Focus and Scope

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu al-Qur'an dan Tafsir publishes scholarly articles on Qur'anic studies and exegesis from various methodological and disciplinary perspectives. The journal welcomes both textual research and fieldwork-based studies that contribute to the development of Qur'anic scholarship in contemporary contexts.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Qur'anic Studies > analytical and theoretical discussions on the Qur'an as a text, discourse, and source of knowledge.
• Qur'anic Exegesis Studies (Tafsir Studies) > classical, modern, and contemporary interpretations of the Qur'an; comparative exegesis; hermeneutical approaches to tafsir.
• Qur'anic Philology Studies > linguistic, literary, and semantic analyses of the Qur'anic text; studies on qirā’āt and textual variants.
• Qur'anic Sciences (ʿUlūm al-Qur'ān) > studies on revelation, compilation, transmission, and methodological principles in understanding the Qur'an.
• Living Qur'an > ethnographic and sociological studies of the Qur'an’s presence, interpretation, and function in Muslim communities.
• Qur'an in Media > the representation, interpretation, and dissemination of Qur'anic messages through digital, visual, and popular media.

The journal encourages interdisciplinary approaches—combining insights from theology, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, history, and media studies—to explore the dynamic relationship between the Qur'an and contemporary human experience.

Section Policies

Artikel

• Open Submissions
• Indexed
• Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

• Every manuscript submitted to Hermeneutik : Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir undergoes an independent evaluation by at least two reviewers under a double-blind peer review system, in which both reviewers and authors remain anonymous. The final decision (acceptance, revision, or rejection) is made by the editor based on the reviewers’ recommendations. In certain cases, a third reviewer may be assigned for additional evaluation when necessary.

  The journal follows a systematic and transparent review workflow as described below:

  Step 1: Acknowledgment. Manuscripts are acknowledged within 12–24 hours of submission.

  Step 2: Review Assignment. After the initial editorial screening, the anonymized manuscript (with author details removed) is assigned to two expert reviewers in the relevant field. The review process typically takes up to two weeks.

  Step 3: Review Feedback. The editor compiles the reviewers’ reports and forwards them to the author(s), including detailed comments, recommendations, and conditions for possible publication.

  Step 4: Revision Process. If revisions are required, authors are asked to submit the revised manuscript within seven days. The revised version is re-evaluated by the same reviewers.

  • If the reviewers maintain the same critical assessment, the manuscript is rejected.
  • If the revisions satisfactorily address the feedback, the manuscript proceeds to the acceptance stage.

  Step 5: Acceptance and Processing. Once accepted, the manuscript is prepared for publication in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies and formatting standards.

  Step 6: Proofreading. The manuscript (in MS Word format) is sent to a proofreader for language polishing and format consistency.

  Step 7: Copy Editing. Following proofreading, the manuscript undergoes copy editing to ensure stylistic, grammatical, and typographical accuracy before final author approval.

  Step 8: Online Publication. The final version of the article is published online. The corresponding author is notified and provided with a publication link. Authors may request corrections within one week after online release, limited to essential or substantive changes only.

Publication Frequency

Hermeneutik : Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur'an dan Tafsir published twice a year (June and December)

Open Access Policy

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir provides immediate, free, and permanent open access to all its published content upon publication. This policy is grounded in the belief that unrestricted access to research promotes a wider global exchange of knowledge and contributes to the advancement of Qur’anic and Tafsir studies.

All articles are available without charge to readers or institutions. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of the articles, and to use the material for any lawful purpose, without prior permission from the publisher or the authors, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

This open access policy aligns with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), ensuring that scholarly research in Qur’anic and Tafsir studies remains accessible, shareable, and beneficial to the global academic community.

Archiving

Hermeneutik : Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir employs the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to ensure long-term digital preservation and accessibility of all published content. The LOCKSS program, developed by Stanford University Libraries, enables a distributed archiving system among participating libraries worldwide.

Through this system, libraries are permitted to create permanent and secure archives of the journal’s published materials. These distributed archives serve as a safeguard to ensure the continuity, authenticity, and integrity of the scholarly record, even in the event of data loss or technological failure.

The use of LOCKSS allows Hermeneutik : Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir to guarantee that every article remains permanently accessible and citable, supporting the journal’s mission to preserve academic knowledge for future generations.

Plagiarism Screening Policy

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir is firmly committed to upholding the principles of academic integrity and maintaining the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing. To ensure originality and prevent academic misconduct, all submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous plagiarism screening process before being sent for peer review or publication.

The journal uses Turnitin and other reputable plagiarism detection tools to verify the originality of each submission:

• At the initial submission stage, the acceptable similarity index must not exceed 40%, and authors are required to attach the Turnitin similarity report in the designated file attachment section of the OJS submission system.
• Prior to final publication, the similarity index must be below 10%.

 

Types of Plagiarism

1. Word-for-Word Plagiarism.

Copying another author’s exact words without proper citation or acknowledgment of the original source.

2. Plagiarism of Ideas (Plagiarism over the Source).

Using another person’s ideas, arguments, or research findings without adequate acknowledgment or clear citation.

3. Plagiarism of Authorship.

Claiming authorship or ownership of a work created by another individual or group.

4. Self-Plagiarism.

Republishing one’s own previously published work, in whole or in part, without substantial modification or proper acknowledgment.

When reusing portions of previously published work, authors must ensure that the new manuscript presents significant new content, analysis, or interpretation, and that any reused material constitutes only a minor component of the paper. The intent must be to provide readers with new scholarly contributions, not recycled material.

All detected cases of plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional, will result in immediate editorial action. Manuscripts that exceed the permissible similarity threshold or contain substantial overlap will be returned to the author for revision or rejected outright in serious cases.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Hermeneutik Journal does not charge APCs, submission charges, or another fee. All processes of article publication are free of charge.

Publication Ethic and Malpractice Statement

Hermeneutik : Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir is a peer-reviewed journal published by Program Studi Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir incorporated with Asosiasi Ilmu Al-Quran dan Tafsir. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of posting an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewed, and the publisher. This statement based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

 

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir 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 essential 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.

Program Studi Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus as the publisher of Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing exceptionally seriously, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or additional commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. Besides, the Program Studi Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus, and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and publishers where this is useful and necessary.

 

Publication decisions

The editor of the Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should publish. 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.

 

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 use 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 help 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 treat as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

 

Standards of Objectivity

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

 

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument reported should accompany by the appropriate citation. 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 (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

 

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original actions and if the authors have used the works, or words of others that this has 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 paper concurrently to more than one journal 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 of the Paper

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 there are others who 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 article and have agreed to its submission for publication.

 

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Artificial Intellegence (AI) Usage Policy

Hermeneutik : Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir upholds the principles of integrity, transparency, and academic accountability in scholarly writing. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools is permitted only for limited purposes such as language editing, grammar checking, and reference management.

Authors are strictly prohibited from using AI tools to generate substantive content, data, analysis, interpretations, or conclusions, as such practices may compromise the originality, credibility, and ethical standards of the work.

Any use of AI assistance must be explicitly disclosed in the manuscript, preferably in the Acknowledgments section, by specifying the tool used and the scope of its application. Authors retain full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all content submitted.

Manuscripts that demonstrate excessive dependence on AI-generated material or fail to disclose AI usage will be subject to editorial action, including rejection prior to publication.

Reference Management

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an dan Tafsir follows the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 7th Edition  citation style for both in-text citations and the reference list. Authors must ensure that all citations and references are accurate and consistently formatted according to this style.

To maintain consistency and avoid citation errors, authors are encouraged to use reference management tools such as Zotero or Mendeley.

General Guidelines

• References should be arranged alphabetically at the end of the manuscript.
• Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and vice versa.
• The use of primary sources, especially classical and contemporary tafsir and Qur’anic studies references, is strongly encouraged.
• Include DOIs or URLs for all online sources whenever possible.

Examples

Book:

Al-Tabari, M. ibn J. (2001). Jāmi‘ al-bayān ‘an ta’wīl āy al-Qur’ān (Vol. 1–24). Dār al-Fikr.

Journal Article:

Rippin, A. (2013). The function of asbāb al-nuzūl in Qur’anic exegesis. Journal of Qur’anic Studies, 15(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.xxxxxx

Book Chapter:

Rahman, F. (1982). The Qur’an as scripture. In Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition (pp. 30–50). University of Chicago Press.

Online Source:

University of Leeds Centre for Islamic Studies. (2020). Contemporary approaches to Qur’anic hermeneutics. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/qurancentre/hermeneutics.

Journal History

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir was first published in 2007. In its early editions, the journal also included studies related to Hadith Science and Hadith Exegesis. However, along with changes in editorial management and academic development, the journal’s focus was later refined to exclusively address Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies.

Since then, Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir has been committed to presenting contemporary themes that are relevant to the advancement of Qur’anic and Tafsir scholarship. The journal is published by the Department of Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies, Faculty of Ushuluddin, State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kudus, and is issued twice a year.

Hermeneutik: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir welcomes contributions from academics, researchers, and practitioners across various disciplines that relate to the study of the Qur’an and Tafsir.

Vision: To become a reputable scientific journal in the field of Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies.

Mission: To disseminate up-to-date scientific information in the field of Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies for the benefit of education, research, and community development.

Objective: To enhance in-depth understanding and provide a reliable source of literacy for society in the field of Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies in the global era.