Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines for Borneo International Journal of Islamic Studies

Please ensure that you adhere to the following guidelines when preparing your manuscript. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the guidelines will be returned for revision, potentially delaying publication.

 Journal Articles: 4,000–8,000 words.

 Formatting Requirements

  1. The manuscript should be typed in MS Document format, one-spaced on A4 Paper size, and 10 to 20 pages, or about 4,000- 8,000 words.
  2. Articles are written in English or Arabic.
  3. The title is written using Garamond 16
  4. Written in English/Arabic (using Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 12, 1 space, A4) or Arabic (Microsoft Word, Traditional Arabic 14, 1 space),
  5. Originality: Only unpublished, original work will be accepted. Submissions must not have been previously published or under review elsewhere.
  6. Revisions: Revisions of previously published texts are not permitted. To qualify as original, manuscripts must contain at least 80% new content, with no more than 200 consecutive words directly copied from prior works (even if cited).
  7. Plagiarism: All submissions undergo plagiarism checks. The manuscript plagiarism limit is no more than 20%. Ensure all external sources are properly quoted and paraphrased. Plagiarized content will be returned for correction and may lead to rejection.

 Manuscripts

  1. The title is written of no more than 15 words.
  2. The abstract must be between 150 and 250 words long and include 3-5 keywords. It must reflect the problem (Issue), theory or supposed condition (Rule), argument or analysis (Argument), and Conclusion;
  3. Papers for empirical research consist of an Introduction, Method, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
  4. The introduction consists of background, a literature review (to arrange the state of the art), a purpose, and a problem formulation, and it is written in one chapter without a subtitle.
  5. The method consists of a description of the research type, data collection, data source, data type, and data analysis. It is written in paragraph form.
  6. The results and discussion sections should directly answer the research question and be based on the research findings.
  7. The conclusion succinctly and clearly describes the research result and the logical consequence of developing the science and practice of Islamic education.
  8. References must be noted in a footnote, and references must follow The Chicago Manual of Style. When a source is cited for the first time, complete information is provided: full name(s) of author(s), title of the source in italics, place of publication, publishing company, and the precise page that is cited. For the following citations of the same source, list the author’s last name, two or three words of the title, and the specific page number(s). The word ibid. may be used, but cit., and loc.cit. are not. It suggests using a reference manager (Mendeley/Zotero, and others). 

Review Process

The Borneo International Journal of Islamic Studies is committed to upholding the integrity of peer review and maintaining the standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double-blind peer reviewed, where the identities of both reviewers and authors are kept anonymous. BIJIS Review Guideline:

Step 1. Editorial assessment

Peer review follows several stages, beginning with submitting your article to a journal for consideration. At this first stage, the journal editor will decide if it’s suitable for the journal, asking questions such as:

  • Has the author followed the journal’s guidelines?
  • Is this the right journal for this article?
  • Will the journal’s readers find it interesting and useful?

The editor might reject the article immediately, but otherwise, it will proceed to the next stage and enter peer review.

Step 2. First Round of Peer Review

The editor will find and contact potential referees or other researchers or academics who are experts in your field. They will be asked to read your article and advise the editor whether to publish your paper in that journal.

 Step 3. Revise and Resubmit

You can then revise your article based on the reviewers’ comments and resubmit it with any or all of the changes made. You may be asked to make further revisions, or the paper may be rejected if the editor thinks that the revisions you have made are not adequate.