Panduan Penulis

Submission Preparation

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check their submissions' compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors who do not comply with these guidelines :

  • The post has never been published
  • The manuscript is free from plagiarism
  • File submission in Microsoft Word
  • Manuscripts follow editorial guidelines

Script Structure

  • Title. The title must be clear and informative and should not be abbreviated and not more than 14 words
  • Name of author and institution. The author's name should not be abbreviated and not use the title. The author must include the name and address of the institution in detail including the department, faculty, name and address of the institution
  • Abstract and keywords. Abstracts are written in both English and Indonesian, and must be between 200 - 300 words for each language version. Keywords must consist of 3 to 6 words or phrases
  • Introduction. This section describes the background of the research, a review of previous research, gap analysis and research objectives. The important point in this section is that the author must be able to show the importance and novelty of the research that has been carried out
  • Theoretical study. This section describes the study of relevant library materials and becomes the theoretical background of the problem to be studied. At least 70% of the references used come from scientific journals published in the last five years, while references from books must be published in the last ten years
  • Research methods. This section describes how this research was conducted. This section may consist of the method and number of samples, and the analytical tools used
  • Results. This section describes the research results. It should be presented clearly and concisely
  • Discussion. In this section, the author discusses the results of the study and is expected to be able to explore novelty or research contributions in the literature according to the topic under study
  • Conclusion. This section concludes and provides the policy implications, if any, of the study. Conclusions must be in the same order as the conclusions discussed in the body of the manuscript
  • Reference. This section only lists literature sourced from journals, books, and other written materials cited in the body of the article. Authors are advised not to use references from unpublished research results

General Writing Format

  • Manuscripts are made in A4 paper format, one column and one line spacing
  • New paragraphs must start 1.25 centimeters from the left margin, using font size 11, font type Times New Roman
  • Manuscripts are written in Indonesian or English
  • Manuscripts must consist of 12 to 17 pages
  • The title is capitalized in every word except for conjunctions, font size 12, middle position
  • Margin up and down 2, left 3 and right is 2
  • Sub - subtitles if any are written in capital letters only at the beginning of each word except for conjunctions, they are all italicized
  • References must be from publications of the last ten years (> 80%), except for primary references (80%). Referring to any textbook should be minimized (<20%)
  • Reference writing using APA Style and it is recommended to use Mendeley or Endnote reference software
  • Recognition, if any, must include a funding agency

Tables and Figures. The table should be presented as follows:

  • Table names must follow the numbering system (Arabic numbering system). Table titles and figures are placed above and below respectively
  • Tables and figures should provide sources of information, if any, at the bottom
  • The table contains only rows and no columns