Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
How to prepare, anonymize, and submit a manuscript to JPK (Jurnal Pendidikan Khusus). Please read this page and use the official template before submitting.
1Journal at a Glance
2Before You Submit
Please confirm each point. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines may be returned before review.
- The manuscript is original, has not been published, and is not under review elsewhere.
- The topic fits the Focus and Scope of JPK.
- The article type is a Research Article or a Literature Review.
- You use the official manuscript template (Word format).
- The anonymous manuscript contains no identifying information, and a separate title page is prepared (section 4).
- The similarity check is within the limit (section 9).
- Ethical approval and informed consent are reported where required (section 8).
- All authors meet the Authorship Criteria.
3Article Types
Research Article
Original empirical research (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) on education and services for individuals with special needs. Structure: Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion, Conclusion.
Literature Review
A systematic, structured synthesis of published studies that identifies patterns, gaps, and directions for future work. The Method section states databases, search period, and selection criteria.
Both types use a structured abstract and the same length limit. Details are on Types of Manuscript.
4Double-Blind Review and Anonymization
Authors and reviewers do not know each other's identities. Prepare two files:
File 1: Anonymous manuscript
The full manuscript with no names, affiliations, emails, ORCID iDs, acknowledgments, funding details, or author biographies.
File 2: Title page
Title, all author names, affiliations, emails, ORCID iDs, corresponding author, acknowledgments, funding, author contributions, and biographies.
Anonymization checklist
- Cite your own work in the third person (for example, "Rahman (2021) found..."), not "our previous study". If a citation would reveal your identity, replace it with "Author (Year)".
- Do not name your own institution or a location that identifies you. Write, for example, "a public university in [province/country]".
- Do not include identifying names in headers, footers, image files, or file names.
- Remove document metadata before saving: File, Info, Check for Issues, Inspect Document, Document Properties and Personal Information, Remove All.
- Replace ethics committee names, approval numbers, and repository links that reveal your identity with "[anonymized for review]".
5Format Requirements
6Manuscript Structure
- Title in English: clear, informative, maximum 14 words, no uncommon abbreviations.
- Author details: on the title page only. Mark one corresponding author.
- Structured abstract in English, 150-200 words, past tense, with the labels Purpose, Method, Results, and Conclusion. For a Literature Review, Method states databases, search period, and number of studies included.
- Keywords: 3-5 specific words or phrases.
- Title, abstract, and keywords in Indonesian, equivalent to the English version, with keywords in the same order.
- Introduction: background, urgency, literature, research gap and novelty, then problem, aim, and significance, as narrative paragraphs without subheadings.
- Method: design, time and place, participants and sampling, procedure, data and instruments (with validity and reliability), and data analysis.
- Results and Discussion: present results with tables or figures, interpret them, then connect them to theory and earlier studies.
- Conclusion: answer the problem and aim, with optional recommendations. Do not repeat detailed numbers.
- Declarations (section 8).
- References (section 7).
- Appendices (optional): instruments, interview guides, or extended tables, labeled Appendix A, B, and so on.
7Citations and References
- Style: APA 7th edition, using a reference manager such as Zotero or Mendeley.
- In-text citations give author and year, with page numbers for direct quotations, for example (Retnawati, 2014, p. 6).
- Prioritize primary sources and publications from the last 10 years.
- Cite only works listed in the references, and list only works cited, in alphabetical order with a hanging indent.
- Include the DOI as a full link (https://doi.org/...) whenever available.
- In the anonymous manuscript, self-citations that reveal identity appear as "Author. (Year). [Details removed for blind review]."
Journal article: Surname, A. A., & Surname, B. B. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Book: Surname, A. A. (Year). Book title (ed.). Publisher.
Book: Surname, A. A. (Year). Book title (ed.). Publisher.
8Ethics and Declarations
These headings appear between the Conclusion and the References, even when the answer is "not applicable".
Ethical statement
Research with human participants, especially children and learners with disabilities, must state the ethics committee and approval number, and how informed consent (including parental or guardian consent) was obtained. If approval was not required, explain why.
Conflict of interest
State any financial or non-financial interest that could influence the work, or write "No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)." See Conflict of Interest.
Funding
Name funders and grant numbers, or state that there was no funding.
Author contributions
Describe each author's contribution. See Authorship Criteria.
Data availability
State where the supporting data can be accessed, or why they cannot be shared (for example, participant confidentiality).
Generative AI use
If generative AI tools were used (for example, language editing or translation), name the tool and its purpose. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible for the content.
9Similarity Check and Publication Ethics
All manuscripts are checked with Turnitin. The overall similarity must not exceed 20%, and similarity from a single source must not exceed 20%. Serious plagiarism leads to rejection.
10How to Submit
- Download and complete the manuscript template.
- Register at JPK and log in. Enter your full name, affiliation, email, and ORCID iD if available.
- Start a new submission, choose the section, and accept the submission requirements.
- Upload the anonymous manuscript and the separate title page, then enter the metadata (title, abstract, keywords, authors, references).
- Complete the submission. You will receive a confirmation email and can follow progress in your author dashboard.
Submission deadlines for each issue are on Publishing Schedule.
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