Focus and Scope

Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education is an online peer review and open access journal that published twice a year which belongs to Islamic Studies and Development Centre (ISDC) Universitas Negeri Padang in collaboration with Association of Indonesian Islamic Religious Education Lecturers (ADPISI) and Association of Indonesian Islamic Religious Education Teachers (AGPAII). The Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education is devoted to research in Islamic education. It aims to develop dialogues and critical reflections on the state of the art concerning Islamic education.

The Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education is dedicated to scholars, teachers, and anyone interested by the evolution of the knowledge in Islamic Education. Articles published in the Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education need to fit with the expectation of scientific rigor concerning the theoretical background and the methodology. Results need to be realistic and embedded in the nowadays Islamic education topic. The topic should be fall within, but not limited to: innovation and technology in Islamic Education, Islamic education figures, and Al-Qur’an teaching and learning.

The Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education accepts research and review articles. The methodology used by authors can be qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods design, it is what makes Islamic education sciences original and relevant. Papers need to make contributions to the current literature on Islamic education. The Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education normally accepts only English languages submission. In this perspective of international openness, contributions from foreign researchers as well as comparative studies can find their place there.

Innovation and technology in Islamic Education – application of information technology in Islamic education, development of learning media for Islamic education, design of web and mobile applications for the learning process of Islamic education, and innovation in the learning process of Islamic education and other relevant issues.

Islamic education figures – biographies of Islamic education figures, thoughts and ideas of Islamic education figures, relevance and contextualisation of thoughts in the current context, and other relevant issues.

Al-Qur’an teaching and learning - methods in memorising and learning the Qur'an, issues in Islamic education teaching, learning methods in Islamic education learning and other relevant issues.