About the Journal

JIJS prioritizes research that offers theoretical and methodological contributions to the development of Islamic judicial studies, including examinations of judicial practices, dispute-resolution innovations, procedural law reforms, analyses of religious court decisions, and the dynamics of legal pluralism within Muslim societies.

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

  • Procedural law in religious courts
  • Judicial reasoning in court decisions
  • Judgment studies in Islamic family courts
  • Methods of Islamic legal interpretation in judicial practice
  • Dispute resolution in Islamic family matters
  • Socio-legal studies of Islamic judicial practices
  • Comparative studies of Islamic courts across countries
  • Reform of religious courts and policy innovations
  • Legal pluralism and the interaction among state law, Islamic law, and customary law
  • Empirical analyses of Islamic judicial practices

JIJS is committed to upholding academic publication ethics, implementing a rigorous peer-review process, and continuously improving the journal’s quality to achieve national and international recognition. By providing a platform for scholarly dialogue among academics, judicial practitioners, and policymakers, JIJS aims to become a leading reference in the advancement of Islamic judicial studies in Indonesia and internationally.