Author Guideline

General Requirements

  • The manuscript texts are written in English or Indonesian. Manuscripts will first be reviewed by the editorial board.
  • The main text of a manuscript must be submitted as a Word document (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file.
  • The manuscript consists of a minimum of 5000 words, well-typed in a single column on A4 size paper, using 12 pt Times New Roman.
  • The manuscript must contain original work and have the potential to contribute to scientific advancement.

Manuscript Structure

The manuscript should contain the following sections in this order:

a. Title

The title of the article in English should describe the main content of the manuscript, be informative, concise, and not too wordy (12-15 words only), and must not contain formulas.

b. The Author’s Name

Full name without academic degrees and titles, written in capital letters. A manuscript written by a group needs to be supplemented by complete contact details.

c. Name of Affiliation for Each Author

The author name should be accompanied by the complete affiliation address, postal code, telephone number, and email address.

d. Abstract

Written briefly in English in one paragraph of 150-200 words, containing the background, research objectives, methodology, results, conclusion of the study, and your research contributions to science.

e. Keywords

Written in English, 3-5 words or groups of words, in alphabetical order.

f. Introduction

Explain the background, problems, and importance of the research, along with a brief literature review that relates directly to the research or previous findings that need to be developed, and end with a paragraph stating the research purposes. A balance must be kept between the pure and applied aspects of the subject.

The introduction is presented in paragraph form of approximately 1000 words.

g. Methods

Make sure that the work can be repeated according to the details provided. It contains technical information of the study presented clearly, so that readers can conduct research based on the techniques presented. Materials and equipment specifications are necessary. Approaches or procedures of the study, together with data analysis methods, must be presented.

h. Results and Discussion

Well-prepared tables and/or figures must be a significant feature of this section, because they convey the major observations to readers. Any information provided in tables and figures should not be repeated in the text; the text should focus on the importance of the principal findings of the study. In general, journal papers will contain three to seven figures and tables. The same data cannot be presented in both tables and figures.

The results of the study are discussed to address the problem formulated, the objectives, and the research hypotheses. It is highly suggested that the discussion focus on why and how the research findings can happen, and extend to which the research findings can be applied to other relevant problems.

i. Conclusion

The conclusion should be drawn on the basis of the research findings, formulated concerns, and research purposes. The conclusion is presented in one paragraph without numerical form of expression. Explain your research contributions to science.

j. Acknowledgement

Contributors who are not mentioned as authors should be acknowledged, and their particular contribution should be described. All sources of funding for the work must be acknowledged; both the research funder and the grant number (if applicable) should be given for each source of funds.

k. References

Manuscripts are written using a standard citation application (Mendeley/Endnote/Zotero). The APA (American Psychological Association) reference style is required.

  • When citing an article written by two authors, both authors should be mentioned. For three or more authors, only the first author is mentioned followed by et al., for example: Rahayu & Sudarsono (2015), Subekti et al. (2014).
  • A series of references should be presented in ascending date order (Retnoningsih et al., 2005; Indriyanti et al., 2007; Rahayuningsih, 2010).
  • Different publications with the same author(s) and year will be presented separately, as follows: 2013a, 2013b.
  • References of unpublished data and personal communication should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g., Rifai MA 2015, pers. com. (personal communication); Indriyanti DR 2014, unpublished data).
  • In the reference list, the references should be listed in alphabetical order.
  • Approximately 80% of references for literature reviews should be recent (up-to-date) journals published in the last 10 years; the remaining 20% can be cited from research reports and/or articles.