Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. The manuscript is written in Indonesia or English, including research outcomes, field research or literary research and articles reflecting language and cultural phenomena in Indonesia.
2. The manuscript is typed using Microsoft Word program on A4 size, around 4,000-8,000 words (excluding references) in Candara size 11 pts and 1 space.
3. The manuscript is to be submitted directly to the OJS by creating user account as an author.
4. All manuscripts are anonymously studied by reviewers appointed by the editor according to their expertise. The author is given a chance to revise the manuscript based on the reviewer’s or the editor’s recommendation/advice. The decision of publication or rejection will be informed through the author’s email address.
5. The editor has the right to modify and correct the spelling, writing, and grammar of the published manuscript.
6. Everything related to citing permission or computer software usage in writing the manuscript or any other things related to copyright done by the author, along with all its legal consequences, becomes the author’s full responsibility.
7. The writing system for research outcome consists of:

• Title
  The title should not exceed 12 words; it should be clear, concise, and informative. Abbreviations should be avoided.
• Name of the author
  The name of the author is written without any academic degree, followed by the name of author’s institution, located under the title of the article. In case manuscript written by a team, the editor is only in contact with the main author or the first mentioned. The main author must include his/her correspondence address or email.
• Abstract with keywords
  The length of abstract is around 150-250 word, while the limit of keywords is 3-5 words. The abstract, at the least, must contain the aim, methods, and result on the research.
• Introduction
  The introduction should contain (sequentially) the general background and research question or hypothesis. If there is literature review, it can be included in this chapter. The study objective should be written at the end of the introduction.
• Methods
  The research methods should elaborate on the method utilized in addressing the issues including the method of analysis. It should contain enough details allowing the reader to evaluate the appropriateness of methods as well as the reliability and validity of findings.
• Results
  The author should explain the results of research (what was discovered) in detail.
• Discussion
  The research result and discussion section contain results of the research finding and their ensuing discussions. The finding acquired from the results of the conducted research should be written with the supplementary support of adequate data. The research results and findings should be able to resolve or provide explanations to the question stated in the introduction.
• Conclusion
  The concluding statement should contain summary and suggestion. The summary should exemplify the answers provided to the hypothesis and/or research objectives or acquired findings. The summary should not contain repetition of research results and discussions, and it should instead contain a summation of research results and findings as expected in the research objective or hypothesis. The suggestions should present matters that will subsequently be conducted in relation to the research’s ensuing concepts.
• References
  All references cited in the text of the article should be written in the bibliography section. It should include references obtained from primary sources (consisting of scientific journals amounting to 80% of the entire bibliography) that have been published in the last 10 (ten) years. The remaining 20% may include research articles or research reports (thesis, books, and other relevant publications. All reference mentioned should be written down in reference using American Psychological Association (APA) style and arranged from A to Z.