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Before you start

—  Check the scope. The journal publishes original research in culture, language, the arts, and the social sciences. Educational research is out of scope. See Focus and Scope.

—  Use the template. Write in the official manuscript template from the start. Manuscripts in other formats are returned before review.

—  Read the policies. Authorship, conflicts of interest, generative AI, and plagiarism apply to every submission. See Publication Ethics.

—  Prepare for anonymous review. The journal uses double-anonymous review, so the manuscript must carry no author details.

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General requirements

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Title, authors, abstract

—  Title. No more than 12 words in each language, without naming the research location. The Indonesian title is 14 pt bold and the English title 12 pt bold, both in capitals.

—  Authors. Full names without academic titles, each with affiliation and institutional email. Add an ORCID iD for every author where possible.

—  Abstract. 150–170 words in each language, in one paragraph and in the past tense. State only the aim, the method, and the results, with no background and no statistical results.

—  Keywords. Three words or phrases, in italics, in both languages.

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Structure of the manuscript

1.  Introduction: the research problem, the current scientific context, and a review of the literature (state of the art), ending with the aim.

2.  Method: the design, data or sources, and analysis, in enough detail to be assessed and repeated.

3.  Results and Discussion: findings, interpreted against theory and earlier research.

4.  Conclusion: the main findings and suggestions.

5.  Closing statements: acknowledgements, funding, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and any use of generative AI.

6.  References.

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Tables and figures

—  Centre tables and figures. Put the number and title above, aligned left.

—  Tables follow APA 7th edition: bold number, the title in italics on the next line, horizontal lines only.

—  Figures must be editable where possible, at least 300 dpi, sharp, and legible at the size printed.

—  Reproduce material from another source only with permission, and credit it.

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Citations and references

—  Cite in APA 7th style, with a page number for every direct citation, for example (Isnanto, 2017, p. 25).

—  Set quotations of 40 words or more as an indented, single-spaced block, without quotation marks.

—  Prefer primary sources (journal articles and research reports) from the last ten years.

—  Every cited source must be listed, and only cited sources are listed.

—  Give each DOI as a full https://doi.org/ link.

—  Manage citations and references with a reference manager.

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Preparing the files

—  Anonymised manuscript: remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, funding details, and self-identifying phrases, and clear the author name from the file properties.

—  Title page (a separate file): the title, author names, affiliations, emails, ORCID iDs, and the closing statements.

—  Delete every guidance box and highlighted placeholder from the template, and complete and then delete the pre-submission checklist.

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Submitting

1.  Register as an Author, or log in, at Register or Login.

2.  Confirm the submission checklist and add any comments for the editor.

3.  Upload the anonymised manuscript, and the title page as a separate file.

4.  Enter the title, abstract, and keywords, and add all co-authors with affiliation, email, and ORCID iD.

5.  Finish the submission and wait for the acknowledgement email.

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After submission

Manuscripts go through screening and the double-anonymous review, then a decision. Revisions are returned with a point-by-point response.

An accepted article carries an Article Publication Charge of IDR 500,000 (about USD 35), paid after acceptance. See APC and Journal Subscription. Articles appear in the April or October issue.

Articles are published under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.