Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Submitted articles must be original scholarly works, have not been previously published, and must not be under consideration by other journals. Manuscripts may consist of research papers, literature reviews, or scholarly analyses relevant to the fields of literature, language, culture, and education. Articles should be written in proper Indonesian or English in accordance with academic writing standards.

Tittle
Title of articles are written with Cambria Bold (14 pt) and preferably not more than 14 words. Author(s) name, affiliations and e-mail.

Abstrak
The abstract is written starting from a general statement about the background of the topic, objectives, and theories used, research methods, findings, and conclusions.  Abstract writing is organized in one paragraph (without paragraph separation) with a length not exceeding 200 words. The abstract is written using Cambria font size 11 pt, single-spaced, and placed within the maximum limit of one page.

INTRODUCTION (Cambria 12 pt, 1 pt spacing)
The introduction describes the background underlying the importance of the topic or issue being studied, the formulation of the problems that become the main focus of the research, the problem-solving approaches or strategies, the novelty of the research, and the clear contribution of the study.
The Introduction section is also required to present relevant literature or literature reviews in order to strengthen the position and urgency of the research conducted. The writing and citation style should follow the American Psychological Association (APA) format using in-text citations (body notes). The writing of foreign terms should conform to the Indonesian Spelling System (EYD V).
This section should be written in normal paragraph format. All referenced or cited sources must be included in the bibliography. The top, bottom, right, and left margins should each be set to 2 cm with single spacing.
 
METHOD (Cambria 12 pt, 1 pt spacing)
This section should be written briefly, clearly, and concisely. It explains the elaboration of the research type, research approach, data and data sources, data collection techniques, and data analysis techniques.
 
 
 
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (Cambria 12 pt, 1 pt spacing)
 
This section presents the main findings of the research that has been conducted and is organized systematically to make it easy for readers to understand. The results presented in this section should focus only on the main findings relevant to the objectives and research problems.
The results section contains the presentation of data analysis adjusted to the objectives or problems being studied and based on the procedures described in the method section. Results may be presented in the form of numerical tables, graphs, verbal descriptions, characteristics, statistical analyses, and hypothesis testing adjusted to the characteristics of the research. The discussion should be enriched by referring to relevant research findings that have been published in scientific journals. In addition, the discussion must demonstrate the novelty and significant findings of the research conducted. The discussion may be presented in chapters and subchapters systematically according to the objectives and problems. Additional data such as graphs, tables, and figures should be placed in the center. Colored graphs are permitted. Tables and diagrams may be used to explain verbally presented results and must be accompanied by captions or explanations.

CONCLUSION (Cambria 12 pt, Kapital pada Awal Kata, Tebal)
​​The conclusion presents a summary of the results and discussion of the article and is based on the research objectives. It should not contain new data, but rather serve as a final statement explaining the overall achievements of the research. Suggestions may be based on practical actions, the development of new theories, and/or further research.
REFERENCES (Cambria 12 pt, 1 pt spacing)
 
The bibliography must contain at least 15–20 references, of which 70% should be scientific journals published within the last 5 years, and 30% should come from book references without any publication year limitation. References must be arranged alphabetically. DOI numbers should be provided, and the writing style should follow APA 7th edition using applications such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, or others.