Author Guidelines
Hikami : Ilmu Alquran dan Tafsir
Hikami was first published in 2019 and has been published twice a year since 2020. The articles must be original, not published, and not under review for possible publication in other journals. All submitted manuscripts will undergo blind peer review by qualified academics in their respective fields. This process may take several weeks or months.
The submitted manuscripts should have relevance and contribute something to the measurement in psychology and education. The manuscript should include: 300-word Abstract (in both English and Indonesian), Introduction, Method, Results (findings), Discussion, Conclusion, Recommendations, and References. Contributors from outside Indonesia can only submit an abstract in English.
The articles to be submitted to this journal should include the following:
• Article information: This is your chance to grab the reader's attention. Remember that the readers are potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Start with the subject of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Avoid abbreviations that are rarely used. The title should not exceed 16 words. Author's name: written in full without titles. Institution: provided in full, including the study program and institution name. Corresponding author: include name and email address. All contributing authors' names should be added, and their names should be arranged in the correct order for publication. The correct email address should only be provided by the corresponding author. The full names of each author should be in the exact format as they should appear for publication, including or excluding any required middle names or initials. The affiliations of each contributing author should be accurate to their respective names.
The criteria for authorship are as follows: Substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; Final approval of the version to be published; Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
• Abstract:
The abstract should be clear, concise, and descriptive. It should provide a brief introduction to the problem, the paper's objectives, followed by a statement of the methodology and a brief summary of the results. The abstract should end with comments on the significance of the results or a brief conclusion. The abstract should be written in 11 pt Centaur font and should not exceed 300 words.
• Keywords:
Components, formatting, style, insertions (3-5 words).
• Introduction:
In the Introduction, the author should state the purpose of the work at the end of the introduction section. Before the objective, the author should provide adequate background and a very brief literature survey to record existing solutions/methods, to show which one is best among previous research, to indicate the major limitations of previous research, to show what needs to be done. You hope to achieve (to overcome the limitations), and to demonstrate the scientific value or novelty of the paper. Avoid detailed literature surveys or summary of results.
• Method:
Materials and methods should enable readers to reproduce the experiment. Provide enough detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Published methods should be indicated by reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Do not repeat details of methods already published.
• Results and Discussion:
The results should be clear and concise. They should summarize the findings (scientific) rather than providing data in great detail. Highlight the differences between your results or findings and previous publications by other researchers. The discussion should explore the significance of the work's results, not merely repeat them. The Results and Discussion sections are often combined. Avoid extensive quoting and discussion of published literature. In the discussion, this is the most important part of your article. Here, you have the opportunity to sell your data. Make the discussion relevant to the results, but do not simply repeat the results. It should often start with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results). The following components should be discussed in the discussion: How do your results relate to the questions or initial objectives outlined in the Introduction (what)? Do you provide a scientific interpretation for each result or finding you present (why)? Are your results consistent with what has been reported by other investigators (what else)? Or are there differences?
• Conclusion:
The conclusion should answer the research objectives. It should tell how your work advances this field from the current state of knowledge. Without a clear conclusion, reviewers and readers will have difficulty evaluating the work and its suitability for publication in the journal. Avoid repeating the abstract or listing only experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work and show potential applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or indicate ongoing experiments.
• References (using APA-7 style):
 It is recommended to use reference managers such as Mendeley and Zotero.
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Online Submission Guidelines
Authors must first register as Authors and/or be offered as Reviewers through the following address: http://jurnal-stkq.alhikamdepok.ac.id/index.php/hikami/user/register
Authors must fill in the form as detailed as possible, where the form with asterisks must be filled in. After all the text boxes are filled, the Authors click the "Register" button to proceed with the registration. Therefore, the Authors are taken to the online author submission interface where the Authors click on "New Submission." In the Start a New Submission section, click "'Click Here': to go to step one of the five-step submission process."
Here are the five steps in the online submission process:
Step 1 - Starting the Submission: Select the appropriate section of the journal, namely Original Research Article, Review Article, or Brief Communication. Therefore, the author must check the submission checklist.
Step 2 - Uploading the Submission: To upload the manuscript to this journal, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and select the manuscript document file to be submitted, then click the Upload button. Please make sure that the manuscript file has been uploaded.
Step 3 - Entering Submission's Metadata: In this step, detailed author metadata must be entered, including the corresponding author marked. After that, the title of the manuscript and the abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and pasting it into the text box, including keywords.
Step 4 - Uploading Supplementary Files: Additional files must be uploaded, including Cover Letter/Submission. Therefore, click the Browse button, select the file, then click the Upload button.
Step 5 - Confirming the Submission: Authors must check the uploaded manuscript document in this step. To submit the manuscript to the Hikami, click the Finish Submission button after the document is correct. The corresponding author or main contact will receive acknowledgment via email and will be able to track the progress of the submission through the editorial process by logging into the journal's website.
After this submission, the Authors submitting the manuscript will receive a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, the Authors can track its submission status at any time by logging into the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes the manuscript review status and the editorial process.
User Rights
All articles published in Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. We continue to work with our author community to choose the best options for licensing, which are currently being determined for this journal as follows:
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