Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

1. Scope and Originality

• Submissions must present scholarly and original work that contributes to academic discussions in the fields of Islamic thought and civilization.

• Articles must be unpublished and not under review in any other journal.

• Manuscripts may be edited for clarity by the editorial team without altering the original content.

2. Language and Format

• Articles may be written in English or Bahasa Indonesia.

• The manuscript should follow the journal template and include, in order:

  1. Title

  2. Author’s name

  3. Abstract

  4. Keywords

  5. Main content

  6. Bibliography

3. Title, Abstract, and Keywords

• Title: concise and specific, maximum 12 words.

• Abstract: written in both English and Bahasa Indonesia, 150–250 words, summarizing:

  • Introduction

  • Methods

  • Results/Discussion

  • Conclusion

• Keywords: 4–8 relevant terms.

4. Length

• Manuscripts should be 15–20 pages (approximately 6,000–10,000 characters).

5. Citation and Bibliography

• References must follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition (Full Note).

• Use a citation manager: Mendeley or Zotero.

• Both footnotes and bibliography are required.

Footnote Rules

• First citation: provide full details — author’s full name, italicized title, place of publication, publisher, year, and page number.

• Subsequent citations: author’s full name, 2–3 words of the title followed by “...”, and page number.

• Ibid. may be used; op. cit. and loc. cit. are not allowed.

Examples

A. Books (Arabic Books must be latinized - see transliteration)

• Ibnu Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, Miftâḥ Dâr al-Sa‘âdah (Mesir: Dâr al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 2001), vol. 2, 204.

• Ibnu Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, Miftâḥ..., vol. 2, 210.

B. Book Chapters / Journal Articles

• Fara Dieva Huwaida, “Misteri Gender antara Idealisme dan Pragmatisme, Menelusuri Utopia Musdah Mulia,” Tsaqafah, vol. 4, no. 2 (Gontor: Institut Studi Islam Darussalam, 2006), 123.

• Fara Dieva Huwaida, “Misteri Gender...,” 10.

• Anne Carr and Douglas J. Schuurman, “Religion and Feminism: A Reformist Christian Analysis,” in Religion, Feminism, and the Family, ed. Anne Carr and Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996), 14.

• Anne Carr and Douglas J. Schuurman, “Religion and Feminism...,” 26.

C. Books with Multiple Authors

• Noritah Omar et al., Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture in the New World Order (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010), 9.

• Noritah Omar et al., Critical Perspectives..., 12.

D. Translated Books

• Roger Scruton, Sejarah Singkat Filsafat Modern dari Descartes sampai Wittgenstein, trans. Zainal Arifin Tandjung (Jakarta: PT. Pantja Simpati, 1986), 23.

• Roger Scruton, Sejarah Singkat..., 33.

E. Thesis/Dissertation

• Yunus Abu Bakar, “Konsep Pemikiran Pendidikan K.H. Imam Zarkasyi dan Implementasinya pada Pondok Pesantren Alumni,” Doctoral Dissertation (Yogyakarta: UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2007), 56–97.

• Yunus Abu Bakar, “Konsep Pemikiran Pendidikan...,” 60.

F. Newspapers

• Francis Fukuyama, “Benturan Islam dan Modernitas,” Koran Tempo, 22 November 2001.

• “Islam di AS Jadi Agama Kedua,” Republika, 10 September 2002.

G. Bibliography Examples

• Al-Attas, Syed Muhammad Naquib. Islam and Secularism. Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC, 1993.

• Wan Daud, Wan Mohd. Nor. Filsafat dan Praktik Pendidikan Islam Syed Mohd. Naquib al-Attas. Trans. Hamid Fahmy, et al. Bandung: Mizan, 2003.

• Hefner, Robert. “Introduction: The Political Cultures of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia.” In Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia, ed. Robert Hefner. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2009.

• Omar, Noritah et al. Critical Perspectives on Literature and Culture in the New World Order. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.

• Fukuyama, Francis. “Benturan Islam dan Modernitas.” Koran Tempo, 22 November 2001.

6. Transliteration Guidelines

Tsaqafah follows the Library of Congress (LC) transliteration system combined with the model of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag–Kemendikbud Joint Decree).

General Rules

• Names can be written both in standard form or transliteration.

  • Example: al-Syahrastani (or as-Syahrastāni).

• Uncommon or non-Indonesian terms are italicized.

  • Example: al-qawā‘id al-fiqhiyyah, isyrāqiyyah, ‘urwah al-wuthqā.

• Popular terms are written without transliteration.

  • Example: al-Qur'an (not al-Qur’ān); objektif (not objective).

• Book titles are written in the original language and italicized.

  • Example: Irshād al-Fuḥūl.