Article Processes and Timelines

Editorial & Review Process

1. Desk Evaluation and Preliminary Screening Every manuscript submitted to Exegesis: Journal of Qur'anic Studies undergoes an initial technical and scope assessment before entering the formal peer-review pipeline. Submissions must strictly follow the journal's Author Guidelines, including structural organization, reference style, and word count constraints. Non-compliant manuscripts may be returned to the authors immediately for proper reformatting.

The Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor assesses the submission's alignment with the journal's focus and scope, methodological soundness, and original scholarly value. Submissions that fall outside the thematic scope, display critical writing flaws, or lack academic novelty will be desk-rejected. Papers meeting the foundational standards are assigned to a Section Editor, who oversees the double-blind assessment.

2. Peer-Review Procedure Manuscripts passing the initial desk evaluation undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review, where the identities of both the authors and the reviewers are strictly concealed from each other to ensure complete objectivity.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on its originality, theoretical framework, analytical depth, and contribution to Qur'anic scholarship. The peer-review comments and identity details are treated with strict confidentiality. Authors will typically receive a decision notice or a progress update within 8 weeks of submission.

When revisions are required, the authors must return the amended manuscript accompanied by a detailed, point-by-point response letter within 14 days (2 weeks). The final publication decision (Accept, Revisions Required, or Reject) is rendered by the Editor-in-Chief, informed by the consensus of the editorial board and reviewer recommendations.

3. Publication Ethics & Confidentiality All submitted materials, reviewer reports, and editorial communications are held in strict confidence in compliance with standard scholarly publishing practices and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines. Un-published research ideas or findings will not be utilized by editors or reviewers for personal research without explicit written consent from the authors.