Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Tadarus Tarbawy: Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Pendidikan • Postgraduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang

Authors submitting manuscripts to Tadarus Tarbawy: Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Pendidikan must strictly follow these submission guidelines and prepare their manuscripts using the official journal template. Submissions that fail to adhere to these formatting, editorial, and ethical criteria may be declined prior to peer review.

1. General Requirements

  • Publication Frequency: Published biannually (twice a year).
  • Originality: Manuscripts must represent original, unpublished scholarly works and must not be under review or accepted by any other publication.
  • Focus & Scope: Articles must fall directly within the focus and scope of the journal, demonstrating analytical rigor and a distinct scholarly contribution to contemporary Islamic studies and education.
  • Language: Manuscripts must be written in high-quality academic English (or academic Arabic where designated) and be free from major grammatical, syntactic, or lexical flaws.
  • Authorship: Manuscripts can be authored by a maximum of five (5) authors. One author must be designated as the corresponding author with an active institutional email address.

2. Manuscript Preparation & Formatting

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) formatted according to the official journal template:

  • Length: Between 6,000 and 10,000 words, and must not exceed 20 pages in total (including tables, figures, references, and appendices).
  • Page Setup & Font: A4 paper, single-column layout, standard margins. Body text uses Garamond, 12 pt, 1.15 line spacing.
  • Manuscript Title: Specific, informative, concise, and normally not more than 12 words (14 pt Garamond Bold, uppercase).
  • Abstract: Written in English, exactly one single paragraph, and no more than 200 words (12 pt Garamond, single spacing). The abstract must clearly outline: (1) research problem/background, (2) scholarly positioning, (3) methods/approach, and (4) main findings/conclusions. No citations or quotes are allowed in the abstract.
  • Keywords: Consist of 3 to 5 specific, conceptual keywords or key phrases (10 pt Garamond), avoiding overly broad terminology.
  • Section Headings: First-level headings in bold capital and lowercase letters (e.g., INTRODUCTION). Subsection headings in italic lowercase letters, seamlessly integrated into the narrative.
  • Tables & Figures: Numbered sequentially (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1) and placed close to their mention in the text. Descriptive titles for tables appear above the table; figure captions appear below. All figures and charts must remain completely readable and distinguishable when printed in black and white.
  • Mathematical Equations: Centered with the equation number aligned to the right margin in parentheses.

3. Article Structure & Mandatory Declarations

Manuscripts must be structured coherently using the following sections:

1. Introduction

Significance of the study, theoretical background, gap analysis in literature, and clear research objectives/questions.

2. Literature Review

Critical dialogue with prior scholarly work (argumentative, integrative, or theoretical), avoiding mere summary.

3. Methodology

Research design, participants/data sources, sampling, data collection techniques, instruments, and analytical steps (past tense).

4. Result and Discussion

Objective empirical evidence followed by deep interpretation linking findings back to theories and scholarly literature.

5. Conclusion

Synthesis of key findings and contributions to theory/practice (1–3 paragraphs); not a mere restatement of results.

6. References

Strict APA 7th edition list, minimum 35 references, alphabetically arranged with hanging indent.

Mandatory Declarations (Before References):

  • Acknowledgments: Express gratitude to contributors who do not meet authorship criteria.
  • Funding Statement: Explicitly disclose funding agencies/grants, or state: "The authors received no funding from any party for the research and publication of this article."
  • Declaration of AI Usage: Disclose any generative AI tools used (e.g., for language editing) and author verification responsibility, or state: "No artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript."
  • Conflict of Interest: Disclose any financial or institutional competing interests, or state: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."
  • Data Availability: Provide repository links/access terms, or justify legal/confidentiality restrictions.

4. Citations & References (APA 7th Edition)

The journal strictly enforces the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition reference style:

  • Reference Management Software: Authors are required to use reference management software (such as Mendeley or Zotero).
  • In-text Citations Only: Use parenthetical or narrative citations (Author, Year). Footnotes must NOT be used for citation purposes.
  • Reference Quantity & Quality: A minimum of 35 references must be included, with at least 80% sourced from reputable, peer-reviewed, and indexed academic journals. References from predatory or unaccredited sources will result in desk rejection.
  • Mandatory DOI: All journal articles must include a DOI formatted as a complete URL (e.g., https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxx). If no DOI is available, provide a direct, stable URL (no personal library proxy links).
  • Layout: References must be alphabetized by the lead author's surname with a hanging indent of 0.5 inches (1.27 cm).

5. Arabic Transliteration & Anonymization

Arabic Transliteration / Romanisation:

Arabic terminology, book titles, and personal names must be romanized consistently using either:

  • The Library of Congress Romanization System, or
  • Pedoman Transliterasi Arab-Latin SKB Menteri Agama dan Mendikbud RI (No. 158/1987 & No. 0543b/U/1987).
*Authors must select one transliteration system and apply it consistently throughout the manuscript.
Double-Blind Peer Review Compliance:

To maintain review integrity, author identities must be completely anonymized in the submitted manuscript file. Author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments, and self-identifying funding statements must be uploaded separately on the Title Page.

6. Required Submission Files

Authors must upload the following four items during submission via OJS:

  1. Title Page (DOCX): Containing full author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs, corresponding author contact, and author declarations.
  2. Manuscript File (DOCX): Completely blinded (without author details) formatted strictly to the template.
  3. Declaration of Originality (PDF): Duly signed declaring the work is authentic and unencumbered.
  4. Turnitin Similarity Report (PDF): Maximum permitted overall similarity index is 20%. Submissions with higher similarity or concentrated chunks of unoriginal text will be immediately returned or rejected.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify their submission's compliance with each of the items below:

  • ✓ The manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
  • ✓ The manuscript is relevant to the focus and scope of Tadarus Tarbawy: Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Pendidikan.
  • ✓ The article is formatted strictly using the journal template: Garamond font (12 pt, 1.15 line spacing), single-column A4 layout, and does not exceed 20 pages.
  • ✓ The title is concise (≤ 12 words), and the English abstract is one single paragraph of ≤ 200 words without citations, accompanied by 3–5 conceptual keywords.
  • ✓ The manuscript includes the required mandatory declarations (Funding, AI Usage, Conflict of Interest, Data Availability).
  • ✓ All citations and references follow APA 7th Edition, compiled using Mendeley or Zotero, containing a minimum of 35 references (≥ 80% peer-reviewed journals) with valid DOI URLs.
  • ✓ Arabic transliteration follows either Library of Congress or SKB Menteri Agama & Mendikbud consistently.
  • ✓ Double-blind anonymization is preserved (all author names/affiliations removed from the main manuscript).
  • ✓ A Turnitin similarity report is provided showing a similarity index of ≤ 20%.

Copyright Notice

Articles published in Tadarus Tarbawy: Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Pendidikan are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Authors retain the copyright of their published work without restrictions and grant Tadarus Tarbawy the right of first publication. Under this license:

  • Attribution (BY): Users must give appropriate credit to the authors and the journal, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
  • ShareAlike (SA): If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license (CC BY-SA 4.0) as the original.

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