Munakahat: Journal of Islamic Family Law follows a structured editorial workflow to ensure that manuscripts are evaluated fairly, consistently, and efficiently.
1. Submission
Authors submit manuscripts through the journal's online submission system and provide the required manuscript and author information.
2. Initial Editorial Screening
The editorial team checks the manuscript for basic compliance with the journal's aims and scope, author guidelines, originality, ethical requirements, and technical standards.
3. Editorial Assessment
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to a Handling Editor for further academic assessment and reviewer selection.
4. Double-Blind Peer Review
The manuscript is reviewed by qualified reviewers whose identities remain confidential. Reviewers assess the manuscript's originality, scholarly contribution, methodology, analysis, relevance, and presentation.
5. Editorial Decision
Based on the reviewers' reports and editorial assessment, the manuscript may be accepted, returned for minor or major revision, or rejected.
6. Revision
When revisions are required, authors must respond to the reviewers' comments and submit a revised manuscript within the specified timeframe.
7. Final Decision and Acceptance
The editorial team evaluates the revised manuscript and determines whether it meets the journal's academic and publication standards.
8. Copyediting and Layout
Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting, proofreading, formatting, and layout preparation before publication.
9. Publication
The final article is published online as part of the scheduled journal issue and is assigned the relevant publication metadata, including DOI where applicable.
The journal may adjust the workflow when necessary to address ethical, technical, or editorial concerns while maintaining the principles of academic integrity, transparency, and editorial independence.
