AUTHOR GUIDE LINE

Types of papers

The type of paper may be considered for inclusion in the original research paper.

How to submit your manuscript

All manuscripts should be submitted online at https://ejournal.upbatam.ac.id/index.php/JAMS/index 

General Writing Format

  1. The manuscript can be written in proper English or Bahasa.
  2. A complete affiliation address and corresponding email should accompany the author's name.
  3. The submitted paper is at least 6 pages and no more than 15 (3000 - 7000). Editors will be evaluated if the papers need more than 15 pages.
  4. Use a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose APA style 7
  5. Ensure your paper is prepared using the TEMPLATE JOURNAL.

Structure of The Manuscript

The manuscript must be prepared and suggested to present following the structure:

  • Title. The title should be clear, attractive, informative, and contain no more than 15 words. Use capital letters only at the first word or particular name (example: location name), 14 font size, center position.
  • Subtitles are written using capital letters only at the first word or particular name, 11 font size, starting from the left margin.
  • Subs of subtitles, if any, are written using capital letters only at the first word or particular name. They should be started from the left margin.
  • Author's names and institutions. The author's name should be accompanied by the author's institution and email address without any academic title. For a joint paper, one of the authors should be notified of the corresponding author.
  • Abstract, keywords, and MRBM classification numbers. The abstract should be less than 250 words. Please provide the abstract in English for an international readership, followed by 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the literature search.
  • Introduction. This section explains the background of the study, a review of the previous research in the area, and the aims of the manuscripts. Importantly it should also showcase the significance and novelty of the research.
  • Methods. This section describes the appropriate analysis tools along with the data collection and their analyses.
  • Results and Discussion. This section explains the results of the analysis. These should be presented clearly and concisely. The author (s) should explore their findings' novelty or contribution by comparing them to the existing literature and theories of Islamic education.
  • Specific Writing Format: 
    1. Equations and formulas should be numbered as (1), (2)...etc appearing to their right.
    2. The paper does not directly present estimation results from a software package. They should be presented in summary tables.
  • Tables and Figures:
    1. The name of tables and figures should follow a numbering system (Arabic numbering system). The title of the tables and figures are placed at the top and the bottom, respectively.
    2. The tables and figures should provide the source of information, if any, at the bottom.
    3. Any table should contain only the heading and contents. The table contains row lines only without column lines. Note(s) and source(s) should be included underneath the table where appropriate.
  • Conclusion. This section concludes and provides the study's practical, theoretical, and policy implications. The conclusion(s) should be drawn from the items discussed in the previous section of the manuscript (discussion).
  • References. This section lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred to in the body of the manuscript. Expect a minimum of 30 references which should be those of the last five year's publications (>80%), except for key references (80%). Referring to any textbook should be minimized (<20%).