Author Guidelines

1. General Requirements

Authors submitting manuscripts to Eduistiqomah in Islamic Education Management (EIEM) must ensure that their manuscripts are original, have not been previously published, and are not simultaneously under consideration for publication in another journal.

Manuscripts must make a clear scholarly contribution to the field of Islamic Education Management and must be consistent with the journal's Focus and Scope.

Manuscripts should be written in clear and academically appropriate language and must comply with the journal's official manuscript template and formatting requirements.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, ethical integrity, and completeness of their submissions.

2. Types of Manuscripts

EIEM accepts the following types of scholarly manuscripts:

  • Original Research Articles

  • Empirical Research Articles

  • Systematic Literature Reviews

  • Scoping Reviews

  • Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

  • Methodological Articles

  • Comparative Studies

  • Policy and Practice Articles

The editorial team may determine the suitability of a manuscript type based on the manuscript's content, methodology, and contribution to Islamic Education Management.

3. Manuscript Structure

Research articles should generally contain the following sections:

  1. Title

  2. Author Information

  3. Abstract

  4. Keywords

  5. Introduction

  6. Literature Review / Theoretical Framework

  7. Method

  8. Results

  9. Discussion

  10. Conclusion

  11. Implications / Recommendations, where applicable

  12. Acknowledgments, where applicable

  13. Author Contributions, where applicable

  14. Funding Statement, where applicable

  15. Conflict of Interest

  16. AI and Generative AI Disclosure

  17. Data Availability Statement, where applicable

  18. References

The structure may be adapted according to the research design and type of manuscript.

4. Title

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.

Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations, overly general expressions, ambiguous terminology, and misleading statements.

The title should clearly communicate the principal research topic, issue, variables, population, object, or context where appropriate.

5. Author Information

All individuals who have made substantial contributions to the research should be appropriately listed as authors.

The submission should include:

  • Full name of each author

  • Institutional affiliation

  • Department or study program, where applicable

  • City and country

  • Email address of the corresponding author

  • ORCID iD, where available

The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the editorial office and for ensuring that all authors have approved the submitted manuscript.

6. Abstract

The abstract should provide a concise and self-contained summary of the manuscript.

For research articles, the abstract should generally include:

  • Research background or context

  • Research problem or objective

  • Research method or approach

  • Key findings

  • Conclusion

  • Implications, where appropriate

The abstract should normally contain 150–250 words and should be understandable without reference to the main text.

7. Keywords

Authors should provide 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the principal concepts of the manuscript.

Keywords should be specific, relevant, and useful for indexing and scholarly discoverability.

8. Introduction

The Introduction should establish the research context, identify the relevant problem or research gap, explain the significance of the study, and clearly state the research objectives or questions.

Authors should support the significance and contribution of the study with relevant and up-to-date scholarly literature.

The Introduction should clearly explain how the study differs from, extends, or contributes to previous research.

9. Literature Review / Theoretical Framework

The Literature Review or Theoretical Framework should critically synthesize relevant literature rather than merely summarize previous studies.

Authors should establish the theoretical or conceptual foundation of the research and explain how the study contributes to existing knowledge in Islamic Education Management.

Where appropriate, authors should formulate a conceptual framework, propositions, or hypotheses based on relevant literature.

10. Method

The Method section should provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand and evaluate the research process.

Depending on the research design, authors should describe:

  • Research design and approach

  • Research setting and context

  • Participants, population, sample, or data sources

  • Sampling procedures

  • Instruments or research materials

  • Data collection procedures

  • Data analysis techniques

  • Validity, reliability, or trustworthiness procedures

  • Ethical considerations

For qualitative research, authors should explain procedures used to establish credibility and trustworthiness.

For quantitative research, authors should clearly describe variables, measurement procedures, statistical techniques, and relevant assumptions.

For review studies, authors should explain the search strategy, databases or sources, inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening procedures, and synthesis methods where applicable.

For research involving human participants, appropriate information regarding ethical approval and informed consent should be provided where applicable.

11. Results

The Results section should present research findings clearly, systematically, and objectively.

Tables, figures, charts, diagrams, and other visual materials may be used when they improve the presentation and understanding of the findings.

Authors should avoid unnecessary duplication between the main text and visual materials.

Statistical results, qualitative themes, documentary findings, or other forms of evidence should be presented according to the research methodology.

12. Discussion

The Discussion should critically interpret the findings in relation to the research objectives, theoretical framework, relevant literature, and previous studies.

Authors should address:

  • The significance of the findings

  • The relationship between findings and previous research

  • Similarities and differences with previous studies

  • Theoretical implications

  • Practical implications

  • Policy or professional implications, where relevant

  • Limitations of the study

The Discussion should provide critical analysis rather than simply repeat the Results section.

13. Conclusion

The Conclusion should directly address the research questions or objectives and summarize the principal contribution of the study.

The conclusion should be based on the findings and analysis presented in the manuscript.

Authors should avoid introducing substantial new arguments, evidence, or findings that have not been discussed in the manuscript.

Recommendations and implications may be included when supported by the research findings.

14. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and clearly referred to in the manuscript.

Each table and figure should have an informative title or caption.

Tables and figures must be clear, readable, relevant, and appropriately integrated into the manuscript.

Authors must ensure that all visual materials are original or appropriately licensed and cited.

15. References

Authors must use accurate, relevant, and authoritative scholarly references.

References should primarily include recent peer-reviewed publications and authoritative academic sources relevant to the research topic.

Authors should ensure that every work cited in the manuscript appears in the reference list and that every reference listed is cited in the manuscript.

APA 7th edition should be used for citation and reference formatting.

Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.

Authors should verify the accuracy of author names, publication years, article titles, journal titles, volume, issue, page numbers, and DOI information where available.

16. Research Ethics

Authors must comply with accepted standards of research ethics and academic integrity.

Where applicable, manuscripts should provide information regarding:

  • Ethical approval

  • Informed consent

  • Participant confidentiality

  • Data protection

  • Permissions for research instruments or copyrighted materials

  • Appropriate treatment of sensitive information

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable institutional, national, and international ethical requirements.

17. Originality and Plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not contain:

  • Plagiarism

  • Duplicate publication

  • Self-plagiarism

  • Fabricated data

  • Falsified information

  • Manipulation of research findings

  • Unethical citation practices

  • Other forms of academic misconduct

EIEM may use plagiarism-detection software and editorial assessment as part of the publication process.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that sources, quotations, arguments, data, and ideas derived from other works are appropriately acknowledged and cited.

18. Multiple or Simultaneous Submission

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

A manuscript submitted to EIEM must remain under exclusive consideration until an editorial decision has been made or the manuscript has been formally withdrawn.

Simultaneous submission may be considered a violation of publication ethics.

19. Authorship and Author Contributions

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research and who have participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.

All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for the work.

Changes to authorship after submission require an appropriate explanation and approval from all affected authors.

Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.

20. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, institutional, or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.

If no conflict exists, authors should state:

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

21. Funding Statement

Authors should disclose all sources of financial support for the research and publication.

The funding statement should identify the funding organization and, where applicable, the grant number.

If the research received no specific funding, authors may state:

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

22. Data Availability Statement

Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement where applicable.

The statement should indicate whether the data supporting the findings are:

  • Publicly available

  • Available upon reasonable request

  • Restricted for ethical or privacy reasons

  • Subject to confidentiality requirements

  • Not applicable

Authors must not disclose confidential or personally identifiable information without appropriate authorization.

23. AI and Generative AI Disclosure

EIEM permits the responsible use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools in accordance with the journal's AI and Generative AI Policy.

AI tools may assist with language improvement, grammar correction, translation, formatting, brainstorming, and other appropriate tasks.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts.

AI or generative AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.

Substantive use of AI in manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed.

Authors should include an AI and Generative AI Disclosure statement before the References.

Example:

AI and Generative AI Disclosure: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool] for [describe purpose]. The authors reviewed, verified, and revised the output and take full responsibility for the final content of the manuscript.

If no AI tools were used:

AI and Generative AI Disclosure: The authors declare that no generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.

24. Copyright and Licensing

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted work does not infringe copyright, intellectual property, privacy, or other legal rights of third parties.

Authors should review the journal's Copyright Notice and Licensing Policy before submission.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted materials where necessary.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

25. Manuscript Template and Formatting

Authors must prepare manuscripts using the official EIEM Manuscript Template.

The manuscript should follow the formatting requirements specified in the template, including:

  • Page layout

  • Font and font size

  • Heading structure

  • Line spacing

  • Tables and figures

  • Citation style

  • Reference formatting

  • Article length

  • Author information

Manuscripts that do not substantially comply with the journal's formatting requirements may be returned to authors for revision before entering the peer-review process.

26. Submission Process

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the EIEM Online Submission System.

Authors should register as users and complete all required information before submitting a manuscript.

The submission should normally include:

  • Main manuscript

  • Author information

  • Supplementary materials, where applicable

  • Ethical approval documentation, where applicable

  • Author declaration or other required documents

Authors should carefully check all metadata entered into the OJS submission system before completing the submission.

27. Peer Review

EIEM applies a Double-Blind Review process.

All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess:

  • Relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope

  • Originality

  • Academic quality

  • Methodological rigor

  • Ethical compliance

  • Compliance with manuscript requirements

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are evaluated through the journal's peer-review process.

Under the double-blind review model, the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other.

Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' and editors' comments.

The final publication decision is made by the editor based on the quality of the manuscript, reviewer recommendations, and the journal's editorial standards.

28. Article Processing Charge

Any applicable Article Processing Charge (APC) shall be stated transparently on the journal website.

Authors should not be required to pay publication fees before a manuscript has successfully completed the editorial and peer-review process and has been formally accepted, unless otherwise stated in the journal's fee policy.

Payment of an APC does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

29. Manuscript Withdrawal

Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript after submission should contact the editorial office and provide a clear reason for the withdrawal.

Withdrawal requests during an advanced stage of editorial or peer review may be subject to editorial consideration and applicable publication-ethics procedures.

Authors must not submit the withdrawn manuscript to another journal until the withdrawal has been formally confirmed.

30. Corrections and Retractions

EIEM may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.

Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal in investigating and correcting significant errors or ethical concerns identified before or after publication.

Corrections and retractions will be handled in accordance with applicable publication-ethics standards and the journal's policies.

31. Author Responsibility

Submission of a manuscript indicates that the authors have read and understood these Author Guidelines and agree to comply with the journal's editorial, ethical, and publication requirements.

Authors remain responsible for:

  • The content and accuracy of their manuscripts

  • Originality and academic integrity

  • Appropriate citation of sources

  • Ethical conduct of research

  • Accuracy of analysis and interpretation

  • Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

  • Disclosure of conflicts of interest

  • Disclosure of funding

  • Appropriate disclosure of AI and generative AI use

  • Accuracy and completeness of author information

By submitting a manuscript through the EIEM Online Submission System, authors acknowledge that the manuscript may be evaluated through editorial screening, plagiarism detection, and peer review before a final publication decision is made.