How To Submit

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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

To be considered for publication in Bidayatuna: Jurnal Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, authors must adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.

  2. Articles may be in the form of conceptual papers or research-based studies focusing on Islamic Elementary Education, Islamic Elementary Education Teachers, General Elementary School Teachers, and/or the Management of Islamic Elementary Education.
    For a more detailed description of the journal’s focus areas, please refer to the Aims and Scope section available on the journal’s website..

  3. Manuscripts may be written in English, or standard Arabic.

  4. Manuscripts must be formatted according to the latest journal template. Authors are required to comply with the current formatting standards, which can be downloaded from the journal’s official website.
    Please note that starting from Vol. 8 No. 1 (April 2025), Bidayatuna has implemented a revised article template featuring a single-column layout and using the APA Style 17th Edition for in-text citations and references. All new submissions must strictly adhere to this updated format.

  5. All submissions must be made via the journal’s submission system: http://ejournal.iaisyarifuddin.ac.id/index.php/bidayatuna/about/submissions.

  6. The manuscript should comply with language and formatting standards, including proper punctuation, grammar, and spelling. 

  7. Authors must first register as an Author and/or Reviewer at http://ejournal.iaisyarifuddin.ac.id/index.php/bidayatuna/user/register.

    • After registration, log in with the provided username and password.

    • To submit a manuscript, click on New Submission and follow the steps provided.

  8. Author Fees (Page Charges): There are no fees associated with submission, peer review, or publication. All published articles are freely accessible and downloadable.

  9. For detailed manuscript formatting and submission procedures, please refer to the Author Guidelines on the journal’s website.

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