In brief

01The manuscripts

The manuscript should be an original research paper that sufficiently contributes novelty to nonformal and informal education. Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the JPPM (Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) online submission procedure.

The corresponding author should also state that the manuscript is not concurrently being considered for publication elsewhere. The Editors will ignore submissions that do not follow these procedures.

02Structure of the manuscripts

Title	Clear and informative, not more than 14 words.
Authors and institutions	Author names accompanied by institutions and email addresses, without any academic title. For a joint paper, one of the authors should be notified as the corresponding author.
Abstract and keywords	Abstract of less than 150 words, provided in both English and Indonesian versions. Keywords: 3 to 5 words or phrases. Please provide at least one JPPM classification number that suits your manuscript, available at https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/jppm.
Introduction	Explains the background of the study, a review of previous research in the area, and the aims of the manuscript. Importantly, it should also show the significance and novelty of the research.
Methods	Describes the appropriate tools of analysis along with the data and their sources.
Results and Discussion	Explains the results of the study, presented clearly and concisely. Authors should explore the novelty or the contribution of the work to the nonformal and informal education literature.
Conclusion	Concludes and provides policy implications, if any, of the study. The conclusion(s) should be in the same order as those discussed in the manuscript’s body.
References	Lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred to in the body of the manuscript.

03General writing format

Paper and font	A4 paper, double-sided, single line spacing. A new paragraph starts 5 characters from the left margin, in 11-size Constantia font.
Language	Proper English.
Length	12 to 15 pages (5,000–7,000 words).
Margins	Top 1.5 inch and bottom 0.8 inch.
Title	Capital letters only at the first word or special name (for example, a location name), 14 font size, centred.
Subtitles	UPPERCASE BOLD, 11 font size, starting from the left margin.
Sub-subtitles	If any, capital letters only at the first word or special name, starting from the left margin.
Lower-level headings	If any, capital letters at the beginning of each word except connecting words, all in italics, starting from the left margin.
References	Should be from the last ten years of publication (more than 80%), except for key references (80%). Reference to textbooks should be minimised (less than 20%).

04Specific writing format

• Equations and formulas should be numbered as (1), (2), etc., appearing to their right.
• Estimation results from a software package are not allowed to be presented directly in the paper. They should be presented in summary tables.

05Tables and figures

Tables and figures should be presented as follows:

• Tables and figures follow an Arabic numbering system. The title of a table is placed at the top and the title of a figure at the bottom.
• Tables and figures should provide the source of information, if any, at the bottom.
• Any table should contain only a heading and contents, with row lines only and no column lines. Note(s) and source(s) should be included underneath the table where appropriate.