Editorial & Publishing Process

Tadwin : International Journal of Islamic Education and Studies (TIJIES) implements a transparent, rigorous, and timely editorial workflow to ensure the publication of high-quality scholarly articles. All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer-review process and are evaluated solely on the basis of academic merit, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

The editorial and publishing process consists of the following stages:

1. Online Submission

Authors submit manuscripts electronically through the journal's Online Journal System (OJS). The submitted manuscript must comply with the journal's Author Guidelines, formatting requirements, and ethical standards.

2. Initial Editorial Screening (3–7 Days)

The Editorial Office conducts a preliminary assessment to verify:

• conformity with the journal's focus and scope;
• compliance with the author guidelines and manuscript format;
• completeness of submission files;
• originality and academic suitability.

Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements may be returned to the authors for technical revision or declined without external review.

3. Similarity Check (1–3 Days)

All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin or iThenticate).

The editorial team evaluates both the similarity percentage and the context of overlapping text. Manuscripts that fail to meet the journal's originality standards may be rejected or returned for revision.

4. Editor Assignment (1–2 Days)

Eligible manuscripts are assigned to a Handling Editor with expertise relevant to the manuscript's subject area.

5. Double-Blind Peer Review (2–4 Weeks)

Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers under a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

• originality and novelty;
• scientific significance;
• methodological quality;
• theoretical contribution;
• clarity of presentation;
• validity of conclusions;
• quality of references.

6. Editorial Decision (3–7 Days)

Based on reviewers' recommendations, the editor makes one of the following decisions:

• Accept
• Minor Revision
• Major Revision
• Reject

The final decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief.

7. Author Revision (1–4 Weeks)

Authors revise the manuscript according to reviewers' comments and submit:

• the revised manuscript; and
• a detailed response to reviewers explaining how each comment has been addressed.

Major revisions may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation.

8. Final Acceptance

Once the manuscript satisfies all academic and editorial requirements, the Editor-in-Chief issues the final acceptance decision.

9. Copyediting

Accepted manuscripts undergo professional copyediting to improve grammar, consistency, formatting, references, and adherence to the journal's style.

10. Layout Editing and Proofreading

The production team prepares the final publication layout. Authors receive page proofs for final review and are responsible for checking typographical or formatting errors before publication.

Only minor corrections are permitted at this stage.

11. Publication

Accepted articles are published online in the scheduled issue and assigned:

• Digital Object Identifier (DOI);
• complete bibliographic information;
• permanent online access under an Open Access policy.

The journal is published twice a year, in June and December.

12. Indexing and Archiving

Published articles are disseminated through indexing services and preserved in digital archiving systems in accordance with the journal's preservation policy to ensure long-term accessibility.

Estimated Processing Time

Editorial Stage	Estimated Time
Initial Editorial Screening	3–7 days
Similarity Check	1–3 days
Editor Assignment	1–2 days
Double-Blind Peer Review	2–4 weeks
Editorial Decision	3–7 days
Author Revision	1–4 weeks
Copyediting	3–7 days
Layout Editing & Proofreading	3–5 days
Final Publication	According to the publication schedule

Total estimated processing time: 6–12 weeks, depending on the quality of the manuscript, the responsiveness of reviewers and authors, and the complexity of the revision process.