Author Guidelines

Al-Madinah, published twice a year since 2024, is a bilingual (English and Arabic) journal, peer-reviewed, and specializes in the Development of Muslim Urban Societies in Indonesia in particular and other countries in general. The goal is to provide readers with a better understanding of the history of Muslim Indonesia and the World as well as current developments through the publication of articles, research reports, and book reviews. This journal invites scholars and experts working in all humanities and social sciences disciplines related to Islam or Muslim society. Articles must be original, research-based, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals.

All submitted papers are subject to review by editors, editorial boards, and blind reviewers. Submissions that violate our guidelines on formatting or length will be rejected without review. Articles must be written in United Kingdom between approximately 9,000-10,000 words including text, all tables and figures, notes, references, and appendices intended for publication. All submissions must include a 150-word abstract and 5 keywords. Quotes, passages, and words in local or foreign languages must be translated into United Kingdom. Al-Medina only accepts electronic shipments. Therefore, authors must log in before submitting their articles. Please click here to enter. All notes must appear in the text as a citation. Citations usually only require the author's last name, year of publication, and (sometimes) page number. All cited works must appear in the reference list at the end of the article. In terms of bibliography style, we recommend authors use reference management apps like Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Then, select the American Psychological Association (APA) as the bibliography manual style as below:

For books, the format should follow the following example:

Al Arif, M. N. R., & Mubarok, F. (2022). Metode Riset Untuk Ekonomi dan Bisnis. Bandung: Pustaka Setia.

For papers that are part of a book, the format should follow the following example:

Bahl, R. (2000).How to Design a Fiscal Decentralization. in Sahid, Y. (eds.),Local Dynamics in an Era of Globalization, 25-26, London: Oxford University Press.

For journal/magazine papers, the format should follow the following example:

Al Arif, M. N. R. (2012).Efek Multiplier Wakaf Uang dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Program Pengentasan Kemiskinan. Jurnal Asy-Syir’ah Fakultas Syariah UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Vol. 46 (1): 1012.