Journal History
By: Umi Nur Kholifah, October 19, 2025

El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science is a scientific journal published by the Department of Hadith Studies, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Islamic Thought, Raden Fatah State Islamic University of Palembang. Since 2019, this journal has been published through the Open Journal System (OJS) starting from Volume 1, Number 1 with e-ISSN 2809-1744, after previously being published only in printed form with ISSN 2828-2019. At that time, the journal was managed by Iredho Fani Reza, Beko Hendro, Eko Zulfikar, and several other team members.

Articles published in El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science include empirical research (with quantitative or qualitative approaches), literature studies, and conceptual or theoretical papers that contribute to the development of religious scholarship, particularly Islamic sciences. The areas of discussion cover Hadith studies from various perspectives such as law, philosophy, history, art, theology, sociology, anthropology, and political science, as well as related fields such as Hadith sciences, Living Hadith, comparative Hadith studies across different regions (the Middle East, the West, the Archipelago, and others), syarah hadith (interpretation of Hadith), and other disciplines relevant to religious studies.

Starting from Volume 1, Number 1 (2020), only six (6) articles were published in El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science. This decision was made to maintain and improve publication quality through a more selective manuscript review process.

The consistent efforts of El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science have shown positive progress. The journal is currently in the DOAJ accreditation process and has been indexed by Google Scholar, GARUDA, and other indexing databases (as listed on the Indexing page). These achievements reflect the dedication and performance of researchers, authors, and institutional bodies in advancing scientific and technological scholarship.

In early January 2022, El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science underwent significant renewal and improvement, both in its management structure—previously led by Beko Hendro and later by Muhamad Takrip as Editor in Chief—and in its OJS system, including updates to the website interface and article templates.

Currently, the journal is led by Konto Iskandar Dinata as Editor in Chief, with Umi Nur Kholifah and Eko Zulfikar serving as Managing Editor and Core Editor, respectively.

Alhamdulillah, El-Sunnah: Journal of Hadith Studies and Integration of Science has successfully achieved SINTA 4 accreditation. As part of its ongoing commitment to improving academic publication quality, the journal plans to apply for reaccreditation in the upcoming Volume 6, Number 2 (December) edition, with the goal of achieving a higher SINTA ranking.