Manuscript Type
Manuscript Type
Kamaya: Jurnal Ilmu Agama primarily accepts two main types of scholarly manuscripts: Original Research Articles and Review Articles. In addition, the journal may consider Case Studies and Literary Studies on a limited and selective basis, provided that they demonstrate scholarly originality, methodological rigor, substantial academic contributions, and clear relevance to the journal's focus and scope.
The journal welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship in Religious and Cultural Studies, including religious education, religious texts and literature, theology, religious philosophy, yoga, religious law, religious communication, religious culture, religious moderation, cultural studies, regional languages and literature, the academic study of religion, and local wisdom.
All submitted manuscripts must meet the journal's academic quality standards, publication ethics requirements, and editorial policies.
1. Original Research Articles
Original Research Articles present original empirical findings, theoretical investigations, or scholarly analyses that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in Religious and Cultural Studies.
These articles may address religious beliefs, practices, traditions, institutions, philosophical and theological perspectives, religious education, cultural expressions, religious texts, or interactions between religion, culture, and society.
Manuscripts may employ qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, historical, philosophical, phenomenological, ethnographic, textual, or other academically recognized research approaches appropriate to the research objectives.
Authors must clearly describe the research objectives or questions, theoretical or conceptual framework where applicable, research design, data sources or research materials, analytical procedures, principal findings, and scholarly contributions.
Original Research Articles must demonstrate originality, methodological transparency, sound academic argumentation, and significant contributions to understanding religious or cultural phenomena.
2. Review Articles
Review Articles provide critical, analytical, and comprehensive examinations of existing scholarly literature relevant to Religious and Cultural Studies.
Kamaya: Jurnal Ilmu Agama considers narrative reviews, scoping reviews, systematic literature reviews (SLRs), integrative literature reviews, and other academically recognized forms of literature review.
Review Articles may examine theoretical developments, theological and philosophical debates, religious traditions, cultural practices, religious education, religious moderation, or emerging issues within the journal's disciplinary scope.
Manuscripts must go beyond descriptive summaries of previous publications by providing critical synthesis, evaluating scholarly arguments, identifying research gaps, examining conceptual or methodological developments, or proposing new theoretical perspectives.
Authors must clearly explain the objectives, literature selection criteria, sources of scholarly literature, and analytical or synthesis procedures appropriate to the selected review methodology.
Review Articles must demonstrate analytical depth, scholarly originality, conceptual clarity, and a meaningful contribution to existing academic knowledge.
3. Additional Manuscript Types
In addition to the two primary article categories, Kamaya: Jurnal Ilmu Agama may accept the following manuscript types on a limited and selective basis:
a. Case Studies
Case Studies present systematic and in-depth investigations of specific religious, cultural, educational, institutional, or community-based phenomena relevant to the journal's focus and scope.
These manuscripts should provide clear contextual descriptions, appropriate methodological explanations, rigorous analysis, and findings that contribute to broader theoretical, conceptual, or practical understanding.
b. Literary Studies
Literary Studies present original scholarly analyses of religious texts, sacred literature, regional literature, traditional narratives, manuscripts, or other literary works that have clear relevance to religious and cultural scholarship.
These manuscripts may employ textual analysis, hermeneutics, literary criticism, philological approaches, semiotics, or other appropriate interpretative methodologies.
Literary Studies must demonstrate analytical originality, theoretical relevance, methodological rigor, and substantial contributions to the understanding of religious thought, cultural values, literary traditions, or local wisdom.
The acceptance of Case Studies and Literary Studies is subject to editorial assessment, the journal's publication priorities, and compliance with established academic and ethical standards. Submission under these categories does not guarantee acceptance for peer review or publication.
4. Manuscript Length
All manuscripts must not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the reference list, the contents of tables, and figures.
The word count includes the abstract, main text, footnotes, and table and figure captions.
All submissions must demonstrate originality, clear relevance to the journal's focus and scope, sound academic argumentation, appropriate methodology, and compliance with publication ethics.
The editorial team conducts an initial assessment of each submission to determine its suitability, academic quality, and compliance with the journal's requirements before deciding whether the manuscript may proceed to peer review.
Final decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection are made independently by the editorial team based on scholarly merit, peer-review assessments, and the journal's established editorial policies.
