AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The Leadership: Jurnal Mahasiswa Manajemen Pendidikan Islam (LENSI) is a scientific publication that promotes studies in Islamic education management and leadership. It publishes articles covering textual and fieldwork studies on Human Resource Management and Leadership, Strategic Management, Curriculum Management, Financial Management and Infrastructure, Quality Management, Institutional Management, Conflict Management in Islamic Education, Management of Pesantren Education, Management of Islamic Education in schools, madrasahs, and higher education institutions.

All papers submitted to the journal should be written in good English. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their papers checked before submission for grammar and clarity. The official language of the manuscript to be published in the LENSI is English. All papers must consist of original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Essays should be a minimum of 4.000 words in length and no longer than 25,000 words, except in special circumstances. Submitted papers must be between 10 to 25 pages. Editors will evaluate if a paper needs more than 25 pages.

If the content and format of the submitted essay are seen as appropriate by the editors, the paper will then be sent out for 'blind review' by two independent referees. Revisions may be requested based on referees' feedback before the paper is accepted or rejected.

General

All manuscripts must be submitted via the LENSI E-Journal portal.

 where the Author registers as Reader and Author. If authors have any problems with the online submission, please contact the Editorial Office at: leadershipjurnal@gmail.com

Paper Template

Authors must format their manuscripts according to the LENSI article template

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 submitted manuscript should not be previously published or concurrently submitted to another journal.
• The manuscript file must be submitted in Microsoft Word (MS Word) format only.
• Please insert all the authors' names into the system through the following functions: Submission, then Enter Metadata and add authors' names to the List of Contributors.
• For the blind peer-reviewing processes, the submitted manuscript should not have the author’s names.
• The submitted manuscript should be attached with the plagiarism report through Turnitin.
• Your manuscript will not be processed if it doesn't follow this submission checklist.

DOI for References

The DOI numbers should be used in reference lists when they are available. Include the prefix “https://doi.org/” before each DOI number, and do not add a full stop at the end of the DOI.

Example: https://doi.org/10.32478/leadership.v5.2669

Paper and Peer Review

Upon submission to a LENSI, your paper enters peer review, where “peers” evaluate the quality of your work. Reviewers aim to ensure the work is rigorous and coherent, uses existing research, and contributes to the discipline. Peer review brings academic research to publication in the following ways:

• Evaluation – Peer review is an effective form of research evaluation to help select the highest quality articles for publication.
• Integrity – Peer review ensures the integrity of the publishing process and the scholarly record. Reviewers are independent of journal publications and the research being conducted.
• Quality – The filtering process and revision advice improve the quality of the final research article as well as offering the author new insights into their research methods and the results that they have compiled. Peer review gives authors access to the opinions of experts in the field who can provide support and insight.

Production Process

We are conscious of, and understand, how keen authors are to see their work published. LENSI production staff maintain regular communication with journal editors and authors throughout the production process. In addition, email messages are automatically sent out to the corresponding author at key points along the workflow to confirm that their article has been received in production and to inform them of their article’s progress.

Reviewing of the Manuscript

The Editor will check the manuscript first to decide whether this manuscript is appropriate for publication or not. If the content and format of the submitted essay are seen as appropriate by the editors, the paper will then be sent out for 'blind review' by two independent referees. Revisions may be required in the light of referees' comments before a decision is made to accept or reject the paper. The first review round will be done 20-30 days after the submission.

Revision of Manuscript

All papers sent back to the authors for revision should be returned to the Editor immediately. Revised articles can be sent to the editorial office through the Online Submission Interface in the "Upload Author Version" from the Review task window. The revised manuscripts returned after three months will be considered new submissions.

Guideline for Online Submission

The Author should first register as an reader and/or Author through the following address: https://e-journal.staima-alhikam.ac.id/mpi/user/register. The Author should fulfil the form as detailed as possible where the star-marked form must be entered After completing all required fields in the form, the author should click the “Register” button to proceed with the registration. Therefore, the Author is brought to an online author submission interface where the Author should click "New Submission". In the “Start a New Submission” section, click “Click Here” to proceed to step one of the five-step submission process. The following are five steps in the online submission process:

1. Step 1 - Starting the Submission: Click "New Submission," fill in the title, and check the boxes for the Submission Checklist and Privacy Consent. You will then be directed to the "Make a Submission: Details" page. Complete the fields for Title, Abstract, and References.
2. Step 2 - Upload Files: To upload a manuscript to this journal, click "Browse" in the "Upload Files" section and select the manuscript document file (.doc/.docx) to be submitted. Then, click the "Upload" button. Choose the file category under "What kind of file is this?" Select "Article Text" and then click "Continue."
3. Step 3 - Entering Contributors' Metadata: Enter detailed metadata for all authors, including marking the Primary Contact.
4. Step 4 - Comments for the Editor: Provide comments for the editor, such as confirming that the article complies with the latest guidelines and requesting acceptance. Leave blank if no comments are necessary, then click "Continue."
5. Step 5 - Review: The author should carefully review the uploaded manuscript documents at this step. If everything is correct, click the "Submit" button to finalize the submission. A confirmation message will appear: "Are you sure you want to complete this submission?" Click "Submit."

The corresponding Author or the Primary Contact will receive an acknowledgement by email. It can view the submission's editorial progress by logging in to the journal web address site. 

After this submission, Authors who submit the paper will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, Authors are able to track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes the status of the manuscript review and editorial process.

Author Fee (Article Processing Charge - APC)

LENSI is an open-access international journal. Readers can read and download any full-text articles free of charge (fully Open Access). Starting from December 2019, authors are exempted from any article processing charges (APCs) as they are fully covered by STAIMA AL-HIKAM MALANG.

User Rights

For the LENSI to publish and disseminate research articles, we need publishing rights (transferred from Author (s) to Publisher). This is determined by a publishing agreement between the Author (s) and LENSI. This agreement deals with transferring or licensing the publishing copyright to LENSI while Authors still retain significant rights to use and share their published articles. LENSI supports the need for authors to share, disseminate, and maximize the impact of their research and these rights in any databases.

As a journal author, you have rights to a large range of uses of your article, including use by your employing institute or company. These Author rights can be exercised without the need to obtain specific permission. Authors publishing in LENSI have wide rights to use their works for teaching and scholarly purposes without needing to seek permission, including:

• use for classroom teaching by the Author or the Author's institution and presentation at a meeting or conference and distributing copies to attendees; 
• use for internal training by the Author's company; 
• distribution to colleagues for their research use; 
• use in a subsequent compilation of the Author's works; 
• inclusion in a thesis or dissertation; 
• reuse of portions or extracts from the article in other works (with full acknowledgment of the final article); 
• preparation of derivative works (other than commercial purposes) (with full acknowledgment of the final article); 
• voluntary posting on open websites operated by the Author or the Author's institution for scholarly purposes.

(but it should follow the open-access license of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License)

Authors/Readers/Third Parties can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, as well as remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. However, they must give appropriate credit (the name of the creator and attribution parties (authors detail information), a copyright notice, an open-access license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material), provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made (Publisher indicates the modification of the material (if any). 

Authors/Readers/Third Parties can read, print and download, redistribute or republish the article (e.g. display in a repository), translate the article, download for text and data mining purposes, reuse portions or extracts from the article in other works, sell or reuse for commercial purposes, remix, transform, or build upon the material, and they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Preparation Guidelines for texts

General Organization of Paper

The paper will be published in LENSI after undergoing a peer-review process and being officially accepted by the Editor. The Editorial Office of the LENSI will reproduce the final paper layout. The final paper layout in PDF type, known as "Uncorrected Proof," should be corrected by the Author. The final corrected proof will be published first in the "Article In Press" pre-issue.

Paper documents submitted to this journal should be in an MS Word doc file. All illustrations of any kind must be submitted as sequentially numbered figures, one to a page. Although high-resolution images are not required for the initial refereeing stage, if the essay is subsequently selected for publication, then all figures and tables will need to be provided at the highest quality in digital format. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of illustrations, they must be clearly identified by a key in the figure legend rather than in the figure itself. Similarly, internal scales, staining, or processing of the figure must be explained where appropriate. Figure legends should be listed sequentially on a separate page. In all cases where the Author is not the owner of the copyright of the figures, written permission must be obtained from the copyright holder(s) to reproduce the figures in this journal.

Each table must be typed and consecutively numbered. They should have a brief informative title placed as a heading. Tables should be understandable without reference to the text, but they should be referred to in the text. An explanatory caption should be brief and placed beneath the table. Please note that the numbering of tables should differ from the numbering of figures.

The paper should generally be organized as follows:

• Title
• Authors' Names
• Authors' Affiliations
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Method (for research-based articles)
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions

Paper content should, in general, be organized in the following order: Title; Authors Name; Authors Affiliation; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method (for research-based articles); Content/Results and Discussion; Conclusions; and References.

Paper Title

This is your opportunity to attract the reader's attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. Do not contain infrequently used abbreviations.

The paper's title must be concise, specific, informative, and complete, not exceeding 16 words.

Authors Name and Affiliations

Write Author(s) names without titles and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names (Full Name). Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes the name of the university, city and country.

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should stand alone, which means that there is no citation in the Abstract. Consider it the advertisement of your article. The abstract should inform prospective readers about the research conducted and emphasize its key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear, and specific. Use words which reflect the precise meaning, The Abstract should be precise and honest, summarising the significant points of the paper. Please follow word limitations (200-250 words).

Introduction

In the Introduction, the Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of the introduction section. Before the objective, the Authors should provide an adequate background and a very short literature survey in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous research, to show the main limitation of the previous research, to show what do you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation) and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. The introduction should clearly state the purpose of the paper. It should include key references to appropriate work but should not be a historical or literature review.

Method

The methods section describes the rationale for applying specific procedures or techniques to identify, select, and analyze information applied to understanding the research problem, thereby allowing the reader to critically evaluate a study's overall validity and reliability.

Result and Discussion

Content is the body of the paper, consisting of a sub-title that represents a discussion of the paper. Results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than provide data in great detail. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

In discussion, it is the most important section of your article. Here, you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results). The following components should be covered in the discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what)? Do you provide an interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)?

Conclusion

Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research and tell how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway.

Citation and References

Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based. Cite only items that you have read. Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Avoid excessive self‐citations. Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region. Check each reference against the original source (Author's name, volume, issue, year, Digital Object Identification (DOI) Number). DOI Number information must be provided (if available). It is suggested to use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. The minimum number of references should be 20 references.