Author Guidelines

General Author Guidelines

1. Manuscripts must be written in Indonesian or English and have not been published or in the process of being submitted for publication to other media.
published or in the process of being submitted for publication to other media and does not contain elements of plagiarism (maximum 30%); 2.
elements of plagiarism (maximum 30%);
2. Manuscripts can be in the form of research results, case studies, or literature studies;
3. Authors must register as authors;
4. Manuscripts are typed in MS Office Word document format by adjusting the templates that are already available;
5. Manuscripts are written using the Zotero or Mendeley reference manager application with the
with the Modern Humanities Research Association 3rd edition format (note with bibliography;
6. Manuscripts will be published in Al-Athfaal: Journal of Early Childhood Islamic Education
after being reviewed by bestary partners;
7. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the following Author Guidelines and Template.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Manuscript Structure
1. Title. The title should be short, clear, and informative, but no longer than 15 words. The title should
appropriate to the issue being discussed. The title of the article should not contain any unusual abbreviations.
unusual abbreviations. The main idea should be stated first and followed by an explanation;

2. Author's name and institution. The author's name must be accompanied by the name of the institution and email address
institution and email address, without academic titles and positions;
3. Abstract. The abstract is written in Indonesian and English. Abstract is made in one paragraph
which consists of background, objectives, research methods, results, conclusions;
4. Keywords. Include three to five keywords that relate to the article; but are sufficiently common in the discipline; use lowercase letters except for names (3-5 words/phrases).
discipline; use lower case except for names (3-5 words/phrases);

5. Introduction. This section contains sufficient background and a brief literature survey to
note
existing research, to show what is the best of the previous research, to show the
major limitations of the previous research, to indicate what you hope to achieve (to overcome the
limitations of the previous research), and to indicate the scientific merit or novelty of this research
Paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or summary of results. In the end, the authors should
state the purpose of the article;
6. Methods. Methods contain an explanation of the research approach, research subjects,
procedures, use of materials and instruments, data collection, and analysis techniques.
analysis techniques. This section should inform the reader about the types and methods used by the author.
used by the author. In this section, avoid quoting definitions directly from books or other sources;
7. Results and Discussion. Results should be clear and concise. Results should summarise the
findings (scientific) rather than providing data in great detail. Please highlight any
differences between your results or findings and previous publications by other researchers.
The discussion should explore the significance of the results, not repeat them. A combined
Results and Discussion sections is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citation and discussion of
published literature. In the discussion, this is the most important part of your article.
Make the discussion relevant to the results, but do not repeat the results. It is often necessary
to start with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not the experimental results). Components of
The following components should be included in the discussion: How your results relate to
the original question or objective outlined in the Introduction (what)? Do you provide a
scientific interpretation of the results or findings you presented (why)? What are the results of your research?
Are your results consistent with what has been reported by other researchers (what else)? Or are there any differences?
This section may be supplemented with tables, figures, graphs or schematics. All tables, figures,
should be centred, numbered sequentially (Table 1, Table 2, etc.), named, and should be presented above the table,
and must be presented above the table. Tables, figures, graphs, or schemes should be mentioned
in the associated text. This section is written using 12 pt Garamond font with 1.5 cm spacing.
with 1.5 cm spacing. Meanwhile, the writing of tables/figures/graphics/schemes uses Garamond
11 pt with single spacing;

8. Conclusion. The conclusion should address the research objectives and research findings.
This section should be written briefly, clearly and concisely based on the research findings and discussion.
and discussion presented in paragraph form (not numbers). The conclusion should not only contain
repetition of results and discussion or an abstract. You should also suggest future research and
point out ongoing research;
9. Acknowledgements (if applicable). In this section, you can acknowledge any support as long as it is
not covered in the author contributions or funding sections. This can include administrative support
administrative and technical support, or in-kind donations (for example, materials used for experiments);

10. References. The references listed under "References" contain only those sources referred to or listed in the article.
listed in the article. Writing techniques should use reference management applications such as
Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, Reference Manager, and the like to avoid typing errors and duplication.
references by selecting the Modern Humanities Research Association 3rd edition type (note with bibliography.
All reference sources must include 80% of journal articles, proceedings, or relevant research published within five years.
relevant research published within the last five years.