Author Guidelines

1. General Information

Eduistiqomah in Philosophy (EIP) welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute substantially to philosophical inquiry and contemporary philosophical discourse. Manuscripts should demonstrate conceptual clarity, rigorous argumentation, engagement with relevant scholarship, originality, and a clearly articulated contribution to the field.

Authors are required to ensure that their manuscripts comply with the journal's focus and scope, formatting requirements, publication ethics, and peer-review procedures before submission.

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Submissions sent by email or other channels will not normally be considered unless specifically requested by the Editorial Office.

2. Types of Manuscripts

EIP considers the following manuscript types:

2.1 Original Research Article

A substantial scholarly contribution presenting original philosophical arguments, interpretations, analyses, or theoretical developments.

2.2 Conceptual or Theoretical Article

A manuscript that develops, reconstructs, compares, or critically evaluates philosophical concepts, theories, or frameworks.

2.3 Systematic or Critical Review

A rigorous review of philosophical literature that synthesizes existing scholarship, identifies significant debates or research gaps, and provides critical theoretical insight.

2.4 Comparative Philosophical Study

A study that critically compares philosophical traditions, thinkers, concepts, theories, or intellectual frameworks.

2.5 Interdisciplinary Philosophical Study

A study connecting philosophical inquiry with another field of knowledge while maintaining a substantive and clearly articulated philosophical dimension.

3. Language

Manuscripts must be written in English using clear, precise, and academically appropriate language.

Authors who are not sufficiently confident in academic English are encouraged to have their manuscripts professionally proofread before submission.

The use of terminology from other languages is permitted when philosophically necessary. Non-English terms should be italicized where appropriate and clearly explained upon first use.

4. Originality and Exclusive Submission

Manuscripts submitted to EIP must be original and must not have been previously published in any journal, book, conference proceeding, or other scholarly publication.

A manuscript under consideration by EIP must not simultaneously be submitted to another journal.

By submitting a manuscript, the authors confirm that:

  • The work is original.
  • The manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
  • The manuscript is not currently under consideration elsewhere.
  • All authors have approved the submitted version.
  • All individuals who qualify for authorship have been appropriately included.
  • All sources have been properly acknowledged.
  • The manuscript does not contain fabricated or falsified information.

5. Manuscript Structure

Authors should organize their manuscripts according to the nature of the study. For original research and analytical philosophical articles, the following structure is recommended:

  1. Title
  2. Author Information
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. Introduction
  6. Methodology or Philosophical Approach
  7. Results, Analysis, or Philosophical Argument
  8. Discussion
  9. Conclusion
  10. Acknowledgments, if applicable
  11. Author Contributions, if applicable
  12. Funding Statement, if applicable
  13. Conflict of Interest Statement
  14. References

For conceptual, theoretical, or philosophical studies, section headings may be adapted to reflect the argumentative structure of the manuscript.

6. Title

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately represent the central philosophical problem or argument of the manuscript.

Authors should avoid:

  • Excessively long titles.
  • Unnecessary abbreviations.
  • Ambiguous expressions.
  • Promotional or rhetorical language.
  • Unnecessary methodological details.

The recommended title length is approximately 12–18 words, although longer titles may be accepted when necessary for precision.

7. Author Information

The manuscript should include:

  • Full name of each author.
  • Institutional affiliation.
  • Department or academic unit, where applicable.
  • City and country.
  • Institutional email address.
  • ORCID iD, where available.

The corresponding author should be clearly identified during submission.

Authors should ensure that the information entered into OJS exactly corresponds with the information provided in the manuscript.

8. Abstract

The abstract should provide a concise and informative overview of the manuscript.

For research articles, the abstract should generally include:

  • Background or philosophical problem.
  • Objective or research question.
  • Philosophical approach or methodology.
  • Main argument, findings, or analytical results.
  • Contribution or implication.

The abstract should normally contain approximately 200–250 words and should be written as a single coherent paragraph unless otherwise required by the article type.

The abstract should not contain:

  • Citations.
  • Footnotes.
  • Tables.
  • Figures.
  • Undefined abbreviations.
  • Claims that are not supported by the manuscript.

9. Keywords

Authors should provide 4–6 keywords that accurately represent the central concepts, philosophical traditions, theories, problems, or themes discussed in the manuscript.

Keywords should be specific and useful for indexing and discovery.

10. Introduction

The introduction should establish the intellectual and philosophical context of the study and clearly identify the problem being addressed.

A strong introduction should:

  • Establish the broader philosophical context.
  • Identify the central philosophical problem.
  • Explain the significance of the problem.
  • Engage with relevant scholarship.
  • Identify limitations, tensions, debates, or gaps in existing literature.
  • State the objective or central research question.
  • Explain the originality or contribution of the study.

Authors should avoid treating the introduction merely as a general background section. The philosophical problem and contribution should be clearly identifiable.

11. Philosophical Methodology and Approach

Manuscripts should clearly explain the philosophical approach used to develop and support their arguments.

Depending on the study, relevant approaches may include:

  • Conceptual analysis.
  • Critical analysis.
  • Hermeneutical analysis.
  • Phenomenological analysis.
  • Historical-philosophical analysis.
  • Comparative philosophical analysis.
  • Logical analysis.
  • Normative analysis.
  • Dialectical analysis.
  • Genealogical analysis.
  • Critical theory.
  • Textual and interpretive analysis.
  • Philosophical reconstruction.
  • Systematic philosophical inquiry.

Authors should explain why the selected approach is appropriate for addressing the research problem.

For interdisciplinary studies, authors should clearly explain how philosophical reasoning is integrated with the relevant disciplinary approach.

12. Philosophical Argumentation and Analysis

The central analysis should present a coherent and logically structured philosophical argument.

Authors should:

  • Define key concepts precisely.
  • Distinguish between assumptions, premises, interpretations, and conclusions.
  • Provide sufficient evidence or textual support for claims.
  • Engage critically with relevant philosophical positions.
  • Address significant counterarguments where appropriate.
  • Clearly distinguish the author's argument from the positions of other scholars.
  • Explain the theoretical significance of the argument.
  • Demonstrate how the analysis contributes to existing philosophical discourse.

Manuscripts should move beyond descriptive summaries of philosophers, theories, or concepts. EIP particularly values critical engagement, original interpretation, conceptual development, theoretical reconstruction, and substantive philosophical argumentation.

13. Literature Review

The literature review should be analytical rather than merely descriptive.

Authors should prioritize:

  • Relevant and recent scholarly literature.
  • Major philosophical works related to the topic.
  • Primary philosophical texts where appropriate.
  • Peer-reviewed journal articles.
  • Scholarly books and academic publications.
  • Significant contemporary debates.

Authors should demonstrate how the manuscript relates to existing scholarship and clearly identify the contribution made by the present study.

14. Discussion

The discussion should interpret the central argument or findings in relation to existing philosophical scholarship.

Authors should explain:

  • What the analysis demonstrates.
  • How the argument relates to previous scholarship.
  • Whether the study confirms, challenges, extends, or reconstructs existing perspectives.
  • The theoretical implications of the argument.
  • Broader philosophical or interdisciplinary implications.
  • Possible limitations of the analysis.
  • Directions for further philosophical inquiry where appropriate.

15. Conclusion

The conclusion should provide a concise synthesis of the main argument and contribution.

It should:

  • Directly respond to the research question or philosophical problem.
  • Summarize the principal argument.
  • State the theoretical or philosophical contribution.
  • Explain relevant implications.
  • Avoid introducing substantial new arguments or evidence.

16. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be included only when they meaningfully support the argument.

Each table or figure should:

  • Have a clear and descriptive title.
  • Be numbered consecutively.
  • Be referred to in the main text.
  • Include a source where applicable.
  • Be sufficiently clear and readable.

For predominantly philosophical manuscripts, visual materials should be used selectively and only when they contribute substantially to conceptual clarification or analysis.

17. Quotations

Direct quotations should be used selectively and only when the original wording is important to the philosophical argument.

Short quotations should be integrated into the text using quotation marks.

Long quotations should be formatted as block quotations according to the journal's manuscript template.

Authors must provide accurate page numbers for direct quotations whenever page information is available.

All quotations must be properly attributed to their original sources.

18. Philosophical Terminology

Specialized philosophical terminology should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

Where a concept has multiple interpretations or translations, authors should:

  • Provide the original terminology where relevant.
  • Explain the meaning adopted in the manuscript.
  • Maintain consistent terminology throughout the article.
  • Avoid unnecessary shifts between synonymous terms.

Greek, Latin, Arabic, or other non-English philosophical terms may be retained when they provide conceptual precision.

19. Citation and Referencing

EIP recommends the use of the APA 7th edition citation and referencing style unless otherwise specified by the journal's current manuscript template.

Authors should ensure that:

  • Every source cited in the text appears in the reference list.
  • Every reference listed is cited in the manuscript.
  • Author names and publication years are accurate.
  • DOI information is provided where available.
  • References are formatted consistently.
  • Primary sources are cited appropriately when relevant.

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

20. Reference Quality

Authors should prioritize authoritative and academically relevant sources.

Where appropriate, the reference list should include a substantial proportion of recent peer-reviewed journal literature, while recognizing that classical philosophical works and foundational texts may necessarily be older.

Authors should avoid excessive reliance on:

  • Unverified websites.
  • Wikipedia.
  • Commercial webpages.
  • Non-scholarly blogs.
  • Predatory or questionable publications.
  • Unpublished materials without a clear scholarly basis.

The relevance and quality of references are considered as part of the editorial and peer-review process.

21. Citation of Primary Philosophical Sources

For studies involving philosophical thinkers or traditions, authors are encouraged to engage directly with primary texts whenever possible.

Secondary literature should complement rather than replace substantive engagement with primary philosophical sources.

Translations should identify the translator and edition where relevant.

22. Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

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

Generative artificial intelligence tools may be used for limited purposes such as language improvement, proofreading, or assisting with non-substantive editorial tasks, provided that their use does not replace the author's intellectual contribution.

AI tools must not be listed as authors.

Authors must verify all AI-assisted content, references, quotations, interpretations, and factual claims.

The use of AI tools must comply with the journal's applicable Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI Policy.

23. Plagiarism and Similarity

All submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism and inappropriate text similarity.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts properly acknowledge all sources and do not reproduce the work of others without appropriate attribution.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

  • Direct copying without citation.
  • Inadequately paraphrased material.
  • Unattributed ideas or arguments.
  • Self-plagiarism.
  • Duplicate publication.
  • Unethical manipulation of sources.

Manuscripts that violate academic integrity standards may be rejected or subjected to further editorial action.

24. Authorship

Authorship should reflect substantial intellectual contribution to the manuscript.

All listed authors should have made meaningful contributions to the conception, analysis, interpretation, development, or writing of the work and should approve the final manuscript.

Individuals who do not meet authorship criteria should not be listed as authors.

Any change to authorship after submission requires justification and approval in accordance with the journal's editorial policy.

25. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, personal, 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.”

26. Funding

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

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.”

27. Acknowledgments

Individuals or institutions that contributed to the research but do not qualify for authorship may be acknowledged.

Authors should obtain permission from individuals before including their names in the acknowledgment section.

28. Research Ethics

Where applicable, manuscripts involving human participants, sensitive data, interviews, or other ethically regulated research should provide appropriate information regarding ethical approval, informed consent, confidentiality, and data protection.

Authors are responsible for ensuring compliance with relevant institutional and ethical requirements.

29. Data and Research Transparency

Where applicable, authors are encouraged to provide sufficient information to enable readers to understand, evaluate, and reproduce the analytical procedures used in the study.

For philosophical and conceptual studies, authors should provide transparent documentation of the primary texts, sources, interpretive procedures, analytical frameworks, and conceptual reasoning used.

30. Manuscript Length

As a general guideline, research articles should contain approximately 5,000–8,000 words, excluding the reference list, tables, and supplementary materials.

Longer manuscripts may be considered when their length is justified by the complexity and scholarly significance of the subject.

Authors should prioritize substantive scholarly contribution over manuscript length.

31. Formatting

Authors must follow the journal's official manuscript template for:

  • Page layout.
  • Font and font size.
  • Heading structure.
  • Paragraph formatting.
  • Tables and figures.
  • Quotations.
  • References.
  • Footnotes or endnotes.
  • Author information.

Manuscripts that substantially fail to comply with the required format may be returned to the authors before entering peer review.

32. Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:

  • The manuscript fits the focus and scope of EIP.

  • The manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere.

  • The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.

  • The manuscript is written in clear academic English.

  • The title accurately reflects the manuscript.

  • The abstract is complete and informative.

  • Appropriate keywords are provided.

  • The philosophical problem is clearly identified.

  • The theoretical or philosophical approach is clearly explained.

  • The central argument is logically structured.

  • Relevant scholarly literature has been adequately engaged.

  • Primary philosophical sources are used where appropriate.

  • All quotations and ideas are properly cited.

  • The reference list follows APA 7th edition.

  • DOI information has been included where available.

  • Tables and figures are properly numbered and cited.

  • All authors have approved the manuscript.

  • Author affiliations and ORCID information are complete.

  • Conflict of interest information is provided.

  • Funding information is provided where applicable.

  • Ethical requirements have been addressed where applicable.

  • AI-assisted content complies with the journal's AI policy.

  • The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism and inappropriate similarity.

  • The manuscript follows the official EIP template.

33. Submission and Editorial Process

Authors submit manuscripts through the EIP OJS platform. Each submission is first evaluated by the Editorial Office for scope, originality, academic quality, ethical compliance, and adherence to the journal's submission requirements.

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are sent for double-blind peer review. The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed during the review process.

The final editorial decision may include:

  • Accept.
  • Accept with minor revisions.
  • Revise and resubmit.
  • Reject.

Authors are expected to respond carefully and systematically to reviewer and editor comments when revisions are requested.

34. Final Responsibility

Submission of a manuscript to Eduistiqomah in Philosophy (EIP) indicates that the authors have read and agreed to comply with these Author Guidelines, the journal's publication ethics, peer-review procedures, copyright and licensing provisions, and other applicable editorial policies.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to request revisions, return manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's requirements, or reject manuscripts that fail to meet the journal's scholarly and ethical standards.