Author Guidelines

A General Requirements

JAT prioritizes manuscripts resulting from collaborative research between students and supervisors at the undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, pre-service, and in-service education levels. Submissions from teachers, educational practitioners, consultants, and observers are also considered, provided they collaborate with academic partners from higher education institutions and comply with JAT policies.
The first author is strongly encouraged to serve as the corresponding author and is fully responsible for all communications with the editorial office before and after publication.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s scope, author guidelines, or template will be rejected.
Arabic (Hijaiyah) transliteration must follow the Indonesian National Transliteration System based on the Joint Decree of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Culture (January 22, 1988).
The maximum similarity index (Turnitin) allowed is 30%.

B Manuscript Preparation

Title
Maximum 15 words. Font: Times New Arabic, 11 pt, bold.
Authors
Times New Arabic, 11 pt, bold.
Affiliation
Times New Arabic, 10 pt. Author status (lecturer/student/other) should be adjusted accordingly.
Corresponding Author Address
Times New Arabic, 10 pt.
Email Address
Times New Roman, 10 pt, italic (corresponding author only).
Abstract
The abstract should summarize the research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Length: 150–200 words (English version is flexible).
Font: Times New Arabic, 11 pt, spacing 1.
Keywords
3–5 keywords. Times New Arabic, 11 pt. English keywords in italic.
Introduction
The introduction must present current research problems or theoretical-practical gaps (das sollen vs das sein), supported by relevant empirical and theoretical evidence. Research contributions and significance must be clearly stated.
In-text citations must follow APA 7th edition style. Font: Times New Arabic, 11 pt; spacing 1.15. Figures and tables must be numbered and captioned sequentially.
Research Method
This section should describe the research design, data sources or participants, data collection techniques, and data analysis procedures in an applied and operational manner.
Formatting and citation style follow APA 7th edition.
Results and Discussion
Results must directly address the research questions. Statistical results should present final outputs followed by interpretation. Discussion must be integrated with results and compared with relevant previous studies. Tables and figures should be concise and informative.
Formatting and citation style follow APA 7th edition.
Conclusion
The conclusion must be written in one concise paragraph summarizing the main findings and their contribution to Islamic education development.
Font: Times New Arabic, 11 pt; spacing 1.15.
References
All references must be cited in the text and derived from primary sources such as journals and scholarly books. References should generally be published within the last 10 years, except for historical or biographical studies.
Reference management software (e.g., Mendeley) is mandatory. Reference formatting follows APA 7th edition style, spacing 1.0.