Submissions

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
For manuscripts not in English, translation of the title, abstract and keywords in English are provided. The list of references have been written in Roman alphabet.

All submissions to JAT should follow the guidelines below:

1. Journal of al-Tamaddun (JAT) covers the multi-disciplinary study of Islam and Muslims, particularly issues related to Islamic history and civilization. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind.

2. All articles, scripts, or reviews submitted for consideration to the JAT should have two files: i. the main file which must not include author(s) affiliation but with title, abstract, keywords, full article, and bibliographic references, and ii. a separate title page file indicating the article title, author(s)' full name (in the form preferred for publication), affiliation (including institutional and email address), and acknowledgment if necessary.

3. JAT prefers that articles submitted be sent electronically in MS Word format. All manuscripts sent to JAT will not be returned.

4. There is a charge for article processing, only after the article has been accepted for publication. The processing fee is MYR1500 (Malaysian Ringgit: One Thousand Five Hundred only) for Malaysian; and USD350 for international author(s). It is payable to the Universiti Malaya.

5. JAT accepts articles generally ranging between 4,000 and 7,000 words depending on the subject matter.

6. Abstract in English and the language of the article is required. Please also provide 5 chosen keywords. JAT prefers footnotes as a referencing system. It requires a complete citation--author, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication--upon first use of a source, and an abbreviated form of citation thereafter.

7. Starting from Volume 20 Issue 1, Journal of Al-Tamaddun fully uses the 18th Edition of Chicago Style for both footnotes and references. Manuscripts which do not comply with the format will be immediately rejected.

Book (single author)-example

Footnote: Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor, The Significance of Islamicjerusalem in Islam (Universiti Malaya Press, 2016), 50.

Shortened (repeated footnote): Mohd Nor, The Significance of Islamicjerusalem in Islam, 55.

Reference: Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan. The Significance of Islamicjerusalem in Islam. Universiti Malaya Press, 2016.

Book (two to three authors)-example

Footnote: Muhammad Zainy Uthman, Suleiman Mohammed Hussein Boayo and Mohd Hilmi Ramli, Thinking Framework (RZS-CASIS, 2020), 203.

Shortened (repeated footnote): Uthman, Boayo and Ramli, Thinking Framework, 210.

Reference: Uthman, Muhammad Zainy, Boayo, Suleiman Mohammed Hussein and Ramli, Mohd Hilmi, Thinking Framework. RZS-CASIS, 2020.

Book (more than three authors)-example

Footnote: Ishak Suliaman et al., Autoriti Hadis Menangani Gerakan Antihadis (Penerbit Universiti Malaya, 2007), 29.

Shortened (repeated footnote): Suliaman et al., Autoriti Hadis Menangani Gerakan Antihadis, 35.

Reference: Suliaman, Ishak, Deraman, Fauzi, Abd Rahman, Mohd. Muhiden and Ali, Abdul Karim. Autoriti Hadis Menangani Gerakan Antihadis. Penerbit Universiti Malaya, 2007.

Book (other than the first edition)-example

Footnote: George Jacob Holyoake, Principles of Secularism: Illustrated, 3rd ed. (Book Store, Austin & Co., 1871), 13.

Shortened (repeated footnote): Holyoake, Principles of Secularism, 25.

Reference: Holyoake, George Jacob. Principles of Secularism: Illustrated. 3rd ed. Book Store, Austin & Co., 1871.

Chapter in Book-example

Footnote: Muhammad Khalis Ibrahim, “History of Turkiye-Malaysia Relations: From the Classical to the Modern Era,” in Deepen the Ties: A Multidimensional Perspective of Malaysia-Turkiye Relations, ed. Asyraf Isyraqi and Omer Altun (University Malaya Press, 2023), 7-8.

Shortened (repeated footnote): Ibrahim, “History of Turkiye-Malaysia Relations,” 9.

Reference: Ibrahim, Muhammad Khalis. “History of Turkiye-Malaysia Relations: From the Classical to the Modern Era.” In Deepen the Ties: A Multidimensional Perspective of Malaysia-Turkiye Relations, edited by Asyraf Isyraqi and Omer Altun. Universiti Malaya Press, 2023.