Focus and Scope

Jurnal THEOLOGIA, ISSN: 0853-3857 (p) - 2540-847X (e); is an academic journal published by Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia.

The focus of Jurnal Theologia is intended to communicate and publish original concepts and research on the subjects. It covers literary (conceptual) and field studies.

Journal Theologia welcomes articles from academicians on theories, philosophy, research, as well as religious practices. In particular, articles that are related to the following topics are invited.

• Islamic Philosophy and Theology
• Qur'anic and Hadith Studies
• Islamic Thought and Philology
• Study of Religions 
• Sufism and Islamic Ethics
• Islam and Peace
• Islam and Gender
• Islam and Local Wisdom

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted to the Theologia Journal will be selected and assessed by the Editorial Board to ensure that the manuscript complies with the writing guidelines, focus and scope and is of excellent quality. Articles will be reviewed using the double-blind peer review method, where neither the authors nor the reviewers know each other's identities.

Desk Review. At this stage, the article will be checked by the section editor to ensure that the article meets the guidelines for writing, focus and scope of the journal with excellent quality articles. The author can revise the manuscript according to the criteria if it does not meet the requirements. However, there is also a possibility that the article will be rejected immediately if it does not comply with the writing guidelines.

Peer review. When the manuscript has passed the desk review stage, it will then be submitted to two reviewers who are experts in their fields. The review process will be carried out within two weeks. Manuscripts that do not pass the desk review process will not proceed to this stage.

Reviewer's decision. Reviewers will provide the following recommendations:

1. Received; means that the manuscript can be accepted for publication
2. Accepted with minor revisions; the article may be accepted for publication after revision in response to the reviewer's concerns.
3. Received with major revision; means that substantive deficiencies in the manuscript, such as data analysis, the leading theory used, and paragraph rewriting, need to be revised.
4. Rejected; means that the manuscript is not acceptable for publication or that the review given deals with fundamental issues.

The Editorial Board will consider the reviewer's decision to determine the following manuscript process.

Revision Stage. After the article is received with a minor or major revision notation, the article will be returned to the author with a review summary form. For articles accepted with major revisions, authors are given three weeks to revise. In contrast, manuscripts received with minor revisions are given one week for revision. When returning a revised manuscript, authors are required to complete and attach a review summary form.

Final decision. At this stage, the manuscript will be re-evaluated by the Editorial Board to ensure that the author has revised it in response to the reviewers' concerns. In this final decision, the manuscript can still be rejected if the author is not serious about making the necessary revisions.

Proofread.  After the manuscript is deemed acceptable by the Editorial Board, it will undergo a proofreading process to maintain linguistic quality.

Confirmation of publication. At this stage, the final layout of the manuscript will be sent back to the author to ensure the contents match the author's writing. At this stage, the author can revise the typographical errors found in the final manuscript. After confirmation from the author is given, the Editorial Secretary will process the manuscript for online publication on the website or in a print publication.

Publication Frequency

THEOLOGIA journal is published twice a year, namely January-June and July-December.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

About journal

Jurnal THEOLOGIA, ISSN: 0853-3857 (print) - 2540-847X (online)  is an academic journal published biannually by the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humaniora, State Islamic University of Walisongo (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo) Semarang, Indonesia. It is specialized in Islamic Studies, which particularly includes: Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Qur'anic and Hadith Studies, Study of Religions, Sufism and Islamic Ethics.

This journal has been accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology, and the Higher Education Republic of Indonesia through SK Menristek Dikti.No  2 / E / KPT / 2015. This journal has become a CrossRef Member since the year 2016. Therefore, all articles published will have a unique DOI number. This journal is published twice a year, in June and December.

Homepage: http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/teologia. Email: [email protected]

 

Publication Ethic and Malpractice Statement

Jurnal THEOLOGIA is an academic journal published by Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang Indonesia.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article Jurnal THEOLOGIA is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the reviewer, the publisher, and the society. As the publisher of Jurnal THEOLOGIA, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humaniora takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and it recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humaniora, State Islamic University (UIN) Walisongo Semarang committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.  

Publication decisions

The editor of Jurnal THEOLOGIA is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Journal History

The Faculty of Ushuluddin, IAIN Walisongo, published the Theologia Journal for the first time in 1989. At the beginning of its history, this journal was managed by students and faculty to accommodate the ideas and thoughts of lecturers and students. This journal is used as a medium of scientific communication for the academic community of the Faculty of Ushuluddin IAIN Walisongo. In its development, around the 1995s, this journal separated its management from students and then managed by lecturers. Meanwhile, students publish their scientific platform called IDEA.

Initially, this journal was published six times a year (two monthly), and then in the late 1990s, it was published four times a year. In 2000, for the first time, the accreditation of national scientific/periodical journals was carried out; The Theologia Journal also applied for accreditation and was immediately accredited with a C rating. After being accredited for the first time, the Theologia journal changed its identity to Theologia: Journal of Ushuluddin Sciences, which focuses its scope on the fields of science studied at the Faculty of Usuluddin, which include: Aqidah-Philosophy, Tafsir-Hadith, Comparative Religion, and Sufism. The publication time has been changed to twice a year.

From 2003 to 2009, Theologia journal maintained its accreditation with a B rating. Unfortunately, in 2012, Theologia journal failed to maintain its title as an accredited journal. With the hard work of its managers, in 2015, the Theologia journal again won the title of the accredited journal (rank B) with the Decree of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 2/E/KPT/2015.

Along with the development of journals that require online publication, in 2016, the Theologia journal submitted an electronic ISSN Number to LIPI. LIPI provides input that if you want to maintain the volume of publications (as of the first publication in 1989), the journal Theologia must return the name registered at LIPI for the printed version, namely: Jurnal Theologia. Therefore, since 2016, this journal has returned to using the old name, namely, JURNAL THEOLOGIA instead of Theologia: Journal of Ushuluddin Sciences, as stated in the Decree of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education mentioned above.