Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

• The submission has not been published before, nor before other journals are considered (or the explanation is given in the Comments to the Editor).
• Filing files are in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file formats.
• Systematic discussion in the article:
  
  a. Abstract / synopsis
  This section contains a summary of the research, no more than 400 words (presented in English). Abstract followed by a maximum of five (5) keywords (keywords) to facilitate the preparation of the index of articles.
  
  b. Preliminary
  This section describes the background of research, problem formulation, statement of purpose and (if deemed necessary) the organization of article writing.
  
  c. Theoretical framework and hypothesis development
  Describes a theoretical framework based on literature review which is the logical basis for developing hypotheses or the proportions of research and research models.
  
  d. Research methods
  Describe methods of selection and data collection, measurement and definition of operational variables, and methods of data analysis.
  
  e. Data analysis
  Describe the analysis of research data and statistical description used.
  
  f. Discussion and conclusion
  Contains discussion of findings and research conclusions.
  
  g. Implications and limitations
  Describe the implications of the findings and limitations of the research, and if necessary the suggestions the researcher proposes for future research.
  
  h. Reference list
  Contains the sources cited in article writing. Only referenced sources are listed in this reference list.
  
  i. Attachment
  Loading the tables, drawings and research instruments used
• Articles are typed with single-spaced line spacing on quarto / letter paper (8.5 "x 11"), with a two-column view.
• The maximum article length is 15 pages (with Times New Roman 12 pt).
• Top, bottom, left and right margins of at least 1 inch.
• All pages including tables, attachments, and references should be serial numbered pages.
• If the table or picture is presented on a separate page of the body of writing (eg at the end of the manuscript), the authors should refer to the sections within the text, the place of the inclusion of tables or drawings
• Each table or picture is numbered, the title corresponds to the contents of the table or image and the source of the quotation (if relevant).
• Quotations in text should be written between brackets and parentheses that mention the author's final name, year without comma, and page number if necessary.
  
  Example:
  a. One source of quotations with one author: (Baily, 1995). If accompanied by page numbers: (Baily, 1995: 47)
  b. One citation source with two authors: (Chan and Baily, 1997)
  c. One citation source with more than two authors: (Fatemi et al., 1997 or Walsh et al., 1998)
  d. Two sources of quotations with different authors: (Allen, 1994, Jung, 1996)
  e. Two sources of quotations with the same author (Baily, 1992; 1995). If the publication year is the same: (Baily, 1987a, 1987b)
  f. Sources of citations derived from the work of an institution should mention the acronyms of the institution concerned, for example, (BPPK, 2002)