
Author Guidelines
Steps for Submitting Manuscripts
- Authors should register and check the author column on the registration page.
- After logging in, click New Submission. The stages of article submission are as follows:
- In the Start section, complete all the checklists, then click Save and Continue.
- In the Upload Submission section, upload the article manuscript file in MS Word format. Then click save and continue.
- In the Enter Metadata section, enter the data of all the authors and affiliates. If there is more than one author, click add author, then fill in their data the same way as the first author, and so on. Next, fill in the title, abstract, keywords, research methods, and bibliography in each available column.
- Please ensure that all research reported in submitted papers has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and is in full compliance with all relevant codes of experimentation and legislation. All original research papers involving humans, animals, biological material, protected or non-public datasets, collections or sites, must include a written statement in the Methods section, confirming ethical approval has been obtained from the appropriate local ethics committee or Institutional Review Board and that where relevant informed consent has been obtained (Please state the Ethical approval number, date of approval, and the ethics committee or Institutional Review Board). For animal studies, approval must have been obtained from the local or institutional animal use and care committee. In settings where ethics approval for non-interventional studies (e.g. surveys) is not required, authors must include a statement to explain this. In settings where there are no ethics committees in place to provide ethical approval, authors are advised to contact the Editor to discuss further.
- In the Confirmation section, click Finish Submission if all the data are correct.
The Manuscripts
- Manuscripts submitted to QURANICA EDU: Journal of Education and Islamic Studies must be academic research, conceptual analyses or scientific studies relevant to the fields of education and Islamic studies, in accordance with the journal’s Focus and Scope.
- Articles must be written in Indonesian, English and Arabic on A4 paper, at least 20 pages long, and include an abstract (200–250 words) and keywords.
Structure of the manuscripts
- Title. The title should be clear and informative but does not exceed 12 words.
- Author's names and institutions. The author's names should be accompanied by the author's institutions and an email account, without any academic title.
- Abstract and keywords. The abstract should be around 200 to 250 words. The keywords should be of 3 to 5 words or phrases.
- Introduction. The introduction comprises the background, the research question, the objectives of the study, and the research gap. In addition, this section outlines previous studies and explains the position, differences and contributions of this article within the relevant field of study. It is recommended that previous studies be drawn from the most recent research conducted within the last five years. Use Book Antiqua 10 pt font and single line spacing; do not add spaces before and/or after paragraphs. The reference list should be formatted according to APA Style 7th Edition using Mendeley Reference Manager.
- Methods. Explain the type of research, data sources, data collection methods, data analysis and so on. Example: this study is a literature review. A literature review is a study conducted using academic literature, whether in the form of books, notes or reports of previous research.
- Results and discussion. The discussion section of a research article explains the results obtained from the study. The author compiles, analyses, evaluates, interprets and compares the results of their research with findings from existing studies (at least 5 references). Avoid repeating sentences from the introduction, discussion and conclusion sections. The discussion section should contain more paragraphs than the introduction. Consistency throughout the article, from the title to the discussion, must be maintained. It should contain discussion relevant to the research. The research text should be presented in Book Antiqua font, size 10 pt. For text in Arabic, use the Sakkal Majalla font, size 18 pt. Tables and figures should be included within the body of the manuscript. Table and figure captions are numbered and written in Book Antiqua font, size 9, single-spaced. For figures, we recommend a pixel size of 300 for optimal sharpness and image quality. For table/figure captions, please use Table 1, Table 2, or Figure 1, Figure 2. The Arabic font used in tables is Traditional Arabic, size 16pt.
- Conclusion. The conclusion section provides answers to the research questions. The conclusions and recommendations (if any) are presented separately under subheadings. The conclusion section provides answers to the research questions. It is written in narrative form, rather than in the form of figures or numbered points. Recommendations are made based on the research findings.
- References. The reference list should be organised by system name and year (APA Style, 7th Edition). Please use bibliographic software to create citations, such as EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero (zotero.org), and others. At least 80 per cent of the reference list must consist of articles from leading journals, and at least 80 per cent of these references must have been published prior to.




