Author Guideline

Author Guidelines

I. GENERAL

1. Manuscripts must be written in Indonesian and must never be published in any journal that has an ISSN or ISBN.

2. The manuscript submitted is a scientific study resulting from case studies or literature studies. All cases accepted must focus on difficult, unique, and rare cases with unusual problem resolution that are important to publish.

3. The manuscript must be written in the form of an article, not a report and presented following the principles of good Indonesian grammar.

4. Authors must register as authors at this link; ABJIS: Al-Bahjah Journal of Islamic Community Service (staialbahjah.ac.id) before they can enter the Journal of Community Service, to send and upload manuscripts.

5. The manuscript will be published in the Community Service Journal after being reviewed by peer reviewers.

6. The editorial staff has the right to edit the manuscript without making any changes to its content.
The manuscript author is responsible for the contents of the published manuscript.

7. Journal of Community Service will notify the author if a manuscript is not published.

8. Manuscripts and illustrations submitted are legally the property of the publisher and may not be published in other media without official permission from the publisher.

9. Support from journal writers is expected by using references from the published Journal of Community Service.

10. All forms of communication must be electronic.

11. The writing template can be downloaded on the Journal of Community Service website: ABJIS: Al-Bahjah Journal of Islamic Community Service (staialbahjah.ac.id)

12. For further information please contact: Contact | ABJIS: Al-Bahjah Journal of Islamic Community Service (staialbahjah.ac.id)

B. The Guidelines for the Manuscript 

  1. Title, Title of the article about the 15 words, give an overview of research that has been done (short, clear, and informative). The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviations. The main ideas should be written first and followed by its explanations.
  2. The author's name, complete without a title written and typed below the article title. If the author of more than one person, then added the next row.
  3. Originally institutions /agencies, written in the name of the institution where working (Study Program, Faculty, University). For example: Department of Islamic Elementary Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Al-Bahjah Cirebon, Indonesia.
  4. Email address, write the email address is still active and is written under the origin of institutions / agencies.
  5. Abstract, written in two languages, namely Indonesian and English. Abstract contains a brief description of the problem (optional), research objectives, methods used, the results of research, and conclusions (indicate the main conclusions). Abstract writing pressure primarily on the research results. Typing abstract done with a single space with a narrower margin of right and left margins of the main text with approximately 200 words.
  6. Keywords, Number 3-5 word keyword.
  7. Systematics of writing the article the results of research are: introduction; research method; results and discussion; conclusions; bibliography.
  8. Introduction consists of the urgency of research, supporting facts from previous studies, gap analysis, the novelty of research, and research objectives. Written in one chapter without subtitle.
  9. Methods contains an explanation of the research approach, subjects of the study, the conduct of the research procedure, the use of materials and instruments, data collection, and analysis techniques. It is should be described in detail and operationally into 5-6 paragraphs.
  10. Results presented are important data obtained from the results of data collection in the field (test results, questionnaires, interviews, documents, etc.). The results of the research can be supplemented with tables, images, or graphs to clarify the results of the research. Avoid presenting similar data in separate tables. All tables, images, and graphs must be centered and numbered sequentially. For qualitative research, the results section contains detailed sections in the form of sub-topics that are directly related to the focus of research and categories.                    
  11. Discussion. Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also be highlighted. The following components should be covered in the discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what/how)? Do you provide interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences?.
    The discussion aims to (1) answer the problem formulation and research questions; (2) show how the findings were obtained; (3) interpreting findings; (4) linking research findings with established knowledge structures; and (5) raising new theories or modifying existing theories. In this section of the discussion must contain the benefits of the results of the study, not the repetition. The analysis must answer the stated gaps.
  12. Conclusions presented briefly, narrative, and conceptual that describes the research findings and their effects. Avoid using numbering and symbols (bullet and numbering).
C. The Guidelines for Citation and References
  1. All the served data or quotes in the article taken from the other author articles should attach the reference sources.
  2. Writing citations and bibliography should use application management references such as Mendeley, End Note, Zotero or applications in Ms Word.
  3. Writing citations and bibliography using APA format (American Psychological Association) by using innote writing technique.
  4. All references used must be taken from the main source (national and international reputable scientific journals indexed by SCOPUS, Web of Science, and SINTA) and at least 80% of the reference amount used.
  5. Number of references at least 30 references.
  6. References used should be published in the last 5 years.
  7. Wikipedia, personal blog, and non scientific website are not allowed to be used as reference.