TANQIH : Journal of Islamic Law

About the Journal

TANQIH: Journal of Islamic Law is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that publishes high-quality research articles in the field of Islamic law. TANQIH serves as an academic forum for critically, methodologically, and contextually examining, testing, and developing Islamic legal thought with a focus on the public good.

The name tanqīḥ reflects the journal’s identity: the process of clarifying, testing, and refining ideas. Guided by this spirit, TANQIH encourages research that not only presents Islamic legal norms but also examines the foundations of their arguments, the dynamics of their application, their relevance to social change, and the possibilities for their renewal in contemporary life.

TANQIH accepts articles that offer original contributions to the development of Islamic legal studies, whether through normative-doctrinal, empirical, socio-legal, historical, philosophical, comparative, or interdisciplinary approaches. This journal focuses on the relationship between Islamic law and social practices, legal institutions, court rulings, economics, politics, culture, technology, gender, human rights, the environment, and contemporary issues in Indonesia and the Muslim world.

Cakupan Kajian

TANQIH: Journal of Islamic Law accepts research articles and scholarly studies in the following fields, though not limited to these topics:

Islamic family law, marriage, divorce, alimony, child custody, and the protection of women and children
Islamic inheritance law, gifts, wills, waqf, and the management of family assets
Islamic economic, financial, banking, business, and halal industry law
Islamic criminal law, siyasah syar’iyyah, constitutional law, and the relationship between Islamic law and national legal systems
Religious courts, court rulings, judicial reasoning, evidence, mediation, and dispute resolution
Fiqh, usul al-fiqh, fiqh principles, maqasid al-sharia, and the methodology of legal deduction
Fatwas, ijtihad, religious authority, and the renewal of Islamic legal thought
Comparative schools of thought, comparative Islamic law, and family law reform in the Muslim world
Islamic law, customary law, legal pluralism, and the relationship between state law, Islamic law, and social norms
Islamic law and issues of gender, disability, minorities, human rights, social justice, peace, and tolerance
Islamic law in the context of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, bioethics, the environment, migration, and other contemporary issues.

Every submitted manuscript undergoes an initial screening by an editor to assess its alignment with the journal’s focus and scope, administrative completeness, compliance with writing guidelines, language quality, and any indications of violations of publication ethics.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening will undergo a double-blind peer review process by at least two reviewers with expertise in the manuscript’s field of study. In this process, the identities of the authors and reviewers are kept confidential to ensure the objectivity of the evaluation.

Editorial decisions are based on several key considerations:

Originality and novelty of the contribution
Clarity of the problem, objectives, and argumentation
Accuracy and precision of the methodology
Strength of analysis and use of references
Relevance to developments in Islamic legal studies
Compliance with publication ethics and academic standards

The final decision may be acceptance, acceptance with minor revisions, substantial revisions, resubmission after revisions, or rejection.

TANQIH implements an open access policy to support the widespread dissemination of knowledge and research findings. All published articles may be freely read, downloaded, copied, distributed, and cited, provided that proper attribution is given and academic ethics and the journal’s license terms are adhered to.

Through this policy, TANQIH is committed to expanding access to Islamic legal studies for academics, researchers, students, legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, religious institutions, and the general public.

We invite our readers to use TANQIH: Journal of Islamic Law as a resource to broaden their horizons, advance their research, develop academic arguments, and keep abreast of developments in Islamic legal thought, which is constantly evolving and being renewed.