About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Lisanudhad is a scientific journal which focuses on the theme and topic of Arabic language and its teaching, Arabic linguistics and literature, including:

1. Methodology of Arabic teaching for non-native speakers; 
2. Arabic Morphology and Syntax; 
3. Teaching for Arabic Competences;
4. Strategy for teaching and learning Arabic for non-native speakers;
5. Models of Arabic teaching for non-native speakers;
6. Arabic Phonetic and Phonology;
7. Arabic linguistics and literature;
8. The technology of Arabic teaching;
9. Design of Arabic teaching for non-native speakers;
10. Evaluation in Arabic teaching for non-native speakers.

Peer Review Process

LISANUDHAD only accept the original articles. Articles that have been accepted by LISANUDHAD journals will be submitted to reviewers. The decision of whether or not the article received is determined by the editor in chief  based on the reviewers' comments. Examination of plagiarism elements done with the help of Plagiarism Checker.

Publication Frequency

Lisanudhad: Jurnal Bahasa, Pembelajaran dan Sastra Arab is a Journal published twice a year, in June and 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.

Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

LISANUDHAD (ISSN 2356-1998 & eISSN 2527-6360) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Tarbiyah, University of Darussalam Gontor. This statement clarifies ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer­­­­­ and the publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

ETHICAL GUIDELINE FOR JOURNAL PUBLICATION

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed Lisanudhad journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer-reviewer, the publisher and the society.  

The Department of Arabic Teaching,Faculty of Tarbiyah, University of Darussalam Gontor as publisher of LISANUDHAD journal takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Tarbiyah, University of Darussalam Gontor and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

PUBLICATION DECISIONS

The editor of the LISANUDHAD journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

FAIR PLAY

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

REPRODUCTION POLICY

An objective of the LISANUDHAD is to promote the wide dissemination of the results of systematic scholarly inquiries into the broad field of education research. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce any of the contents of the journal for use in courses of instruction, as long as the source and “the Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Tarbiyah, University of Darussalam Gontor” are indicated in any such reproductions.

Written application must be made to the Editor-in-Chief for permission to reproduce any of the contents of the journal for use in other than a course of instruction - e. g., inclusion in books of readings or in any other publications intended for general distribution. In consideration for the grant of permission by the journal in such instances, the applicant must notify the author(s) in writing of the intended use to be made of each reproduction. Normally, the journal will not access a charge for the waiver of copyright.

Except where otherwise noted in articles, the copyright of articles in the journal has been transferred to the Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Darussalam Gontor. Where the author(s) has (have) not transferred the copyright to the Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Darussalam Gontor, the applicant must seek a permission to reproduce (for all purpose) directly from the author(s).

AUTHOR FEE

LISANUDHAD, Department of Arabic Teaching, Faculty of Tarbiyah, University of Darussalam Gontor will not charge anything to the author for submission fee or publication fee. Once the issue is published, the author will get an issue by email and post mail.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

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.

Promptness

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.

Confidentiality

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.

Standards of Objectivity

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

Acknowledgement of Sources

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.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

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, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

DUTIES OF AUTHORS

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention

Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Digital Archiving Policy

LISANUDHAD  has electronic backup and preservation of access to the content of its journals via PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN). This can be seen at Publisher Manifest.

PKP has developed the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve OJS journals. The LOCKSS program offers decentralized and distributed preservation, seamless perpetual access, and preservation of the authentic original version of the content. The PKP PN ensures that journals that are not part of any other digital preservation service (such as CLOCKSS or Portico) can be preserved for long-term access. For additional details about the PKP PN, Please kindly see the high-level overview (an early discussion document).

Journal History

This journal has been established since 2014 with the first managing editor was Mr. Moh. Ismail ibn Syuhada, M.Pd., and in 2017 he continues the study for Ph.D. therefore, this position was switched to the next managing editor which is Mr. Luthfi Muhyiddin, M.A. for the next two year. now, the new managing editor for this Journal is Mr. Ahmad Kali Akbar, M.Pd. for the next period as the third person in charge for this position. in 2019 Mr. Alif Cahya Setiyadi, M.A. who has been appointed as Editor in Chief since the establishment of this journal, starts his PhD program. By these reason, in July 2020, the member of Editorial Board under supervising of Faculty of Tarbiyah appointed Mr. Luthfi Muhyiddin, M.A. as the next Editor in Chief for this Journal.