Journal of Islamic Historical Review welcomes high-quality submissions that explore diverse dimensions of Islamic history, with a particular emphasis on contemporary Islamic history in Indonesia, while remaining open to broader contexts within the Islamic world. We also invite interdisciplinary works intersecting with the historical field, including philological analysis, archaeological studies, epigraphic research, and palaeographic inquiries—especially those offering fresh insights into contemporary relevance and interpretation.
Authors may submit original research articles, theoretical essays, and critical reviews written in English, with a length between 5,000 and 8,000 words (excluding references and appendices). Submissions must demonstrate academic rigor, clear methodology, and critical engagement with relevant sources. All manuscripts must be prepared using the Turabian citation style (Notes-Bibliography system), and all citations should appear as footnotes in the text. A full bibliography must be included at the end of the manuscript.
Sample Citations
The following examples illustrate the notes and bibliography style. Sample notes show full citations followed by shortened forms that would be used after the first citation. Sample bibliography entries follow the notes. For more details and many more examples, see chapters 16 and 17 of Turabian (For examples of the same citations using the author-date system, go to Author-Date: Sample Citations.)
1. BOOK
Notes
Shabbir Akhtar, The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam (New York, NY: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2008), 27.
Shortened Notes
Akhtar, The Quran, 27.
Bibliography Entry
Akhtar, Shabbir. The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam. New York, NY: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2008.
2. CHAPTER OR OTHER PART OF AN EDITED BOOK
In a note, cite specific pages. In the bibliography, include the page range for the chapter or part.
Note
Mary Rowlandson, “The Narrative of My Captivity,” in The Making of the American Essay, ed. John D’Agata (Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016), 19–20.
Shortened Note
Rowlandson, “Captivity,” 48.
Bibliography Entry
Rowlandson, Mary. “The Narrative of My Captivity.” in The Making of the American Essay, edited by John D’Agata, 19–56. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.
To cite an edited book as a whole, list the editor(s) first.
Note
John D’Agata, ed., The Making of the American Essay (Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016), 19–20.
Shortened Note
D’Agata, American Essay, 48.
Bibliography Entry
D’Agata, John, ed. The Making of the American Essay. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.
3. TRANSLATED BOOK
Note
Jhumpa Lahiri, In Other Words, trans. Ann Goldstein (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016), 146.
Shortened Note
Lahiri, In Other Words, 184.
Bibliography Entry
Lahiri, Jhumpa. In Other Words. Translated by Ann Goldstein. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
4. E-BOOK
For books consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. For other types of e-books, name the format. If no fixed page numbers are available, cite a section title or a chapter or other number in the notes or, if possible, track down a version with fixed page numbers.
Notes
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001), 88, ProQuest Ebrary.
Shortened Notes
Schlosser, Fast Food Nation, 100.
Bibliography Entry
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ProQuest Ebrary.
5. THESIS OR DISSERTATION
Note
Thoha Hamim, “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought: A Study of an Indonesian Religious Scholar 1908-1961” (PhD diss., McGill University, Montreal, 1996), 145-46.
Shortened Note
Hamim, “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought,” 145–46.
Bibliography Entry
Hamim, Thoha. “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought: A Study of an Indonesian Religious Scholar 1908-1961”. PhD diss., McGill University, Montreal, 1996.
6. JOURNAL ARTICLE
In a note, cite specific page numbers. In the bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. Many journal articles list a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). A DOI forms a permanent URL that begins https://doi.org/. This URL is preferable to the URL that appears in your browser’s address bar.
Notes
Ayu Apriany Benu, "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church: A Symbol of Muslim-Christian Cultural Interaction in East Alila, Ilawe Village, Alor", Religio: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama 11, no. 1 (2021), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.15642/religio.v11i1.1661
Shortened Notes
Benu, "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church", 44-64.
Bibliography Entry
Benu, Ayu Apriany. "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church: A Symbol of Muslim-Christian Cultural Interaction in East Alila, Ilawe Village, Alor", Religio: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama 11, no. 1 (2021), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.15642/religio.v11i1.1661
7. NEWS OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Articles from newspapers or news sites, magazines, blogs, and the like are cited similarly. Page numbers, if any, can be cited in a note but are omitted from a bibliography entry. If you consulted the article online, include a URL or the name of the database.
Notes
Farhad Manjoo, “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera,” New York Times, March 8, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/technology/snap-makes-a-bet-on-the-cultural-supremacy-of-the-camera.html.
Shortened Notes
Manjoo, “Snap.”
Bibliography Entry
Manjoo, Farhad. “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera.” New York Times, March 8, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/technology/snap-makes-a-bet-on-the-cultural-supremacy-of-the-camera.html.
8. BOOK REVIEW
Note
Fernanda Eberstadt, “Gone Guy: A Writer Leaves His Wife, Then Disappears in Greece,” review of A Separation, by Katie Kitamura, New York Times, February 15, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/books/review/separation-katie-kitamura.html.
Shortened Note
Eberstadt, “Gone Guy.”
Bibliography Entry
Eberstadt, Fernanda. “Gone Guy: A Writer Leaves His Wife, Then Disappears in Greece.” Review of A Separation, by Katie Kitamura. New York Times, February 15, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/books/review/separation-katie-kitamura.html.
9. WEBSITE CONTENT
Web pages and other website content can be cited as shown here. For a source that does not list a date of publication, posting, or revision, include an access date (as in the Columbia example).
Notes
“Privacy Policy,” Privacy & Terms, Google, last modified April 17, 2017, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Shortened Notes
Google, “Privacy Policy.”
Bibliography Entry
Google. “Privacy Policy.” Privacy & Terms. Last modified April 17, 2017. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
10. AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT
Notes
Kory Stamper, “From ‘F-Bomb’ to ‘Photobomb,’ How the Dictionary Keeps Up with English,” interview by Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, April 19, 2017, audio, 35:25, http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-the-dictionary-keeps-up-with-english.
Shortened Notes
Stamper, interview.
Bibliography Entry
Stamper, Kory. “From ‘F-Bomb’ to ‘Photobomb,’ How the Dictionary Keeps Up with English.” Interview by Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, April 19, 2017. Audio, 35:25. http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-the-dictionary-keeps-up-with-english.
11. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT
Citations of content shared through social media can usually be limited to the text (as in the first example below). A note may be added if a more formal citation is needed or to include a link. In rare cases, a bibliography entry may also be appropriate. In place of a title, quote up to the first 160 characters of the post. Comments are cited in reference to the original post.
TEXT
Sloane Crosley offers the following advice: “How to edit: Attack a sentence. Write in the margins. Toss in some arrows. Cross out words. Rewrite them. Circle the whole mess and STET” (@askanyone, Twitter, May 8, 2017).
Notes
Pete Souza (@petesouza), “President Obama bids farewell to President Xi of China at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit,” Instagram photo, April 1, 2016, https://www.instagram.com/p/BDrmfXTtNCt/.
Shortened Notes
Souza, “President Obama.”
Bibliography Entry
Chicago Manual of Style. “Is the world ready for singular they? We thought so back in 1993.” Facebook, April 17, 2015. https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoManual/posts/10152906193679151.
12. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Personal interviews, correspondence, and other types of personal communications—including email and text messages and direct messages sent through social media—are usually cited in the text or in a note only; they are rarely included in a bibliography.
Notes
Sam Gomez, Facebook message to author, August 1, 2017.
Interview with home health aide, July 31, 2017.
TRANSLITERATION
This journal adopts the transliteration system of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES) for Arabic terms and proper names. Authors are required to follow this standard consistently throughout their manuscripts. For detailed guidelines on the IJMES transliteration system, please download here.
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