PROFETIK: Jurnal Mahasiswa Pendidikan Agama Islam is a peer-reviewed, open-access student journal published by the Islamic Religious Education Study Program (Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Islam), Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro, Indonesia. The journal serves as an academic forum in which undergraduate and postgraduate students, together with their supervisors and the wider community of Islamic education scholars, disseminate rigorous research on the theory and practice of Islamic Religious Education (Pendidikan Agama Islam/PAI).

Aims

• To publish original research that strengthens the scientific foundation of Islamic Religious Education in schools, madrasahs, pesantren, universities, families, and communities.
• To provide students with a credible venue for their first scholarly publications, supported by a constructive and educational peer-review process.
• To connect classroom practice, curriculum policy, and Islamic educational thought, so that research findings offer novelty as well as practical implications.
• To promote academic integrity rooted in the Islamic values of ṣidq (honesty), amānah (trustworthiness), and ‘adl (fairness).

Scope

The journal accepts research articles employing research and development (R&D), qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, literature-based, theory-application, and critical-analytical approaches in the following areas:

• Islamic Religious Education thought and philosophy
• Learning strategies, models, and methods in Islamic education
• Islamic education curriculum development
• Implementation of Islamic education curricula (including Kurikulum Merdeka in PAI subjects)
• Development of learning media and educational resources for Islamic education
• Management and leadership of Islamic educational institutions
• Evaluation and assessment in Islamic Religious Education
• Character, moral (akhlak), and religious-moderation education
• Qur’anic and hadith-based learning, including tahfidz programs
• Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan (AIK) education and Islamic education in higher education

Manuscripts are expected to analyse current issues, problems, policies, and practices, and to demonstrate a clear contribution to the development of Islamic Religious Education. Submissions that fall outside this scope may be declined at the initial screening stage without external review.