About the Journal 

The Ulumuna Journal of Islamic Studies (Ulumuna) is an international, peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-impact, cutting-edge research on Islam and Muslim societies. It serves as a platform for theoretically rigorous and empirically grounded scholarship that critically interrogates Islamic intellectual traditions and their contemporary transformations across diverse global contexts.

The journal prioritizes innovative and agenda-setting contributions that advance conceptual debates, refine methodological approaches, and generate new analytical perspectives within Islamic Studies. By fostering interdisciplinary and comparative scholarship, Ulumuna positions itself at the forefront of global academic discourse, engaging with pressing socio-political, economic, and cultural issues affecting Muslim communities worldwide.

Ulumuna, (P-ISSN: 1411-3457, 2355-7648, E-ISSN: 2775-2453), is a peer-reviewed journal published biannually by Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Mataram since 1997. All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic integrity and scholarly quality. The journal was re-accredited in 2022 by the Directorate General of Strengthening Research and Development, Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (Decree No. 105/E/KPT/2022), with accreditation valid until 2027. Since July 20, 2022, Ulumuna has been indexed in Scopus, underscoring its growing international visibility and impact. As a Crossref member since 2015, all published articles are assigned permanent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), ensuring long-term accessibility and reliable citation.

Focus and Scope

Ulumuna adopts a strategically defined interdisciplinary scope, encompassing six core areas: [1] Qur’an and Hadith at the Global Era, [2] Islamic Philosophy, Education and Knowledge Management, [3] Islamic Economics and Philanthropy, [4] Islamic Civilization History and Arts, [5] Islamic Law and Governance, and [6] Dakwah and Development.

It welcomes submissions that deliver analytically robust, theoretically informed, and methodologically sophisticated studies of Islamic thought, institutions, and practices across temporal and geographical contexts. Particular emphasis is placed on comparative, critical, and forward-looking research that not only contributes to but also shapes emerging scholarly agendas within global Islamic Studies.

Section Policies

The Published articles are Open Submissions, Indexed, and Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All articles submitted to this online journal are subject to peer-review processes. Ulumuna uses a double blind reviewer. The accepted research articles will be available online following the journal peer-reviewing process. The final decision whether or not an article is accepted is on the right of the editor-in-chief based on recommendations from the reviewers. The language of this journal is English.

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.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

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.