FOCUS AND SCOPE

Al-Mumtaz: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam is a scholarly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, research, and innovation in Islamic educational management. The journal publishes original empirical research, theoretical and conceptual analyses, systematic literature reviews, and other scholarly contributions that offer meaningful insights into the theory, practice, policy, and governance of Islamic educational institutions. It aims to promote rigorous academic inquiry into the organizational, managerial, and institutional factors that shape educational effectiveness, quality improvement, human resource development, and the achievement of educational objectives.

The journal welcomes research addressing Islamic educational management across different educational levels and institutional contexts, including primary and secondary schools, madrasahs, Islamic higher education institutions, and other relevant educational organizations. It encourages studies that demonstrate a clearly defined research problem, engagement with relevant scholarly literature, appropriate methodological approaches, transparent analysis, and conclusions supported by evidence. Contributions are expected to advance scholarly understanding, provide practical or policy implications, or identify significant directions for future research.

Scope of the Journal

The scope of Al-Mumtaz encompasses the following subject areas, while remaining open to interdisciplinary research that contributes directly to the advancement of Islamic educational management.

1. Islamic Educational Leadership and Supervision

This area covers leadership and supervision in Islamic schools, madrasahs, and other educational institutions. Topics include transformational, instructional, strategic, distributed, and values-based leadership; the roles and competencies of school and madrasah principals; academic and managerial supervision; leadership development; organizational decision-making; and professional capacity building. The journal particularly welcomes research examining how leadership and supervision influence teacher performance, organizational culture, educational quality, institutional effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

2. Islamic Education Curriculum and Program Management

This area addresses curriculum planning, design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, as well as educational program planning and management. It includes instructional management, learning program evaluation, curriculum innovation, educational resource alignment, and the integration of Islamic values into curriculum development and implementation. Relevant studies may investigate curriculum effectiveness, program outcomes, instructional improvement, educational innovation, and the relationship between curriculum policies and institutional goals.

3. Student Affairs Management

This area focuses on the management of learners in primary and secondary education, including elementary schools and madrasahs (SD/MI), junior secondary schools and madrasahs (SMP/MTs), and senior secondary schools and madrasahs (SMA/MA). Topics include student admission and enrollment, student services, mentoring, character development, student welfare, academic and non-academic achievement, talent and interest development, learner participation, and student support systems. The journal welcomes studies exploring strategies to improve student engagement, educational experiences, character formation, and learning outcomes in diverse institutional settings.

4. Student Development and Competency Enhancement in Higher Education

This area examines student affairs and student development in universities and Islamic higher education institutions. It includes the management of student organizations, academic and non-academic achievement, leadership development, character formation, entrepreneurship, talent and interest development, and the enhancement of soft skills and hard skills. Research may address institutional programs and management strategies that strengthen student competence, creativity, independence, employability, professional readiness, and competitiveness in changing social and economic environments.

5. Quality Development in Islamic Educational Institutions

This area encompasses educational quality management, internal and external quality assurance, continuous quality improvement, organizational quality culture, institutional evaluation, accreditation, human resource development, and performance management. Contributions may investigate quality assurance mechanisms, institutional effectiveness, organizational learning, performance indicators, stakeholder involvement, and evidence-based improvement strategies. Particular attention is given to research that explains how management systems and organizational practices contribute to sustainable improvements in educational processes and institutional outcomes.

6. Islamic Education Policy and Governance

This area addresses the formulation, analysis, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies related to Islamic education. Topics include strategic planning, educational administration, institutional governance, regulatory frameworks, decentralization, accountability, stakeholder participation, and policy evaluation. The journal welcomes empirical and conceptual studies examining policy effectiveness, the relationship between policy and institutional practice, governance challenges, and the implications of educational policies for equity, quality, access, and institutional sustainability.

7. School-Based and Madrasah-Based Management

This area focuses on the planning, organization, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of school and madrasah management. It includes human resource management, educational finance, facilities and infrastructure, community participation, institutional autonomy, participatory decision-making, and school-community partnerships. Research may examine organizational effectiveness, resource allocation, accountability, stakeholder engagement, and management practices that support institutional independence, responsiveness, and sustainable educational development.

8. General and Contemporary Issues in Islamic Educational Management

This area covers cross-cutting and emerging issues relevant to the management and development of Islamic educational institutions. Topics include human resource management, financial management, facilities management, conflict resolution, organizational culture and behavior, strategic management, digital transformation, educational technology, innovation in institutional governance, inter-institutional partnerships, organizational resilience, and sustainable development. The journal also welcomes research on emerging challenges, new management models, and interdisciplinary approaches that offer relevant insights into the future of Islamic educational management.

Types of Contributions

Al-Mumtaz welcomes original research articles based on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, as well as rigorous conceptual studies and literature reviews that make a clear contribution to the field. Submissions should demonstrate relevance to the journal's focus and scope, engagement with appropriate scholarly sources, methodological or analytical rigor, originality, and clear implications for theory, practice, policy, or future research.

Empirical manuscripts are expected to describe their research objectives, theoretical or conceptual foundations, research design, data collection, analytical procedures, findings, and limitations clearly and transparently. Conceptual manuscripts and literature reviews should present a coherent analytical framework, critically engage with relevant scholarship, and establish the significance of their contribution to existing knowledge. All submissions must comply with the journal's author guidelines and applicable publication ethics requirements.

Scholarly Contribution and Relevance

The journal prioritizes scholarly contributions that go beyond description by offering analytical depth, theoretical development, robust empirical evidence, critical synthesis, or well-grounded recommendations. Research should clearly explain its contribution to the advancement of Islamic educational management and, where appropriate, demonstrate the relevance of its findings to institutional practice, educational policy, professional development, or further scholarly inquiry.

Through this scope, Al-Mumtaz seeks to facilitate academic exchange among researchers, educational leaders, practitioners, and policymakers at national and international levels. The journal aims to contribute to the development of effective, accountable, inclusive, and sustainable Islamic educational institutions by disseminating original scholarship that responds to significant educational management challenges and advances evidence-informed decision-making.