Scholarly Writings Research Articles

RILM Index (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale)

RILM Index is a partially controlled vocabulary designated to index scholarly writings on music and related subjects, created and curated by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM). It has been developed over 50 years and has served the music community as a primary research tool. This analytical review of the characteristics of RILM Index reveals several issues, related to the Index’s history, that impinge on its usefulness. An in-progress thesaurus is presented as a possible solution to these issues. RILM Index, despite being imperfect, provides a foundation for developing an ontological structure for both indexing and information retrieval purposes.

EU carbon border adjustments for imported products and WTO law

In 2020, the European Commission announced its intention to table a legislative proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as part of a wider package of laws aimed at implementing the EU Green Deal. It furthermore stated that it would explore various options, such as a so-called “carbon tax” on selected products, a new carbon customs duty, or the extension of the EU ETS to imports. Apart from political and technical challengens, it is generally acknowledged that the main legal hurdle that a CBAM would have to take is to ensure compatibility with the world trade law of the WTO. Against this background, the present policy paper endeavours to explore whether, and if so how, the various CBAM design options that were under consideration could be reconciled with WTO law requirements as developed by panels and the Appellate Body. Different from other publications, we directly compare different CBAM instruments as to their WTO compatiblity, and we moreover also propose certain design modifications for individual instruments so as to strike a better balance with the objective of addressing carbon leakage. At the same time, the paper offers a comprehensive survey of scholarly writings on the topic and potentially relevant WTO jurisprudence. We have furthermore included a small section discussing international political economics. Due to its comprehensive nature, the findings of the paper are also relevant for the actual CBAM proposal of the Commission (published July 14, 2021), and for other jurisdictions contemplating similar measures. This paper has been accepted for publication in the Environmental Law Reporter.

Problems in Writing Scholarly Articles in English among Indonesian EFL Post-Graduate Students

The directive from the Indonesian Directorate General of Institutional Science, Technology, and Higher Education that graduates from the universities in Indonesia must publish at least one scholarly article in English as a prerequisite to complete their study is seen as a move towards upgrading the quality and the credential of graduates in the country. However, for EFL students, this is not an easy task. This study aimed at examining the problems faced by the post-graduate students in Indonesia in writing scholarly articles in English and to identify the support needed by these students to enhance their writing skills. Using survey questionnaire and interview as methods of data collection, the findings indicate that the participants faced challenges from the cognitive, linguistic, psychological, and external factors aspects. The participants also informed of the institutional, pedagogical and social support needed to assist them in producing quality scholarly writings.

Aspectos del mundo material de la Biblia en el judeoárabe medieval: La Flora y la Fauna en el glosario <em>Šarḥ al-ʾAlfāẓ al-Ṣaʿba fī al-Miqra</em> a Isaías de Abū al-Faraŷ Hārūn

Este artículo examina cómo Abū al-Faraŷ Hārūn identificó, tradujo e interpretó en árabe los antiguos términos bíblicos del libro de Isaías para conocer el mundo material de la Biblia, tal como se percibía entonces en el mundo árabe medieval y en Persia. El artículo se centra en los temas de la flora y la fauna, proporcionando un análisis comparativo de las definiciones de Abū al-Faraŷ Hārūn en el Šarḥ al-ʾAlfāẓ con los escritos de otros estudiosos caraítas de su círculo y los de exegetas rabínicos anteriores, contemporáneos o posteriores. El estudio de estos términos en dichos escritos revela que muchos de ellos no fueron entendidos de la misma manera por los exegetas medievales; cada uno interpretó los diferentes términos y los tradujo al árabe de acuerdo con su comprensión y la interpretación aceptada en su tiempo y lugar. Por lo tanto, no es de extrañar que surgieran opiniones contradictorias entre los diferentes comentaristas bíblicos en diferentes épocas y regiones. También ocurrió que una palabra bíblica se dejó como está, sin ser traducida al árabe.

Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences

This presentation will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors of high impact journals read 10 or more manuscripts per week, and are under pressure to reject 80-90% of them. Regardless of scholarly quality, if the point and contribution are not clear in a quick scan of the paper, it likely will not be reviewed favorably. I will provide tips for strong scientific writing that are commonly violated in manuscript submissions, and provide references for additional writing support. I will also discuss some common publication ethics issues that arise during the review process, including author contributions and embedding your scholarship in the context of prior work.

Tanure Ojaide on the poet: Preliminary notes on a writer’s poetics

Tanure Ojaide’s poetry has been discussed primarily with focus on his social activism, with occasional attention paid to his deployment of the techniques of indigenous Urhobo poetry. However, a career-long preoccupation which hitherto has hardly received any critical attention is the poet’s presiding use of his poetry as metacommentary on the craft and purpose of his art. While privileging his 2010 collection The Beauty I Have Seen: A Trilogy, this article examines selections from the body of Ojaide’s self-reflexive poetry in which he poetizes the role of the poet as an instance of the poet’s articulation of his poetics. It appraises the focal poems’ status as metacriticism by underscoring their abiding correspondence with Ojaide’s vision of poetry as expressed in interviews and scholarly writings, and by examining the aesthetic implications of his firm anchorage of his work in the tradition of indigenous African poetry.

Unblocking Scholarly Writing–Part II: Minimizing Procrastination and Maximizing Mindset to Accomplish Publishing

Abstract Procrastination can stall converting a completed dissertation into articles published in peer-reviewed journals. This descriptive article, second in a three-part series, briefly explores a behavior (procrastination) that can block writing goals. Procrastination, and its parallel perfectionism, often entails negative self-talk. Procrastination may result in short-term mood repair and emotional self-regulation by avoidant behavior. However, there are negative linked consequences for health and well-being beyond stymied writing efforts. Recommendations are offered to minimize self-limiting behaviors and shift to a growth mindset that contributes to accomplishing journal publication. Intended goals, such as the intent to publish in a peer-reviewed journal, are enhanced by compassionate self-review. Self-reflection that shifts one’s internal view toward a growth mindset includes forgiving oneself for stumbles along the dissertation pathway, noticing prior success in writing and revising a document, reframing tasks as achievable, and embracing positive emotions embedded in curiosity and personal initiative. Compassion toward oneself requires a personal commitment to meeting challenges with greater self-kindness and self-acceptance. Key Words: Growth mindset, journal publishing, procrastination, self-control

Perceptions of students and researchers of food technology towards plagiarism

The pandemic of plagiarism, which is wide-spread all over the world, is incredibly common among the generation of students of secondary, higher secondary and university education.The present study investigates the level of awareness of plagiarism among food technology students in India and to understand their perceptions towards academic dishonesty and reasons behind indulgence in plagiarism. A structured questionnaire was administered to the students and researchers of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) in India. The findings of the study reveals that 18 per cent, 57.8 per cent and 11.8 per cent of the students are extremely aware, moderately aware and somewhat aware that what constitutes plagiarism and what does not. Most of the respondents believe copying from a publication/book without crediting the source/author is plagiarism (Mean=4.318, SD=1.0041) and plagiarism as stealing (Mean=4.024, SD=.9126). It is also found that busy schedule (Mean=3.67), easy accessibility of electronic resources (Mean=3.69), unwareness of plagiarism instructions (Mean=3.6), poor knowledge of research writing (Mean=3.95) and lack of penalty (Mean=3.4) are the perceived reasons of indulging in plagiarism by the students and research scholars, hence, conducting orientation programmes and workshops on academic integrity, scholarly writings and referencing styles could be helpful in discouraging plagiarism in academic writing among students.

Freedom of Expression and Speech: An Exploration of Waḥīduddīn Khān’s Views and Approach

In Islam, freedom of expression has a significant value and it is considered a basic human right and obligatory duty of Muslim believers. Therefore, Islam commands all Muslim men and women, rulers and public, inferior and superior to establish and maintain it properly keeping in view certain parameters and boundaries within which it must be practiced. With the rise of the new waves of freedom of expression in the western world, a number of Muslim scholars have attempted to reinterpret these parameters in order to offer a better understanding of the said issue. Employing qualitative research methodology, we analyzed the views of Mawlānā Waḥīduddīn Khān published in his books, papers, interviews and blogs. Providing a critical analysis of the writings of a well-known Islamic scholar, this paper is an attempt to understand his approach towards the subject matter at hand. This study concludes that he evaluated critically the concepts of traditional Islamic scholars and their vantage points towards liberty and freedom of expression and he is more or less near to the western approach towards freedom of expression. One may examine that there are some remarks of Khān contradictory to that of his other views concerning liberty. This study also recommends that we need a deep analysis of his views to understand his opinions regarding freedom of speech and thought.

Peace to those of Faith: Political Affiliation and Belonging in Classical Islamic Thought

This chapter examines some of the central concepts of human community and belonging and their implications in a number of classical legal and exegetical works. This is done by highlighting early and classical Islamic concepts that occupied a place comparable to ideas of nation and citizenship, understood as a specific form of political status and identity, or the “need to belong to a community,” (as described in Heater 1990, 182), with an emphasis on the disciplines of Quranic exegesis and substantive law. I argue that, in several noteworthy texts in both of these scholarly domains, classical Muslim intellectuals continued to think of concepts pertaining to human association through the lens of tribe-like formations. For classical scholars, humans belonged to circles of kinship of various degrees of breadth and quality. As with tribal affiliation, the methods and boundaries of belonging were fluid and multi-layered. Affiliation did not occur in a strict institutional way, nor were there universal notions of identification in the writings of such scholars. Rather than an abstract nation, institutionalized within a political entity that individuals could join under certain conditions, acquiring a certain set of rights (as theorized, for example, in Heater 1990, 1-15), classical Muslim scholarship adopted a more pragmatic approach based on actual kinship and centered on the extent to which a person could be trusted as a peaceful or potentially harmful participant in a community.

Discovering and Identifying Grey Literature in the Field of Law

ABSTRACT This paper will first discuss how legal materials are considered to fall into two categories: primary and secondary sources. Primary sources consist of the law as produced by the three branches of government at the state and federal levels: statutes (enacted by legislatures and Congress), judicial opinions (issued by courts), and regulations (issued by administrative agencies of the executive branch). Secondary sources explain or analyze the law. Examples of secondary sources include treatises, law journal articles, and legal practice aids such as form books and checklists. The paper will then discuss the place of grey literature in the realm of legal materials, within the context of grey literature as defined by Taryn L. Rucinski in her 2015 Law Library Journal article “The Elephant in the Room: Toward a Definition of Grey Legal Literature,” and, to a lesser extent, less scholarly writings. The third part of the paper will discuss the challenges of discoverability of various types of grey legal materials. The paper will conclude by considering potential options for enabling discoverability of grey legal literature.

Engaging Indigenous peoples in research on commercial tobacco control: a scoping review

Commercial tobacco products are a leading contributor to health disparities for many Indigenous peoples. Mainstream interventions developed for non-Indigenous peoples have been found less effective at addressing these disparities. Meaningful engagement is needed to develop effective measures but there are limited understandings of what engagement means in practice. We conduct a scoping review of studies self-reporting engagement with Indigenous peoples; assess their engagement against ethics guidelines concerning research involving Indigenous peoples and writings of Indigenous scholars; and draw lessons for advancing practice. We found engagement of Indigenous peoples in tobacco control research is practiced in varied ways—who conducts the research, who is engaged with, for what purpose, at what research steps, and what approaches are applied. Engagement ranges from limited to deeper commitment to research as decolonizing practice. Critical reflection along five questions can advance research practice for this purpose.

Admissibility of Lis Pendens in International Commercial Arbitration: A Comparative Insight of Different Legal Systems

An attempt has been made to investigate the role of the doctrine of Lis Pendens in international commercial arbitration while making a comparison of civil and common law traditions. Arbitration is regarded to be less painful and an effective means for resolving any type of commercial disputes. Sources of the law to investigate Arbitration's regulation on a national, institutional, and international level. However, it is known that the lis pendens doctrine has been rarely codified; thus, scholarly writings and case laws were consulted by the research for determining its adoption and content. It is important to note that the lis pendens is initially regarded as a tool, which has been developed to manage the proceedings of parallel court on a domestic level. The study concludes while arguing that when it comes to civil law tradition, lis pendens is regarded as an independent doctrine in international commercial arbitration since it shares the same claim of being tried in various forums simultaneously. In contrast, lis alibi pendens in the jurisdiction of common law is not known as a doctrine, but it is viewed as one of many factors whole applying the forum non-convenience principle. Both civil and common law need identity between various parties and their claims to constitute lis pendens in two proceedings, and therefore, they have a conform and deep understanding of the concept.

Unblocking Scholarly Writing – Minimizing Imposter Syndrome and Applying Grit to Accomplish Publishing

Unblocking Scholarly Writing – Minimizing Imposter Syndrome and Applying Grit to Accomplish Publishing

KEPEMIMPINAN SUAMI DALAM PERSPEKTIF ISLAM: FUNGSI DALAM MEMPERKUKUHKAN INSTITUSI KELUARGA: Husband’s Leadership in Islamic Perspective: Role in Strengthening the Family Institution

Leadership in an institution or organization is very important in determining the success or failure of any institutions. The need to have good leadership is even more important in a family institution as it is the first institution in human’s life which affect all stages of life. However, good leadership today is no longer practised in many families which cause various problems to arise in a family. Marital problems such as alimony, nusyuz, disloyal, communication problem, no religious upbringing and more are closely related to the aspect of husband’ leadership in a family. Thus, this article discusses the husband’ leadership from the Islamic perspective as an important aspect which should be given attention and empowered to strengthen the family institution in this country. This research studied and analysed literature writings of Islamic scholars, especially the tafsīr, ḥadīth and fiqh scholars for clarification of husband’s leadership and its functions in a family institution. The study found that husband’s leadership has a wide meaning and it consists of three important functions namely protection, guidance and control. A good understanding on husband’s leadership and its function in a family institution will improve the understanding of integrity and persistence of a family as well as to prevent misunderstanding about the concept of leadership in a family.

KEPEMIMPINAN SUAMI DALAM PERSPEKTIF ISLAM: FUNGSI DALAM MEMPERKUKUHKAN INSTITUSI KELUARGA

Leadership in an institution or organization is very important in determining the success or failure of any institutions. The need to have good leadership is even more important in a family institution as it is the first institution in human’s life which affect all stages of life. However, good leadership today is no longer practised in many families which cause various problems to arise in a family. Marital problems such as alimony, nusyuz, disloyal, communication problem, no religious upbringing and more are closely related to the aspect of husband’ leadership in a family. Thus, this article discusses the husband’ leadership from the Islamic perspective as an important aspect which should be given attention and empowered to strengthen the family institution in this country. This research studied and analysed literature writings of Islamic scholars, especially the tafsīr, ḥadīth and fiqh scholars for clarification of husband’s leadership and its functions in a family institution. The study found that husband’s leadership has a wide meaning and it consists of three important functions namely protection, guidance and control. A good understanding on husband’s leadership and its function in a family institution will improve the understanding of integrity and persistence of a family as well as to prevent misunderstanding about the concept of leadership in a family.

Al-Tāsāmuḥ al-Islāmī fī al-Futūḥāt al-Islāmiyyah; Fatḥ Miṣr Namūdzaj

The story of the Islamic conquest of Egypt is one of the most exciting episodes of Egyptian history. Not because of the events and battles that accompanied the conquest, but rather because of the enormous effects and developments that have resulted in the history of Egypt and its people in terms of religion, language, culture, etc. As for the march of conquest, the conduct of armies, and the war against the soldiers, they were subjected to many statements by historians, and there were conflicting reports about the conquest of Egypt, and was this conquest reconciled with a covenant, or by force? The way Egypt was conquered went in a way that contrasts with its conquests in the City of Shams and others. Also, the march of opening Egypt was subjected to multiple suspicions and myths that have no basis, some were able to attach to the history of the Islamic conquests of Egypt, but Allah defended the conquests through the writings of Muslim and non-Muslim scholars. This paper comes to reveal aspects of greatness in Islamic tolerance with the Christians of Egypt, which was their main reason for converting to Islam. This study used the historical, critical and analytical method to present facts and discuss ideas. Among the most important results: the proof of tolerance in theory and in reality concerning the conquest of Egypt, the conversion of Egyptians to Islam because of its grace and ease, and rejecting the myth of the march of the Islamic conquest of Egypt from the beginning to the end.

MONEY IN ISLAM: A SOCIAL CONTRACT PERSPECTIVE

Money being the blood of economy and main determinant of many human transactions is an important topic to be discussed. Throughout the history there have been many who tried to explain nature and desired form of money in their writings. This topic has not skipped writings of Islamic religious scholars and economists as well. Current work attempts to review some of recent literature about essence of money from Islamic prospective. The review works which express different views from both Religious and Economic perspectives by six selective authors with diverse backgrounds. In the review, we mainly focus at the role of money as a social contract (between State and its citizens) and at some Shari’ah compliance issues faced by commodity (gold and silver) and paper (fiat) currencies. Some of our important findings show that the commodity currency had problem of breach from State’s side in some occasions, while paper currency is considered as an invalid contract by majority of the authors. The work concludes with summary of the authors’ opinions and points out their relative strengths and weaknesses from Shari’ah and Economic prospective, which is extended with some recommendations for further research.

کتاب حدود أصول الفقه للإمام سعد الدین مسعود بن عمر بن عبد الله التفتازانی

هذا البحث يهدف للتعريف بهذه الرسالة، التي عنوانها کما ثبت في المخطوط باسم: (کتاب حدود أصول الفقه)، من تأليف: الإمام سعد الدين، مسعود بن عمر بن عبدالله التفتازاني (ت:793هـ). وموضوع الرسالة: مباحث الحدود الأصولية، وهي تبحث في مجال التعريفات والمصطلحات الأصولية التي تقتضي الإيجاز والاختصار. وتأتي أهمية هذه الرسالة: في أن (الحد) يمثل أحد أهم المباحث المتعلقة بالعلوم کافة، ولا سيما کتب المنطق والجدل التي بينت أقسامه وشروطه. کما تتميز هذه الرسالة بالقيمة العلمية؛ إذ موضوعها يدخل في کثير من أبواب أصول الفقه المتفرقة في ثنايا کلام أهل العلم، فاجتماعها في مصنف واحد لطيف يجمع ما تفرق من کلام أهل العلم يعد إخراجه محققا خدمة للعلم وأهله يتحقق من خلالها النفع الکبير وإثراء المکتبة الإسلامية بعامة والأصولية بصفة خاصة. This research paper aims to introduce the treatise whose title is introduced in the manuscript under the title of The Book of the definitions of Fundamentals of Jurisprudence, authored by Imam Saaduddin Masoud ibn Omar ibn Abdullah Al-Taftazani (died in 793 AH). The subject of this treatise investigates the limits and definitions of the fundamentals of jurisprudence. It is concerned with the field of fundamental definitions and terms that require brevity and economy. The importance of this treatise lies in the fact that al-ḥadd definition is one of the most important aspects related to all sciences and disciplines, especially the books of logic and argumentation, which delimit its types and conditions. This treatise is also distinguished by its scholarly value, since its subject falls into many sections of the fundamentals of jurisprudence that are scattered in various scholars' writings. To edit and revise this refined treatise that compiles definitions scattered throughout scholarly writings brings a great benefit for scholarship and students, enriching the Islamic library in general and the library of Fundamentals of Jurisprudence in particular.

Mapping the ‘home’: A literature review on Filipino migration and diaspora

This article aimed to present a comprehensive literature review on Philippine migration and diaspora. Diaspora is not a new concept for Filipinos; they have been constantly connected to migration, one of the interconnected aspects of the global workforce. Diaspora and migration as common household terms can be traced back from the first overseas Filipino farmworkers in Hawaii in the middle of 1900s to the presently relocated skilled workers and domestic helpers in the Middle East countries and various Asian countries. The author intended to provide a better understanding of existing researches and debates on the topic and evaluate their relationship with the current research study. More so, the essay was intended to identify the research gaps arising from previous scholarly writings, which was beneficial to the author as he embarks in research on Filipino migration and diaspora. Research gaps serve several purposes for the possible direction of future research projects. Most of the literature focused on the reasons of migration; migration narratives and experiences; homeland media consumption; the role of digital technologies and social media in fostering transnational families’ relationships and reinforcing migrant workers’ national and cultural identities. In terms of the approaches, participant observation, interview and digital ethnography were the employed research methodologies.