Author Guidelines

General standards

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

There are several simple ways to maximize your article's visibility. Follow these steps to improve your article's search results:

• Include some of your article's keywords in the article title;
• Don't use long article titles;
• Choose 3 to 5 keywords using a mix of general and more specific terms on the subject of the article;
• Use the maximum number of keywords in the first 2 sentences of the abstract;
• Use multiple keywords in level 1 titles.

Title

The title is written in capital letters, left-aligned, and uses Garamond font at the top of the page.

The title should be concise, omit implied terms, and, if possible, state the main results or conclusions presented in the manuscript. Abbreviations should be avoided in titles.

Clever or creative titles are welcome, but only if they are relevant and meet the established standards. Consider whether a title intended to provoke thought could be misconstrued as offensive or alarmist. In extreme cases, the editorial office may veto a title and propose an alternative.

Writers should avoid, if possible:

• A title that is only a question without providing an answer.
• Unambitious titles, for example, begin with "Towards", "Description of", "Characterization of", "Preliminary study of".
• Vague titles, for example, start with "Role of...", "Relationship between...", "Impact of..." which do not explain the role, relationship, or impact.
• Include inappropriate terms, such as taxonomic affiliations in addition to species names.

Authors and Affiliates

All names are listed together and separated by commas. Provide the exact and correct author names as they will be indexed in the official archives. Affiliations should be listed according to the author's name with a superscript number and listed as follows: Institute/University/Organization, Country (without detailed address information such as city postcode or street name).

Example: Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Qur’an (STIQ) Amuntai, Indonesia.

The Corresponding Author should be indicated in superscript. Please provide the appropriate contact email address for the corresponding author in a separate section below the affiliation.

 

Title and Subtitle

Capitalize the title and every word in the subtitle. The title should be defined with Garamond, 14, bold, and the subtitle should be defined with Garamond, 12, bold.

 

Abstract

The primary objective of an abstract is to clearly and easily convey the general meaning and conceptual development of the work to a wide audience. Minimize the use of abbreviations and avoid citing references. It should be no more than 250 words in length, written in English.

Tips:

• Background of the Study
• Purpose and scope of the paper
• Method
• Summary of results or findings
• Conclusion

Keywords

All article types: You can provide up to 5 keywords; a minimum of 3 is required.

 

Text

The text should be typed in standard 12-point Garamond font. New paragraphs should be separated by a blank line. The entire document should be single-spaced and should include page and line numbers to facilitate the review process. Manuscripts for Jurnal Literasiku: Jurnal Literasi Sosial dan Pendidikan: are recommended to be written using MS-Word 97-2003.

 

Nomenclature

The use of abbreviations should be minimized. Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided unless they occur at least four times and are explained the first time they are used in the main text. Also, consider including a list of non-standard abbreviations at the end, just before the Acknowledgments.

 

Part

Your manuscript is organized by title and subtitle.

For Original Research Articles, it is recommended to organize your manuscript into the following sections:

 

Introduction

An introduction is slightly different from a concise abstract. Readers need to know the background of your research and, most importantly, why it's important in this context. What critical questions does your research address? Why should readers be interested?

The purpose of the introduction is to pique the reader's interest and provide relevant background information necessary for understanding the rest of the paper. You should summarize the problem you'll be discussing, provide background on the subject, discuss previous research on the topic, and explain in detail what the paper will cover, why, and how. It's best to avoid making your introduction a brief overview. There's a vast amount of literature out there, but as a scientist, you should be able to select the most relevant information to your research and explain why. This demonstrates to the editor/reviewer/reader that you truly understand your field and can jump straight to the most important issues.

Make sure your introduction is concise, well-structured, and includes all the information needed to follow your findings. Don't overwhelm the reader by making the introduction too long. Move on to the important sections of the rest of the paper immediately.

Tips:

1. Begin the Introduction by providing a brief background description of the problem being studied.
2. State the purpose of the research. Your purpose is the most important part of the introduction.
3. Establish the significance of your work: Why is the research necessary?
4. Introduce the reader to the relevant literature. Do not provide a complete history of the topic. Cite only previous work that is directly relevant to the issue at hand. (Current status, relevant research to justify the novelty of the paper.)
5. State a gap analysis or novelty statement.
6. Clearly state your hypothesis, the variables investigated, and briefly summarize the methods used.
7. Explain any abbreviations or special/regional terms.

Example of a novelty statement or gap analysis statement at the end of the Introduction section (after a survey of the state of the art of previous research): "........ (brief summary of background)....... Some researchers have focused on ....... There are limited studies that address ......... Therefore, this study aims to ................. The purpose of this study is .........".

Be concise and understand who will be reading your manuscript, and ensure the Introduction is geared toward that audience. Move from the general to the specific; from real-world problems, to literature, to your research. Finally, avoid creating subsections within the Introduction.

 

Method

In the Methods section, you clearly explain how you conducted the research to: (1) enable readers to evaluate the work performed and (2) enable others to replicate your research. You must explain precisely what you did: what and how the experiments were conducted, what, how much, how often, where, when, and why equipment and materials were used. The main consideration is to ensure that enough detail is provided to verify your findings and allow for replication of the research. You must strike a balance between brevity (you cannot explain every technical issue) and completeness (you need to provide enough detail to let readers know what happened).

Tips:

1. Defining the population and sampling methods;
2. Describe the instrumentation;
3. Explain the procedure and if relevant, the timeframe;
4. Describe the analysis plan;
5. Describe any approaches to ensuring validity and reliability;
6. Describe the statistical tests and comparisons made; ordinary statistical methods should be used without comment; sophisticated or unusual methods may require literature citations, and;
7. Describe the scope and/or limitations of the methodology you used.

In the social and behavioral sciences, it's crucial to always provide sufficient information to allow other researchers to adopt or replicate your methodology. This information is especially important when new methods have been developed or innovative uses of existing ones have been made. Finally, avoid creating subsections within the Methods section.

 

Results and Discussion

The purpose of the Results and Discussion is to state your findings and provide an interpretation and/or opinion, explain the implications of your findings, and offer suggestions for further research. Its primary function is to answer the question posed in the introduction, explain how the results support the answer, and explain how the answer fits with existing knowledge on the topic. The discussion is considered the core of the paper and typically requires several attempts at writing.

 

The discussion will always be connected to the introduction through the research questions or hypotheses you proposed and the literature you reviewed, but it should not simply repeat or rephrase the introduction; it should always explain how your research has improved the reader's understanding of the research problem from where you left off at the end of the introduction.

 

To ensure your message is clear, discussions should be as concise as possible, clearly and completely stating, supporting, explaining, and defending your answer, and addressing other important and relevant issues. Provide commentary, not repetition. Side issues should not be included, as they tend to obscure the message.

Tips:

1. State the Main Findings of the Study;
2. Explain the Meaning of the Findings and Why They Are Important;
3. Support your answer with results. Explain how your results relate to expectations and the literature, clearly stating why they are acceptable and how they are consistent with previously published knowledge on the topic.
4. Relate Findings to Findings of Similar Studies;
5. Consider Alternative Explanations for Findings;
6. Implications of the research;
7. Acknowledging the Limitations of the Research, and;
8. Provide Suggestions for Further Research.

 

It's easy to overstate the interpretation of results. Be careful not to overstate your interpretation of the results beyond what the data supports. Data is data: nothing more, nothing less. Avoid misinterpreting results, unfounded speculation, exaggerating the significance of findings, highlighting irrelevant issues, or overemphasizing the impact of your research.

 

Working with Charts:

Figures and tables are the most effective way to present results. Figure captions should be self-contained, allowing them to be understood without needing to read the entire text. Furthermore, the data presented should be easy to interpret.

Tips:

1. The graphics should be simple, but informative;
2. The use of color is encouraged;
3. Graphics must uphold scientific and professional publication standards;
4. Graphics must be completely original, previously unpublished artwork created by one of the co-authors;
5. Graphics may not include photographs, drawings or caricatures of any person, living or deceased;
6. Do not include stamps or currency from any country, or trademarked items (company logos, images, and products), and;
7. Avoid selecting graphics that already appear in the text of the manuscript.

To see examples of tables and figures, please download the Fikri template: Journal of Religious, Social and Cultural Studies.

Finally, please avoid creating subsections in the Results and Discussion.

 

Conclusion

The conclusion is intended to help readers understand why your research is important to them after they finish reading the paper. It's not simply a summary of the main topics discussed or a restatement of your research problem, but rather a synthesis of key points. It's important that the conclusion doesn't leave any questions unanswered.

Tips:

1. State your conclusion clearly and concisely. Be brief and to the point;
2. Explain why your research is important to the reader. You must instill a sense of relevance in the reader;
3. Prove to readers and the scientific community that your findings are worthy of note. This means placing your paper in the context of previous research. The implications of your findings should be discussed within a realistic framework, and;

For most essays, one well-developed paragraph is sufficient for the conclusion, although in some cases, a two- or three-paragraph conclusion may be necessary. Other important things about this section are (1) do not rewrite the abstract; (2) statements with "investigated" or "studied" are not conclusions; (3) do not introduce new arguments, evidence, ideas, or information that is not relevant to the topic; (4) do not include evidence (quotes, statistics, etc.) that should be in the body of the paper.

 

footnote

References. Bibliography writing must use the Zotero application for citations American Psychological Association APA 7th Edition (Innote) uses the footnote citation model, Author Name, Title, Place of Publisher, Publisher and Year.

• The source of the quotation is written in the footnote form, following the writing as follows: Said,
1. Lewin, K.. Group Decision and Social Change. Readings in Social Psychology, (London: Methuen and Co LTD, 1951), p. 210
2. Ahmad Ludjito, Religious Education as a Subsystem and Its Implementation in National Education, in Chabib Thoha and Abdul Mu'ti, PBM PAI in Schools: Existence and the Process of Learning and Teaching Islamic Religious Education, (Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 1998), p. 4.
3. Muhyadi, Change Management, Paper presented at the 'School Quality Development Strategy Workshop' on August 7, 2010, at the Postgraduate Program, UNY, pp. 4-6
4. Nurcholish Madjid, Pesantren Rooms: A Portrait of a Journey, I, (Jakarta: Paramadina, 1997), p. 20.
5. Nurcholis Madjid, Rooms …., XII
• The writing of bibliography follows the following format:

• The bibliography is written in alphabetical order.

• Transliteration follows predetermined guidelines

NOTE: It is suggested the use of a reference manager at styling the footnote and the bibliography, such as Zotero, Mendeley, et cetera.