Elkuator Research and Publication

Basmala: Journal of Qur’an and Hadith is a rigorously peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in Qur’an and Hadith studies. Established in 2025 by Elkuator Research and Publication in Pontianak, West Borneo, Indonesia, the journal publishes articles in both English and Indonesian, covering historical and contemporary interpretations of the Qurʾan and Ḥadith. Embracing diversity, the editors welcome contributions from all academic traditions and perspectives—whether Muslim or non-Muslim, from the Islamic world or the West, classical or contemporary.

The Indonesian Journal of Sharia and Socio-Legal Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research on the dynamic relationship between Islamic law and society in Indonesia and other Muslim-majority countries. The journal promotes socio-legal and interdisciplinary scholarship that critically examines how Islamic law is interpreted, practiced, institutionalized, and negotiated within diverse social, cultural, political, and legal contexts. It welcomes contributions from scholars and practitioners employing socio-legal, empirical, and interdisciplinary approaches, with particular attention to living fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and everyday legal practices; Islamic law and legal pluralism; Islamic institutions, governance, and authority; gender, family, and legal inequality; legal consciousness and dispute resolution; as well as contemporary challenges and technologies shaping legal practices in Muslim societies.

Journal of Religion and Decoloniality (JRD) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal exploring the intersections of religion, spirituality, and decolonial thought. It provides a critical platform for scholars, practitioners, and activists who engage with religious epistemologies, traditions, and institutions through decolonial lenses.
Cover contains the word ᨄᨘᨕ (Puang), a Buginese term for "God" in the indigenous literature, and ornamented with the local design of Batik Lontara. The cover image of a peacock is based on the sketch in the diary of the Maqdanrang of Bone, 1790-1800, British Library, Or. 8154, f. 7v, which symbolizes a local-creative rendering of divine aesthetics.

Elkuator Journal of Islamic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elkuator Research and Publication. The journal provides an open scholarly forum for researchers, academics, and practitioners to publish original research and critical studies related to Islamic Studies from interdisciplinary perspectives. EJIS publishes articles in English and Indonesian and is committed to maintaining high academic standards through a rigorous peer-review process. As an open-access journal, EJIS aims to promote the wide dissemination of knowledge and to encourage academic dialogue on Islamic thought, history, and contemporary issues in Muslim societies.

The Journal of Indonesian and Malay World Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original and high-quality research on the Indonesian and Malay worlds. It promotes interdisciplinary and comparative studies that examine historical, cultural, social, religious, legal, educational, linguistic, and contemporary issues within local, regional, and global contexts. The journal welcomes original articles based on library research and/or empirical studies by scholars and practitioners that provide significant theoretical, methodological, or empirical contributions and demonstrate clear relevance to the Indonesian and/or Malay worlds.

Mensrea Law Review is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by Elkuator Research and Publication that focuses on the advancement of legal scholarship through the publication of original and high-quality research articles. The journal provides a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to exchange ideas and present critical perspectives on contemporary legal issues. Mensrea Law Review covers a wide range of topics in law and legal studies, emphasizing theoretical, doctrinal, and empirical approaches. The journal is committed to maintaining rigorous academic standards and ethical publishing practices, and it welcomes contributions from both national and international authors.