Authorguidelines

Author Guidelines – JIECAR

  • Articles submitted to JIECAR must be original, unpublished, and not under review for publication in another journal.
  • Manuscripts must be based on research, including library research, field research, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, or other relevant research approaches.
  • Manuscripts should be written in English.
  • Manuscripts should contain approximately 4,000–8,000 words, excluding references.
  • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx), OpenOffice, or RTF format. PDF-only submissions are not accepted.
  • Manuscripts should include the following sections: 1) Title; 2) Author Names, Affiliations, and Email Addresses; 3) Abstract; 4) Keywords; 5) Introduction; 6) Method; 7) Results and Discussion; 8) Conclusion; and 9) References.
  • The manuscript must include the full names of all authors, institutional affiliations, and active email addresses.
  • The abstract should contain 150–250 words and briefly present the background, objective, method, main findings, and conclusion.
  • Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text. Table titles and numbers should be placed above the tables, while figure captions should be placed below the figures.
  • Figures should be submitted in electronic format, preferably JPG or PNG, with adequate resolution.
  • Foreign terms or phrases should be written in italics where appropriate.
  • References should prioritize recent and relevant scholarly sources, particularly peer-reviewed journal articles, books, official documents, and other credible academic sources.
  • Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Zotero or Mendeley.
  • In-text citations and references must follow the APA Style (7th Edition). References should be arranged alphabetically.
  • Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources cited in the manuscript are included in the reference list and vice versa.

Book Review

  • JIECAR may accept book reviews related to Islamic education, contemporary Islamic education issues, educational thought, teaching and learning, curriculum, educational policy, and applied research in Islamic education.
  • Book reviews should be approximately 750–1,000 words.
  • Book reviews may discuss relevant academic books published in English or Indonesian.