Focus and Scope

Focus

Tanwiruna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Keagamaan  is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research and scholarly studies in the fields of education and religious social studies. The journal publishes manuscripts that have undergone a rigorous peer-review process and are made available online to broaden access to knowledge for academics, educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in educational and socio-religious contexts.

The journal focuses on studies of educational thought, policy, and practice as well as socio-religious phenomena developing within society, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches drawing from education, religious studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, communication studies, and public policy. Tanwiruna encourages submissions that offer theoretical contributions, methodological innovation, and empirical findings relevant to advancing scientific knowledge and addressing contemporary challenges in education and religious social life.

Scope

Tanwiruna publishes research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, short research reports, and book reviews that align with the journal’s focus. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following thematic areas:

1. Education and Learning, including religious education and character education, curriculum studies, pedagogy, learning assessment, instructional innovation, educational management, institutional leadership, education policy, inclusive education, multicultural education, religious moderation in educational settings, educational technology, instructional media, digital transformation in education, and educational guidance and counseling.

2. Religious and Intellectual Studies, encompassing theology, philosophy of religion, religious ethics, contemporary Islamic and religious thought, history of religions, religious traditions, socio-religious movements, comparative religion, religion–politics relations, as well as theoretical and methodological discussions in religious studies.

3. Socio-Religious Studies and Society, covering sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, psychology of religion, the role of religion in culture and identity formation, processes of social change, social cohesion, religious-based conflict, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, public religiosity, community engagement, and socio-religious social movements.

4. Religion in the Public Sphere and Contemporary Issues, addressing religion and media, communication, digital literacy, popular culture, religion and arts, literature and linguistics, religion and health, well-being, psychosocial issues, religion and environmental concerns, humanitarian issues, philanthropy, zakat, waqf, and community empowerment initiatives.

Tanwiruna welcomes contributions employing diverse methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, library research, case studies, ethnography, action research, and evaluative approaches, provided that all submissions comply with academic rigor and ethical standards of scholarly publication.