About the Journal

Tengganai: Journal of Qur'anic Studies and Social Culture is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year (June and December) by Yayasan Datuk Ranggo Sakti Jambi. The name "Tengganai," inspired by the traditional pillars of the Nusantara archipelago, symbolizes the journal's mission to provide foundational support for scholarly discourse that upholds the dynamic relationship between divine revelation and the evolving human cultural experience. This journal committed to publishing original library and field research articles. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic quality and integrity. Manuscripts are written in Indonesian or English.

Focus and Scope

Tengganai: Journal of Qur'anic Studies and Social Culture focuses on the interdisciplinary study of the dialectics between the Qur'anic text and socio-cultural realities in contemporary society, viewed through the lens of local wisdom. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to: 1) Qur'anic studies in a social context, 2) Qur'anic hermeneutics and social critique, 3) Living Qur'an and local wisdom, 4) The intersections of the Qur'an with culture and gender studies, 5) Qur'anic sociology and anthropology, and 6) Qur'an and Contemporary Issues. All of these disciplines are acceptable as long as they are aligned with that focus. This journal is published periodically and invites contributions from scholars and researchers worldwide who are dedicated to exploring the Qur'an as a living text that actively dialogues with social and cultural contexts. Scholars from any country are encouraged to submit their work to this open-access platform, contributing to a critical and constructive dialogue that bridges classical Islamic texts with relevant social and cultural realities.

Section Policies

The Published articles are Open Submissions, Indexed, and Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Editor in Chief will assign the manuscript to the managing editor for further handling. The managing editor will request at least two scientists to review the research article manuscript. All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer-review, both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process to meet standards of academic excellence. All papers are fully peer-reviewed. We only publish articles that have been reviewed and approved by highly qualified researchers with expertise in a field appropriate (at least two reviewers per article). Tengganai maintains the standards of double blind-peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Archiving Policy

As a publisher in scholarly research, higher education, and professional development, Yayasan Datuk Ranggo Sakti recognizes the roles of both librarian and publisher as custodians of scholarly content and is committed to the preservation of the scholarship in its research for generations to come.

With this in mind, Tengganai is continually archived and preserved in the following schemes:

Internet Archive: 

These schemes allow libraries to activate perpetual access rights when needed and offer assurance to libraries and publishers that their shared investments are protected and preserved for the future.

Publication Ethics

Tengganai,  is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. The Editorial Board is responsible for, among others, preventing publication malpractice. Unethical behavior is unacceptable, and the Tengganai does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors who submitted articles: affirm that manuscript contents are original. Furthermore, the authors’ submission also implies that the manuscript has not been published previously in any language, either wholly or partly, and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Editors, authors, and reviewers, within the Tengganai, are to be fully committed to good publication practice and accept the responsibility for fulfilling the following duties and responsibilities, as set by the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors. 

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.