Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Articles submitted to Indonesian Journal of Religion, Spirituality, and Humanity are the author's original scientific work and have never been published or are in the process of being published by other media;

Articles emphasize the study of various phenomena, theories and practices related to religion, spirituality and humanity (See Focus and Scope);

Articles must be in accordance with the journal style.

2009 (Sixth Edition) of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) should be used as the style guide for the preparation of manuscripts, particularly with respect to reporting research results, citing references, and reducing language bias.

The author must submit an article that reviews the actual themes within the specified focus and scope, show the sharpness of analysis, the updating of references, and no plagiarism.  

The articles systematics are:

  • Title;
  • Author's name (without academic degree), affiliation, and e-mail;
  • Abstract contains a maximum of 250 words;
  • Keywords, between 3-6 words;
  • Introduction;
  • Discussion (can be divided into sections);
  • Conclusion;
  • Bibliography.

The general style information regarding submissions is as follows:

  • All manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced using 12-point font except for abstract. (See the article template)
  • Title should be simple, concise and informative with only the first word capitalized.
  • An abstract of up to 250 words should be included along with up to 6 key words listed directly below the abstract.
  • The body of paper must range between 6000-8000 words. It could be divided into sections. Sections should be bold. Subsections should be italic.
  • Tables should be numbered consecutively and referred to by number in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate page and have a descriptive title at the top.
  • Figures or illustrations (photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts) should be numbered consecutively and referred to by number in the text. Photographs should be high-contrast and drawings should be sharp and clear. Each figure should be submitted on a separate page and have a caption below the figure.
  • Footnotes should be avoided. When their use is absolutely necessary, footnotes should be numbered consecutively and typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer. A line should be placed above the footnote so that it is set off from the text. Use the appropriate superscript numeral for citation in the text.
  • Citation. 2009 (Sixth Edition) of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) should be used as the style guide for the preparation of manuscripts, particularly with respect to reporting research results, citing references, and reducing language bias. Below are the examples of citation for book (Weber, 2009) (Nasr, 2005), journal (Widiyanto, 2017), proceeding (Cholid & Shobirin, 2016), book chapter (Kumlin, 2009) and interviews (Hanif, 2020).
  • Bibliographical reference must be noted according 2009 (Sixth Edition) of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Please use Reference Manager Applications like Mendeley, Zotero, etc. 

  • Bibliography Example;

    Cholid, N., & Shobirin, M. (2016). Impact Closure of Prostitution Guise Ritual Practice Pilgrimage in Mountain Kemukus, Sragen, Central Java. Proceeding Of The International Seminar and Conference on Global Issues.

    Hanif, M. (2020). Interview. February, 10 Pondok Pesantren Edi Mancoro.

    Kumlin, S. (2009). The Welfare State: Values, Policy Preferences, and Performance Evaluations. The Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, (June 2018), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199270125.003.0019

    Nasr, S. H. (2005). The need for a sacred science. Routledge.

    Weber, M. (2009). The theory of social and economic organization. Simon and Schuster.

    Widiyanto, A. (2017). Traditional science and scientia sacra: Origin and dimensions of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s concept of science. Intellectual Discourse, 25(1), 247–272.