Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission

Authors are suggested to submit their manuscript through the online submission system at International Journal of Islamic Psychologist’s official website at:

https://journal.iamphome.org/index.php/IJIP

First time Authors must register themselves (by registering and creating an account) as an Author on the website and progress through the submission process.

If Authors encounter difficulties in submitting their manuscript through the official website, Authors can submit their articles by sending an e-mail with the manuscript file attached to our email: journal@iamphome.org.

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in International Journal of Islamic Psychology website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Peer Evaluation Process

All manuscripts will be subject to a peer-review process by International Journal of Islamic Psychology’s Editors and Reviewers which consist of academics and specialist professionals.

Open Access Policy

International Journal of Islamic Psychology provides open-access to its content, based on the principle of furthering global knowledge exchange, by assuming the principles and policy of the Open Access Movement.

 

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

International Journal of Islamic Psychology prepares manuscripts for publication loosely based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Journal (APA; 7th Edition).

Authors are only required to prepare their manuscript in single column form (as shown in the International Journal of Islamic Psychology Layout Template) while also paying attention to the clarity of the Headings in their manuscript.

The International Journal of Islamic Psychology Layout Template is available for download here.

If Author’s manuscript is approved for publication, the copywriter will help customize the manuscript format according to the published article template.

 

Requirements for Manuscript Submission

The submitted manuscript is original and has not been previously published or submitted for consideration by any other journal.

The submitted manuscript is in MicroSoft Word format and uploaded as a .DOC or .DOCX file.

The submitted manuscript should follow International Journal of Islamic Psychology Manuscript Structure, provided in International Journal’s Author Guidelines and Layout Template.

Authors are not obliged to prepare their full manuscript according to International Journal of Islamic Psychology’s Layout Template, but the Headings of the Manuscript must follow the format provided by the International Journal of Islamic Psychology’s Layout Template.

 

Brief Checklist for Manuscript Submission

The relevant ethics committee/ institution review boards must approve the study. All original articles representing human studies must be accompanied by ethical clearance and informed consent.

All manuscript must include an Abstract containing a maximum of 250 words and a minimum of four Keywords.

References used in the manuscript must consist of 75% up-to-date scientific journal articles (instead of books and/or unpublished manuscripts) from the last 10 years.

References are listed in alphabetical order and prepared in American Psychological Journal (APA) Referencing Style, in accordance to the 7th Edition.

All listed References must be cited in the Manuscript’s text and each text citation in the Manuscript’s text must be listed in the References.

Authors are not obliged but are suggested to use Reference Manager Programs such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, etc..

Graphics (for use in Figures in the manuscript) are allowed, but must be supplied as either .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, or .BMP files with sufficient, clearly viewable resolution at the 100% scale.

Graphics in the form of editable Graphs or Flowcharts must be kept in editable form instead of saved or screenshot Graphics File.

International Journal of Islamic Psychology prioritizes article publication with the Graphics in monochrome (black-and-white) but offers Authors the option to publish in color.

 

Manuscript Structure

Manuscripts submitted to International Journal of Islamic Psychology must follow the Manuscript Structure provided in Author Guidelines.

A submitted manuscript generally consists of crucial sections as listed and briefly explained in International Journal of Islamic Psychology - Manuscript Structure.

Contents of each part should follow the reporting standards based on American Psychological Association’s Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS) for both quantitative and qualitative scientific researches and Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS) for meta-analysis researches.

Title

Titles must be kept concise and informative of the research’s subject matter, topic, and/or variables.

Author(s) Name(s) and E-Mail Address(es)

Provide the full name of each author (first, middle, and last name) without any titles.

Authors are suggested to provide the full names without any initials.

Pick one Author as the Corresponding Author but provide the working and active e-mail addresses of all Authors.

Affiliation

Provide each Author’s affiliation, at the minimum consisting of the institution and the faculty or department name.

Abstract

Provide the Abstract for the article.

It is recommended to provide both the Bahasa Indonesia and English Abstracts.

Each abstract is written in a single paragraph with a maximum of 250 words.

Briefly describe the background and objective of the research, results, conclusion, and implication of the research.

Keywords

Provide a minimum of 3 (three) Keywords.

Introduction

Briefly provide information on the background, literature review, state of the originality of the work, research question and/or hypotheses, and objective of the research.

Methods

Provide the methods and materials and used for the research, these commonly include the data collection method, participants (population and sample), instruments used, and data analysis method.

Ensure that sufficient information has been provided for repetition of the research.

Refer to the American Psychological Journal (APA)’s scientific article reporting standards for more detailed information.

Results

Present the outcome of the study which should be able to answer the research question and/or hypotheses.

Discussion

Provide the interpretation of the study findings in the context of previous research.

This section is not a repetition of Result.

Limitation (and Suggestion)

Provide the limitations of the study and, whenever possible, also suggestions for future research.

Conclusion

Present the main conclusion(s) of the study.

This section may also highlight the implication of the findings.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledge those who have contributed to the research (funding organizations, research assistant, individuals or institutions that helped in gaining access for data collection and/or analysis, etc.).

Conflict of Interest or Funding

Declare any potentially competing interest (financial, professional, or personal relationships relevant to the study).

Sources of funding of the study may also be provided in this section under the Heading of Funding instead of Conflict of Interest.

References

Provide references listed in alphabetical order and prepared in American Psychological Journal Referencing Style (7th Edition).

References used in the manuscript must consist of 75% up-to-date scientific journal articles from the last 10 years.

All listed References must be cited in text and each text citation must be listed in the References.

DOI for each Reference must be provided if available.

Authors are not obliged but are suggested to use Reference Manager Programs such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, etc..

Author Contribution

Provide a list of each Author’ contribution to the research and manuscript.

 

Article Processing Charges

International Journal of Islamic Psychology is fully managed and published by the International Association of Muslim Psychologists. For this reason, the journal doesn't charge authors for submitting an article in the journal as well as in the review and publication process.