Author Guidelines

                                                                                     AUTHOR GUIDELINES
                                               Journal of Islamic Communication and Counseling (JICC)
                                              Islamic Communication and Broadcasting Program (KPI)
                                                                                Faculty of Islamic Studies
                                                                 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

General Requirements:
1. Free of plagiarism for at least 80%, proven by a printout of a plagiarism-free certificate. The manuscript will not be published if plagiarism is over the limit.
2. The sources must be written in a footnote with a font size of 10. However, ibid., op. cit., or loc. cit. are not allowed, while the author and title information must be brief, precise, clear, and consistent.
3. Articles should contain ideas, scientific analysis, theoretical studies, or research with the themes of communication, broadcasting, and counseling through Islamic perspectives.
4. The submitted article has not been submitted or published in other journals/issues, as evidenced by a statement letter with 10,000 IDR stamps (materai).
5. The article must be sent in Microsoft Word format.
6. The editors have the right to edit the grammar and spelling of the published manuscript without changing the content of the writing.
7. The journal publishes papers twice a year in June and December, covering six articles per volume.

 

Writing Provisions:

1. Research Article:
A. Title
    Short and concise phrase (maximum of 12 words).
B. Author(s) Name
    The author section contains a simple name without title, origin, and address of the institution, and email address.
C. Abstract
    The abstract is written in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. It contains a description of the research objectives, methods, and research results. Abstracts should be written concisely in one paragraph (maximum of 150 words) with single spacing.
D. Keywords
     Keywords contain basic ideas or concepts that represent the research with a maximum of 5 words.
E. Introduction
     This section contains the research background, research problems or research objectives, and a summary of theoretical studies related to the research problem.
F. Methodologies
     This section contains the research design. It describes the research methods, research subjects/objects, data collection techniques/instruments, and data analysis.
G. Results and Discussions
    This section contains the analysis results, instrument and hypothesis testing (if any), answers to research questions, findings, and interpretation of the findings.
H. Conclusions
    This section presents the research conclusions and, if necessary, implications, limitations, and suggestions.
I. References
   This part lists all sources referred to in the article.

2. Analytic and scientific article
A. Title
    Short and concise phrase (maximum of 12 words).
B. Abstract
    The abstract is written in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. It contains a description of the research objectives, methods, and research results. Abstracts should be written concisely in one paragraph (maximum of 150 words) with single spacing.
C. Keywords
    Keywords contain basic ideas or concepts that represent the research with a maximum of 5 words.
D. Author(s) Name
    The author section contains a simple name without title, origin, and address of the institution, and email address.
E. Introduction
    This section contains the research background, research problems or research objectives, and a summary of theoretical studies related to the research problem.
F. Methodologies
    This section contains the research design. It describes the research methods, research subjects/objects, data collection techniques/instruments, and data analysis.
G. Discussions
    This section contains a study of the issues. The content may include analysis, theoretical arguments regarding the issues. Accordingly, the sub-chapters can adapt to the problems.
H. Conclusions
    This section contains the conclusions on the problems, including suggestions or alternatives if any.
I. Daftar Pustaka
    This part lists all sources referred to in the article.

Writing Format Provisions:
1. Articles can be written in English, Arabic, or Bahasa Indonesia.
2. A copy of the article is sent accompanied by a soft copy.
3. Unpublished articles will not be returned.
4. The maximum length is 15 pages and written on A4 size paper with 1 cm spacing for abstracts and reference and 1.15 spacing for the content.
5. The font is Times New Roman size 11.
6. The top margin is 2 cm, the bottom is 2.5 cm, the right side is 2.5 cm, and the left side is 3 cm.
7. Each table or figure is given a serial number and title that corresponds to the contents of the table and figure, and the source of the quotation (if any). The source of the citation is written under the figure or table. The title of the table is written above the table, and the title of the image is written below the image.
8. All pages, including tables, appendices, and references, are numbered sequentially.
9. Sources of quotations in the text are written between brackets stating the author's last name, year, and page number if deemed appropriate.

Examples of reference:
- If the quotation comes from a source: (Kuncoro, 2009), (Kuncoro, 2009: 131), (Ebel&Frisbie, 1991: 86), (Case, et al., 2012) or (Sugiyono, dkk., 2006).
- If the quotation comes from different sources with different authors: (Cohen, 2009:163; Nunnally& Bernstein, 1994: 252).

10. The reference is written alphabetically in accordance with the MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style. MLA reference writing is usually applied for papers in the social sciences. Below is how to write references for books, articles, and online sources.

1. Books
a. Books with an author or editor
     Last name, First name (, ed). Book title. City: publisher, publication year. publication media.
     Examples:
Bell, Stewart. The Martyr’s Oath: The Apprenticeship of a Homegrown Terrorist. Mississauga, ON: Wiley,    2005. print.
Capodiferro, Alessandra, ed. Wonders of the World: Masterpieces of Architecture from 4000 BC to the Present. Vercelli: White Star, 2004. print.
Bowker, Michael. Fatal Deception: The Untold Story of Asbestos: Why It Is Still Legal and Still Killing Us. N.p.: Rodale, 2003.print.
notes: N.p is written if the city of publisher is unknown.

b. Books with two or three authors or editors
     Last name of author 1, First name of author 1, and Full name of author 2 (,ed)s. Book title. City: publisher, year of publication. publication media.
     Examples:
Bolman, Lee G., and Terrence E. Deal. Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. print.
Calvesi, Maurizio, and Lorenzo Canova, eds. Rejoice! 700 Years of Art for the Papal Jubilee. New York: Rizzoli, 1999. print.

c. If the book has more than three authors, you can choose whether all of them are listed or only one author is shown and added “et al.”
    Examples:
Nelson, Miriam E., Kristin R. Baker, Ronenn Roubenoff, and Lawrence Lindner. Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis. New York: Perigee, 2003. print.
or
Nelson, Miriam E., et al. Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis. New York: Perigee, 2003. print.

2. Articles
    If the article is taken from a journal, then it is written as follows:
    Author(s). “Article title.” Journal name. Issue (Year): page(s). publication media.
    Examples:
Bagchi, Alaknanda. “Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi’s Bashai Tudu.” Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature. 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.
Duvall, John N. “The (Super) Market place of Images: Television as Unmediated Mediation in DeLillo’s White Noise.” Arizona Quarterly. 50.3 (1994): 127-53. Print.

   In comparison, when the article is taken from a magazine, it is written as follows:
   Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. publication media.
   Examples:
Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Buchman, Dana. “A Special Education.” Good Housekeeping Mar. 2006: 143-48. Print.

2. Online sources
    Actually, MLA does not recommend the use of online sources (web) since the reference address is not static and is often lost. However, MLA still provides the following reference procedures.
Example:
Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.

 

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