Reflexical: Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Social, and Cultural Studies welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the fields of religion, philosophy, social sciences, cultural studies, and related interdisciplinary areas.
Manuscripts should present original research, theoretical analysis, empirical findings, or interdisciplinary perspectives that are relevant to the focus and scope of the journal. All submissions must demonstrate academic rigor, clarity, and a meaningful contribution to scholarly knowledge.
The journal publishes manuscripts in English and/or Indonesian. Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are written in clear, appropriate, and academically acceptable language.
The journal primarily accepts the following types of manuscripts:
Manuscripts submitted to Reflexical must be original and must not have been previously published in any other journal, book, conference proceeding, or other publication.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is not under consideration elsewhere.
All sources, ideas, data, quotations, and other materials derived from previous works must be properly acknowledged and cited.
Research articles should generally follow the following structure:
The structure may be adjusted according to the nature and methodology of the research, provided that the manuscript maintains a clear and logical academic organization.
The title should be concise, specific, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations, excessive wording, and ambiguous expressions.
The abstract should provide a concise overview of the manuscript. For research articles, the abstract should generally include:
The abstract should be approximately 150–250 words and should be understandable without reference to the main text.
Authors should provide 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the main concepts, themes, or topics discussed in the manuscript. Keywords should be specific and relevant to facilitate indexing and discoverability.
The introduction should clearly explain the research background, research problem, relevant scholarly context, research objectives, and the significance or contribution of the study.
Authors should demonstrate the relevance of the research by engaging with appropriate and up-to-date scholarly literature.
The literature review should critically discuss relevant previous studies, theories, and scholarly debates. Authors should identify gaps, limitations, or unresolved issues in existing research and explain how the submitted manuscript contributes to addressing them.
Where appropriate, manuscripts should clearly state the theoretical framework or conceptual perspective guiding the research.
The methodology section should provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand how the research was conducted.
Depending on the research design, authors should describe relevant aspects such as:
For qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, historical, philosophical, ethnographic, or other approaches, authors should clearly explain the methodology appropriate to their study.
The results section should present the main findings of the research clearly and systematically. Data may be presented using appropriate tables, figures, or other visual representations when necessary.
The discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the research questions, relevant theories, and previous studies. Authors should explain the significance of their findings and clearly identify the theoretical, empirical, or practical contributions of the research.
The conclusion should directly address the research objectives and summarize the principal findings and contributions of the study. It should not merely repeat the results or discussion.
Where appropriate, authors may include recommendations, implications, or suggestions for future research.
Tables and figures should be clear, relevant, and appropriately numbered. Each table and figure should have a descriptive title and should be referred to in the main text.
Authors must ensure that any copyrighted material used in tables, figures, images, or other visual elements has appropriate permission or is used in accordance with applicable copyright regulations.
Authors must consistently cite all sources used in the manuscript. Every source cited in the text should appear in the reference list, and every reference listed should be cited in the manuscript.
Authors are encouraged to use recent and relevant scholarly sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles and academic books.
Reflexical recommends the use of a recognized reference management tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote to maintain consistency in citations and references.
The journal uses APA 7th Edition style for citations and references unless otherwise specified in the journal's manuscript template.
Manuscripts should be written in clear, concise, coherent, and academically appropriate language. Authors should carefully check grammar, spelling, terminology, and consistency before submission.
Authors whose manuscripts are written in English are encouraged to have their manuscripts professionally proofread by a competent English speaker or language editor before submission.
All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the research and manuscript. Authors should agree on the order of authorship before submission.
Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.
Any changes to authorship after submission must be approved by all authors and justified to the editorial team.
Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, organizations, or other parties that provided significant assistance to the research but do not qualify for authorship.
Authors should disclose all sources of financial support for the research. If the research received no specific funding, authors may state:
"This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors."
Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or institutional relationships that could potentially influence the research or its interpretation.
If there is no conflict of interest, authors may state:
"The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this research."
Research involving human participants, personal data, or other ethically sensitive materials must comply with applicable ethical standards and regulations.
Where required, authors should obtain approval from an appropriate research ethics committee or institutional review board and obtain informed consent from research participants.
Authors must protect the privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and rights of research participants.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism or similarity screening. Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are free from plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, and other forms of academic misconduct.
The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts or take other appropriate action when academic misconduct is identified.
Authors who use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during manuscript preparation must use such tools responsibly and transparently.
AI tools may assist with activities such as language improvement, grammar checking, or other supportive tasks. However, AI tools must not replace the authors' intellectual contribution, research judgment, or responsibility for the manuscript.
AI tools should not be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of the submitted manuscript. Where the use of AI tools has materially contributed to the preparation of the manuscript, authors should disclose such use in accordance with the journal's policy.
Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's official online submission system. Authors are required to provide complete and accurate information during submission.
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their suitability, originality, academic quality, and compliance with the journal's requirements. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are subsequently evaluated through the journal's peer-review process.
Authors are expected to respond professionally and thoroughly to reviewers' comments and revise their manuscripts within the timeframe specified by the editorial team.
Reflexical: Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Social, and Cultural Studies does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC). There are no publication fees for accepted manuscripts.
Authors retain appropriate rights to their work in accordance with the journal's copyright and licensing policy. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe upon the copyright or intellectual property rights of others.
The applicable licensing terms will be clearly stated by the journal on its website and in each published article.
Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.