AUTHOR GUIDELINES

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  1. The manuscript is original and previously unpublished paper, result of field research, case studies.
  2. The manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Word.
  3. The manuscript should be written either in Indonesian or English

WRITING FORMAT

  1. First part: title, full name, email, affiliation, abstract, and keywords.
  2. Main part: introduction, methods, findings, and discussion.
  3. Last part: conclusions (concluding remarks) and references.

TITLE AND AUTHOR(S)’ IDENTITY

  1. The title is capitalized, bolded, single-spaced
  2. The author(s)’ name is written under the title without any title, may not be abbreviated, begun with a capital letter. The writing order started from the first author followed by the second, third, and so on.
  3. Email addresses are written under the author(s)’ name and affiliation(s)

ABSTRACT
The abstract must reflect overall substance of the article content. It should be clear and brief describing the research background and aims, methods, results, conclusion, and implication of the research. The abstract should be written in English and Indonesian, single spaced, and 150-200 words in length  

KEYWORDS
Keywords represent basic ideas or substance of the article which allow readers to find it easily. These can be drawn from the research variables, the characteristics of the subjects, and the referenced theories (a minimum of three words or combinations of words, arranged in alphabetical order and separated using semicolons)  

INTRODUCTION
The introduction provides an adequate information about the research background, literature review, gap of the study, objectives, and hypothesis/hypotheses (if any). The literature review should be integrated written into the background (not in separate subheading).  

METHOD
This section should provide detailed information about the methods used in the whole of research process (identification of the research variables, subjects, instruments, and analysis techniques). The sufficient information is needed so that the information can be useful for further researchers. Quoting definitions directly from the books should be avoided in this section.

RESULT
This section contains results of the data analysis. The results of analyzed data should be integrally presented along with the analysis. The results should answer the research question or hypotheses. The attached tables/graphs/figures must refer to the APA 7th edition about tables and figures. The tables/graphs/figure should be meaningful and easily understood to assist the readers in conceiving the analysis.  

DISCUSSION
This section should critically explore the research findings, how the findings are related to the previous studies, and the relevance of literature/sources. This section allows you to present a substantial interpretation of the results of the analysis and comparison with previous studies based on a review of relevant, the most recent, and the main literature of the past 5 years. This section should not be a repetition of the introduction and results section.

CONCLUSION
The conclusion must answer the research objectives which is a summary of research findings. The conclusion should be presented in a short, clear, and concise manner based on research findings and discussion. This section must be written in paragraph (not numerical or bullet points). It should state the findings’ synthesis concluded from data analysis and discussion.

REFERENCES
All of the references mentioned in this section must be cited in the article and vice versa. The references are from the last 5 years of national/international reputable journals. The references are arranged based on alphabetical order. Reference lists are written in American Psychological Association (APA) style 7th edition. Using reference manager application (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, etc.) is strongly recommended to organize the citation and references.