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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format (.doc/.docx) and strictly formatted according to the updated HIJAI 2026 Article Template.
  • Where available, URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided. The references have been managed using a reference manager (Mendeley or Zotero) with a minimum of 80% primary sources (journal articles).
  • All author names, affiliations, and identifying information have been completely removed from the main manuscript file to ensure a double-blind peer review process.
  • The authors declare that the manuscript is free from plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification of data, with a maximum Turnitin similarity index below 15%.
  • The authors declare that any use of Generative AI or AI-assisted tools (e.g., Grammarly, ChatGPT) has been transparently disclosed in the manuscript, does not replace human authorship, and that all content is free from AI-generated fabrication or plagiarism.

Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES
HIJAI: JOURNAL ON ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Manuscripts must be original works, have not been previously published in any journal/proceeding, and are not currently under review elsewhere.
- Written in standard Indonesian, English, or Arabic.
- Length: 4,000 to 8,000 words (including abstract, tables, figures, and references).
- Manuscripts must strictly follow the official HIJAI 2026 Article Template (available for download in the sidebar).

2. MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE
- Title: Concise, clear, and informative (maximum 15 words in Indonesian/Arabic or 13 words in English).
- Abstract: Written in English and Indonesian (or Arabic for Arabic articles), max 200 words in a single paragraph. It must concisely cover: Research Purpose, Method, Main Results, and Conclusion.
- Keywords: 3 to 5 relevant words or phrases.
- Main Body Sections:
* INTRODUCTION (Background, Literature Review/Gaps, Research Problem, and Purpose)
* METHOD (Data sources, collection techniques, and analysis framework)
* RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (Data analysis, findings, critical discussion, and theoretical implications)
* CONCLUSION (Summary of main findings and practical/theoretical contributions)
* REFERENCES

3. CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE
- Citation Style: APA Style (7th Edition).
- Reference Manager: Authors MUST use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
- Primary Sources: At least 80% of the total references must come from primary sources (reputable peer-reviewed journal articles, preferably published within the last 5–10 years).
- Minimum References: Minimum of 15 to 20 references per manuscript.
- DOI: Include DOIs for all referenced journal articles where available.

4. ANONYMITY & DOUBLE-BLIND REVIEW
To ensure a double-blind peer review process, authors must remove all personal identification (author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments) from the main submission file. Author details will be entered separately in the OJS metadata fields during submission.

5. PLAGIARISM POLICY
All submissions will be screened using Turnitin. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 15% will be rejected or returned to authors for revision prior to peer review.

Reviewers

Bagian ini difokuskan untuk publikasi naskah/catatan hasil penelaahan, ulasan buku (book review), atau naskah khusus yang dikelola langsung oleh Tim Redaksi. Ketentuan bagian ini meliputi:

  • Sifat Penelaahan: Naskah ditelaah secara internal oleh Dewan Redaksi (Editorial Review) atau melalui penelaahan sejawat terstruktur sesuai kebijakan editorial.
  • Standar Etika: Tetap menjunjung tinggi etika publikasi ilmiah dan transparansi akademik.
  • Akses Terbuka: Seluruh konten dapat diakses secara gratis oleh publik (Open Access).

Copyright Notice

For Authors:

1. Author's Copyright:
Upon publication, the copyright of the article is retained by the author(s). This means that the authors hold the exclusive right to use, reproduce, and distribute their own work.

2. User Rights and License:
The articles published in Hijai: Journal on Arabic Language and Literature are made available to the public under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows anyone to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the primary source, a link to the license is provided, and an indication if changes were made.

3. Author's Rights without Restrictions:
As the copyright holder, authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of their work (e.g., depositing it in an institutional repository, publishing it in a book, or sharing it on a personal website), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in Hijai: Journal on Arabic Language and Literature.

For Readers and Users:

1. You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

2. Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

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Specifically:
1. Data will be used solely to facilitate the editorial process, peer review, publishing, and subscription notifications.
2. Personal data will not be made available, sold, or shared for any other purpose or to any third party.
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