Submissions

Author Guidelines

The editorial board of the Journal accepts scientific papers in the form of: Research articles; Review articles; Conceptual Articles (independent writing/short papers). The manuscripts can be written in Indonesian or English, and have never been published or are being submitted for publication in other media. Manuscripts in English must be accompanied by a certificate that has been proofread by a translator. The certificate can be uploaded in the Supplementary Files section (the fourth step of the submission process).

Manuscripts in the form of Microsoft Word files according to the Journal Template are sent online via http://ejournal.balitbangham.go.id/index.php/…. Editors do not accept manuscripts/writings sent via email.

Writing Format:

• Length of the article is between 6000-8000 words.

• The systematics of writing consists of Abstract, keywords, introduction, method (only for research articles), analysis and discussion, closing, and references.

• Citations are written using reference manager tools according to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (full-note).

Writing Systematics:

Title

For manuscripts submitted in Indonesian, the title is written in 2 languages, Indonesian and English, with a maximum of 14 words.

For manuscripts submitted in English, the title is written in English, a maximum of 14 words.

Author’s identity

It includes author's name without title, affiliation, and official email. Affiliates are equipped with agency addresses by mentioning at least the name of the city and country (including mentioning Indonesia).

Abstract

For manuscripts submitted in Indonesian, the abstract is written in two languages, Indonesian and English.

For manuscripts submitted in English, abstracts are written in English.

Abstract contains background, objectives, uses, methods, results/findings, conclusions, and suggestions/implications without pictures, tables, or references. The abstract is written in one paragraph with a maximum of 250 words.

Keyword

It describes the problem domain under study and the main terms that underlie the implementation of the indexed research. The number of keywords is a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5. Keywords must not be in the form of sentences and are separated by a semicolon (;). Abstracts are sorted alphabetically.

For manuscripts submitted in Indonesian, the abstracts are written in Indonesian and English.

For manuscripts submitted in English, the abstracts are written in English.

Introduction

The introduction includes the background of the problem, a summary of the theoretical study or previous research related to the problem under study, the problem formulation (in the form of a question sentence or a statement about the intent or purpose of this paper), the research objectives and benefits, the element of novelty that distinguishes this article from other previous articles, and the structure of the writing in answering the problems specified—placed at the end of the paragraph.

Method

The method describes the type of research, data sources used, data collection techniques and procedures, and data analysis conducted by the author.

Discussion and Analysis

The discussion and analysis must answer the research problems and objectives, which are made in sub-discussions as described in the systematics of writing at the end of the introduction.

Conclusion

Conclusion is a statement that states the relationship between research variables and research suggestions that need to be explained in relation to the chosen writing theme.

References

It is inputted by ‘insert bibliography’ on the reference manager tools used. The main references are journal articles, and books (published in the last 5 years). Additional references can be in the form of laws and regulations and other sources. List only the references cited in the footnote.

It is better to mention the referencing style that should be used (as in subsection III.B 'writing format')