Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Please read and understand these writing guidelines before preparing your manuscript. Authors submitting manuscripts to the editor must ensure that their manuscripts meet the article content requirements. The editorial team will only accept and process manuscripts that meet the requirements and follow the specified format (templates can be downloaded via the link: Templates).

To use the template, save the MS Word file to your document, then copy and paste your manuscript into the available format.

 PAPER FORMAT

  • Research articles report original research and should be between 6,000 and 9.000 words in length (including references, tables, and figures). 
  • The sequence of manuscripts following: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method; Analysis and Discussion; Conclusion; and References.

    Title: It should be short, clear, and informative, but does not exceed 15 words.

    Author’s names and institutions: The author’s names should be accompanied by the author’s institutions and email addresses, without any academic titles and/or job title.

    Abstract: The abstract should be written in English in accordance with English conventions, using single spacing, Times New Roman font size 11, and between 200-250 words. The abstract must contain at least the following sentences: first, the Objective, which includes the main question or problem to be discussed/answered and/or the background of the topic, and/or the importance of the issue being discussed. Second, the method, if conducting specific research without description. Third, the main findings/uniqueness of the article. Fourth, the (additional) impact, if any and sufficient. Fifth, do not mention the name of the regulation. Sixth, single spacing and one paragraph.

    Keywords: Keywords arranged by alphabetically and should have at least three keywords and maximum five keywords separated by a semicolon (;).

    Introduction: This section explains the background of the study, aims of the manuscripts, and significance of study. It should be written without numbers and/or pointers.

    Method: This section describes the tools of analysis along with the data and their sources.

    Analysis and Discussion: Results and Discussion. This section explains the results of the study. Data should be presented in Tables or Figures when feasible. There should be no duplication of data in Tables and Figures. The discussion should be consistent and should interpret the results clearly and concisely, and their significance. It also should be supported to suitable literature. The discussion should show relevance between the result and the field of investigation and/or hypotheses. The discussion also should compare the result with previous research.

    Conclusion: Conclusion contains a description that should answer the objectives of research. Do not repeat the Abstract or simply describe the results of the research. Give a clear explanation regarding the possible application and/or suggestions related to the research findings.

    References: References. This section lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred in the manuscript. We suggest authors to use reference management software like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc., to prepare citations and the list of references.

  • Referencing style uses Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (full note)
  • References should be those of the last ten years publication, unless they are key references.

  • The citation quick guide can be found at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

Table format should contain only heading and contents. Please provide the top and bottom lines, along with the line(s) that separate the heading and the contents. Tables and figures should be presented as follows. first, the name of tables and figures should follow a numbering system (Arabic numbering system). The names of the tables and figures are on the top parts of the tables, respectively, and second, the tables and figures should provide the source of information, if any, at the bottom part of both.

The manuscript is written in Indonesia or in proper English, either British or American English, but not the combination of both, except for special editions.