Submissions

Author Guidelines

IMPORTANT

1. Manuscript must written in proper formal English. (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these).
2. Non-native English speaking authors should use authoritive translation and proofreading services.
3. Mobile/WhatsApp Number that can be contacted must be included, this is used for urgent correspondence or to confirm the status of the article.
4. Email used for correspondence must active and always accessed regularly (better if it is connected to a smartphone).
5. Authors are required to submit original written articles.
6. Submission must be accompanied with a Title Page, that must be uploaded along with the Main Article.
7. Main Article and Title Page must be submitted in Microsoft Word (*.doc;*.docx) file format. Other file format will be rejected.
8. Main Article and Title Page are formatted according to the Template.
9. Manuscripts not adhering to the guideline and template will be returned for revision without review.

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE 

Title

1. Write a short, concise, and clear title that emphasize the novelty of the research or study.
2. Avoid using the words “case study”, “influence”.
3. The title is written in sentence case format (capital at the beginning of the title).
4. The title cannot be more than 15 words.
5. For the sake of scientific ethics, the title may not include the name of the research subject and or the institution where the research takes place, especially if it does not get approval from the all concerned parties (Example: Analysis of students' critical thinking skills at Al-Abidin Bilingual Boarding School).

Author Identity

 Authors:

1. The author(s) listed in the article must really play a role in writing the article. No contributing author should be omitted.
2. The name is written in full and without mentioning any academic title. Example: "Ahmad Subarjo" not "Prof.  Ahmad Subarjo"
3. Authors are strongly encouraged to include links to their Google Scholar, Scopus, and ORCID profiles during the submission process to ensure accurate indexing and citation tracking.

  Affiliations:

1. Each author's name must be accompanied by affiliation.
2. Please do not include professional information from the author (Example: Lecturer at UNS).
3. If in one article there are several authors with the same affiliation, then the affiliation is enough to be written once.
4. Affiliation format: Department/Unit, Institution/Organization/University, City, Province/State/Prefecture, Country. Example: Biology Education, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

 E-mail:

1. Each author's email should be listed in.
2. Email used for correspondence (communication between author and editor) is marked with an asterisk (*).
3. Do not use fake email.

    Phone number:

1. Phone/Whatsapp/Telegram/LINE number of the corresponding author must be written in the prepared field.

 Abstract:

1. Abstract should contain no more than 300 words.
2. Abstract must explain the core of manuscript informatively and obviously including the subject matter, objectives, proposed approach and solution, methodology, key findings, and conclusions.
3. Abstract should show novelty compared to another existing researches.
4. Abstract should not contain citations, formulas, tables, symbols, and images.
5. Avoid using unfamiliar or non-standard terms.
6. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

Keywords:

1. Provide a maximum of six keywords.
2. Keywords should reflect the content of the article
3. Keyword must be listed alphabetically.
4. Separate each keyword with semicolon (;). 

Introduction:

1. The introduction must contain the background, urgency of the research, and analysis of gaps with the reality or existing research, thus, showing the novelty.
2. The purpose of the research should be clearly stated in the introduction
3. The introduction should not contain tables and figures.
4. The introduction is presented in a straightforward manner.

Method:

1. The method contains data collection and analysis techniques used to obtain results.
2. Can also describe the respondents used in the study.
3. Explain why the method was chosen, not describe about the method.
4. Formulas are written with an equation editor, not pasted as images.
5. The formula must include the primary source used as a reference.
6. This section can be used to explain the stages of extracting information, and the criteria for information sources used to conduct critical and in-depth studies.

Results and Discussion:

1. The results and discussion should at least include "what?", which conveys the results or findings of the research, not just the raw data; "why?", which demonstrates the connection between the results obtained and the basic concept; and "what else?", which compares the research results with other researches.
2. Provide implications of the research results, both theoretical and in practical.
3. Sub chapter titles should be written as bold, italics, and capitalized in each word
4. Results and discussion are a single unit, do not separate them into new chapters or sub chapter(s).
5. The discussion thoroughly reviews each research result, supported by relevant references, preferably from primary sources (journals).
6. The results presented in this section are the net results.
7. Data analysis processes such as statistical calculations and hypothesis testing do not need to be presented.
8. Only the results of the analysis and hypothesis testing need to be reported. 
9. Research results can be supplemented with tables, figures, and graphs to clarify the verbal presentation.
10. Before presenting tables and graphs, a narrative should be provided, followed by commentary or discussion. 

Rules for Tables and Figures

1. All tables and figures must be relevant and meet the informational needs of the manuscript.
2. Provide a narrative discussion of every table and figure within the running text (e.g., "as shown in Figure 1").
3. Tables, graphics, or diagrams must not be included as screenshot images.
4. A caption must accompany every table, figure, and graph. Captions must be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...) and written in Sentence case.
5. Table captions (e.g., "Table 1. Title") should be placed above the table.
6. Figure captions (e.g., "Figure 1. Caption") should be placed below the figure.
7. Table content must be formatted in Book Antiqua 9pt, single-spaced, centered.
8. Tables should contain at least two rows of data.
9. Tables should only use lines at the top and bottom of the table header and at the end.
10. Tables must be presented intact and must not be split across multiple pages.
11. Tables and figures should be center-aligned and must not use external borders.
12. Apply single line spacing between the table or figure and the surrounding text.
13. Figures must be of high resolution and color images are highly recommended.
14. All figures and graphs must use “In line with text”
15. The use of color graphs and pictures is highly recommended.
16. If a table or figure is excessively long, it should be placed in the Appendix.

Conclusion:

1. The conclusion contains a statement from the results of the analysis of the discussion carried out on the research findings and answers the research objectives.
2. The conclusion emphasizes the novelty of the discovery or development carried out.
3. Conclusions are written briefly, concisely and clearly.
4. Suggestions related to the research results for practical activities or further research can also be presented.

Acknowledgments: (Optional, not required)

1. Acknowledgments are used to express appreciation to parties who played a role in research and/or preparing the manuscript, whether in the form of funding, permission, consultants, or teams that help data collection.
2. If the research was funded by external parties please add “This research was funded by XXX, grant number YYY”, otherwise please add “This research received no external funding”. 

Author Contribution:

1. For articles with several authors, a short paragraph specifying their individual contributions must be provided.
2. All authors must read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
3. Please refer to the CRediT taxonomy (https://credit.niso.org/) for the term explanation.
4. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported.
5. No contributing author should be omitted.

Conflict of Interest:

1. Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
2. Author(s) must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results.
3. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section.
4. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.”

Software and AI Disclosure

Please disclose any software and AI Tools used during the research and writing the manuscript.  

Bibliography:

1. References must correspond precisely to the citations in the manuscript. Authors are strongly encouraged to create bookmarks or active links between in-text citations and the reference list whenever possible.
2. A minimum of 35 references is required for each article, with at least 75% consisting of primary sources, such as journal articles, conference proceedings, and theses or dissertations.
3. At least 25 of the references must have an active DOI (Digital Object Identifier) that can be accessed online.
4. All references must be published within the last 10 years, unless the seminal works essential to the study.
5. References written in languages other than English must be listed in the original language, followed by an English translation in parentheses.
6. Authors must use a reference management tool, such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, or similar software.
7. All references must follow APA (American Psychological Association) 7th Edition style guidelines.
8. Further readings about APA are available here:

• • https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations
  • https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references
  • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/index.html
  • https://www.mendeley.com/guides/apa-citation-guide