Submissions

A. The Guidelines for the Manuscript 

1. Articles that will be submitted to the Ibtida'i: Jurnal Kependidikan Dasar are reports of original research (original research paper) or a review article in the field of elementary education.
2. Title: The title of the article should be no more than 15 words, providing an overview of the accomplished research (short, straightforward, and informative). Use Times New Roman 12-point font, with one spacing and 6 points after each paragraph.
3. The author's name is complete without a title written and typed below the article title. If the author is more than one person, then add the next row (Add Contributor).
4. Initially, institutions/agencies are written in the name of the institution where the person is working (e.g., Study Program, Faculty, University). For example, the Department of Elementary Teacher Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, Indonesia.
5. Email address, write the email address that is still active and is written under the origin of institutions/agencies.
6. Abstract, written in two languages, namely Indonesian and English. The abstract provides a brief description of the problem (optional), research objectives, methods used, and the research results. Abstract writing primarily focuses on the research results. The abstract is written in single spacing with narrower margins on the right and left of the main text, and is approximately 150 to 200 words in length.
7. Keywords, Number 3-6 word keyword.
8. The systematics of writing the article are as follows: introduction, research method, results and discussion, conclusions, and bibliography.
9. The introduction comprises the urgency of the research, supporting facts from previous studies, a gap analysis, an overview of the research status, the novelty of the study, and the research objectives. Written in one chapter without a subtitle.
10. Research methods consist of research design, population, sample, data source, data collection technique, and data analysis technique. It is written in paragraph form.
11. The results and discussion presented are important data obtained from the results of data collection in the field (test results, questionnaires, interviews, documents, etc.). The results of the research can be supplemented with tables, images, or graphs to clarify the findings. Avoid presenting similar data in separate tables. All tables, photos, and charts must be centred and numbered sequentially. For qualitative research, the results section contains detailed subsections organized by subtopics that are directly related to the research focus and categories. The discussion in the article aims to: (1) answer the problem formulation and research questions; (2) show how the findings were obtained; (3) interpret findings; (4) link research findings with established knowledge structures; and (5) raise new theories or modify existing theories. This section of the discussion must contain the benefits of the results of the study, not the repetition. The analysis must answer the stated gaps.
12. Conclusions are presented briefly, narratively, and conceptually, describing the research findings and their implications. Avoid using numbers and symbols (such as bullets and numbering).

1. All the served data or quotes in the article taken from other authors' articles should be attached to the reference sources.
2. Writing citations and a bibliography should use application management references, such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, or applications within MS Word.
3. Writing citations and bibliography using APA format (American Psychological Association) by using the Innote writing technique.
4. All references used must be taken from the primary source (national and international reputable scientific journals indexed by SCOPUS, Web of Science, and SINTA), and at least 80% of the references used must be from these sources.
5. The number of references is at least 30.
6. References used should be published in the last 10 years.
7. Wikipedia, a personal blog, and a non-scientific website are not acceptable references.