Submissions

Author Guidelines

Jawda: Journal of Islamic Education Management is a peer-reviewed journal, published twice a year (April and October) and specializes in Islamic Education Management research and issue. The journal aims to provide readers with a better understanding of Islamic education management and present developments of Islamic education management issues through the publication of articles and research reports.

The journal invites scholars and experts working in all disciplines in Islamic education management. Articles should be original, research-based, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals. All submitted papers are subject to a review of the editors, editorial board, and blind reviewers. Submissions that violate our guidelines on formatting or length will be rejected without review.

Articles should be written in Indonesian and English approximately 4.000-9.000 words including text, all tables, figures, notes, references, and appendices intended for publication. All submissions must include approximately 150-200 words abstract and keywords. Jawda: Journal of Islamic Education Management accepts only electronic submissions to Online Journal System (OJS) by signing in Jawda as the author in http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Jawda  or should be sent in word to [email protected].

All notes must appear in the footnotes as citations. All works cited must appear in the reference list at the end of the article. In matter the detail of guidelines used in this journal follows the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note), such as below:

General Guideline

1. The article has not been published in other journals or other places.
2. The article should be written in Indonesian or English with a formal style and structure.
3. The article should be written in a word document (Microsoft Word), 1,5 space, 12pt Times New Roman, 4.000 to 9.000 words.
4. The article is an original work of the author/s.
5. The author/s have responsibility to check thoroughly the accuracy of citation, grammar, table and figures before submission.
6. The author/s have responsibility to revise their article after receiving a review from the editorial boards.
7. The author/s should register at the e-journal of Jawda before submitting their paper and fill the form completely.
8. The article should be submitted via online.
9. The articles will be reviewed by editorial Board.
10. The page number should be inserted at the header, placed on the right.

Structure of the Article

Title

1. The title should be clear, short, and concise that depicts the main concern of the article.
2. The title should contain the main variable the or focus of the research.
3. The title should be typed in bold and Capitalize Each Word 16pt.

Name of the author/s

1. The author/s name should be typed below the title of the article without the academic title
2. The short author/s bio and address (affiliation) should be typed below the name of the author/s
3. The author/s email address should be typed below the author/s address
4. If the author is more than one writer, it should be typed below the First author without an academic title

Abstract

1. The abstract is the summary of the article that consists of a background of the study, data collecting technique, data analysis method technique, research findings.
2. The abstract should be written in one paragraph, a single space.
3. The abstract should be in 150-200 words.
4. The word “abstract” should be typed in bold, Sentence case.

Keywords

Keywords: separate the word with semicolon (;)

Introduction
The introduction should briefly provide:

1. The background discourse should indicate a research gap to be fulfilled/ addressed.
2. The resource overview should indicate the results and conclusions of previously published studies in the last ten years to help explain why the current study is of scientific interest, research gaps, originality of the work, hypotheses (if using a quantitative method).
3. The study's objective(s) should be presented in a narrative with effective sentences.
4. The hypothesis development (if using a quantitative method) should be based on a theoretical review and expressed in a one-tailed direction (if possible).

Method of Research

1. The method should thoroughly cover all procedures (not only describing the definition of terms but also how to conduct the research).
2. The study variables, the participants, and instruments (their names, item numbers, and reliability coefficients) should be identified.
3. The data analysis techniques employed should be elaborated.
4. Sufficient information to provide recommendations or guidelines for further research is suggested to ease other researchers in replicating the research with the same result.

Research Findings and Discussion 

Findings

This section describes the outcome of the study. Use tables and figures if needed. The data presented should be processed (not raw data) and be presented in the form of a table or figure with a supportive description. A table, chart, or figure should explain the analyses. The results should be able to answer the research questions or hypotheses.

Discussion

1. The author should give substantial comparisons and contrasts between the current findings and previous relevant/similar studies done by other researchers.
2. The authors should also address the strengths and limitations of their study.
3. The author should interpret the data using the relevant theory
4. The author describes the implications of the research.
5. The authors should address the strengths and limitations of their study. This section should not be a repetition of the results section.

The Conclusion

1. The author should present the summary and restatement of the main findings. It should be presented in concise, clear, and compact sentences based on the results and discussions in paragraphs (not in bullets or numbers).
2. The author should also highlight the limitations, implications of the findings, and possible prospective research while stating the findings holistically.

The bibliography is a reading list that enriches the writing so that it remains listed authors with or without directly referenced in the text. Bibliography consequently load all the author's reading list compiled alphabetically.

Technical Regulations of Writing

Table

1. The table should be appeared to align text to the left.
2. To write the content of the table, it might use 9pt font Calibri.
3. Tables are sequentially numbered with the table title and number above the table (11pt font Calibri)
4. The Sources of the table should be typed below the table, align text to the left, 9pt font Calibri.
5. The table should have not vertical-align

Picture, Graph, Photo, and Diagram

1. Picture, graph, figure, photo, and diagram should be placed at the center.
2. The number and title should be typed above the picture, graph, figure, photo, and diagram.
3. The number and the word of the picture, graph, figure, photo, and diagram should be typed in bold, 11pt Font Calibri and at the center, while the title of them should be typed in normal (not bold)
4. The Source of the picture, graph, figure, photo, and diagram should be typed below the table, align text to the left, 11pt font Calibri.
5. Picture, graph, figure, photo, and diagram should not be in colorful type (should be in white, black, or gray).

Reference

1. Use one of the reference manager Mendeley
2. Every source cited in the body of the article should appear in the reference, and all sources appearing in the reference should be quoted in the body of the article.
3. Another thing that has not been regulated in this provision, it should be seen in the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note) which can be accessed from the website https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.

Authorship and Contributions

List only people who made meaningful intellectual contributions, took part in drafting or critical revision, approved the version for submission, and accept appropriate responsibility for the work. Unjustified honorary, purchased, ghost, or coercive authorship is not acceptable.

Describe each contributor’s role where the journal requires or the template provides an authorship declaration. The CRediT role vocabulary may be used to communicate contribution types transparently.

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be explained and supported by the agreement of affected authors and editorial approval.

Required Declarations and Acknowledgments

Place relevant declarations consistently in the manuscript according to the template and submission fields.

Provide accurate author-contribution and AI-use declarations where applicable; these statements must describe actual circumstances rather than generic text copied without verification.

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence 

Authors remain accountable for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted content, including material prepared with AI assistance. AI systems cannot be credited as authors.

• Verify all scientific arguments, references, factual claims, computations, analyses, and images independently.
• Disclose substantive use of AI in research planning, analysis, literature synthesis, data processing, figure production, or manuscript preparation in line with the journal’s policy.
• Specify the tool, its purpose, and the part of the workflow affected when disclosure is required.
• Do not fabricate data or references, conceal methods, reproduce protected material without permission, or upload confidential participant data to unauthorized services.

See the AI Use Policy for the journal’s detailed requirements and examples.

Originality and Similarity Checks 

Articles submitted to  Jawda: Journal of Islamic Education Management will be filtered using Turnitin software, with a maximum of 25% similarities permitted. See the Similarity Checks Use Policy