Aims
The Journal of Digital Sharia and Contemporary Legal Thought (JDSCLT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing rigorous empirical and theoretical scholarship on the transformation of Islamic law within contemporary digital environments. The journal examines how digital media, platform infrastructures, and emerging technologies reshape the production, circulation, interpretation, and contestation of Sharia and Islamic legal thought.

Positioned at the intersection of Islamic legal studies, socio-legal research, and digital culture, JDSCLT focuses on how legal authority, normativity, and religious knowledge are mediated through digital systems. The journal prioritizes analytically grounded contributions that engage with current debates on law, religion, and technology, particularly within Muslim societies, with a regional emphasis on Southeast Asia, while remaining open to global perspectives and comparative studies.

JDSCLT welcomes original research that contributes to the scholarly understanding of religion, law, and digital transformation through interdisciplinary and methodologically robust approaches. The journal emphasizes social-scientific, socio-legal, and empirically oriented studies, while normative theological argumentation without analytical grounding is generally not considered.

Scope
The journal publishes research on, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Digital Mediation of Sharia and Islamic Legal Discourse. Examining how Islamic legal knowledge is produced, circulated, and interpreted through digital media, including social platforms, online fatwa services, and religious content ecosystems.
2. Transformation of Religious Authority in Digital Environments. Analyzing shifts in authority, legitimacy, and expertise among ulama, digital preachers, influencers, and institutions within platform-based and networked publics.
3. Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Islamic Legal Reasoning. Investigating the role of AI, machine learning, and algorithmic systems in shaping Islamic legal interpretation, including automation, bias, and epistemological implications of AI-assisted fatwas.
4. Digital Contestation of Family Law, Gender, and Minority Rights. Exploring how digital spaces facilitate debate, resistance, and reinterpretation of Islamic legal norms related to gender justice, marriage, and minority issues.
5. Platform Governance, Data Ethics, and Regulation in Islamic Legal Contexts. Addressing the intersection of Sharia with digital regulation, including content moderation, data governance, surveillance, and ethical frameworks in platform societies.

The journal publishes original research articles that contribute to ongoing academic debates on religion, law, and digital culture. All submissions must demonstrate conceptual clarity, methodological rigor, and relevance to contemporary scholarly discussions.