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Introduction

The Author Guideline of Fikrotuna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Manajemen Islam Fikrotuna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Manajemen Islam, with registered number ISSN 2442-2401 (print), ISSN 2477-5622 (online), is an Islamic education and management journal published by LP2M Institute Agama Islam Al-Khairat. It is at the national level that covers a lot of common problems or issues related to Islamic education and management. This journal publication aims to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results achieved in Islamic education and management.

Editorial Fikrotuna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Manajemen Islam board invites you to submit your manuscript to be published in this journal. An example of an article in writing format is HERE.

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How to Write the Title, the Name, and the AuthorAddress

The title of the manuscript should be written at the top of the first page with the center text aligned. Meanwhile, the author's name (without academic degree) and the author's affiliation address should be written with the center text alignment also under the article's title. The author should give two line spaces between the title and the author's name. Then, the space between the author affiliation address and the abstract title is one space. The keywords for all words must be written below the overall abstract. Those should be arranged alphabetically and separated by semicolons, maximally three to five words. Moreover, the article's title is also in Bahasa Indonesia / English (look at the example above).

The responsible author, the correspondence author, or the corresponding author must be written first, followed by the second, the third, and so on. The communication regarding the article revision and the final statement will be communicated via email to the author of the correspondence only. If there is more than one author, the author names should be written down separately by a comma (,). The first name should not be shortened if the author's name consists of at least two words. If the author's names are only one word, they should be written as they are. However, the online version will be written in two words with the same name repeatedly for the metadata indexing. (Camdali and Tunc, 2006; Fridman, 2008)

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The Manuscript General Guidelines

The manuscript text's general guidelines are as follows:

a.

The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not been published yet in other publication media or publishing houses.

b. 

Since 2023, the manuscript should be written in English with the standard language. The manuscript text ought to be written using this article template. The article is written on A4-sized papers (210x297 mm), with custom margins: left 3 cm, right 3 cm, bottom 3 cm, and top 3 cm, Times New Roman theme font, 12pt font size, and 1.5 line spacing.

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The manuscript is typed using the Microsoft Word program on A4 paper. It is around 6,000-7,000 words, including figures, tables, and references.

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The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism element. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism. We use plagiarism software to check your manuscript.

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The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of Fikrotuna (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be submitted through the Online Submission System using the Open Journal System (OJS) on the Fikrotuna E-journal portal (http://ejournal.kopertais4.or.id/madura/index.php/fikrotuna/index) choose only one procedure. Then, register as one of the authors or reviewers at the Register's bottom.

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The manuscript article writing guidelines and template can be downloaded. They are in MS Word (.doc) format.

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The manuscript online submission can be viewed in the part of the online submission guidelines below.

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A manuscript inappropriate to the Fikrotuna writing guidelines will be returned to the author before the review.

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the manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article as follows (subtitles as the order), which are: (a) the title of the article, (b) the author name (no academic title), (c) the affiliated author address, (d) the author email (e) the abstract and the keywords, (f) the introduction, (g) the research method, (h) the research findings and discussion, (i) the conclusion, (j) acknowledgment, (k) the references.

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The subtitles included in the discussion part (Introduction, Methods, Findings and Discussion, and Conclusion) should not be numbered. They are written in bold and title case, using the left text alignment without an underline. The expanded subtitles should be written in bold and sentence case, using the left text alignment and the numbering format level two.

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The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format. Each paragraph starts 1 cm from the left side border, with no spaces among the paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new sentence.

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The tables and pictures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or pictures. Each picture must be given a caption and source (Figure Caption) below the picture and be numbered in Arabic numbering format followed by the picture title. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numbering format above the table, followed by the table title and source below the table. The picture attachments should be guaranteed to be printed well in black and white ink (font size, resolution, and line space are seen). The picture, the table, and the chart should be placed in the center between text groups. It can be placed in the center of a page if it is more prominent. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the critical point.

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The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

The title of the manuscript: The title should be informative and be written both briefly and clearly. It cannot have multiple interpretations. It has to be pinpointed with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviation. The main ideas should be written first and followed then by explanations. The article title should be written within twelve words, in 14pt-sized font, with the bold selection, and in the center text format.

Abstract: The abstract has to be written within 250 words maximum, followed by three to five keywords and arranged alphabetically. The abstract must contain research objectives, methods, results, conclusion, and limitations (optional). Abstract written in 1 space line and 12 font size Times New Roman.

Introduction: The introduction must contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background and a literature review (state of the art) as the basis of the brand new research question, statements of the brand new scientific article, main research problems, and the hypothesis. In the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article writing should be stated. They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand-new scientific article.

Methods: The method explains how the research is conducted, including research design, data collection, research instrument, and analytic techniques. This part should be narrated.

Findings and Discussion: This part consists of the research results and how they are discussed. The results obtained from the research have to be supported by sufficient data.  The research results and discovery must be the answers to the research hypothesis or question stated previously in the introduction.

Conclusion: The final part contains conclusions, limitations, and recommendations. The findings will be the answers to the hypothesis or research question, the research purposes, and the research discoveries. The conclusions should not contain only the repetition of the results and discussions. It should summarize the research results as the author expects in the research purposes or the hypothesis. Research limitations and recommendations contain deficiencies in the research and suggestions associated with further ideas from the research.

Acknowledgment: Acknowledgements to those who support the research (sponsors and respondents). Families and supervisors are not allowed in this section.

References: This part must list all the references used in the article. In this part, all references must be taken from primary sources (scientific journals, with the least number being 80% of all the references) published in the last ten years. Each article should have at least twenty references.

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The Guidelines for the Citations and References

All the data or quotes in the article taken from other authors should be attached as reference sources. The references should use a reference application management system such as Mendeley. The writing format used in Fikrotuna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Manajemen Islam follows the format applied by Turabian 8th edition (complete note).

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The Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines

a.

The document should be submitted via the Online Submission System in the Fikrotuna: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Manajemen Islam E-journal portal HERE.

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Firstly, the author should register as either an author or reviewer (checking role as author or reviewer) in the Register.

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After completing the registration step, log in as an author and click on New Submission. The article submission stage consists of five stages: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, and (5). Confirmation.

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Choose Journal Section (Full Article) in the Start column, and check all the checklists.

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In the Upload Submission Columns, upload the manuscript files in MS Word format in this column.

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In the Enter Metadata columns, fill in all the author data and affiliation, including the Journal Title, Abstract, and Indexing Keywords.

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The author can upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or anything else in the Upload Supplementary Files columns.

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In the Confirmation columns, if the data you entered are all correct, click Finish Submission.

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If the author has difficulties with the submission process through the online system, please contact the Fikrotuna editorial team at Fikrotunaalkhairat@gmail.com.