Focus and Scope

Jurnal Raudhah Published by The Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini (PIAUD), Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (FITK), UIN Sumatera Utara Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Jurnal Raudhah published twice a year [January and July] since 2013, is a Indonesia peer-reviewed journal, and specializes in early childhood Islamic Education and Raudhatul Athfal in Indonesia. All submitted papers are subject to double-blind review process.

The entire article will be review at least two reviewers, and the results of the review will be published after approval from the board of editors.

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, col

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Publication Frequency

Jurnal Raudhah was published two times a year (biannual) in January-June, and July-December.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Publication Ethics

This is an ethics statement for Jurnal Raudhah published by the Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini (PIAUD), Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (FITK), UIN Sumatera Utara Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. This statement was adapted from the principles of the Publications Ethics Committee (COPE) and includes a code of ethics for editor in chief, editorial board members, reviewers and authors. This statement is based on:

Call for Papers

Raudhah Journal

ISSN: 2338-2163 (Print)

ISSN: 2716-2435 (Online) 

References Management

References to other publications must be in American Psychological Association (APA) style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency.

Use Reference Management by Mendeley.

Plagiarism Checker

The Editor may make use of Turnitin for checking the originality of submissions received. 

Retraction

The papers published in the Jurnal Raudhah will be consider to retract in the publication if :

1. They have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabri-cation) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error).
2. The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, permission orjustification (i.e. cases of redundant publication)
3. It constitutes plagiarism
4. It reports unethical research

The mechanism of retraction follow the Retraction Guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf

Indexing

SINTA 4

Google Scholar

Garuda (Garda Rujukan Digital)

Moraref

Copernicus

Eurasian Scientific Journal Index

Neliti

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Statement on the Use of Gen AI

Statement on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Jurnal Raudhah recognizes the growing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar technologies) in academic research and writing. To ensure transparency, academic integrity, and ethical publication practices, the journal establishes the following policy:

1. Permitted Use
   Authors may use GenAI tools only for language-related assistance, such as improving grammar, spelling, readability, or clarity of the manuscript. The use of GenAI must not replace the author’s own scholarly analysis, interpretation, or critical thinking.
2. Prohibited Use
   GenAI tools must not be used to:
• Generate original research data, results, or interpretations
• Produce substantial parts of the manuscript’s intellectual content
• Manipulate citations, references, or research findings
• Act as an author or co-author
3. Authorship and Responsibility
   GenAI tools cannot be listed as authors under any circumstances. All responsibility for the content, originality, accuracy, and ethical compliance of the manuscript rests solely with the human authors.
4. Disclosure Requirement
   Authors are required to disclose the use of GenAI tools in their manuscript explicitlyshould be included in a dedicated section (e.g., Acknowledgements or Declaration of AI Use), specifying:
• The name of the GenAI tool used
• The purpose of its use (e.g., language editing)
5. Peer Review and Editorial Use
   Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts or confidential materials into GenAI tools, in order to protect author confidentiality and intellectual property.
6. Ethical Compliance
   Any undisclosed or inappropriate use of GenAI may be considered a violation of publication ethics and may result in manuscript rejection or retraction, in accordance with the journal’s ethical guidelines.

Article Publication Fee / Author Fee(s)

Papers accepted for publication will be required to pay an Article Publication Fee / Author Fee(s) to cover publication costs.

If you do not have the funds to pay such fee, you will have an opportunity to waive each fees. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.

Authorship Criteria

Authorship in Jurnal Raudhah is determined based on the following principles.

1. Substantive Contribution

Authorship is granted to individuals who make intellectual and substantive contributions to the research or the preparation of a scholarly work. The inclusion of a person's name must not be based solely on academic position, structural role, seniority, personal relationships, or ownership of funding sources.

2. Honesty and Transparency

Each author must provide accurate information regarding authorship, including identity, affiliation, role in the research, and relationships with other authors.

3. Scientific Accountability

Each author is responsible for their own contributions and must cooperate in ensuring that questions concerning data accuracy, research integrity, and the validity of the article's content are addressed responsibly.

4. Fairness and Recognition of Contributions

All individuals who meet the authorship criteria must receive appropriate recognition. Conversely, individuals who do not meet these criteria must not be listed as authors solely because of their position or particular interests.

5. Academic Integrity

Authorship must be free from manipulation, misrepresentation of contributions, the inclusion of individuals without adequate contributions, and the omission of individuals who are entitled to recognition.

Eligibility Criteria for Authorship

An individual may be listed as an author of an article in Jurnal Raudhah if they meet all the following criteria.

a. Substantive Contribution to the Research or Scholarly Work

The individual must make a meaningful contribution to one or more of the following aspects:

1. Formulating the ideas, research problem, objectives, and research questions.

2. Developing the conceptual framework, theory, or analytical model.

3. Designing the research methodology, instruments, and data collection procedures.

4. Conducting the research, collecting data, or documenting field activities.

5. Processing, analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing data or literature.

6. Developing the concepts, arguments, or scholarly recommendations that constitute the main substance of the article.

In the context of Islamic Early Childhood Education, such contributions may include research on early childhood education, Islamic early childhood education, young children, Raudhatul Athfal (Islamic kindergartens), and teachers or students in Early Childhood Education (PAUD) institutions or equivalent settings.

b. Involvement in Writing or Substantive Review

The individual must participate in drafting the manuscript or critically reviewing its intellectual content. Such contributions may include preparing the introduction, theoretical review, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion, or making substantive improvements to the scholarly arguments.

Activities limited to grammar checking, translation, technical editing, formatting, or typographical correction do not, by themselves, satisfy this criterion.

c. Approval of the Final Manuscript

Each author must read and approve the final version of the manuscript intended for publication. This approval covers the article's content, authors' identities and affiliations, authorship order, contribution statements, and disclosure of relevant conflicts of interest.

d. Willingness to Take Responsibility for the Integrity of the Work

Each author must be willing to take responsibility for their contributions, cooperate in investigating suspected errors or ethical violations, and help ensure that issues concerning the accuracy and integrity of the article are addressed appropriately.

All four criteria must be met cumulatively. Individuals who initially meet only some of the criteria must be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in substantive writing or review and to approve the final manuscript, provided that their initial contributions qualify them for authorship.

Authorship Requirements by Article Type

The authorship criteria apply to all types of manuscripts published by Jurnal Raudhah, taking into account the characteristics of each type of scholarly work.

a. Empirical Research Articles

Authors may contribute to formulating the research problem, designing the study, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting findings, and writing or reviewing the manuscript.

b. Conceptual or Theoretical Articles

Authors may contribute to formulating ideas, searching the literature, synthesizing theories, developing conceptual frameworks, conducting critical analyses, and constructing scholarly arguments.

c. Literature Review Articles

Authors may contribute to determining search strategies, selecting and evaluating literature, synthesizing findings, identifying research gaps, and writing the review results.

d. Collaborative Research Articles

Each team member must have an identifiable contribution and meet all authorship criteria. Participation in a research team does not automatically qualify an individual for authorship.

First Author, Co-Authors, and Corresponding Author

a. First Author

The first author is the individual listed first by agreement among all authors. The first author generally makes a substantial contribution to conducting the research, developing the ideas, or preparing the article. The designation of the first author must be based on actual contributions, not solely on position or seniority.

b. Co-Authors

Co-authors are individuals who meet all authorship criteria and make substantive contributions to the article. All co-authors share academic responsibility for the integrity of the publication in accordance with their respective contributions.

c. Corresponding Author

The corresponding author is responsible for serving as the primary liaison between the authors and the editor throughout the submission, peer review, revision, and publication processes. Their responsibilities include:

1. Ensuring that all authors have approved the manuscript submission.

2. Providing accurate authorship and affiliation information.

3. Uploading the documents and statements required by the journal.

4. Communicating editorial and reviewer comments to the co-authors.

5. Coordinating revisions and ensuring approval of the final manuscript.

6. Responding to post-publication inquiries from the editor, when necessary.

7. Ensuring that any changes to authorship have been agreed upon by the relevant parties.

The corresponding author does not automatically serve as the first author. These roles may be held by the same individual or by different individuals.

Determining the Order of Authors

The order of authors' names must be determined by mutual agreement, taking into account the extent of each individual's intellectual contribution and responsibility.

All authors must agree on the order of names before the manuscript is submitted to Jurnal Raudhah. Differences in contributions and authorship order should ideally be discussed during the research planning or article-writing stage.

The journal does not require that academic supervisors, institutional heads, school principals, madrasah principals, Islamic boarding school leaders, or structural officials be listed as the first or last author. Such positions cannot serve as the sole basis for granting authorship.

If a disagreement arises regarding the order of authors' names, the authors are expected to resolve it through deliberation and mutual agreement based on verifiable contributions.

Allegations of Misconduct

Research misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in conducting or reviewing research, preparing scholarly articles, or reporting research results. When authors are found to have engaged in research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles published in scientific journals, the Editors have a responsibility to safeguard the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will follow the best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to address complaints and handle allegations fairly. This process includes an investigation of the allegations by the Editors. Any submitted manuscript found to involve such misconduct will be rejected. If a published article is found to involve such misconduct, a retraction notice may be issued and linked to the original article.

The first step is to determine the validity of the allegation and assess whether it falls within the definition of research misconduct. This initial assessment also includes determining whether the individuals making the allegation have any relevant conflicts of interest.

If scientific misconduct or other substantial research irregularities are suspected, the allegations will be communicated to the corresponding author, who will be asked to provide a detailed response on behalf of all co-authors. After the response has been received and evaluated, further review and consultation with experts, such as statistical reviewers, may be undertaken. In cases where research misconduct is considered unlikely to have occurred, clarification, additional analyses, or both may be sufficient. These may be published as letters to the editor and may include a correction notice and appropriate amendments to the published article.

Institutions are expected to conduct appropriate and thorough investigations into allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions share an important responsibility to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about research misconduct and taking necessary actions based on the evaluation of such concerns, including corrections, retractions with replacement, or retractions, Jurnal Raudhah remains committed to upholding the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of interest statements must be disclosed transparently in accordance with authors' disclosure standards. Authors are required to disclose any financial or personal relationships that could potentially introduce bias or influence the content of their manuscripts. The sources of research funding must be specified, together with details of the funders' roles. If the funders or sponsors have no specific role in the research, authors must explicitly state this. Authors must also ensure that they have full access to all research data and that the sponsors have not interfered with data processing or manuscript preparation. If no such conflicts exist, authors may include the following statement: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

Post-Publication Discussion

Jurnal Raudhah recognizes that scholarly communication and evaluation do not end upon publication. Post-publication discussion is an important part of scholarly communication that enables readers, authors, academics, practitioners, and other members of the scholarly community to provide feedback, raise questions, offer academic criticism, or seek clarification regarding published articles.

Jurnal Raudhah welcomes post-publication discussions that are relevant, constructive, objective, and evidence-based, and that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the improvement of research quality, particularly in Islamic Early Childhood Education and related fields consistent with the journal's focus and scope.

Forms of Post-Publication Discussion

Post-publication discussions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Comments or Letters to the Editor, including academic responses, questions, criticism, or requests for clarification concerning published articles.

2. Author Responses, consisting of explanations or replies from authors to substantive comments or criticism regarding their articles.

3. Methodological and Scientific Criticism, including discussions of research design, methods, data analysis, interpretation of findings, research limitations, and the consistency of conclusions with the reported evidence.

4. Clarifications or Corrections, when factual errors, reference errors, inaccurate information, or other mistakes are identified in published articles.

5. Concerns Regarding Publication Integrity, when information or evidence raises questions about data reliability, research ethics, authorship, conflicts of interest, or other aspects of publication integrity.

Submission of Post-Publication Discussions

Readers, researchers, practitioners, authors, and other interested parties may submit comments or responses concerning published articles through the official communication channels of Jurnal Raudhah provided on the journal's website.

Submissions should include:

1. The submitter's full name, affiliation, and email address.

2. The article title, authors' names, and the DOI or link to the article being discussed.

3. A clear and specific description of the comments, questions, or criticism.

4. The academic rationale underlying the comments, supported by evidence or references where available.

5. A statement disclosing any potential conflicts of interest related to the article or the discussion.

Comments must be written in professional, objective, and respectful language and must focus on the scholarly substance of the article. Jurnal Raudhah will not consider comments containing personal attacks, discriminatory language, insults, defamation, allegations without adequate supporting evidence, or material unrelated to the article's content.