Manuscript Types

Edukasia Islamika: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam prioritizes original empirical research articles that present systematically collected and analyzed data, demonstrate methodological rigor, and offer significant theoretical and practical contributions to Islamic education.

The journal considers the following manuscript types:

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles constitute the primary manuscript category of Edukasia Islamika: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam These articles report original findings from empirical investigations that contribute to the development of knowledge, educational theory, policy, and practices in Islamic education. The journal welcomes empirical studies employing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches, including field research, case studies, ethnographic research, surveys, experimental and quasi-experimental studies, and other appropriate empirical research designs. Submitted manuscripts must demonstrate originality, a clearly defined research problem, sound theoretical foundations, methodological transparency, systematic data analysis, and meaningful scholarly contributions.

Original Research Articles are expected to:

• Address relevant and significant issues within the journal's focus and scope.

• Identify a clear research problem, research gap, and objectives.

• Establish a theoretical and empirical foundation based on relevant scholarly literature.

• Employ appropriate and clearly explained research methods.

• Present original findings supported by systematically collected and analyzed data.

• Critically discuss the findings in relation to previous studies and relevant theoretical perspectives.

• Explain the theoretical, methodological, practical, or policy implications of the research.

• Present conclusions that are consistent with the research objectives and findings.

In accordance with the journal's Author Guidelines, empirical research manuscripts must follow this structure: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

The Introduction must incorporate the research background, relevant literature, state of the art, research objectives, and problem formulation. The Method section must explain the research design, data sources, data collection procedures, and analytical techniques. The Results and Discussion section must present original findings and critically interpret their significance within the broader scholarly discourse.

Original empirical research articles receive editorial priority, provided that they meet the journal's standards of originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and scholarly relevance.

      2. Conceptual or library-based article

Conceptual or library-based articles provide a critical, analytical, and comprehensive examination of existing scholarly literature relevant to Islamic education. These manuscripts are intended to synthesize established knowledge, evaluate theoretical and empirical developments, identify research gaps, and advance scholarly understanding of contemporary educational issues.

Edukasia Islamika: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam considers review manuscripts that make substantive contributions to Islamic education studies, particularly those addressing religious moderation, pesantren education, Islamic educational institutions, curriculum development, pedagogical practices, and other topics consistent with the journal's focus and scope. Review Articles may include systematic literature reviews, critical literature reviews, and integrative reviews. Bibliometric analysis may be incorporated where appropriate to the review objectives.

Review Articles are expected to:

• Clearly define the review objectives and research questions.

• Establish the relevance and significance of the topic to Islamic education.

• Explain the literature identification, selection, and analytical procedures.

• Critically evaluate relevant theories, research findings, and methodological approaches.

• Synthesize the literature systematically and coherently.

• Identify significant theoretical, empirical, or methodological research gaps.

• Offer original interpretations, conceptual insights, or directions for future research.

• Demonstrate a clear contribution to the advancement of Islamic education scholarship.

Systematic literature reviews should employ transparent and reproducible procedures and follow appropriate reporting guidelines, such as PRISMA, where applicable. Review manuscripts consisting primarily of descriptive summaries without critical synthesis, analytical depth, or identifiable scholarly contributions will not be considered.

Conceptual or library-based articles are considered a complementary manuscript category, while original empirical research remains the journal's principal publication priority.

Every manuscript, whatever its type, must close with the following end-matter statements:

• Acknowledgement
• Disclosure Statement
• Funding
• Data Availability Statement
• Author Contributions
• Ethics Approval and Informed Consent
• Use of Generative AI
• Notes on Contributors
• References

Edukasia Islamika: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam uses Ethical Guidelines Common to All Manuscript Types

• Originality & Plagiarism: All manuscript types undergo rigorous screening for originality and must not contain plagiarized text, manipulated data, or uncredited ideas, per the strict COPE Guidelines on Plagiarism.
• Authorship Integrity: All listed authors across every manuscript category must definitively fulfill the criteria for authorship and substantive contribution, as defined in the COPE Authorship Guidelines.
• Competing Interests: Authors must clearly disclose all financial or non-financial conflicts of interest regardless of the article category, per COPE's mandate on Handling Conflicts of Interest.
• Redundant Publication: Authors must not submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research to more than one journal simultaneously, referring to the COPE Redundant Publication Guidelines.

Edukasia Islamika: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam uses double-anonymous peer review, so each type of manuscript has two versions of its template. Both files are uploaded at submission.