Author Guidelines

JOURNAL WRITING GUIDELINES

AL KARIMA: JOURNAL OF QUR'ANIC STUDIES AND EXEGESIS Karima Islamic College, Gerdu Karangpandan, Karanganyar, Central Java

WRITING GUIDELINES

AL KARIMA is a biannual journal dedicated to the exploration of Qur'anic studies and exegesis. Published by Karima Islamic College in Karanganyar, Central Java, it invites contributions from scholars and researchers across related disciplines.

Submitted articles must adhere to the following criteria:

  1. The article should be relevant to the specified theme.
  2. It must be an original work, free from plagiarism or data fabrication, not previously published in any scientific journal or book, and not concurrently submitted to other periodicals.
  3. Articles should be written in standard Indonesian, with a maximum length of 25 pages on B5-sized paper, using the Book Antiqua font, 12 pt, and 1.1 spacing.

The article's structure should include:

  • Title (not exceeding 20 words)
  • Author's name (without titles)
  • Author's affiliation
  • Author's email address
  • Abstract (not exceeding 200 words, written in both Indonesian and English)
  • Keywords (not exceeding five words)
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Research method
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References

References should be written in footnote format, following the AL KARIMA Journal style, adjusted to the 6th edition Format.

For indirect quotations, include the author's last name and the year. Example: Libraries historically highly value intellectual freedom and patron confidentiality (LaRue, 2007).

For direct quotations, use quotation marks ("...") and include the page number. Example: Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness-genealogical rather than ecological" (Gould & Brown, 1991, p.14).

References Format:

  • Book example: Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. (2001). Organizational Behavior. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Journal article example: Netemeyer, R.G., Boles, J.S., & McMurrian, R. (1996). "Development and Validation of Work-Family Conflict and Family-Work Conflict Scales." Journal of Applied Psychology, 81, 400-410.

The bibliography should be arranged alphabetically. Transliteration follows the specified guidelines.

Submit articles in both hardcopy and properly formatted MS Word (RTF) softcopy.