Author Guidelines

The editor of Al-Muktamar as-Sanawi li Al-Lughah Al-'Arabiyyah (MUSLA) welcomes article submissions in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. Articles have not been published or accepted for publication or are being considered for publication elsewhere. In addition to the manuscript, a written statement should be attached which clarifies that the article is original and does not contain any elements of plagiarism.

2. Types of articles suitable for publication include the following: research reports (laboratory, field, and archives), conceptual ideas, studies, theory applications.

3. Articles are written in Arabic or English using academic language along with standard academic writing structure and composition. Manuscripts are typed 1 spaced in a quarto paper size (B5), between 6000-8000 words in length including references, pictures, and tables. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length.

4. Articles should be in form of essay which includes:

• Do not write author’s name in any part of the article Al-Muktamar as-Sanawi li Al-Lughah Al-'Arabiyyah (MUSLA) has already applied double blind review in the review process),
• Title (max. 16 words),
• Abstract (250-300 words for each) which includes research Introduction, problems, methods, and results,
• Keywords (3-5 words),
• Introduction (without subsection, 5-7 pages) which includes background, objectives, methods, and literature reviews/theoretical construct (if needed) of the research. The introduction section ends with an emphasis on items to be discussed,
• Result and Discussion (consists of result of the study, written in the form of subchapter(s)),
• Conclusion (is a brief summary of findings and discussion. It is strongly recommended to avoid mere repetitive statements from the previous sections) and
• References. (min. 25 references).

5. Diacritics and Spelling of Proper Names In order to be reproduced accurately in printed version, articles must be aware of any special (e.g., phonetic) symbols. They must be explained in detail with a typeset sample as well. To deal with this issue, (name of journal) recommends authors to use Times New Roman font, but if this font does not support some symbols, authors are allowed to use other alternatives with notification to the Arabiyatuna: Jurnal Bahasa Arab board. Authors must be aware of the spelling of proper names, especially in terms of Indonesian personal names, newspapers, offices, and organizations. They have to be written as their original spelling although they might be now outdated, for example: Sukarno, Soeharto, Poerbatjaraka, Ki Hadjar Dewantara, Zoetmulder, and Margono Djojohadikusumo. Meanwhile, any geographical names should be written in their modern spellings.

6. Dates and Numbers Dates in the text: 17 August 1945; dates in footnotes and the bibliography: 17-8-1945. Numbers from one to ten should be spelled out; higher numbers, percentages and measurements should be given as numerals (3 km, 6%).

7. Figures, Tables and Maps If your manuscript contains figures or tables, upload them as separate documents, number the figures and tables consecutively, and refer to them in the text (Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Do not include the figures and tables themselves in the manuscript. Indicate in the manuscript where about you would like to see the figure or table included if the manuscript is accepted for publication. Maps can be called a figure (and numbered as such). For all images (line drawings, photographs, maps), please use high resolution source files: min. 150 dpi for photographs, min 300 dpi for linework images. This is the minimum resolution required at the dimensions of which the images should eventually be reproduced. Please bear in mind that the images themselves should also be of high quality (e.g. the images should be clear and sharp and any text in the images should be sharp and legible). Give the caption and the source of the figure in the main text (exactly at the point where you indicate: ‘Figure x about here’).

8. Reference list format is based on APA (American Psychological Association) style 6th edition. The reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literature actually cited in the manuscripts. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. We strongly recommend authors to use reference tools, such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc. Herewith are some of the APA-based references format structure:

• Printed book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
• Online book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-Reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxx or doi:xxxx
• Journal article in print: Author, A.A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume (Issue), pp.-pp.
• Journal article online: Author, A.A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume (Issue), pp.-pp. Doi: xx.xxxx or Retrieved from journal URL
• Website article: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL; Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL
• Newspaper in print: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.
• Newspaper online: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from newspaper homepage URL
• Magazine article in print: Author, A.A.(Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume (Issue), pp.-pp.
• Encyclopaedia: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Entry title. In Encyclopaedia Title, (Vol. xx, pp. xx). City, State of publication: Publisher.

9. Articles should be submitted in soft files using document format (.doc or .docx) to the Online Submission page.

10. Online Submitting Manuscript Guidelines The manuscript text must be submitted by one of two systems (second procedure will be preferred):

• Submitting document should be managed by Online Submission System in the website of the journal?
• First, the author should register as an author (checking role as author) in the “Register” or journal?
• After registration completed, log in as an author, click in “New Submission”. The article submits stage consist five stages, such as: (1) Start, (2) Upload Submission, (3) Enter Metadata, (4) Upload Supplementary Files, (5) Confirmation.
• In the “Start” column, chose Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
• In the “Upload Submission” column, upload the manuscript files at MSWord format in this column.
• In the “Enter Metadata” column, fill out all the author data and affiliation. Following the Journal Title, Abstract, and Indexing Keywords.
• In the “Upload Supplementary Files” column, allowed to upload supplementary data file or the statement letter or other else.
• In the “Confirmation” column, if all the data that you enter were right, then click “Finish Submission”.
• If the author has difficulties in the submitting process via the online system, please contact editorial team at [email protected]