Guidelines for Manuscript

  1. Articles must not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Along with the manuscript, a written statement should be attached, confirming that the article is original and free from any elements of plagiarism.
  2. Types of articles suitable for publication include the following: research reports (laboratory, field, archives), conceptual ideas, studies, theory applications.
  3. Articles are written either in English or Bahasa, using academic language and adhere to a standard academic writing structure. Manuscripts must be typed in 1,5 line spacing on A4 paper size and should follow the specified length guidelines for the submission type, including references, pictures, and tables. Papers that significantly exceed or fall short of the required word count will be returned before peer review.
  4. The length of manuscript must be between 3.500 - 8.000 words, including abstract and references. Hence, the manuscript should be presented sharply and efficiently to avoid repeating arguments and statements over cross-sections.
  5. Please do not write author’s name anywhere in the article. This journal uses a double-blind review process, so authors name and details should be provided in the metadata within the Open Journal System submission.
  6. Articles should be in form of essay which includes:
  • Title (max. 15 words).
  • Abstract (150-250 words): The abstract should include a brief background, methods, key findings, discussion, and research implications for societal context. The abstract should provide the critical aspect of the research. It should also include five to seven keywords.
  • Introduction: This section should include the background, related research, and objectives of the research. The introduction should conclude with a clear statement of the items to be discussed.
  • Theoretical Framework: This section should provide theories and concepts used for analysis. They should be incorporated and conceptualized to generate the most appropriate analysis framework.
  • Research Methods: This section should describe the research approach and methodology used in the study.
  • Research Findings: This section presents the result of analysis using the relevant theories and appropriate methods without discussing arguments.
  • Discussion: This section should consist of arguments to elaborate the presented findings or results based on the conceptualized framework used.
    In some extent, findings and discussion is possible to be merged in the same heading.
  • Conclusion: This section should provide a brief summary of the findings and discussion. It is strongly recommended to avoid simply repeating statements from previous sections.
  • Authorship Contribution: Author contributions are described according to the CRediT taxonomy, ensuring transparent attribution of each author's specific roles and responsibilities in the research and manuscript preparation.
  • Statements of Originality and Fair Use of AI-Tools: The authors declare that this manuscript is original and free from plagiarism. AI tools were utilized only for limited assistance using mention your apps and tools, including language editing, reference discovery, citations & references management, image and graphic enhancement, or other assistance (select one of more based on what you did), while all intellectual content, analyses, and conclusions were developed exclusively by the authors. The authors take full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the manuscript.
  • Statement of Competing Interest
    • When there are no conflicts: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
    • When conflicts exist: The author is an Editorial Board Member/Editor-in-Chief/Associate Editor/Guest Editor for this journal and was not involved in the editorial review or the decision to publish this article.

    • When conflicts exist: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: (Explain more)

  • Ethical Approval & Informed Consent: The data, results, or analyses presented in the submitted article do not violate the protection of human subjects or other valid privacy or security concerns. Please include this information after the conclusion of the article.
    • If the research did not involve human subjects, animal subjects, or other valid privacy or security concerns, please note that it uses publicly accessible data and discloses the sources (URLs, websites, books, etc.).
    • If the research involved human subjects, animal subjects, or other valid privacy or security concerns, please note that the author(s) had obtained the interviewees’, participants’, or other related parties’ consent to publish the work
  • Acknowledgement
  • References: References must include all sources cited in the article body. The citation and reference style use the APA 7th edition. Please include at least 20 recent sources with 75% is journal articles and 25% is books and other sources. The journal article sources must be published 10 years ago at most.

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