Author Guidelines
Manuscript Format
Journal articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words, including tables, bibliography, and figure titles.
Manuscript Structure
Title
The title should be concise, descriptive, and contain keywords. The topic of the manuscript should be stated in the title so that search engines can assume that the title contains all the important words in the manuscript.
Abstract
Written in English, no more than 250 words. The abstract is a summary of the article and consists of three components: the specific aims and objectives to be achieved in the research, the research methodology used and the unit of analysis, and the results of the hypothesis testing. Keywords should be written on a single line, with three to six words separated by a semicolon (;).
Keywords
Choose a maximum of five (5) keywords that will provide sufficient information for search engines to locate published manuscripts. Avoid using generic and plural terms, abbreviations, and non-descriptive words such as "and," "of," "that," "or," and so on.
Introduction
Contains the background, objectives, and research questions, as well as a literature review of related theories and similar research used as a guideline. This section can describe the importance or urgency of the research, the underlying problem, the current state of research in the field, "opportunities" or problems in the field, and, if the research has a hypothesis, these are presented at the end of the introduction.
Research Method
This section explains how the research was conducted, including information on data collection techniques, population, sample, methods, and software. The method can be described in detail and divided into separate chapters and subchapters.
Results
This section explains the research findings and/or results of the design. Figures and tables must be referenced in paragraphs, accompanied by descriptions and sources of the images. The analysis, results, and discussion are presented systematically in accordance with the research objectives.
Discussion
This section provides a summary of the research conducted, comments on, and analysis of the findings. This section can also discuss the limitations of the research and provide suggestions for further research.
Conclusion
The main conclusions of the research should be presented. Limitations and recommendations for future research should be discussed.
References (American Psychological Association Style 7th Edition)
The bibliography cited in the manuscript must be written in APA (American Psychological Association Style 7th Edition) style, with a minimum of 15 references published within a maximum of 10 years.
Appendices (if any)
This section contains details of the indicators or items used in the research, or the statistical results.
