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El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law (ISSN: 2962-5289) is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published by Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia. The journal provides a scholarly platform for the dissemination of research by academics, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of Sharia law, state law, customary law, and other religious legal traditions within a comparative framework. It has been nationally accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia with an accreditation ranking of Sinta 3.
El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law is issued biannually, with two publication periods: Issue 1 (January–June) and Issue 2 (July–December).
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Current Issue
Volume 5 Issue 1 (2026)
Published:
2026-02-13
Articles
El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law (ISSN: 2962-5289) welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, case analyses, and critical reviews that contribute to theoretical advancement and practical understanding of Sharia and comparative legal studies across diverse legal traditions and social contexts.
El-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law is indexed in the international database Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the national indexing system Science and Technology Index (SINTA). The journal is also a member of Crossref, ensuring that each published article is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for persistent identification and accessibility.
All publications by el-Aqwal: Journal of Sharia and Comparative Law are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
