About the Journal

Journal title	Journal of Indigenous Islam
Initials	JINDIS
Language	English
ISSN	xxxx-yyyy
Frequency	2 issues per year (January and July)
Editor-in-chief	M. Lutfi Mustofa, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Indonesia
Publisher	Griya Republik (Riset dan Publikasi)

The Journal of Indigenous Islam is an international peer-reviewed publication dedicated to exploring the diverse, localized expressions of Islam across the world. The journal's primary focus is the documentation, analysis, and interpretation of Islamic practices, beliefs, and traditions as influenced by indigenous cultures, historical memories, and epistemological frameworks.

We especially welcome contributions that critically engage with the intersection of Islam and locality. We are looking for fresh perspectives that challenge dominant narratives in religious contexts, particularly Islamic ones. Articles may explore topics such as:

Localized Islamic rituals, jurisprudence, and traditions
Indigenous interpretations of Islamic texts
Islam and oral traditions, memory, and myth
Decolonial approaches to Islamic knowledge production
Islam in relation to ethnicity, customary law (‘urf), and sacred geographies
Comparative indigenous Islam across regions (e.g., Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and the Pacific)

The journal encourages interdisciplinary submissions from fields such as anthropology, history, theology, sociology, linguistics, cultural studies, political ecology, and philology.

JINDIS prioritizes manuscripts that are empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and globally relevant while remaining rooted in local contexts. The journal aims to be a platform where indigenous voices and alternative knowledge systems can contribute to a more inclusive, nuanced, and dialogical understanding of Islam.

We publish original research articles, review essays, field reports, and conceptual papers in English formats.