Author Guidlines

The editors of MEISTER journals, Sekolah Vokasi, Universitas Sebelas Maret welcome a research article.  To submit the article, the author must be submitted at EMAIL and respect the following guidelines:

The article is the results of empirical research or thought (conceptual ideas) related to its scope, that must consist of original, unpublished work not under consideration of publication elsewhere.

The article must be scientifically written in A4 format of Microsoft Word and in single space. Footnotes should appear at the end of the text, not at the foot of the relevant page. Each paragraph must have the 1.5 cm indentation. It must be written in English, minimum of 1.900 words and no longer than 8.000 words excluding title, abstract, keywords, and references.

The article submitted should not be part of fully one chapter of a thesis or dissertation. It has not been published yet in any journals, and should not be submitted simultaneously to another journal. It consists of the various parts, such as the title, the author’s name(s), abstract, introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, and references.

1. Title

Title must consist written in font calibri  size 12, capital, bold.

2. Author’s Name (S)

Author’s name(s) must be written with font calibri size 12, capitalize each word, bold in a full name without academic title (degree), and completed with institutional affiliation(s) (name of Department/Unit, name of University - Country) as well as the e-mail address.

3. Abstract

The tittle of abstract is written in English with font calibri size 12, capital, bold-italic, center. The content of abstract is written in Indonesian with font calibri, size 11, sentence case, regular-italic.

a. Introduction

b. Methods (research methodology; aims of the study; how the data is collected and analyzed)

c. Findings and discussion

d. Research implication to both empirical and conceptual

e. Keywords (3-5 words in alphabetical order with font calibri, size 11, regular, justify, and capitalize each word)

4. Introduction

The tittle of introduction is written in English with font calibri, size 12, capital, bold. The content of introduction it must be written with font calibri size 12, 1,5 spacing, sentence case, regular, margin mirrored ; top, buttom, and right : 2,54cm, left : 3,18 cm. without subsection/ subheading, 2-3 pages including background, objectives, literature reviews/theoretical construct (if needed) of the research. If any, footnotes should appear at the end of the text, not at the foot of the relevant page. They are allowed only to provide additional notes, not for references or bibliographies. This section contains:

a. Background showing the importance of conducting the research by citing some of the results of previous research in the same field (cited from such journals), as well as its differences with this research (gap analysis) showing its contribution to the development of scientific knowledge

b. Literature reviews/theoretical construct (if needed) of the research consisting of some relevant key theories. It would be better if the previous research findings are not the latest than ten years

c. The research questions and objectives of the study in the end of the section

5. Methods

The tittle of methods is written in English with font calibri, size 12, capital, and bold. The content of methods is written in English with font calibri, size 12, sentence case and regular. Methods are how the research is approached. They must contain the description of:

a. The research subject/object

b. The research method used

c. The research or analysis instruments used (if any)

d. The research or analysis process

e. The process of data collection and data analysis

6. Results and Discussion

The tittle of discussion is written in English with font calibri, size 12, capital, bold. The content of discussion is written in English with font calibri, size 12, sentence case, regular. This section consists of results of the study, written in the form of subchapter(s)) which give the reasoning process of the article’s main argumentation. The results of the data analysis should answer the research questions (problems) and relate to theories and references.

7. Conclusion

The tittle of conclusion is written in English with font calibri, size 12, capital, bold. The content of conclusion is written in English with font calibri, size 12, sentence case, regular.The conclusion should answer all the research problems, based on the theoretical significance/conceptual construction. Conclusion covers a summary of the research findings by answering the research questions (problems), a commentary or an evaluation of the main ideas brought by the article, as well as the implications of the research.

8. Acknowledgements

It is used to identify the source that fund the research (if any). This section should also recognize all parties who contribute to the drafting and improvement of the article.

9. References

The tittle of references is written in English with font calibri, size 12, capital, bold. The references cited in the article must be at least ten sources. They must comply with APA (American Psychological Association) style 7th edition. The reference list must appear at the end of the article and include only literature actually cited in the manuscripts. The references are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. We strongly recommend to use a reference tools in order to have the correct format of quotation and reference according to the APA 7th edition standards, for example Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc. The references used are at least 80% of publications over the past 10 years. They are primary sources in forms of journal articles, books, research reports, thesis, and dissertations. Herewith are some of the APA-based references format structure:

  • Printed book: Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
  • Online book: Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-Reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxx or doi:xxxx
  • Book Chapter: Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Chapter Title. In Author, A. A. (Ed./Eds.), Book Title, pp. xx-xx. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
  • Journal article in print: Author, A. A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.
  • Journal article online: Author, A. A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp. doi: xx.xxxx or Retrieved from journal URL
  • Website article: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL; Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL
  • Newspaper in print: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.
  • Newspaper online: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from newspaper homepage URL
  • Magazine article in print: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.
  • Encyclopedia: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Entry title. In Encyclopedia Title, (Vol. xx, pp. xx). City, State of publication: Publisher.

It’s important that the article must be free from plagiarisms which should be proven by attaching evidence (screen capture) that the article has been verified through anti-plagiarism software, but not limited to the plagiarism checker (http://plagramme.com).

Submission Declaration and Verification

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors approve that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright holder.

After Acceptance

Use of the Digital Object Identifier

The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly 'Articles in press' because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information.

Author Inquiries

You can track your submitted article at https://journal.uns.ac.id/meister. You are also welcome to contact Customer Support via email meister.journal@mail.uns.ac.id.