About the Journal

About the Journal

The name MUTMAINNAH reflects the journal's concern with inner tranquility and psychological well-being within an Islamic framework. Its scholarly orientation encourages rigorous psychological methods alongside serious engagement with relevant concepts and primary sources from the Islamic tradition.

أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

(Qur'an 13:28)

Focus and Scope

MUTMAINNAH welcomes manuscripts in the following areas:

• Islamic psychology and spiritual well-being.
• Integration of psychology and Islamic concepts, including nafs, qalb, ‘aql, and rūḥ.
• Clinical psychology and Islamic counseling.
• Educational and developmental psychology.
• Industrial and organizational psychology.
• Health psychology, positive psychology, and community psychology.
• Social, cultural, and family psychology.
• Development, validation, and adaptation of psychological instruments informed by Islamic values.

Types of Manuscripts

MUTMAINNAH accepts empirical and scholarly manuscripts relevant to its scope, including:

• Quantitative psychological research.
• Qualitative research, including phenomenology, case studies, and other appropriate approaches.
• Experimental and intervention studies.
• Clinical case studies with appropriate consent and confidentiality protection.
• Psychological scale development, validation, or adaptation studies.
• Conceptual or integrative studies that connect psychological scholarship with accountable Islamic sources.

Publication Frequency

MUTMAINNAH is published three times a year, in March, August, and November.

Editor in Chief

Nizma Armila, M.Pd., M.A.

Publisher

Santri Cendekiawan Academic Press
Managed through Cendekia Journal Hub (CJH)

Editorial Policies

Section Policies

All submissions must fall within the journal's focus and scope and comply with the Author Guidelines and article template. Manuscripts must be original, academically accountable, not previously published, and not under consideration by another journal.

The editorial team conducts an initial screening for scope, manuscript structure, methodology, research ethics, confidentiality, technical format, and similarity. Manuscripts may be returned before external review if they are outside scope, incomplete, ethically unsuitable, technically deficient, or clearly below the journal's minimum scholarly standard.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are sent to at least two reviewers with relevant expertise for peer review. Reviewers assess originality, theoretical grounding, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, psychological contribution, integration of Islamic perspectives where relevant, and suitability for publication.

Editorial decisions may be: accepted, minor revision, major revision, or rejected. When revision is requested, authors are normally expected to return the revised manuscript within two weeks unless another deadline is stated by the editor.

Accepted manuscripts proceed to language and format editing, layout, author proofing, and scheduling for the nearest available issue. Authors are expected to check the galley proof within three working days.

Open Access Policy

MUTMAINNAH provides immediate open access to its published content to support wider access to scholarship in Islamic psychology and mental health. Readers may access published articles without subscription charges.

Reuse of published content is governed by the journal's Creative Commons license and requires proper attribution and compliance with the applicable license terms.

Publication Ethics

MUTMAINNAH follows recognized scholarly publishing ethics consistent with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and with ethical principles for psychological research. The journal does not tolerate:

• Plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
• Duplicate publication or inappropriate salami publication.
• Fabrication or falsification of data.
• Selective reporting or p-hacking.
• Disclosure of identifiable participant information without appropriate justification and consent.
• Manipulation of authorship or citations.

Manuscripts derived from theses or dissertations are permitted when rewritten as journal articles and the origin of the work is transparently acknowledged.

Plagiarism and Similarity Policy

All submitted manuscripts are subject to similarity screening. The journal's maximum working similarity threshold is 20%. A numerical similarity score is not the sole measure of plagiarism; editors may reject a manuscript for inappropriate paraphrasing, unattributed reuse, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated references, or other misuse of sources even when the numerical score is below the threshold.

Article Submission Charges

MUTMAINNAH does not charge an article submission fee or peer-review fee. Article submission charge: IDR 0.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

An Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 100,000 is payable only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. No payment guarantees acceptance. Editorial and peer-review decisions are independent of payment.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in their published articles and grant MUTMAINNAH the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Under this license, users may share and adapt published work provided appropriate attribution is given and derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Digital Archiving

MUTMAINNAH is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content.

Research Ethics and Participant Protection

• All participants must provide informed consent after receiving appropriate information about the study.
• Participants under 18 require parent or guardian consent.
• Intervention studies, clinical populations, or sensitive topics must report ethics approval where required; if formal approval was not obtained, authors must explain the ethical basis and institutional context.
• Participant identity must be protected, especially in clinical case studies and counseling research.
• Studies involving depression, anxiety, trauma, or other potentially sensitive conditions should explain participant-safety procedures and referral arrangements where relevant.
• Licensed psychological instruments require appropriate permission for use.

Research Data and Generative AI Policy

Research data. Authors are encouraged to retain anonymized raw data and analysis syntax and, where appropriate, deposit them in an open repository such as OSF or Zenodo. When data cannot be shared, authors should explain the reason. Editors or reviewers may request data for verification.

Generative AI

• AI may be used only to support language or translation under human supervision.
• AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author.
• AI must not be used to fabricate data, participant responses, statistical results, interview quotations, or bibliographic references.
• Confidential participant data must not be entered into external AI services.
• Material AI use must be disclosed in the Author Statement, including the tool, version where relevant, and the part of the manuscript assisted.

Corrections, Retractions, and Editorial Notices

Significant errors identified after publication may be addressed through a correction, clarification, expression of concern, or retraction depending on the seriousness of the issue. Retraction may be considered for plagiarism, fabricated or falsified data, duplicate publication, serious authorship misconduct, major ethical violations, unreliable findings, or breaches of participant confidentiality.

Any correction or retraction notice should remain clearly linked to the original article to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.