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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

  1. Prior to submission, register and login as an author to the system.
  2. The manuscript should be between 2,500 to 3,500 words with single space (excluding the Abstract and Reference section) and in one-column style.
  3. The submitted manuscript is in English with .doc, .docx, or .rtf formats, single space, 12 font size, Times New Roman, A4 paper with 2.54 cm margins. 
  4. No header or footer is required. If needed, the author may use an endnote instead of a footnote.
  5. The main headings include ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHOD, FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, and REFERENCES. Authors are allowed to use subheadings under the main headings. If necessary, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and APPENDIX may be included. Please note that the literature review is merged with the Introduction section.
  6. The title should be no more than 15 words, in sentence case, centered, and 14 font size.
  7. The abstract must be between 150-200 words, consisting of the background of the study (optional), the purpose of the paper, the research method, and main findings/results, and the conclusion (optional). Following the abstract, write three to five keywords alphabetically, and separate them with a semicolon.
  8. The introduction should consist of the background of the study, literature review (main theory and previous related research), the research gap, and research objective(s).  The introduction should be presented in the form of paragraphs with a proportion of 15-20% of the whole article length.
  9. The method section consists of a description of the research design, research site and participants or documents, data collection, and data analysis with a proportion of 10-15% of the total article length. The method section can be in a unified form or using subheadings.
  10. The findings and discussion section consist of the description of the results of the data analysis to answer the research question(s) and their meanings seen from current theories and references of the area addressed. The proportion of the Findings and Discussion section is 40-60% of the total article length.
  11. The conclusion section consists of the summary and restatement of the main findings.
  12. Quotations, citations, tables, figures, and references must comply with the APA 7th edition citation style.
  13. Every source cited in the body of the article should appear in the reference, and all sources appearing in the reference should be cited in the body of the article.
  14. The sources cited should have at least 80% come from those published in the last 5 years. The sources cited are primary sources in the form of reputable journal articles (strongly recommended), books, and research reports, including theses and dissertations. Citations from the journal should be at least 50% of the total references cited.
  15. Citation is done using brackets (last name and year of publication). When the sources are cited verbatim, the page number is included (p. 78 or pp. 78-89).
  16. All forms of communication between the authors and the journal are via .... or +62 81 321 028 274 (WhatsApp). Communication with other emails will not be considered.

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