About the Journal

 

Tazkiya Journal of Psychology (Print ISSN: 2829-4904; Online ISSN: 2654-7244) is a peer-reviewed, double-blind scientific journal published by the Faculty of Psychology, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia, in cooperation with the Indonesian Educational Evaluation Association (Himpunan Evaluasi Pendidikan Indonesia/HEPI) and Asosiasi Psikologi Islam.

The journal focuses on applied psychology in contemporary societies, with a primary emphasis on mental health and psychological well-being. Its primary objective is to facilitate the dissemination of high-quality quantitative psychological research that contributes to the advancement of scientific knowledge, evidence-based practice, and further scientific investigation in Indonesia and internationally.

Established in 2000, Tazkiya Journal of Psychology has been managed through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform since 2013. In August 2025, the journal transitioned from OJS version 2 to OJS version 3 as part of its efforts to modernize its digital publishing infrastructure and improve the efficiency of its journal management processes. The journal utilizes an online submission and editorial management system to facilitate manuscript submission, peer review, editorial evaluation, and publication. Authors are required to register through the journal's website and submit their manuscripts online. The OJS platform also enables authors, editors, editorial board members, reviewers, and other authorized participants to monitor the progress of manuscripts throughout the editorial process.

Tazkiya Journal of Psychology exclusively publishes quantitative empirical research that demonstrates sound theoretical foundations, appropriate research designs, rigorous measurement, and valid statistical analysis. The journal welcomes studies employing survey research, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, psychometric validation, regression analysis, mediation and moderation analysis, structural equation modelling, and other appropriate quantitative methodologies. Submissions are evaluated based on originality, methodological rigor, analytical accuracy, ethical compliance, and their contribution to psychological science and practice.

The journal's primary areas of interest include mental health, psychological well-being, industrial and organizational psychology, educational psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, and other applied areas of psychology investigated through rigorous quantitative methods. Contributions are expected to demonstrate clear relevance to contemporary psychological issues and provide meaningful empirical evidence for scientific development and practical application.

Through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, Tazkiya Journal of Psychology is committed to maintaining scientific integrity, methodological transparency, and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal aims to serve as an academic platform for researchers and practitioners to share quantitative findings that strengthen psychological understanding and support evidence-based approaches to individual, organizational, and societal challenges.

As an open-access scholarly journal, Tazkiya Journal of Psychology supports the broad dissemination of psychological knowledge and facilitates access to published research for the academic community and interested readers. Information regarding manuscript submission, author guidelines, publication ethics, peer-review procedures, and editorial policies is available on the official journal website.

Tazkiya Journal of Psychology is published biannually, in April and October. As an open-access scholarly journal, it supports the broad dissemination of psychological knowledge and facilitates access to published research for the academic community and interested readers.

Focus and Scope

Focus

This journal focuses on applied psychology in contemporary societies, with a primary emphasis on mental health and psychological well-being. It prioritizes high-quality quantitative empirical research that advances psychological theory and practice through data-driven analysis, statistical modelling, and rigorous measurement in applied psychological settings.

Scope

The journal covers key areas of applied psychology, particularly mental health and psychological well-being. It exclusively publishes quantitative empirical studies employing methodologies such as survey research, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, psychometric validation, regression analysis, mediation and moderation analysis, structural equation modelling, and other rigorous statistical techniques. Contributions from educational, social, clinical, and industrial and organizational psychology are considered when they demonstrate strong relevance to applied psychological contexts and adhere to rigorous quantitative research standards.

The journal's scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  • Educational Psychology

  • Social Psychology

  • Clinical Psychology

  • Mental Health and Psychological Well-Being

  • Psychometrics and Psychological Measurement

  • Other Rigorous Quantitative Studies in Psychology

Manuscripts based exclusively on qualitative methods, purely conceptual discussions, theoretical essays without quantitative empirical analysis, and other submissions that do not meet the journal's quantitative research requirements fall outside its scope.