Manuscript Types

FUADUNA • EDITORIAL POLICY

Manuscript Types

Manuscript categories considered for publication and the scholarly expectations associated with each type.

3 Main Article TypesDouble-Blind ReviewInterdisciplinary Scope

FUADUNA considers scholarly manuscripts that advance interdisciplinary understanding of religion and society. The journal currently prioritizes three principal manuscript categories. All categories listed below are subject to editorial screening and, when sent for review, the journal's double-blind peer-review process.

 

Accepted Manuscript Types

Type 01

Original Research Article

Reports original empirical, historical, textual, ethnographic, qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method research. The article must present a clearly defined problem, method, evidence, analysis, and contribution to scholarship on religion and society.

Type 02

Conceptual or Literature-Based Article

Develops a substantial theoretical, conceptual, interpretive, or literature-based argument. It must go beyond summary by identifying a scholarly problem, critically engaging relevant literature, and offering a distinct analytical contribution.

Type 03

Case Study

Provides an analytically grounded examination of a specific religious community, institution, event, text, practice, policy, or social phenomenon. The case must be connected to a broader scholarly question and produce insights beyond descriptive reporting.

 

What FUADUNA Does Not Consider

  • Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's Focus and Scope.
  • Previously published work or manuscripts simultaneously submitted to another journal.
  • Purely descriptive reports that do not present a clear research question, analytical framework, or scholarly contribution.
  • Unverified opinion pieces, promotional material, institutional reports, or non-scholarly essays presented as research articles.
  • Manuscripts containing fabricated or falsified evidence, plagiarism, citation manipulation, or other forms of research misconduct.
Editorial discretion

The Editor-in-Chief may determine that a manuscript is not suitable for peer review when its type, scholarly contribution, language quality, ethical status, or relevance does not meet FUADUNA's requirements. Such a decision is a desk-rejection and does not imply a judgement on the value of the topic itself.

Policy note. This page should be read together with FUADUNA's Focus and Scope, Peer Review Process, Publication Ethics, Copyright and Licensing, and other applicable editorial policies. Where a conflict arises, the most recently approved journal policy applies.