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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 12-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

A. Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

  1. Articles submitted to Ibtida'i: Jurnal Kependidikan Dasar must be original research papers or review articles within the scope of elementary education.
  2. Title should be a maximum of 15 words, concise, clear, and informative. Use Times New Roman, font size 12, single-spaced, with 6 pt spacing after paragraph.
  3. Author's full name (without academic title) is placed below the title. If there are multiple authors, use separate lines.
  4. Affiliations should state the department, faculty, and university, e.g., Department of Elementary Teacher Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, Indonesia.
  5. Email should be valid and placed under the institutional affiliation.
  6. Abstract is written in both Indonesian and English, containing research objectives, methods, and primary results. Length is 150–200 words, single-spaced, with narrower margins.
  7. Keywords: 3–6 words or phrases.
  8. Article structure includes: Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
  9. Introduction must highlight: research urgency, gap analysis, background literature, novelty, and objectives (without subtitles).
  10. Methods should describe research design, population, sample, instruments, data collection and analysis techniques in paragraph form.
  11. Results and Discussion should include field findings, supported by tables, graphs, or figures. Data should not be duplicated in multiple formats. Use sequential numbering and center alignment for tables/images. Qualitative studies may present findings by themes/subcategories.
  12. Discussion must:
    • Answer research questions
    • Interpret findings
    • Connect with existing theories/literature
    • Present implications and potential theoretical contributions
  13. Conclusion should be narrative, conceptual, and avoid numerical lists or symbols.

B. Guidelines for Citation and References

  1. Citations must refer to primary sources (articles in reputable journals).
  2. Use reference manager tools: Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, etc.
  3. Apply the APA citation style (American Psychological Association), with in-text citations and a reference list.
  4. Minimum 30 references, with 80% from reputable journals (SCOPUS, Web of Science, or SINTA).
  5. References should be from the last 10 years.
  6. Avoid citing Wikipedia, personal blogs, or non-scientific websites.

C. Guidelines for Submission

  • Submission instructions are available [here].
  • Article template can be downloaded [here].

D. Language Editing and Style

  • Started from Volume 13, all manuscripts should be in American or British English (consistently).
  • Authors are encouraged to proofread or seek language editing.
  • The journal accepts manuscripts with a total word count between 5000 and 12000 words.

E. Ethics, Plagiarism, and Disclosure

  • The journal follows COPE Guidelines.
  • Plagiarism checking is required (Turnitin, Grammarly, Plagiarisma).
  • Plagiarism exceed 20% is not accepted.
  • Include sections on:
    • Acknowledgment
    • Declaration of Conflicting Interests
    • Funding
    • ORCID ID

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An author who publishes in Ibtida'i: Jurnal Kependidikan Dasar agrees to the following terms:

  • The author retains the copyright and grants the journal the right of first publication of the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal
  • The author can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book) with the acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • The author is permitted and encouraged to post his/her work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of the published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of Ibtida’i: Jurnal Kependidikan Dasar and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

All personal data collected through this site will be processed and stored securely. The Editorial Team and Publisher of Ibtida’i are committed to protecting the privacy of authors, reviewers, and readers. This journal complies with internationally recognized privacy protection standards and Indonesia's Government Regulation No. 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Transactions (PP PSTE).

Data will only be accessed by authorized personnel and used for purposes including communication regarding article submission, peer review process, publication, and indexing. Users may contact the Editorial Office to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data.