Manuscript Types

Atthulab: Islamic Religion Teaching and Learning Journal publishes original, unpublished scholarly work on Islamic Religious Education, with an emphasis on teaching and learning. The following manuscript types are accepted:

  1. Original research articles. Reports of empirical studies using quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, classroom action research, or research and development (R&D) designs. Structure: Title, Abstract (with keywords), Introduction, Research Method, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References.
  2. Case studies. In-depth investigations of a specific school, madrasah, pesantren, TPQ, community, program, or practice, with clear methodology and analysis that goes beyond description.
  3. Literature studies. Systematic literature reviews (SLR), scoping reviews, bibliometric analyses, and other rigorous syntheses of existing research. The search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and analysis procedure must be explained.
  4. Conceptual and theoretical studies. Critical analyses and hermeneutic or textual studies (for example, Tafsir Tarbawy, Hadith Tarbawy, or the educational thought of classical and contemporary scholars) that make an original contribution and show a clear analytical framework.

General requirements for all types                                

  • Language: English (adjust to the journal’s final policy).
  • Length: approximately 7,000–8,000 words including references; ± 12–15 pages in the journal template
  • Abstract: one paragraph covering background, objective, method, results, and conclusion, with 3–5 keywords.
  • References: APA 7th edition, managed with a reference manager such as Mendeley; at least 80% from journal articles or research results from the last five years.
  • The manuscript must be original, not under review elsewhere, and must pass the journal’s plagiarism screening.
  • All manuscripts must follow the journal template and the Author Guidelines.

Not accepted: previously published work, work under consideration by another journal, and non-scholarly opinion pieces (adjust as needed).