JAKARTA, OCTOBER 12, 2026 — In an effort to enhance research quality and boost international publication output, postgraduate students from the Master’s Program in Islamic Banking at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, participated in an Academic Writing Workshop featuring globally renowned Islamic finance and banking expert, Prof. M. Kabir Hassan, Ph.D. The event took place on Monday, October 12, 2026, at the FEB UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta building on Jalan Ibnu Sina, Ciputat.

Serving as the keynote speaker, Prof. M. Kabir Hassan—Hibernia Professor of Economics & Finance at the University of New Orleans, USA—delivered a comprehensive session titled "The Rules of the Game: How to Make Your Research World-Class and Publish in Top International Journals."

During the session, Prof. Kabir Hassan shared tactical insights and strategic frameworks aimed at guiding academics and postgraduate students toward building high-impact, globally recognized research centered on four key pillars:

1. Research Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy: The importance of defining a clear research focus, establishing a structured research pipeline, and finding fulfillment throughout the research journey.

2. Robust Research Design: Selecting substantive and relevant topics evaluated through the dinner-party test, ensuring methodological transparency for replicability, and demonstrating the courage to deliver novel conceptual contributions to the field.

3. Writing Skills & Language Precision: Crafting academic manuscripts characterized by clarity, conciseness, and logical argument structure to effectively engage global readers and journal editors.

4. Navigating Reviewer Feedback & Upholding Integrity: Embracing manuscript rejection as an integral part of the learning curve, addressing reviewer feedback constructively and systematically through the Revise & Resubmit (R&R) process, and maintaining strict academic writing ethics and integrity in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The workshop concluded with an interactive Q&A session, fostering vibrant discussions between the speaker and participating students. The active involvement of Master's students from FEB UIN Jakarta in this international event is expected to inspire high-quality scholarly writing and amplify Indonesia's academic contributions on the global stage. The event ended with a group photo session featuring the students and Prof. M. Kabir Hassan. (AC)