Manuscript Types

Alamtara: Jurnal Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam accepts scientific manuscripts relevant to the scope of Islamic Communication, Islamic Broadcasting, Islamic Media Studies, and interdisciplinary approaches in these fields. Submitted manuscripts must be original scholarly works, previously unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The types of manuscripts considered for publication in Alamtara include:

  1. Research Article
    Research articles present original research findings conducted systematically using clear academic methodologies. The manuscript must include an introduction/objectives, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion supported by adequate data and analysis. Research topics may include (but are not limited to) da'wah rhetoric, Islamic journalism, cross-cultural communication, mass media ethics, Islamic digital broadcasting, sociology of Islamic communication, and contemporary religious media discourse.
  2. Review Article
    Review articles present a critical synthesis of relevant scientific literature within the fields of Islamic communication and broadcasting. Manuscripts are expected to identify the state of the art, current trends, research gaps, scientific implications, and recommendations for future research. Review articles must rely on credible scholarly sources and utilize an appropriate literature search approach (e.g., Systematic Literature Review).
  3. Short Communication / Research Note
    Short communications present preliminary findings, highly specific case studies, or new scientific information of significant value to the development of Islamic communication studies. These manuscripts are more concisely structured than full research articles but must still contain sufficient methodology and results to support the academic validity of the findings.

General Provisions
All manuscripts must align with the focus and scope of Alamtara, adhere to the provided writing guidelines (template), utilize up-to-date primary references, and meet publication ethics standards. Each manuscript will undergo an initial editorial desk review for suitability and completeness before proceeding to a blind peer-review process. Authors must submit their manuscripts through the Open Journal Systems (OJS).

Manuscripts Not Considered for Publication

Alamtara: Jurnal Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam reserves the right to reject manuscripts that fail to meet scientific requirements, publication ethics, or the journal's focus. The following manuscripts will not be considered for publication:

  1. Out of scope. Manuscripts with no adequate relevance to Islamic communication, broadcasting, media studies, or related interdisciplinary discourse.
  2. Lack of sufficient scientific contribution. Manuscripts that merely repeat old studies without demonstrating novelty or a clear contribution to the development of knowledge in the field.
  3. Plagiarism and originality violations. Manuscripts containing plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or the use of another party's work without proper attribution.
  4. Simultaneous submission and redundant publication. Manuscripts currently under consideration by another journal, or substantial parts of which have been published elsewhere.
  5. Fundamental methodological flaws. Manuscripts with inadequate research design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation, rendering the scientific conclusions invalid.
  6. Fabricated or manipulated data. Manuscripts containing fabrication or falsification of research data, fictitious interviews, or misleading information.
  7. Research ethics violations. Research that fails to respect the ethics of human subjects (informants/respondents), particularly regarding privacy and informed consent.
  8. Authorship ethics violations. Manuscripts involving the inclusion of authors without qualifying contributions (honorary authorship) or the omission of rightful contributors (ghost authorship).
  9. Non-compliance with writing guidelines. Manuscripts that radically ignore the journal's template, basic academic writing standards, or are written in exceptionally poor language.
  10. Citation manipulation. Manuscripts utilizing fictitious references or fundamentally irrelevant citations inserted solely to unethically boost citation metrics.

Editorial Policy
The decision to reject a manuscript may be made during the initial editorial screening (desk rejection) or following the peer-review process. Alamtara is committed to maintaining academic integrity and editorial transparency through an objective selection process. The final editorial decision is absolute and based strictly on the academic merit of the manuscript.