Focus and Scope

An Nadwah is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing original and cutting-edge research in the fields of da'wah and Islamic studies. This journal serves as a premier platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners from around the globe to disseminate their research findings, expand intellectual horizons, and engage in discussions on the latest challenges and developments within these disciplines. We encourage submissions that present original research findings, rigorous field studies, and comprehensive literature reviews, offering fresh insights and substantial contributions to the global understanding and practice of da'wah and Islamic studies.

Focus and Scope:

1. Theories and Methodologies of Da'wah: In-depth exploration of contemporary and traditional theories and methodologies in da'wah, highlighting innovative approaches and their practical applications in diverse cultural and social contexts worldwide.

2. Communication and Media in Da'wah: Analytical studies on the strategic use of mass media, social media, and emerging communication technologies in the propagation of da'wah messages, and their effectiveness in enhancing Islamic awareness and engagement.

3. Comparative Religion Studies: Comparative research that examines da'wah concepts and Islamic practices in relation to other religions, fostering a deeper understanding of interfaith dialogue and collaborative efforts towards mutual respect and coexistence.

4. Psychological and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Da'wah: Critical analysis of the psychological and socio-cultural impacts of da'wah activities, investigating their influence on individual behaviors, community dynamics, and social cohesion among both Muslim and non-Muslim populations.

5. Islamic Law and Ethics: Scholarly inquiries into the legal and ethical dimensions of da'wah, including the interpretation and application of Sharia law, the issuance of fatwas, and the addressing of contemporary ethical dilemmas within the framework of Islamic jurisprudence.

6. History and Development of Da'wah: Comprehensive historical research tracing the evolution of da'wah across different regions and epochs, examining its role in shaping Islamic civilization and its adaptation to changing societal conditions.

7. Islamic Economics and Da'wah: Investigations into the interplay between Islamic economic principles and da'wah activities, including the role of Islamic philanthropy, zakat, waqf, and Sharia-compliant financial practices in supporting and advancing da'wah efforts.

8. Education and Da'wah: Rigorous studies on the integration of Islamic education in da'wah, focusing on curriculum development, pedagogical methodologies, and the role of educational institutions in nurturing future da'wah practitioners and leaders.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Some policies in the review of An-Nadwah

1. Any submitted paper will be reviewed by reviewers.
2. Review process employs Double-blind Review, that the reviewer does not know the identity of the author, and the author does not know the identity of the reviewer.
3. In the review process, reviewers consider the correspondence of title, abstract, discussion (findings) and conclusions. In addition, reviewers also consider the novelty, scientific impact and references used in the paper.

The response of the reviewers will be the basis for the Editor to conclude:

1. Accept Submission
2. Revisions Required
3. Resubmit for review
4. Resubmit elsewhere
5. Decline Submission

An article was rejected for publication due to various considerations, including:

1. The article does not fit the scope of journal.
2. The article does not follow the rules of writing scientific papers or author guidelines.
3. The fundamental methodological errors.
4. The author refuses to make suggestions of improvements provided by the reviewer without a logical basis.
5. There are indications of plagiarism of more than 20%.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published two times a year.

Januari and July

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.

Plagiarism Check

The Editor may make use of Turnitin & Plagiarism Checker X  for checking the originality of submissions received.

References Management

References to other publications must be in American Psychological Association (APA) style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency.

Use Reference Management by Mendeley, Zetero, EndNote, 

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Retraction

The papers published in the Jurnal Dakwah dan Sosial Kemasyarakatan will be consider to retract in the publication if :

1. They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabri-cation) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error). 
2. the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, permission orjustification (i.e. cases of redundant publication)
3. it constitutes plagiarism
4. it reports unethical research

The mechanism of retraction follow the Retraction Guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf

Indexing

Google Schoolar (April 2018 - Now)

Crossref/DOI (Februari 2018 - Now)

IPI (Indonesian Publication Index - Portal Garuda) (2018 - Now)

Publication Ethic and Misconduct

Publication Ethics and Misconducts

An Nadwah is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal as well as allegations of research misconduct, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer,­ and the publisher (Faculty Da'wa and Communication Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan). This statement is based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed An Nadwah is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is, therefore, necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.  

Faculty Da'wa and Communication as the publisher of An Nadwah takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Allegations of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing the article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them in resolving the complaint and addressing the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and an assessment of whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest. 

If scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the co-authors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article are sufficient. 

Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an essential obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct, and taking necessary actions based on the evaluation of these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, the Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal journal will continue to fulfill the responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Publication decisions

The editor of An Nadwah is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Complaints and Appeals

An Nadwah will have a clear procedure for handling complaints against the journal, Editorial Staff, Editorial Board, or Publisher. The complaints will be clarified to respected personal concerning the case of a complaint. The scope of complaints include anything related to the journal business process, i.e., editorial process, found citation manipulation, unfair editor/reviewer, peer-review manipulation, etc. The complaint cases will be processed according to the COPE guideline.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions 

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness 

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality 

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity 

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources 

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. The relevant citation should accompany any statement that observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest 

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards 

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention 

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication. The authors are responsible for data reproducibility.

Originality and Plagiarism 

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication 

An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources 

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship and Contributorship of the Article

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.

Where others have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest 

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published work 

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, the authors should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Ethical Oversight 

If the research work involves chemicals, humans, animals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must identify these in the manuscript in order to obey the ethical conduct of research using animals and human subjects. If required, the Authors must provide legal, ethical clearance from an association or legal organization. 

If the research involves confidential data and of business/marketing practices, authors should justify this matter whether the data or information will be hidden securely or not.