Author Guidelines

Guidelines for the writing of articles at Manabia: Journal of Constitutional Law can be seen as follows:

  1. Articles are the author's original scientific work and have never been published or are in the process of being published by other media;
  2. Articles must be in accordance with the surrounding style and journal template;
  3. The author must submit an article that reviews the actual themes within the scope of constitutional law, shows the sharpness of analysis, the updating of references, and no plagiarism. The author must fill in the form for the authenticity of the articles;
  4. Articles can be written in Indonesian and English; Articles submitted to Manabia: Journal of Constitutional Law have been written in Papers A4, Garamond 12 pt, 1,5 space ranging in length from between 5000 - 8.000 words (maximum) including abstract, references and footnotes;
  5. The article submitted to Manabia: Journal of Constitutional Law has been written using the Mendeley manager reference application with American Psychological Association (APA) Style 7th edition;
  6. The articles submitted through online submissions must contain the articles file and the academic biographical data;
  7. The articles were sent using Arabic-Indonesian transliteration according to SKB 3 Ministers.
  8. The article's systematics are:
    • Title
    • Article Title is Composed Clearly and Informatively. Title Maximum 14 Words, Garamond 14 Pt, First Letter Capital, Bold, Center 1 space
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    • Author's name (without academic degree), affiliation, and e-mail;
    • Author Name Without Degree and not abbreviated is written in Garamond 12 pt font, Bold, Center. Author Affiliation is written in Garamond 12 pt font, Center. (if there is more than 1 author, email address is only for author 1) 
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    • Abstracts
    • This abstract article uses English and Indonesian. Which consists of 150-200 words with 1 space in one paragraph. The abstract is written concisely, clearly, intactly, and completely that illustrates the essence of the entire contents of the writing. The abstract must contain the core problem, the formulation of the problem, the method, and the results of the research / findings obtained. ¬ 12pt, Garamond, Italic. 
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    • Keywords
    • Use 3-5 keywords separated by semicolons (;). keywords that reflect your article idea. ¬ 12pt, Garamond, Italic.
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    • Introduction
    • The introduction is written in 12pt, Garamond bold (1.5 spacing). The introduction contains the background of the article writing which contains academic concerns, can be supplemented with statistical data. The author should include previous studies to show the pioneering nature of the research. The author should show the advantages and disadvantages of previous research, then show what you expect from your work (to solve these limitations) which is formulated in the research objectives. References are in the form of books and recent journal articles from the last 5-10 years.
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    • Method
    • Research methods are a series of technical steps taken in research. No longer discussing the definition of a method. In the research method, it is necessary to include the approach taken, type of research, data sources, data collection methods, data validity checking techniques. The method used must be accompanied by references. The research method is formulated briefly and clearly. (The research method used if the article is the result of research). The research method is written in 12pt, Garamond (1.5 spacing).
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    • Discussion
    • First Discussion
      The research results must be written clearly and concisely. The research results should summarize the research findings rather than detailed data. It is advisable to provide a review of the differences between your results or findings and previous research. Discussion is the most important part of your article. Here you get the opportunity to explore your data. Usually starting with a summary of the research findings then discussed with various related theories or references. Reference sources are written with bodynotes, for example (Sarmidi and Yunus, 2016: 117). If there is numbering in a sentence or in the discussion, it is written directly in the paragraph using letters in brackets, for example: The family has several main functions, including: (a) Ijma`; (b) Qiyas; (c) Maslahah; (d) etc. The discussion is written in 12pt, Garamond (1.5 spacing). 

    • Second Discussion
      The results of the study should be written clearly and concisely. The results of the study should summarize the findings of the study rather than detailed data. It is advisable to provide a review of the differences between your results or findings and previous studies. Discussion, is the most important part of your article
      If any, Tables and Graphs are numbered sequentially with the table title and number placed above the table. For example

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    • Conclusion
    • The conclusion describes the answer to the hypothesis and/or research objectives or findings obtained. The conclusion does not contain a repetition of the results and discussion, but rather a summary of the findings as expected. Without a clear conclusion, peer reviewers and readers will find it difficult to assess your work. Suggestions present things to be done related to further ideas or contain recommendations from the research. The conclusion is written in 12pt, Garamond (1.5 spacing).
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    • Bibliography
    • Manabia: Journal of Constitution Law uses the American Psychological Association (APA) Style 7th edition in the Bibliography at the end of the manuscript. Include only things that you read and write in the footnotes. Use a Reference Management Application such as EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. All publications cited in the text must be listed in the Bibliography section and arranged alphabetically. The Bibliography that can be referred to is all publications in the last 10 (ten) years, except for the main references.

    • The bibliography is arranged alphabetically using the American Psychological Association format (APA Style 7th Edition) in https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition/). Example of writing a bibliography:

      In book form: Auda, J (2015). Grounding Islamic Law Through Maqasid Syariah. Bandung: PT Mizan Pustaka.

      A book with three authors: Springer, D. R., Regens, J. L., & Edger, D. N. (2009). Islamic radicalism and global jihad. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.

      In the form of a compilation book: Anwar, S. (2002). "Development of Islamic Law Research Methods", in Ainurrofiq (ed.). Madzhab Jogja Initiates the Paradigma of Contemporary Usul Fiqh. Yogyakarta: Pustaka Ar-Ruz.

      Book with edition: Jurdi, S. (2006). Indonesian Islamic Political Thought: The Link between the State, the Caliphate, Civil Society, and Democracy (1st ed.). Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar.

      In the form of a scientific journal: Mushonnif, A. (2013). Fragmentation of Authority Between Government Organizations and Religious Organizations in Determining the Beginning of the Islamic Month. Al-Hukama: The Indonesian Journal of Islamic Family Law, 3 (2). https://doi.org/10.15642/alhukama.2013.3.2.165-179.

      Translated book: El Fadl, Khaled M. Abou. (2004). Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority, and Women. (Translated by R. Cecep Lukman Yasin), In the Name of God From Authoritative Jurisprudence to Authoritative Jurisprudence. Jakarta: Serambi Ilmu Semesta.

      Unpublished thesis, dissertation, & dissertation: Zahro, A. (2001). Lajnah Bahtsul Masail Ulama 1926-1999, Critical Review of Fiqh Legal Decisions. Dissertation, Doctoral Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta.
      Adams, R. J. (1973). Building a foundation for evaluation of instruction in higher education and continuing education (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd

      Proceedings: Hidayah, Astika Nurul. (2018). Comparison of "Object" Aspects to Determine the Validity of Online Buying and Selling Transactions Based on Islamic Law and Indonesian Civil Law. Proceedings of the National Seminar of the Sharia Economic Law Study Program, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. Accessed from http://digital.library.ump.ac.id/id/eprint/18.

      Electronic book: De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay's tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html