Author Guidelines
General Guide of Manuscript
The articles submitted through online submissions must contain the articles file. The electronic manuscripts formatting requirements are few: a) Use MS Word, typed in papers A4 (Width: 21 cm, Height: 29.7 cm), Margin (Top: 3 cm, left: 3 cm, Bottom: 2 cm, Right: 2 cm), Cambria 12 pt; b) Use Indonesian or English as the language; c) Indent or space between all paragraphs; d) Avoid text footnotes; they should be incorporated into the text; e) Articles must be following the surrounding style and journal template. The manuscript should be arranged in the following order (begin new sections on new pages). Submitted manuscript accepted for publication or even published elsewhere is unacceptable and will not be published in Al-Alam: Islamic Natural Science Education Journal. Manuscript sent to Al-Alam: Islamic Natural Science Education Journal must be free from plagiarism and self-plagiarism.
Title
The title was containing studied variables and showing manuscript content. The title should be clear, brief, and informative.
Authors Name
Must be complete but without any title, accompanied by author and affiliation address. The Corresponding author must provide and use an email address unique to themselves and not shared with another author registered or department.
Abstract
Title in English. Abstract should be written in English version. Abstract is a summary that describe content of the manuscript. It should contain background, aims, methods, results, and conclusion from the research. It should be written using Cambria-10, italic, written in 1 paragraph, single space among rows, using past tense sentences. It is should not contain any references, equation, table and pictures.
Introduction
The introduction contains the purpose of the article/research that is formulated and presented by a good introduction and avoids detailed references and research result presentations. The introduction should include background, research urgency, and gap analysis with existing research so that it can show the novelty given. The purpose of the research should be clearly seen in the introduction, which is better not to contain tables and figures. The introduction is straightforward.
Method
The methods should include relevant details on the materials and experimental design, and techniques to be repeated. Names of products and manufacturers should be included only if alternate sources are deemed unsatisfactory. Novel experimental should be described in detail. If the previous researcher method is used, please describe that method briefly and describe in detail if you make any modification to the procedure.
Result and Discussion
The results and discussion are written in one unit; the author is not justified based on the results and prior discussion in the form of a new chapter. How to write in the results and discussion is done directly by reviewing directly one by one, the research results obtained with relevant references and prioritizing from primary sources. The study results can be equipped with tables, pictures, and graphics to clarify the presentation of the research results verbally.
The results and discussion should be presented in the same part, clearly and briefly. The discussion part should contain the benefit of the research result, not the repeat result part. The results and discussion part can be written in the same part to avoid extensive quotation. Tables or graphs must present different results. The results of data analysis must be reliable in answering research problems. References to the discussion should not repeat the references in the introduction. Comparisons to the findings of previous studies must be included.
Conclusion
This section contains research results, research findings in the form of answers to research questions, or the state of digest results of the discussion. The conclusion of the research is presented briefly, narrative, and conceptual. The research impact must be stated. This section is presented in paragraph form, not numbering/listing. Just like the second part above, since the first paragraph, the first sentence is also written indented into one tab. Conclusions are presented in one paragraph.
References
Writing a list of references using Mendeley, APA style 6th edition.
Afrizon, A. et al. 2012. Peningkatan Perilaku Berkarakter dan Ketrampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Kelas IX MTsN Model Padang Pada Mata Pelajaran IPA-Fisika Menggunakan Model Problem Based Instruction. Jurnal Penelitian Pembelajaran Fisika, 2 (1): 1-16.
Kusumaningsih, D. 2013. Indonesian Text Role as Draft Science in Curriculum 2013: Assessment Introduction Text Structure Strategies In Indonesian Book. Asian Journal of Sciences and Humanities, 2 (4): 1-4.
Syafii, W. dan R. M. Yasin. 2013. Problem Solving Skills and Learning Achievements Through Problem Based Module in Teaching and Learning Biology in High School. Asian Social Science Journal, 9(12): 220-230.
Mathematics
Use italic for variables, bold for vector and matrices, a script for transforms, and san serif for tensors. Use superscripts and subscripts in a superior or inferior position; do not use raised and lowered fonts.
Tables
Every table must have a title, and all columns must have headings. Column headings must be arranged so that their relation to the data is clear, and refer to the column below. Footnotes should be indicated by superscript, lowercase letters. Each table must be cited in the text.
Figures
Cite each figure in numerical orders in a text. Clearly mark orientation on the figure, if questionable. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. Indicate latitude and longitude on maps. Color figures, foldouts, pocket maps, etc., can be accommodated, but the author must bear the costs of color for publishing these special features.
