Authors submitting manuscripts to Hasanah in Education (HIE) must ensure that their manuscripts are original, have not been previously published, and are not under consideration for publication in another journal.
Manuscripts must make a clear scholarly contribution to the field of education and fall within the journal's Focus and Scope.
All manuscripts must be written in clear and academically appropriate English and must comply with the journal's manuscript template and formatting requirements.
Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, ethical integrity, and completeness of their submissions.
HIE accepts the following types of manuscripts:
Research articles should generally include the following sections:
The structure may be adapted according to the nature and methodology of the submitted manuscript.
The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.
Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations, overly general expressions, and statements that may be misleading.
All authors who have made substantial contributions to the research should be listed as authors.
The submission should include:
The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and for ensuring that all authors have approved the submitted manuscript.
The abstract should provide a concise summary of the manuscript.
For research articles, the abstract should generally include:
The abstract should normally contain 150–250 words and should be understandable without referring to the main text.
Authors should provide 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the main concepts of the manuscript.
Keywords should be specific and useful for indexing and discoverability.
The Introduction should establish the research context, explain the relevant problem or gap in the literature, present the purpose of the study, and clearly state the research questions or objectives.
Authors should demonstrate the significance and contribution of the study through relevant and up-to-date scholarly literature.
A Literature Review or Theoretical Framework should be included when appropriate to the research design.
The section should critically synthesize relevant literature rather than merely summarize previous studies. Authors should establish the theoretical foundation and explain how the present study contributes to existing knowledge.
The Method section should provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand and evaluate the research process.
Depending on the study, authors should describe:
For studies involving human participants, authors should provide appropriate information regarding ethical approval and informed consent where applicable.
The Results section should present the findings clearly and systematically.
Tables, figures, and other visual materials may be used when they improve the presentation of the findings. Authors should avoid unnecessary duplication between the text and visual materials.
The Discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the research objectives and relevant scholarly literature.
Authors should explain the significance of the findings, identify similarities or differences with previous research, discuss theoretical or practical implications, and acknowledge relevant limitations.
The Conclusion should directly address the research objectives or questions and summarize the principal contribution of the study.
Authors should avoid introducing substantial new findings that have not been discussed in the manuscript.
Recommendations or implications may be included when supported by the findings.
Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and referred to clearly in the manuscript.
Each table and figure should have an informative title or caption.
Authors must ensure that all visual materials are original or appropriately licensed and cited.
Authors must use accurate and relevant scholarly references.
References should primarily include recent peer-reviewed publications and authoritative sources relevant to the research topic.
Authors should ensure that every work cited in the manuscript appears in the reference list and that every reference listed is cited in the manuscript.
APA 7th edition should be used for citation and reference formatting unless otherwise specified by the journal.
Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.
Authors must comply with accepted standards of research ethics.
Where applicable, manuscripts should provide information regarding:
Research involving human participants must comply with relevant institutional, national, and international ethical requirements.
Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not contain plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, falsified information, or other forms of academic misconduct.
HIE may use plagiarism-detection software and editorial assessment as part of the publication process.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all sources and ideas derived from other works are appropriately acknowledged and cited.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.
A manuscript submitted to HIE must remain under exclusive consideration until an editorial decision has been made or the manuscript has been formally withdrawn.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, analysis, or interpretation of the research and who have participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.
All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for the work.
Changes to authorship after submission require an appropriate explanation and approval from all affected authors.
Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or institutional relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.
If no conflict exists, authors should state:
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Authors should disclose all sources of financial support for the research and publication.
If the research received no specific funding, authors may state:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement where applicable.
The statement should indicate whether the data supporting the findings are publicly available, available upon reasonable request, restricted for ethical or privacy reasons, or not applicable.
Authors must not disclose confidential or personally identifiable participant information.
HIE permits the responsible use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools in accordance with the journal's AI and Generative AI Policy.
AI tools may assist with language improvement, grammar correction, translation, formatting, brainstorming, and other appropriate tasks. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts.
AI or generative AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.
Substantive use of AI in manuscript preparation must be transparently disclosed.
Authors should include an AI and Generative AI Disclosure statement before the References.
Example:
AI and Generative AI Disclosure: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool] for [describe purpose]. The authors reviewed, verified, and revised the output and take full responsibility for the final content of the manuscript.
If no AI tools were used:
AI and Generative AI Disclosure: The authors declare that no generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Authors retain responsibility for ensuring that their submitted work does not infringe the copyright, intellectual property, privacy, or other legal rights of third parties.
Authors should review the journal's Copyright Notice and Licensing Policy before submission.
Authors must prepare manuscripts using the official HIE Manuscript Template.
The manuscript should follow the formatting requirements specified in the template, including:
Manuscripts that do not substantially comply with the journal's formatting requirements may be returned to authors for revision before entering the peer-review process.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the HIE online submission system.
Authors should ensure that all required submission information and files have been completed before final submission.
The submission should normally include:
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their relevance, originality, academic quality, and compliance with the journal's requirements.
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are evaluated through the journal's peer-review process.
Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' and editors' comments.
The final publication decision is made by the editor based on the quality of the manuscript, reviewer recommendations, and the journal's editorial standards.
Any applicable Article Processing Charge (APC) is stated transparently on the journal's website.
Authors will not be required to pay an APC before a manuscript has successfully completed the editorial and peer-review process and has been formally accepted for publication, unless otherwise stated by the journal.
Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript after submission should contact the editorial office and provide a clear reason for the withdrawal.
Withdrawal after acceptance or during an advanced stage of publication may be subject to editorial consideration and applicable publication ethics procedures.
HIE may publish corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
Authors are expected to cooperate with the journal in investigating and correcting significant errors or ethical concerns identified before or after publication.
Submission of a manuscript to HIE indicates that the authors have read and understood these Author Guidelines and agree to comply with the journal's editorial, ethical, and publication requirements.
Authors remain responsible for the content, accuracy, originality, ethical integrity, and legal compliance of their manuscripts.
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