Author Guidelines
JFLD (Journal of Fiqh and Legal Discourse) invites researchers, lecturers, scholars, and legal practitioners to submit scholarly articles focusing on fiqh, Islamic law, and contemporary legal discourse. Authors are required to follow these guidelines to ensure that their manuscripts meet the journal's academic standards and publication requirements.
1. General Requirements
Submitted manuscripts must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal or publisher. Articles must align with JFLD's focus and scope and demonstrate a clear scholarly contribution to the development of fiqh and legal studies.
2. Article Types
JFLD accepts empirical research articles, normative legal research, literature reviews, comparative studies, and conceptual articles relevant to the journal's focus and scope.
3. Manuscript Language
Manuscripts must be written in Indonesian or English using clear, accurate, and appropriate academic language. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are understandable and comply with academic writing conventions.
4. Article Structure
Research articles are encouraged to follow the structure below:
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Title: Concise, clear, specific, and representative of the main subject.
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Abstract: Summarizes the background, objectives, methodology, main findings, and conclusions.
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Keywords: Include the principal terms representing the article's subject.
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Introduction: Explains the background, research problem, previous studies, research gap, and objectives.
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Research Methodology: Describes the approach, methods, data sources, and analytical techniques employed.
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Results and Discussion: Presents research findings and relevant analyses in relation to theories, literature, or legal provisions under examination.
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Conclusion: Addresses the research objectives and highlights the principal implications or contributions.
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References: Lists all sources cited in the manuscript.
The article structure may be adjusted according to the research type, particularly for normative legal research and conceptual articles.
5. Manuscript Formatting
Manuscripts must follow the official JFLD template available on the journal's website. Authors should ensure consistency in formatting, headings and subheadings, tables, figures, footnotes where applicable, citations, and references.
6. Citations and References
Authors must use relevant and reliable academic sources, including journal articles, scholarly books, legislation, court decisions, and other primary legal sources. All citations must accurately identify their sources and consistently follow the citation style specified in the journal template.
7. Publication Ethics
Authors must ensure manuscript originality, avoid plagiarism, refrain from data fabrication or falsification, and disclose relevant conflicts of interest. The use of sources, data, and contributions from others must be properly acknowledged in accordance with scholarly publication ethics.
8. Submission and Peer Review Process
Manuscripts must be submitted through JFLD's Open Journal Systems (OJS) by following the available submission instructions. Each manuscript undergoes an initial editorial screening and, if it meets the requirements, proceeds to peer review in accordance with the journal's policies.
9. Publication Fees
JFLD does not charge authors an Article Processing Charge (APC) for the publication of their articles.
10. Authors' Responsibilities
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of data, validity of analysis, originality of their work, accuracy of citations, and compliance with all journal requirements. Manuscripts that do not meet these guidelines may be returned for revision or rejected by the editorial team.
