Author Guidelines

Details and Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

An acceptable manuscript should meet the following general criteria: it reports a contribution to science, sound methodology was used, and is explained with sufficient detail so that other capable scientists could repeat the experiments. Conclusions are supported by data, the manuscript is concise, well written, and understandable. The manuscripts are in English or Indonesia in body of article but the title and abstract in English.

Manuscript Format
The manuscript should be uploaded to the journal system and must consist of Title, Authors, Address and Email, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, and References.
1. The Title
The title of the paper should be concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulas where possible. It should be written clearly and concisely describing the contents and results of the research.

2. Authors
The manuscript has the main author and co-authors with the full name of the author and co-authors (no abbreviation), includes the affiliations and only one email for correspondence.

3. Abstract
The abstract should give readers concise information about the content of the article and indicate the main results obtained and conclusions are drawn. The abstract is not part of the text and should be complete in itself; no table numbers, figure numbers, references, or displayed mathematical expressions should be included. It should be suitable for direct inclusion in abstracting services. It should not exceed 250 words and written in a single paragraph. Since contemporary information-retrieval systems rely heavily on the content of titles and abstracts to identify relevant articles in literature searches, great care should be taken in constructing both.

4. Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 (five) keywords (phrases), using the English language, avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Take good care with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should be alphabetical order.

5. Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. However, a gap analysis is required in this part of the article. Explain how you addressed the problem and clearly state the aims of your study. As you compose the introduction, think of readers who are not experts in this field.

6. Materials and Methods
It should mention the time and place of research in the first part. All materials and methods that used such chemicals for analysis, treatment, and experimental design must be stated clearly and briefly. State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction, and lays the foundation for further work. A calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.

7. Results and Discussions
The result and discussion must be written in the same part. They should be presented continuously start from the main result to the supporting results and equipped with a discussion. The unit of measurement used should follow the prevailing international system. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

8. Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section. Suggestion placed after the conclusion contains a recommendation on the research done or an input that can be used directly.

9. Acknowledgment
The acknowledgment is in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and does not include on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here the sponsors or individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).

10. References
A complete reference using the APA style should provide the reader with enough information to locate the article concerned, whether published in print or electronic form and should, depending on the type of references.

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All texts must:

  1. Delivered in Microsoft Word file.
  2. Typed in Indonesian or English(For Indonesian author must use the Indonesian Language when submitting)
  3. Follows the word count requirements:3,000-6,000 words (Journal Articles)
  4. The originality of the manuscript. The only ORIGINAL manuscript will be accepted for publication. The manuscript has never been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
  5. Revised Manuscript.EDUCATIONIST: Journal of Educational and Cultural Studies (JECS), will not publish manuscripts that are revised versions of texts that you publish elsewhere. To be considered authentic, a manuscript must be at least 80% containing new material with no more than 200 consecutive words (properly quoted) repeated word for word from each previously published work.
  6. In the process of publication of Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam, note that the PDF copyright agreement is no longer accepted. As part of the submission process, the author will be asked to digitally sign the Author Guarantee and Transfer of Copyright Agreement.
  7. Plagiarism. EDUCATIONIST: Journal of Educational and Cultural Studies (JECS)is very concerned about the problem of plagiarism. All manuscripts will be checked for every part indicated to be plagiarized before being accepted for publication. Please ensure that all information taken from outside sources is quoted correctly and that all thoughts are arranged in your own words. All instances of plagiarism will soon be returned to the author for correction and can result in the removal of the manuscript from publication.
  8. APA (American Psychological Association) Style. Please ensure that all information in your manuscript is taken from other sources, supported by citation references in the text. A minimum of 20 sources is required for each shipment. Please also note that your reference must follow the "APA" style. (The publisher will return your post (manuscript) to be corrected if you do not format your references correctly.
  9. Self-citation. Researchers may need to cite their previously published works to communicate an idea effectively in their present manuscript. While EDUCATIONIST: Journal of Educational and Cultural Studies (JECS) encourages the use of self-citations in these cases, self-cited works mustn't account for, at most, 50% of the total references in the manuscript. 
  10. LaTex files are NOT accepted because they are not compatible with EDUCATIONIST: Journal of Educational and Cultural Studies (JECS). As an alternative, we require that you use MathType (see "Equations" below).
  11. Equation. If you can type symbols or equations directly into Microsoft Word, please do so. Otherwise, we need to use MathType to format all equations. The author can download the free trial version of MathType here: http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/
  12. Copy editing and proofreading. It is very important that full copy editing and proofreading of your manuscript must be carried out before sending to ensure the correct use of English, proper grammatical structure, and correct spelling and punctuation. Manuscripts submitted to publishers are considered in the final form and ready to be published as they are.

Note: 

  • Manuscript Organization and Formatting Templates are designed to standardize the delivery of the manuscript and do not reflect how your work will appear in print. The format and design of the final publication are at the discretion of the publisher.
  • Please note that all manuscripts MUST be sent via the online delivery system / OJS. Manuscripts sent outside the system will not be considered for publication.