) Method (5) Result and
Discussion (6) Conclusion (7) Acknowledgment. Otherwise, the
manuscript will be rejected.

6. The subtitles included in the discussion part (Introduction,

Methods, Result and Discussion, and Conclusion) should be
written in the bold and title case format. It uses the left text
alignment without underline. The next expanded subtitles should
also be typed in bold and italic with the same format using the
left text alignment.

7. The manuscript can be in either English or Arabic with the

standard language. The body of paper must be elaborated
between 6500 - 7.000 words including abstract, references and
footnotes and written in Book Antiqua font 11 with single line
spacing. The article is on Letter-sized papers B5 (16 x 24 cm)
with custom margins as follows: left 20 mm, right 20 mm,
bottom 20 mm and top 20 mm.

8. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are in Italic

format. Each paragraph starts 11 mm from the left side border
and there is no space among paragraphs. All numbers are
written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new
sentence.

9. The tables, figures, and other visualization instruments are

placed in the text group. Each must be given a title and a
caption below them and be numbered in Arabic followed by the
figure or table title above it. The attachment should be
guaranteed well printable (font size, resolution, and line space
are clearly seen) and is placed in the center between text
groups. If it has a bigger size, it can be placed in the center of
page. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal
lines are allowed only for the important point.

D. The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

The title of the manuscript: The title should be informative and be

written both briefly and clearly. It cannot diverse multi interpretations.
It has to be pinpoint with the issues that will be discussed. The
beginning word is written in the capital case and symmetrically. The
article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviation. The main
ideas should be written first and followed then by its explanations. The
article title should be written within sixteen words, 13pt-sized font,
with the bold selection and in the center text format.

Abstract: This Abstract section should be typed in Book

Antiqua and font size of 10 pt while the number of words is around of
200-250. Special for this section, please use left and right margin of 10
mm. The single spacing should be used between lines in this article. If
the article is written in Arabic, the abstract should be typed in Arabic
and English. Meanwhile, if the article is written in English, the abstract
should be typed in English and Indonesian as well. The abstract should
be typed as concise as possible and should be composed of: problem
statement, method, scientific finding results, and short conclusion. The
abstract should only be typed in one paragraph and one-column
format. Keywords are min 4 words and max. 5 words using font Book
Antiqua 10 pt.

Introduction: The purpose of this section, as the word itself indicates,

is to provide readers with an introductional background to the study
and hence to smoothly lead into a description of the methods
employed in the current investigation. The introduction must therefore
contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background of the
problem that the authors investigate. It should give readers enough
information to understand and consider authors’ specific objectives
within a larger theoretical framework or broader relevant discussion.
While placing the current work in a broader context, authors should
state clearly about the position of the current research among previous
relevant research(es) in literature review (state of the art) as the basic
of the brand new research questions. In the scientific article format, it
does not allow to write down the references as in the research report.
They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand
new of the scientific article. Besides, all background information
gathered from other sources must, of course, be appropriately cited so
that the novelty, originality, and state of the art of the current
research are clearly known. In the final part of the introduction, the
purpose of the article writing should be stated as well as its basic
argument or hypothesis.
Methods: The Methods section contain enough information to enable
the readers to understand what practically was done. Avoid to give too
long conceptual explanation about what a certain method, approach, or
research type mean. Instead, accentuate the explanation on how the
data was obtained, coded, and analyzed. This is also the space in
which the authors, if necessary, can explain reasons for choosing any
specific theoretical framework for the current research they are doing.

Result and Discussion: Result and Discussion should be written in

same part and made in line with the research questions/research
objectives in the subheading numbers and writing flow. They should be
presented continuously starting from main result until supporting
results and equipped with further discussion. Discussion section should
cover basic principles ranging from analytic, implicative, interpretative,
constructive, to comparative. Figures, Tables, and other visualization
(if any) should be put in the same part of this section and should be
made available for editors to edit. If authors provide any relevant
picture, make sure it is in high resolution. Although both result and
discussion are writen in the same part, it has to be clear between what
the data tells and how it relates to the wider relevant discussion or
relevant current theoretical framework.

Conclusion: Instead of replicating any part from Abstract or Result

and Discussion section, this part simply states what the authors think
the data implies and means, and, as such, should relate directly back
to the problem/question of the article in regard to the wider discussion
of the theme. Limitiation of the current study as well as suggestion for
further relevant research should also be mentioned here. This section
should neither offer any reasons for those particular conclusions—as it
should have been presented in the Discussion section. By only looking
at the Introduction and Conclusions sections, a reader should have a
good idea of what the researcher has investigated, discovered, and
contributed even though the specific details of would not be simply
known.

Acknowledgment: Authors might express appreciation and gratitude

for physical and moral help during the writing process of the article
since the data compilation to the publication. This is valid for both
persons and institution, such as respondents or funding provider.

Bibliography: References of the manuscript must be up to date (in

the last of 5 to 10 years and minimum). At minimum, there used 30
references that 40% of them are from primary sources/reputable
academic journals) accessible by everyone. Authors are responsible for
ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and
accurate. All references should be cited within the text; otherwise,
these references will be automatically removed. Writing bibliography
should use reference manager application as Mendeley using Chicago
Manual of Style 17th edition.

E. The Guidelines for Literature Reviews, Citations and

References

Authors are suggested to cite several articles from Al-Ihkam: Jurnal

Hukum dan Pranata Sosial. All the presented data or quotes should
attach the reference sources. The references and literature review
should use Mendeley reference application manager. The writing
format in Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial follows the
format applied by Chicago Manual Citation Style:17th Ed.

F. The Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines

The manuscript text submission must be through these following

steps:Firstly, register a. Firstly, register as either an author or reviewer
(check the role as author or reviewer) in the “Register” bottom.