Author Guideline

General Information:

MASALIKUNA published twice per year, number (1) is published betwen January-June, and number (2) is published between July-December. MASALIKUNA journal does not set a specific article theme per issue. It is intended that research with the most recent themes can be published immediately.

Article submitted must meet the following guidelines:

Articles are the results of research, either in the form of library research (conceptual-doctrinal studies) or field research (empirical studies). The article must discuss themes within the fields of social Fiqh, philosophy of Islamic law, or the contextualization of classical Islamic texts (Turas).
The article is the result of the research/original work of the author, not plagiarism. If the article is derived from an undergraduate dissertation, thesis, or thesis (skripsi) research, the author must state it in the introduction.
The article has not been published, processed in another journal, and/or is not being submitted to another journal.
Articles can be written in Indonesian or arabic or English.
If the article is written in Indonesian, the abstract must be written in two languages, English-Indonesian or indonesian-arabic. If it is written in English, then the abstract is English and indonesian, If it is written in arabic, the abstract is arabic and indonesian. Each abstract (English and/or Indonesian) part consists of 200-250 words, written in 1 paragraph, spaced 1.
Articles are written in times new roman font size 12, single-spaced. Quranic verses or hadith texts should be written in Traditional Arabic font size 14, and single-spaced.
The length of the article is between 4000- 8000 words.
Articles are written using Open Office in MS Word, RTF, or WordPerfect format.
Arabic script (Qur'anic verses, hadis, or fiqh rules) is written in Latin letters using transliteration guidelines Surat Keputusan Bersama Menteri Agama dan Menteri Pendidikan Nomor 158 Tahun 1987.
Articles have, at a minimum, 20 references (40% are articles from turats, 40% article journals), both in scientific journal articles and books. The references in scientific articles (journals) are the most recent references, at least the last five years.
Writing footnotes and bibliography using the "Mendeley" application, with style: Chicago Manual of the Style 17th edition (full-note).

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Title

The Title Should Be Simple, Concise, and Informative in Sentence Case Format (Garamond, Bold, 16pt font-size)

Abstract (Typed in Bold, Garamond in 11pt font-size)

The abstract must be presented in two languages, consisting of the main language of the paper and its Indonesian translation. For example, if the paper is written in Arabic, the abstract must be provided in Arabic and Indonesian; if the paper is written in English, the abstract must be provided in English and Indonesian. Write down here your paper’s abstract in one paragraph, garamond in 11pt font-size, no more than 250 words. The abstract is not an “introduction”, nor the conclusion of the discussion. Instead, it should contain, but not limited to: (1) the main question and the background of the discussed issue; (2) the research position; (3) how the question is discussed in the paper; and (4) the main result of the discussion. Other important matters discussed in the paper that significantly contribute to the final result of the research may be noted here, but you have to consider, however, the limited space of the abstract.

Keywords: mention only specific concepts (word or phrase), 3-5 concepts, truly conceptual words, and not too general ones.

Introduction (Typed in Bold, Garamond in 12pt font-size)

Articles are written in Garamond in 12pt font-size, 1.15 line-spacing. between 4.000-8.000 words including abstract and references; don’t add space before and/or after paragraphs. Quranic verses or hadith texts should be written in Traditional Arabic font size 14, and 1.15 line-spacing. It is much better to not format your text in a specific technique, instead, just leave it plain except that you really need to type certain words in a “special method”, or to emphasize certain words or words. Italic is a must in typing non-English words. Arabic terms should be transliterated in accordance with the transliteration guidelines issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, as stipulated in the Joint Decree (SKB) of the Minister of Religious Affairs and the Minister of Education and Culture No. 158 of 1987 and No. 0543b/U/1987. The transliteration guidelines can be downloaded here: Download the Transliteration Guidelines.

Please explore in more words the background of your paper and your current research position among other research on related themes. You should discuss here as well your research’s relations with those of other researchers; literature review, especially on most relevant, newly academic works published in high reputation journals, is a must.

A detailed description of your methods in doing the research is not necessary to write down in this section, but if you think you have to do so, you may mention it slightly in one or two paragraphs.

Result and Discussion

Here you may discuss every aspect of the issue one by one. It is necessary to build an argument and to provide original data discussed and compared to the research and works of other scholars. In other words, the way to discuss an issue here is by combining the data and the discussion. So, it is not recommended to separate merely data description from the analysis on it.

Every quotation is written down in a specific way that can be identified as a “quotation” different from your original text. At the end of every quotation, you have to put its reference[s]. A reference must also be put at the end of every citation that paraphrases ideas from someone’s works.

Conclusion

Please provide here your remarks as a closing statement. It could be a final conclusion from your discussion and analysis and your recommendations for further research projects. In this section as well you may give your acknowledgment for people and parties whose supports make your research possible

References

Articles have at a minimum 20 references, 40% are articles from turats, 40% article journals or books. The references in scientific articles (journals) are the most recent references, at least the last five years.

Writing footnotes and bibliography using the "Mendeley" application, with style: Chicago Manual of the Style 17th edition (full-note).

Bibliography

Al-Syatibi, Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Al-Muwāfaqāt, Beirut: Dar Al-Ma'rifah, cet. I, 1994.

Febriyanti, Dhea, and Febri Giantara. “Integrasi Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Agama Islam Dalam Pencapaian Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (SDGs) Dengan Pendekatan Multidisiplin.” MAFAHIM: Journal of Islamic Studies and Global Discourse 1, no. 1 (2025).

Mahfudh, MA Sahal, Nuansa Fiqh Sosial. (LKIS Yogyakarta, 2011).