Author Guidelines

  1. Articles submitted to the journal in Indonesian are typically 5,000 to 7,000 words, single-spaced, and must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 250 words that states the importance of the topic, the gap between theory and practice or between reality and expectation (or the lack of prior studies), the purpose of the study, the method, the findings, and the conclusion.
  2. In the abstract, explicitly write in bold: Introduction, purpose, method, findings, and conclusion.
  3. Below the abstract, three to five keywords should appear, followed by the main body of the article in font size 10.
  4. The journal uses single anonymous peer review: reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to authors. Author names (without academic titles), affiliations, and the corresponding author’s email address are included in the manuscript as shown in the template.
  5. Articles are typed single-spaced in Microsoft Word (.doc), font size 12, Times New Roman, with 3 cm margins, on A4 paper.
  6. Insert a header on even pages showing the journal name, volume, number, month, year, and the published page number. On odd pages, insert the author's name and a few words of the article title.
  7. Write the main body of the article in a single column, from the Introduction through the References. Use a 1 cm first-line indent, except for the first paragraph directly after the main heading and the first paragraph after a subheading.
  8. Block quotations must be indented 1 cm and set in font size 12.
  9. For research-based articles, the outline is: introduction (without a heading or subheading), method, findings and discussion, conclusion, and references.
  10. The title must be fewer than 12 words, capitalized, centered, in font size 14.
  11. The introduction consists of the research background, research context, literature review, and research objectives. The whole introduction must be presented in paragraphs, not bullet points, and make up 15–20% of the total length of the article.
  12. The method section describes the research design, data sources, data collection, and data analysis, makes up 10–15% of the total length of the article, and is presented entirely in paragraphs.
  13. The findings and discussion section describes the results of data analysis that answer the research questions and their meaning in light of theory and current references in the field. This section makes up 40–60% of the total length of the article.
  14. The conclusion section consists of a summary and restatement of the main findings.
  15. Use only horizontal lines when using tables. Place the table number and table title above the table.
  16. Every source cited in the body of the article must appear in the references, and every source in the references must be cited in the body of the article.
  17. The reference list must contain at least 25 references. At least 80% of the cited sources must have been published within the last 10 years. Cited sources are primary sources such as journal articles, books, and research reports, including theses and dissertations. Citations from journals must make up at least 80% of the total references cited.
  18. In-text citations use parentheses (author's last name and year of publication). When a source is quoted verbatim, the page number is included (p. 78 or pp. 78–89).
  19. Citations and references follow APA 7th edition style.
  20. Use of generative AI: AI tools cannot be listed as authors. If AI is used substantively (assisting with drafting, analysis, or summarization), authors must include an AI Usage Statement (tool name, version, and purpose) at the end of the manuscript, before the reference list. Use limited to grammar or spelling checks does not need to be disclosed. Authors remain fully responsible for the entire content of the manuscript. The full provisions are set out in the AI Use Policy.
  21. Please use this template (Fon Template).