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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

JAIHI Article Templates
Please download JAIHI article templates here.
 
Expectation
  • All articles must be original and previously unpublished. Original manuscripts must not have been submitted simultaneously to other journals for consideration for publication or previously published in a different language.
  • Articles must address/discuss issues that are related to the aims and scope of the journal. Issues may speak to and address local contexts, but they must be of significance to the greater regional, global, and collective interests.
  • Articles must contribute and add value to existing knowledge and scholarship in the respective fields.
  • Articles submitted must be free from plagiarism. Inaccurate presentation of facts or misleading information will not be accepted.
  • Authors are fully responsible in ensuring the originality, accuracy and authenticity of all articles submitted.
 
Language
Manuscripts can either be written in English, Malay or Arabic.
 
Formatting
1. Manuscripts must be written in MS Word with the following specifications:
  • Font: Times New Roman (for English articles)/ Traditional Arabic (for Arabic articles), size 12 (for English articles) and 14 (for Arabic articles);
  • Margins: 2.54 cm or 1 inch all round; 
  • Spacing: single spacing and justified.
2. Quotations of texts:
  • Quotations of texts must be of font size 11 and indented at least 0.5 cm on both left and right margins.
  • Quotations of Qur'anic verses and/or Hadith texts in English and Malay manuscripts must appear only as translations of their original Arabic. No Arabic texts should be incorporated in the English and Malay manuscripts.
  • In-text referencing of Qur'anic verses should give mention of the Qur'an, the chapter numbers (not the name of the surahs), and then followed by the verse numbers; e.g., (Qur'an, 2: 255; or Q. 2: 255). As for hadith texts, reference is to be made to the hadith source, followed by the volume number, and then the hadith number; e.g., (Sahih al-Bukhari, v. 3, h. 123)
Requirement
  • All articles must bear the title, authors' names (identifying who the corresponding author is), and full contact details of each author (affiliation, personal email address, and cell-phone number). Please include your Orchid ID if you have one.
  • Every article must include a title and an abstract, as well as keywords. Manuscripts written in Malay or Arabic must always be accompanied by titles, abstracts and keywords in English. The number of keywords is between 5-8.
  • Each article may not exceed the length of 7500 words.
  • All article referencing (in-text and bibliographical) must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style. An article-format template has been prepared for you to download and use.
  • All Arabic materials referenced in the Bibliography must be rendered in Roman lettering.
  • All manuscripts must strictly follow the required JAIHI formatting standard and be thoroughly proof-read before submission. Manuscripts that do not comply with the format requirement or meet the basic publishable language standard will be out-rightly rejected and not subjected to any kind of review.
  • JAIHI uses double-blind review, meaning that both the reviewer's and author's identities are concealed from each other throughout the review process.
Submission
  • All manuscripts must be officially submitted to JAIHI via JAIHI online submission system. You also can send it through email @ aiua.jaihi@usas.edu.my, cc salina.khalid@usas.edu.my and amira_91@usas.edu.my to be considered for publication.
  • Submission of your work to any other e-mail addresses will not be accepted.
Correspondence
  • All correspondence with JAIHI regarding the submission and publication of your work must be officially done through emails provided in the contact section.
  • Any other form of correspondence will not be entertained.
Notification
  • Upon receipt of e-mails, JAIHI will notify authors of the receipt of their submitted articles within 5 working days.
  • Authors will subsequently be progressively and duly notified of the conditions and status of their articles.
  • JAIHI will notify all authors of the acceptance or rejection of their manuscripts within a period of 4 - 6 months. A notification of acceptance/rejection for publication will be issued to relevant authors in due course.
  • The Editorial Board of JAIHI appreciates your patience and forbearance while your manuscripts are being processed and under review. Any demonstration of impatience and anxiety will not be entertained.
Acceptance for Publication
  • Authors will be notified of the upcoming publication of their works. Letters of acceptance will be issued along with copyright transfer forms.
  • JAIHI will clearly convey its pre-publication conditions and requirements to respective authors; they are expected to comply with all publication terms and conditions.
  • Failure to comply with the terms and conditions will result in the delay or non-publication of their articles.
  • JAIHI reserves the right to cancel its intent to publish any work without prejudice regardless of previous notification.

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