Reviewer Guidelines

Papers submitted to Usraty : Islamic Family Law are reviewed and selected by an Editorial Team upon the suitability of the research fields, predetermined template, and writing guidelines of Usraty : Islamic Family Law. Eligible papers will be returned to the writers to be revised. The revised papers then will be sent to reviewer.

1. Title: The title should clearly reflect the formal object, material object, and context of the study, and should not exceed 16 words.

2. Abstract: The abstract should be concise, clear, and informative, with a maximum length of 250 words. It must provide a brief introduction to the problem, the focus and objectives of the paper, followed by a statement on the methodology, summary of the research findings and academic contribution.

3. Introduction: The introduction should be structured to include the following four elements:
- First: Explanation of the social facts that highlight the importance of the issue or phenomenon being studied.
- Second: Discussion of the literature gaps or shortcomings in previous studies related to the issue or phenomenon under review.
- Third: Evaluation of prior studies, positioning the focus of the current study.
- Fourth: Articulation of the research question and hypotheses or arguments being tested to address the study's objectives.

4. Methodology: The methodology section must be explicit and cover the following five elements:
- First: Justification for selecting the issue or phenomenon as the study focus.
- Second: Type of study and data used.
- Third: Data sources and the selection process.
- Fourth: Techniques or methods employed for data collection.
- Fifth: The process and stages of data analysis performed.

5. Results: The results section must be clear and relevant, based on the following three characteristics:
- First: Detailed description of the forms of the issue or phenomenon under investigation.
- Second: Critical explanation of the factors influencing the emergence of the issue or phenomenon.
- Third: Transformative implications of the issue or phenomenon being studied.

6. Discussion: The discussion should be analytical and include the following five elements:
- First: A summary of the entire dataset presented in the results section.
- Second: Reflection on the causes emerging from the data summarized.
- Third: Interpretation of the effects resulting from the reflected data.
- Fourth: Comparative paragraph highlighting differences between findings of the current study and previous studies.
- Fifth: Conceptual, methodological, or policy recommendations as a solution.

7. Conclusion: The conclusion should be clear and include the following three elements:
- First: Key findings relevant to the study's focus or research questions.
- Second: Significance or contributions of the study in terms of concepts, methods, or theories relevant to the subject matter.
- Third: Study limitations, which will serve as recommendations for future research.

8. Declaration: The Declaration should be clear and include the following three elements:

- First: Author contribution statement.
- Second: Funding statement.
- Third: Data availability statement.
- Fourth: Declaration of interests statement.
: Data availability statement.
- Fifth: Declaration of interests statement.
- Sixth: ORCID id

9. References: References must be formatted using the APA 7th edition citation style and managed through Mendeley. The reference list should be in Baltica font, 11pt, and single-spaced.

The review output will be one of the following decisions