Reviewers Guidelines

Manuscript Review Criteria

Al-Muallim: Jurnal Studi Pendidikan Islam

• Presentation
  • Does the article present a cohesive and logical argument?
  • Are the ideas clearly structured and communicated?
• Writing
  • Does the title accurately reflect the content of the manuscript?
  • Is the writing concise, coherent, and easy to follow?
• Length
  • Which sections of the manuscript need to be expanded, removed, condensed, summarized, or combined?
• Title
  • Is the title concise, free of implicit or redundant terms?
  • Is it stated as the main result or conclusion of the manuscript?
  • Are abbreviations avoided?
• Abstract
  • Does the abstract clearly include:
  • the aim of the study,
  • the method used,
  • the main findings or results, and
  • the conclusion?
• Introduction
  • Does the introduction provide a clear and systematic explanation of the following:
  • Background of the study
  • State of the art and relevant previous research
  • Gap analysis and novelty statement
  • Hypothesis or problem statement (optional)
  • Research approach or strategy
  • The aim of the study
• Method
  • Is the method section written clearly enough to allow replication?
  • Does it describe how the research was conducted?
  • Does it include the research location, participants, instruments, and data analysis?
• Results and Discussion
  • Are the data presented in tables or figures with explanatory captions?
  • Are the results related to the research objectives?
  • Are findings compared with previous studies?
  • Is scientific interpretation provided?
  • Are implications of the findings explained?
  • Are research limitations discussed?
  • Are areas for further research suggested?
• Conclusion
  • Does it answer the research objectives?
  • Does it offer implications or recommendations (optional)?
  • Is it written in paragraph form (not bullet points)?
• References
  • Is a reference manager used (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote)?
  • Are most references published within the last 10 years?
  • Are at least 80% from peer-reviewed scientific journals?