Author Guideline

The following guidelines for prospective authors apply:

  1. Each manuscript should begin with a 150-250-word abstract of its content and 3-5 keywords. The abstract could be written in Indonesian and American English.
  2. Articles should be written in Indonesian or American English between approximately 4500-6000 words long, including text, all tables and figures, and references.
  3. This journal only accepts original manuscripts, either conceptual papers or empirical research articles, that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication in other journals. All submitted manuscripts must comply with academic publication ethics and will undergo plagiarism screening using plagiarism detection software. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold will be returned to the authors for revision or rejected.
  4. The manuscript should be submitted for consideration by electronic submissions, Microsoft Word is preferred.
  5. A citation in the text usually requires only the last name of the author(s), year of publication, and (sometimes) page numbers, such as Reid (2015: 400), Wani, Abdullah, & Chang (2015: 644), or (Rafiki & Wahab, 2014: 6).
  6. All works cited must appear in the reference list at the end of this article. In the matter of bibliographical style, PEKERTI: Journal Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti follows the American Psychological Association (APA) edition style, such as Azra, A. (2004). The Origins of Islamic Reformism in Southeast Asia: Networks of Malay-Indonesian and Middle Eastern ‘Ulamā in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Crows’ Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.; Kumar, N., & Rose, R. C. (2010). Examining the link between Islamic work ethic and innovation capability. Journal of Management Development, 29(1), 79-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02621711011009081; Interview with Habib Luthfi bin Yahya, Pekalongan, August 19, 2016.
  1. Mendeley, a reference manager, is highly recommended to be used when writing articles.
  2. All article manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by qualified academicians or experts in the field; this is a process that may take weeks or months.
  3. Manuscripts may be edited for style prior to publication.
  4. Authors should be willing to respond to questions from readers of their articles.