Submissions

Author Guidelines

ARTICLE TYPES

Journal of Geographical Research: Geoeducasia publishes four types of articles: research paper, review paper, short communication, and commentary.

Research Paper
A research paper is an article presenting the results of research on a topic relevant to the focus and scope of Journal of Geographical Research: Geoeducasia. A research paper presents an in-depth study of issues in geography, conducted using various approaches. The text of a research paper is approximately 6,000–8,000 words, excluding the abstract, references, tables, and figures. The abstract should be approximately 100–200 words, the maximum number of references is 80, and the number of display items (tables and figures) is limited to 15. Exceptions to these guidelines may be granted upon consultation with the editor-in-chief. A research paper includes the following sections: introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusions, and references. Authors may also include supplementary information if necessary. The methods and results sections may be divided into subheadings. The methods section covers data collection and analysis, as well as the study area, while the results section includes several subheadings aligned with the research objectives.

Review Paper
A review paper is a review of previous articles. It should present the latest developments in geographical topics, including historical overviews, progress, recent achievements, and potential future developments. The main text of a review paper is approximately 6,000–8,000 words in length, excluding the abstract, references, tables, and figures. The abstract should be no more than 100–200 words, with a maximum of 100 references and 15 display items (tables and figures). Exceptions to these guidelines may be granted upon consultation with the editor-in-chief. A review paper includes an introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and references. Subheadings in the methods section are optional, while those in the results section should align with the research objectives.

Short Communication
A Short Communication is a brief article presenting preliminary findings that are part of a study, current findings, or new scientific results. The ideas presented in a short communication must be of high quality, and the presentation must be relatively concise to ensure rapid publication. A short communication may include discussions of cutting-edge methods as well as innovations and novelties in the development and application of technology, methodology, or materials. The manuscript should be 2,000–3,000 words in length, including references.

Commentary Paper
A commentary paper is an article intended to provide commentary and feedback on previously published articles, perspectives on current scientific issues, controversial topics, and relevant policies. Commentary articles are expected to foster discussion and debate within fields related to the journal's focus and scope. Comments on recent publications may offer challenges or broader perspectives, but must be presented in a respectful and constructive tone. The submission guidelines for commentary papers are similar to those for short communications, with a length of 2,000–3,000 words and approximately 15 references. Authors may also include figures and tables, though this is not required.

The Manuscript General Guidelines

The manuscript text general guidelines are as follows:

1. The manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere.
2. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism elements. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism.
3. 3. The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of Geomedia: Majalah Ilmiah dan Informasi Kegeografian (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be submitted through the Online Submission System using Open Journal System (OJS) on https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/geomedia/index, choose only one procedure. Then, register as author.
4. The online submission manuscript can be viewed under the online submission guidelines.
5. The manuscript that is inappropriate with the Author Guidelines will be returned to the author before the reviewing process.
6. The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article as follows: the title of the article, the author's name (no academic title), the affiliated author's address, the author's email, and the main body of the article as described in the template.
7. The heading and subheading (included in the method and results) shouldn't be numbered. The headings are written in bold, title case format. It uses left-aligned text without an underline. The subheading should be written in bold, italic, and sentence case, and it should use left text alignment. Headings and subheadings are allowed up to three levels.
8. Geo Media: Majalah Ilmiah dan Informasi Kegeografian accepts only manuscripts in English. The manuscript should consist of ten (10) to twenty (20) pages, including figures and tables. The manuscript text should be written in the format of this article template in camera-ready mode. The article is written on A4-sized paper (210x297 mm), with custom margins 2,5 cm on all sides, as per the template.
9. The text of the articles uses the Helvetica and Roboto fonts, as specified in the template, with 1.15 line spacing and single-column formatting. Manuscripts must be submitted via OJS in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format, following the template.
10. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format. Each paragraph started 10 mm from the left border, with no spaces between paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new sentence.
11. The tables and figures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or figures. Each figure must be given a caption (Figure Caption) and be numbered in Arabic numerals below the picture, followed by the picture title. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numerals above the table, followed by the table title. The figures attached should be guaranteed to print well (font size, resolution, and line spacing are clearly visible). The figures and the table should be placed in the center between text groups. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for important points. Please refer to the template.

The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

The title of the manuscript: The title should be informative and be written both briefly and clearly. It cannot diverse multi interpretations. It has to be pinpoint with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in the capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviation. The main ideas should be written first and followed then by its explanations. The article title should be written within maximally 15 words in Bahasa Indonesia or in English, 13 pt-sized font, with the bold selection and in the centre text format,

An abstract is written in Bahasa Indonesia or English. The text must be in Roboto, 10,5 pt font size, 1,15 line-spacing, within 150-200 words and followed by five keywords. The abstract must contain the background, aims of the project, methods, results, and conclusion. 

Introduction: The introduction must contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background and a literature review as the basic of the brand new research question or show the main limitation of the previous researchers and to solve it (gap analysis), show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper, and the hypothesis. In the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article writing should be stated. In the scientific article format, it does not allow to write down the references as in the research report. They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand new of the scientific article.

Methods: The method is implemented to solve problems, including analytic methods. The methods used in the problem solving of the research are explained in this part.

Result: This part consists of the research results and how they are discussed. The results obtained from the research have to be supported by sufficient data. The research results and the discovery must be the answers or the research hypothesis stated previously in the introduction part.

Discussion: The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results.

The following components should be covered in the discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what/how)? Do you provide an interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences?

Conclusion: This is the final part containing conclusions and advice. The conclusions will be the answers of the hypothesis, the research purposes, and the research discoveries. The conclusions should not contain only the repetition of the results and discussions. It should be the summary of the research results as the author expects in the research purposes or the hypothesis. The advice contains suggestions associated with further ideas from the research.

References: All the references that used in the article must be listed in this part. In this part, all the used references must be taken from primary sources (scientific journals and the least number is 80% from all the references) that were published in the last ten years. Each article should have at least ten references.

The Guidelines for the Citations and References

All the served data or quotes in the article taken from the other author articles should attach the reference sources. The references should use a reference application management such as Mendeley. The writing format used in Jurnal GeoEducasia: Journal of Geographical Research follows the format applied by APA *7th Edition* (American Psychological Association).

The Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines

The manusript should be submitted by Online Submission System in the GeoEducasia: Journal of Geographical Research HERE.

1. Firstly, the author should register as either an author or reader (checking role as author or reader) in the “Register”.
2. After the registration step is completed, log in as an author, click on “New Submission”. The article submission stage consists of five stages, such as: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation.
3. In the “Start” column, chose Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
4. In the “Upload Submission” Columns, upload the manuscript files in MSWord format in this column.
5. In the “Enter Metadata” columns, fill in with all the author data and affiliation. Including the Journal Title, Abstract and Indexing Keywords.
6. In the “Upload Supplementary Files” columns, the author is allowed to upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or any other else.
7. In the “Confirmation” columns, if the data you entered is all correct already, then click “Finish Submission”.
8. If the author has difficulties in the submission process through the online system, please contact GeoEducasia: Journal of Geographical Research at geografi@uny.ac.id.

Publication Fee

This journal does not charge APCs, submission charges, or other fees. All process of article publication is free of charge.