Journal profile
elAqwal
ISSN 2962-5289 · Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto · Indonesia
elAqwal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
elAqwal is published by Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, Family and Matrimonial Law and Marriage and Family Dynamics, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law Focus and Scope Advancing rigorous, comparative, and interdisciplinary scholarship in Sharia and legal studies. Focus Core academic orientation of the journal El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law focuses on the study of Sharia as a normative legal tradition and its interaction with other legal systems at national, regional, and global levels. The journal promotes analytical, doctrinal, empirical, and socio-legal research examining legal pluralism, institutional practice, and contemporary legal challenges from comparative perspectives. It particularly encourages scholarship that bridges classical Islamic jurisprudence with modern legal theory and practice, including constitutional, civil, criminal, economic, and family-law dimensions. Scope The journal welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, comparative studies, case analyses, and critical reviews in the following areas: 1. Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Legal Theory (Uṣūl al-Fiqh) Studies on the principles, sources, methods, and contemporary reinterpretations of Islamic legal reasoning. 2. Comparative Law between Sharia and Other Legal Systems Comparative analyses involving civil law, common law, customary law, and religious legal traditions in different jurisdictions. 3. Islamic Family Law and Personal Status Law Research on marriage, divorce, inheritance, guardianship, gender relations, and family institutions in comparative contexts. 4. Islamic Criminal Law and Contemporary Legal Reform Normative and empirical discussions on criminal justice, punishment theories, and the transformation of Islamic criminal law in modern states. 5. Islamic Economic and Financial Law Legal frameworks governing Islamic banking, finance, contracts, halal governance, and contemporary commercial practices. 6. Constitutionalism, Governance, and Public Law in Islamic Perspective Studies on Islam and the state, legal politics, human rights, citizenship, constitutionalism, and democratic governance. 7. Legal Pluralism and the Interaction of State, Customary, and Religious Law Analyses of multilayered legal systems and their implications for justice, identity, authority, and social order. 8. Socio-Legal and Anthropological Approaches to Islamic Law Empirical research on how Islamic law operates within society, institutions, communities, and everyday legal practices. 9. Comparative Legal Responses to Contemporary Issues Research on digital transformation, e
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 14, Pakistan 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences17.3%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences15.1%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.6%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Dimensions, Crossref, SINTA, GARUDA, BASE, WorldCat
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 76 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 500,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
All articles published by El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Arabic, Indonesian, English
- ISSN
- 2962-5289
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about elAqwal
How long does peer review take at elAqwal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of elAqwal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of elAqwal based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (14) and Pakistan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index elAqwal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, elAqwal is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is elAqwal open access, and what is the APC?
elAqwal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .