Author Guidelines

Authors submitting manuscripts to ISTIBSHAR: Journal of Islamic Education and Learning must ensure that the submitted work is original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication in any other journal. Manuscripts should align with the journal’s focus and scope and must present significant academic contributions to the field of Islamic education and learning. The journal accepts manuscripts written in English or Bahasa Indonesia, following the official journal template and formatting requirements provided by the editorial team.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to internationally recognized academic writing standards and include the following essential components: title, author names and affiliations, abstract, keywords, introduction, literature review and theoretical framework (where applicable), research methodology, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments (if applicable), conflict of interest statement (if applicable), funding statement (if applicable), and references. Authors are encouraged to use appropriate research reporting standards and ensure that the methodology, data analysis, and interpretation of findings are presented clearly and transparently.

Authors are required to use reference management tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote and apply the APA 7th edition citation style consistently. All submitted manuscripts must be uploaded through the journal’s Online Journal System (OJS) and will undergo an initial editorial screening, plagiarism and similarity checking, double-blind peer review, revision process, and final editorial evaluation before publication.

By submitting a manuscript to ISTIBSHAR: Journal of Islamic Education and Learning, authors confirm their compliance with the journal’s submission requirements, publication ethics, authorship principles, and editorial policies. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, and integrity of the research presented in their manuscripts.