About the Journal

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About the Journal

Identity, scholarly mandate, accreditation, and governance
Islam Realitas is an English-language, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by UIN Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi and managed by Rumah Jurnal (Scholarly Publishing Center).

Journal identity

Item Details
Journal title Islam Realitas: Journal of Islamic and Social Studies
Abbreviation J. Islam. Soc. Stud.
p-ISSN 2477-1309
e-ISSN 2477-1201
Publisher Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Journal management Rumah Jurnal (Scholarly Publishing Center), Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi
Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Syafwan Rozi, M.Ag.
Managing Editor Firdaus Annas, S.Pd., M.Kom.
Publication frequency Biannual - two issues per year
Publication schedule June and December
Publication language English
Peer review Double-anonymous peer review
Access model Immediate Open Access, without embargo
License Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Copyright Retained by the authors; the journal receives the right of first publication
DOI Registered through Crossref under the publisher prefix 10.30983
Accreditation SINTA 2 - Decree No. 177/E/KPT/2024; valid from Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023) through Vol. 13 No. 2 (2027)

Purpose and scholarly mandate

Islam Realitas is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Islam as a lived social reality and of Muslim societies in processes of social transformation. The journal examines how Islamic beliefs, practices, values, institutions, authorities, identities, and discourses are produced, experienced, negotiated, contested, and transformed within everyday life and the public sphere.

The journal prioritizes theoretically informed and empirically grounded research that demonstrates a clear scholarly problem, appropriate method, transparent evidence, and an explicit contribution to debates in Islamic studies, the social sciences, and the humanities. While welcoming scholarship from diverse regions, the journal has particular interest in Southeast Asia and the Global South and welcomes comparative, cross-regional, transnational, and diaspora studies.

Editorial independence and governance

The Publisher provides institutional, technical, and administrative support. Academic decisions remain under the authority of the Editor-in-Chief and delegated editors acting under the journal's peer-review and ethics procedures. Acceptance, revision, or rejection must be based on scholarly merit, scope, originality, methodological and evidentiary quality, research integrity, and relevant peer-review reports. Decisions must not be influenced by an author's institutional affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, political views, social identity, or ability to pay publication charges.

Brief history

The current publication series of Islam Realitas began in 2015 as a continuation of the scholarly publication previously known as Islam dan Realitas Sosial. The journal has subsequently developed its identity around interdisciplinary scholarship on Islam, Muslim societies, and social transformation, while strengthening international authorship, peer review, publication ethics, open access, and long-term digital accessibility.

Accreditation display
The journal should display both the current accreditation rank and its validity period prominently on the website. For the current accreditation record, this page states SINTA 2, Decree No. 177/E/KPT/2024, valid from Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023) through Vol. 13 No. 2 (2027).
Governance basis: Permendiktisaintek No. 9 of 2026; Directorate General of Science and Technology Decision No. 374/DST/D.D1/HM.01.01/2026; COPE Core Practices; and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (Version 5, 2026).