Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Title of article, brief and concise, articulating contents (center, bold, cambria 16, 13 and maximum of 18 words)

First Writer¹*, Second Writer¹, and Third Writer² (Full names without titles, Bold, Cambria 12)

¹University/Institution of First and Second Writer, Country

²University/Institution of Third Writer, Country                  

Abstract: Reflecting the substance of the whole contents of the article and enabling readers to determine relevance with their interest and decide whether or not to read the full document. The abstract consists of a statement about the objective of the study or focus of discussion, method or necessary research steps, findings, conclusion, research implication/limitation, and originality. The title and abstract are in English, in a single paragraph, single spacing, Cambria 10, and about 200 words maximum. Keywords: Listing important terms, enabling readers to find articles, 3-5 terms, cambria 11, written below abstract. 

Article History: Submitted 28 July 2025; Revised 22 October 2025; Accepted: 12 November 2025; Published online 21 March 2026

The writing format of the Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Al-Thariqah manuscript is a minimum of 6,000 words and a maximum of 9,000 words.

Introduction (bold, cambria 14)

The introduction should outline the aims of your paper and describe why the topic is important and what it contributes to the body of knowledge. You should also provide background to the research project, highlight the structure of the paper, and explain what made you decide to research this topic/write the article. Provide broad definitions and discussions of the topic and incorporate views of others (literature review) into the discussion to support, refute, or demonstrate your position on the topic. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, we briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the principal conclusions. As far as possible, please keep the introduction comprehensible to scientists outside your particular field of research.

Literature review (bold, cambria 14)

A literature review is written using Cambria font, 11pt.. A literature review consists of three concepts. Each concept is written in two paragraphs of a minimum of 10 lines and a maximum of 15 lines. The first paragraph is descriptive, explaining the definition, terms, understanding, and explanation of the concept or theory used. The second paragraph is evaluative, explaining the categorization, aspects, methods, and examples of the concept or theory used.

Method (bold, cambria 14)

Write out briefly, concisely, clearly, and adequately so it can be replicated. This section explains the research approach, study subjects, conduct of the research procedure, use of materials and instruments, data collection, and analysis techniques. These are not theories. Generally known formulas should not be written down for statistical use. Any specific criteria used by the researcher in collecting and analyzing the research data should be thoroughly described, including the quality of the instruments, the research material, and the data collection procedure. This section should be written about 10% (for qualitative research) or 15% (for quantitative research) of the body.

Results (bold, cambria 14)

For ease of reading and comprehension, findings are presented first, followed by discussion. It should provide a concise and precise description of the experimental results, the interpretation, and the conclusions that can be drawn. The Findings subtitle and Discussion subtitle are presented separately. This section should occupy a minimum of 60% of the whole body of the article.

The results of data analyses can be presented in tables, graphs, figures, or any combination of the three. Tables, graphs, or figures should not be too long, too large, or too many. The writer is advised to use decent variation in presenting tables, graphs, or verbal descriptions. All displayed tables and graphs should be referred to in the text. The format of the tables is shown in Table 1. Tables do not use column (vertical) lines, and row (horizontal) lines are used only for the head and tail of the table. The font of the table entry may be reduced. Figures in the table should not be over-repeated in the narration before or after the table. All figures and tables should be cited in the main text.

The thousands are marked using commas; e.g., 1200300 is written as 1,200,300. Decimal points are markedwith a period followed by two number digits, e.g., 12.34. For figures lower than 1, the zero is unnecessary, e.g., .12.The alphabet is italicized for mathematical symbols or notations, but Greek letters are written upright using thecorrect symbols. The equal sign is given a punch space before and after, e.g. (English format): r = .456; p = .008. Forstatistical values with degrees of freedom such as t, F, atau Z, the degree of freedom is written in braces such as t(52)= 1.234; F(1, 34) = 4.567. Statistical calculation for hypothesis testing should be completed with effect sizes; for example, the t-test using Cohen’s d, the F-test using partial eta squared, or other posthoc tests in line with thereferences under consideration.

For qualitative research, findings should substantially be presented in a condensed report based on results from rigorous qualitative data analysis. Tables, diagrams, charts, or other data visualizations may be presented to facilitate ease of reading. Authentic evidence from empirical data (e.g., excerpts from interview transcripts, field notes, documents) should be presented in a reasonable amount of texts that do not surpass the authors’ statements on their findings.

Discussion (bold, cambria 14)

Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible. Future research directions may also be highlighted.

Conclusion (bold, cambria 14)

Intended not only to repeat findings. The conclusion contains substantialization of meaning. It can present a statement of what is expected as proposed in the “Introduction” and what has happened as reported in the “Findings and Discussion” so that compatibility exists. An addition can be made concerning the prospects of enriching the research findings and developing the potential for future research.

Declarations (bold, cambria 14)

Author contribution statement (bold, cambria 12)

Specifies the exact contributions of each author in a narrative form. For example, from drafting the manuscript, collecting data, and writing the manuscript, the authors who contributed should be listed.

Funding statement (bold, cambria 12)

The funding agency should be written out in full and include the grant number, which can be included in brackets. The funding agency needs to be listing in the “Organization Name.” If there is only one funding agency: This research was supported by the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]. If there are multiple agencies or grant numbers, then it should be formatted as such: This research was supported by the Organization Name [grant numbers xxxxxx]; the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]; and the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]. If there is no funding information, they should state: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. If an organization providing support that was not monetary (maybe they provided facilities, survey samples, etc.), please mention that that organization supported the research.

Data availability statement (bold, cambria 12)

Data availability statements provide a statement about where data supporting the results reported in a published article can be found—including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study.

Declaration of interests statement (bold, cambria 12)

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper. Alternatively, The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships, which may be considered as potential competing interests.

Declaration of use artificial intelligence (bold, cambria 12)

The authors must be declare the use of artificial intelligence in their manuscripts. For example, the authors declare the use of artificial intelligence in data analysis. Or, the author declare that this manuscript does not use artificial intelligence.

Acknowledgment (bold, cambria 12)

Intended to pay gratitude to sponsors, fund bearers, resource persons, and other parties with essential roles in the study. The writer needs permission from persons or institutions to mention them in the acknowledgments. Editors need not be acknowledgedin writing.

References (bold, cambria 14)

References should relate only to the material you cited within your article (this is not a bibliography). References should be in APA Style 7th Edition and listed in alphabetical order. Please do not include any abbreviations. Any additional references should be included in an Additional Reading section. The reference entry is arranged in alphabetical order. All that is referred to in the text must be listed in the reference list, and all written in the reference list must be referred to in the text. Using current articles from Web of Science/Scopus-indexed journals as reference sources is advisable, rather than books or proceedings. The writer is obliged to list all the references validly according to the sources and URL (https of the DOI (digital object identifier)when available), particularly for entries from journals. In the case of cities of publication, differences should be made between writing cities in the USA and cities outside the USA, for example.

Tambak, S., Sukenti, D., Razak, A. Z. A., Agustina, A., Ahmad, K. A., Firdaus, F., & Syarif, M. (2025). Continuous professional development for madrasa teacher professionalism: engaging motivation for engagement. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 14(4), 3171-3182. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v14i4.33501

Surachman, A. I., & Kusmawati, H. (2025). Learning Innovation in Outcome Based Education: Development of Descriptive Statistics Modules for Islamic Religious Education in Islamic Higher Education. Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Al-Thariqah, 10(2), 84–104. https://doi.org/10.25299/althariqah.2025.vol10(2).23920 

Abdullah, M. R., Muhamad, F. N., Hj Abdullah, Z., Amonov, B., & Yaakob, M. A. (2025). Exploring the mediating effect of academic self-efficacy on metacognitive awareness and students’ academic writing skill in Islamic higher education. Journal of Instruction and Islamic Religious Education, 1(2), 135-152. https://doi.org/10.63826/jiire.v1i2.175