Author Guidelines

Articles are written in Indonesian/English, in a single column. Authors are required to fill out their author profile on the OJS website, which includes First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name (if the author uses only one name, enter the same name for both First Name and Last Name), Gender, Initials, Username, Password, University/Institution Affiliation, Email, Mailing Address (complete affiliation address: street name, city, province, and ZIP code), Country, and Bio Statement (Department or Faculty).

Articles must include a TITLE, ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, THEORETICAL REVIEW, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (OPTIONAL), AND REFERENCES; alternatively, authors may use their own subsections similar to those listed above.

The title must be clear, informative, and no longer than three lines. Use the “Times New Roman” font, size 14pt, and bold.

An abstract is a summary of an article. It consists of the research objectives, research methods, results and discussion, and conclusions. Implications or recommendations may be included in the abstract. It should be written in a single paragraph of 200–300 words.Abstrak tidak boleh berisi informasi latar belakang yang panjang dan tidak boleh merujuk pada gambar, tabel, persamaan, atau referensi bibliografi baik di dalam artikel maupun dari artikel lain. Bahasa abstrak harus jelas dan padat. Abstrak adalah ringkasan yang berdiri sendiri dalam satu paragraf. The abstract should not contain lengthy background information and should not refer to figures, tables, equations, or bibliographic references—whether within the article or from other articles. The language of the abstract should be clear and concise. The abstract is a self-contained summary in a single paragraph.

Keywords consist of important or specific words or phrases found primarily in the title and abstract. However, keywords may also be derived from the body of the article. Each article has 5 keywords.

The introduction outlines what is already known from previous studies, defines the significance of the research, reviews the literature, and states the research objectives. To understand what is already known from previous research, the introduction should discuss relevant journal articles (with citations) and summarize the current understanding of the issue to demonstrate the novelty of the research.

This section outlines the relevant theories underlying the research topic and provides an overview of several relevant previous studies to serve as references and a foundation for this research. If there are hypotheses, they may be stated implicitly and do not necessarily have to be in the form of questions.

Describe the research design, population/sample, data collection methods, and analysis techniques.v

Provide a brief summary of the research findings and suggestions for future research or practical applications.

This is optional. Authors must acknowledge any funding sources that supported the research and may express their appreciation to the outside reviewers of their manuscript.

References must be current—preferably from the last ten years—and follow the APA 7th Edition citation style. They must include at least 15 sources, with at least 75% being primary sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles or conference proceedings, and must be listed alphabetically, formatted in Times New Roman, 12pt, with 1.5 line spacing, in accordance with the specified guidelines.