Author Guidelines

Journal TIHER, is a proper channel for publication of papers in technology, Islamic higher education, and research. Manuscripts reporting experimentation or research in field crops will be accepted for review as papers.

This guideline is regenerated since publication from May 2024. So the manuscript that has been publish since February - May 2024, follow this Author Guidelines.

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Author Guidelines
Journal Publishing Agreement
Article Template

Before You Begin

Here introduces the manuscript, and put a nomenclature if necessary, in a box with the same font size as the rest of the manuscript. The paragraphs continue from here and are only separated by headings, subheadings, images and formula. The section headings are arranged by numbers, bold, 12 pt and with Cambria Font. Total words in Manuscript is range from 4000 to 8000 words.

Journal TIHER, manuscript should be divided into the following sections: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract and Keywords (4) Introduction, (5) Methods, (6) Results and Discussion, (7) Conclusion, (8) Acknowledgements if any, and (9) References. Filling the title page is required when your manuscript is ready to publish. The manuscript title should be clear, concise, informative, and limited to 10 words including conjunctions. Subtitles, colons, and nonstandard abbreviations are unacceptable.

For Author that will submit the new manuscript to our system, please remove the name of Author because our peer-review process is double-blind review. You as an author will be required to accept the Journal Publishing Agreement for when you submit your manuscript to our journal. This agreement covers authorship, originality and conflicts of interest. Please read this agreement to ensure your submission complies.

To verify the originality of your manuscript, it will be checked by the plagiarism detection service TURNITIN. Please write your manuscript into our template that we provide.

Language

Your submitted manuscript must be in good, grammatically correct English. If English is not your native language, you should seek the help of an English Language Editing service or professional translator. If your manuscript is accepted to be published on our journal, we also arrange a proofreading process to make sure language on your manuscript is suitable for academic purpose. The type of English for this manuscript is "American English" and "Bahasa Indonesia".

Manuscript

All manuscripts must be formatted with 30 mm margins, single spacing, in 12 point Cambria font, with a page size of 210 mm x 297 mm (A4 size). Including the body of the manuscript, references, endnotes, tables, and figures, all material should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages. Manuscripts must be written in English and prepared in accordance with journal submission guidelines. The total word count of the manuscript should be between 6000 to 8000 words.

On this journal, type of manuscript is technology, Islamic higher education, and research. Applied scientific papers are based on original research related to technology and higher education. The type of research depends on your field or community technology and higher education topic (programs that have been conducted, experiments, impact of your program, surveys, interviews, questionnaires, etc.). The research paper will be based on the analysis and interpretation between the theory and the researcher's technology, higher education program and you will need to explain the problems facing the research being carried out.

Abstract

Insert your abstract, maximum 250 words providing experimental information under the following sections. First, the background. Provide the context or background of the research and state the main purpose or hypothesis of the research in 1-2 sentences, whether it is a theoretical review or a description of the research that has been carried out. Also mention and explain the theories that support your research, especially theories about economics. The authors also include hypotheses (if any) that explain the tentative results. Second, method. Describe the basic procedures used during the study, including the selection of research subjects and observational and analytical methods. Determine the main outcomes that are measured for each issue regarding the implementation of the research technology, and higher education, . Third, results and discussion. Summarize the main findings, including specific effect sizes and their statistical significance, if applicable. Include (where relevant) the number of participants in each study, the main results, and any significant side effects or side effects. Also, please describe previous research and the relationship between your theory and your results. Fourth, conclusion. In 1-2 sentences, state the main conclusions, emphasizing new and important aspects of the study or observations in the aspect of technology and higher education studies.

Keywords

Authors must provide five keywords or phrases in alphabetical order that identify the most important concepts in their paper. Examples of keywords could include theoretical concepts, methods used, or general economic themes. Keywords are separated by semicolons (;).

Article Contents

Journal TIHER manuscript should be divided into the following sections: (1) Title page, (2) Abstract and Keywords, (4) Introduction, (5) Methods, (6) Results and Discussion, (7) Conclusion, (8) Acknowledgements if any, and (9) References.

1. Introduction
Introduction Section contains an explanation why the issues need to be researched (research significance) and all supporting data or scientific evidence based on personal observations or the results of other researcher studies. The formulation of this research problem is always based on real conditions and objectively scientifically.

There is no theoretical background in this manuscript. However, you should include your theoretical background in the Introduction section. The theoretical background contains previous theories as the basis for research and provisional hypotheses. The theory can be in the form of scientific articles, articles in journals, textbooks, or other sources of scientific writing. This theory will be used to provide your manuscript with a state of the art research problem that has been submitted. In the context of technology, higher education, the theory that must be used is mainly the theory related to Islam and the research carried out. Other theories that are still needed to solve research problems to support the theories presented after technology and higher education theory are discussed.

After the theory is stated and discussed, you need to form a problem that shows why this manuscript is important, the gaps that exist, previous research and you as the Author should write the purpose of the manuscript.

Examples of existing gaps and previous research statements are at the end of the Introduction section (after the theory is mentioned and discussed): “........ (background summary)....... Previous researchers explained about . ........ This research is limited to ........ Indeed this research aims to ........ the purpose of this research related to technology, and Islamic higher education ........ .”.

2. Methods
The method is the method used by the author to answer the existing research problems. The method must be clear with the location and time of the study, the population and research sample, research variables and research data. Your manuscript method also mentions the details of your research program.

3. Result and Discussion
The results and discussion contain the results obtained by the author during the research. The results of the research are presented in full first, followed by a discussion process. The discussion is presented systematically from the general, then leads to the specific. The presentation of research results can be done with the help of tables, pictures/graphs, maps/plans, and schematics.

The results and discussion of your manuscript are also related to the theory you use, including the novelty of your manuscript on Islamic research. Also, your manuscript is based on the results of your research and what the implications of the research are. Your minimum explanation in this chapter is around 40% to 50% of your manuscript.

3.1. Structure
Files must be in MS Word only and should be formatted for direct printing. Figures and tables should be embedded and not supplied separately.

Please make sure that you use as much as possible normal fonts in your documents. To avoid unnecessary error you are strongly advised to use the ‘spellchecker’ function of MS Word. Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text (including figures and tables), Acknowledgements, and References. Bulleted lists must not include for manuscript submission.

3.2. Tables
All tables for submitting manuscript should be numbered with Arabic numerals and this tables can be edit and not as images. Every table should have a caption. Headings should be placed above tables, centered. Only horizontal lines should be used within a table, to distinguish the column headings from the body of the table, and immediately above and below the table. Tables must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. If the table get on other sources, write the name of source below the table, left justified. Below is an example which the authors may find useful.

Your table on manuscript as much as possible in one page, not continued into next page. It is for the sake of ease for Reader that read your manuscript. Also, for mentioning your table, please mention your table with the number of your table. For example, “… the result of our research is mention on Table 4 …”. And please not mention your table with this example, “… the result of our research is mention on Table below …”.

3.3. Format of references
References of your manuscript must be up to date (in the last of 5 to 10 years and minimum of 20 references that 80% of the references is from journal) and your reference can be accessed by anyone. Format of the references for submitting manuscript on this journal with style of APA, which can be done in MS Word. Reference of your manuscript is organized alphabetically. Here are example references format with style of APA. Please input your references using Mendeley Application to facilitate you as an Author. Download Mendeley Application or Download EndNote Application.

3.4. Figures
All figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1,2,3,….). Every figure should have a caption. All photographs, schemas, graphs and diagrams are to be referred to as figures. Line drawings should be good quality scans or true electronic output. Low-quality scans are not acceptable. Figures must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. In MS word input the figures must be properly coded. Lettering and symbols should be clearly defined either in the caption or in a legend provided as part of the figure. Figures should be placed at the top or bottom of a page wherever possible, as close as possible to the first reference to them in the paper.

The figure number and caption should be typed below the illustration in 12 pt and centered. If the figures get on other sources, write the name of source below the figures, left justified. The figures on your manuscript must send separately from your manuscript with high resolution. Below is an example which the authors may find useful.

3.5. Equations
Equations and formula in manuscript should be typed in Math type and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right side of the page (if referred to explicitly in the text). They should also be separated from the surrounding text by one space.

3.5. Online license transfer
All authors are required to complete the exclusive license transfer agreement before the manuscript can be published on Journal TIHER. This document of agreement can be downloaded on website, which they can do online. This transfer agreement to protect the copyrighted material for the authors but does not relinquish the authors’ proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder, the permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.

4. Conclusions
Conclusion of your manuscript is defined what is novelty of your manuscript to knowledge and to fruitfulness of your community Islamic and higher education program, benefit for society or community and contribution theoretic from your manuscript. This conclusion is maximum 2 paragraph.

5. Acknowledgements (if any)
Acknowledgements on this manuscript at the end of the manuscript before the references and do not, therefor, include them on the title page or otherwise. List on this tab those individuals or company that provided help during your research. The example of providing your research, e.g., providing language help, writing assistance, data collect, proofreading the article, etc.

6. References
Writing a list of reference line with the rules APA Style. Spacing 1, the distance between the reference there. (References are not given in footnotes and use the 7th APA style (https://apastyle.apa.org/). Please click here Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020).

Example
Dayan, A. (2024). Strengthening Research Foundations: A Framework for Research Skill Development in Islamic Higher Education. Journal TIHER, 1(1), 1-11.

Afrizal, A., & Dayan, A. (2024). Enhancing the Research Skill Development Framework Through Interactive Learning Technologies in Islamic Higher Education. Journal TIHER, 1(2), 68-78.

Muhammad, W. (2024). Empowerment Strategies through Research Skill Development Frameworks and Technology for Enhancing Academic Writing in Islamic Higher Education. Journal TIHER, 1(1), 12-17.

Tiernan, A & Weller, P (2010), Learning to be a Minister: heroic expectations, practical realities, Melbourne University Press, Carlton.

Tanaka, Y (2012), The International Law of the Sea, Cambridge University Press, EBL Ebook Library.

Yates, J (2009), Tax expenditures and housing, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, viewed 12 November (2013), <https://www.ahuri.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/3117/ AHURI_Research_Paper_Tax_expenditures_and_housing.pdf>.