Peer Review Process

The At-Tabayyun: Journal of Islamic Law, Economics and Education is a double-blind peer-reviewed 
journal. Every paper submitted to At-Tabayyun: Journal of Islamic Law, Economics and Education 
for publication is subject to peer review. The peer review in this journal is an evaluation of 
papers submitted by two or more individuals who have similar competencies to the authors. This 
aims to determine the feasibility of academic papers for publication. The peer review method is 
used to maintain quality standards and give papers credibility. Peer Review on Intellectuals: 
Journal of Islamic Education and Studies takes place in 9 steps with the following description
 
1. Submission of Papers
Corresponding authors or submitters submit papers to journals. This is done through an online 
system supported by the Open Journal System (OJS).
 
2. Editorial Assessment
The papers that were submitted first were assessed by the editors of At-Tabayyun: Journal of 
Islamic Law, Economics and Education. The editor checks whether it is in accordance with the 
focus and scope of the Journal. The composition and arrangement of the paper is evaluated against 
the journal's Author Guidelines to ensure it includes the necessary sections and stylizations. In 
addition, an assessment of the minimum quality of papers required for publication begins at this 
step, including assessing whether there are any major methodological weaknesses. Every paper that 
enters and passes this stage will be examined by Turnitin/iThenticate to measure the similarity 
index, which leads to plagiarism, before being reviewed by reviewers.
 
3. Assessment by the Chief Editor
The Editor-in-Chief checks whether the paper is suitable for the journal, original enough, 
interesting and significant for publication. Otherwise, the paper may be rejected without further 
review.
 
4. Invitation to Reviewers
The managing editor sends invitations to individuals he believes will be appropriate reviewers 
(also known as referees) based on expertise, affinity of research interests, and no conflict of 
interest considerations. The peer review process at At-Tabayyun: Journal of Islamic Law, Economics 
and Education involves a narrowly defined community of experts in their respective fields who meet 
the requirements and are able to conduct a fairly impartial review. Impartiality is also maintained 
by the double-blind peer review used in this journal. That said, the reviewers did not know the 
identity of the author; conversely, the author does not know the identity of the reviewer. Papers 
were sent to reviewers anonymously.

5. Responses to Invitations
Potential reviewers weigh invitations against their own expertise, conflicts of interest, and 
availability. They then decide to accept or reject. In the invitation letter, the editor may 
ask the potential reviewer for suggestions of alternative reviewers when he or she declines 
to review.
 
6. Review is Conducted
The reviewer allocates time to read the paper several times. The first reading is used to 
form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are discovered at this stage, the 
reviewer may feel comfortable rejecting the paper without further work. If not, they will 
read the paper several times, taking notes to do a detailed point-by-point review. The review 
is then submitted to the journal, with a recommendation to accept or reject it or with a 
request for revision (usually marked as major or minor) before reconsideration.
 
7. Journal Evaluating Reviews
The Editor-in-Chief and managing editor consider all returned reviews before making an overall 
decision. If the reviews differ greatly between the two reviewers, the editor in charge may 
invite additional reviewers to obtain additional opinions before deciding.
 
8. Decisions are Communicated
The editor emails the decision to the author, including the relevant reviewer's comments. 
Reviewer comments are sent anonymously to the associated author for necessary action and 
response. At this point, the reviewer will also be sent an email or letter letting them 
know the result of their review.
 
9. Final Step
If accepted, the paper is sent to copy-editing. Suppose the article is rejected or sent 
back to the author for major or minor revisions. In this case, the handling editor will 
include constructive comments from the reviewers to help the authors improve the article. 
The author must make corrections and revise the paper according to the comments and 
instructions of the reviewers.
 
After revision, the author must submit the revised paper back to the editor.
 
If a paper is sent back for revision, reviewers should expect to receive the revised 
version unless they choose not to participate further. However, if only minor changes 
are requested, the handling editor can perform this follow-up review.
 
If the editor is happy with the revised paper, it is considered accepted. Accepted 
papers will be published online and all freely available as downloadable pdf files.