Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. Manuscripts must be original scholarly works that have not been published previously and are not currently being submitted for publication elsewhere.

2. Manuscripts can be written in either Indonesian or English, typed using a computer with font size 10 pt, Times New Roman, 1.15 spacing, and should be between 15 to 30 pages including tables, graphs, and images or 5,000–8,000 words, on A4 paper size, and use indented paragraphs (five characters in).

3. Manuscripts may consist of research results (field or library-based) or conceptual ideas, studies/reviews, and theoretical applications.

4. Manuscripts can be uploaded via the OJS platform of the Jurnal Karya untuk Masyarakat. First, click REGISTER to create an account and follow the next steps. Articles should be submitted in .DOC format, not .PDF.

5. Foreign terms that have not yet been adapted into technical terms should be written in italics.

6. All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by peer reviewers in an independent and anonymous manner.

7. References must be managed using Mendeley or similar citation tools.

8. The maximum similarity (plagiarism check) tolerance is 20%.

9. Manuscript Structure
   - Research Manuscript should generally contain: Title (max. 12 words in Indonesian or in English), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Problem/Objectives, Methods (materials and tools), Theoretical Framework, Discussion/Results, Conclusion, Suggestions, and References (can use latest sources or previously established references).
   - Review/ Study Manuscript should generally include: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion/Summary, and References.

10.  Abstracts must be written in both English and Indonesian, regardless of the language of the main text. The abstract includes a brief overview of the problem and objectives, research method, and results, written in a single paragraph, not exceeding 100 words, using 10 pt font, and single-spaced.

11. Keywords should consist of 3 to 5 words that reflect the main concepts of the research, drawn from relevant fields of knowledge, typically in noun form.

12. The title of the article must be centered, uppercase, in 14 pt font. Section headings must be styled using different formatting (bold or bold italics) and should not use numbers.

13.  Author names are written below the title without academic or professional titles, accompanied by the email addresses of all authors. If the authors are from different institutions, all affiliations should be listed clearly. If all authors are from the same institution, the institution’s name is written only once.

14. Sub-headings are numbered using an alphabetical system:
    A. ______________________
        1. ________________________
            a) _________________________
                1) ___________________________

15. Margins: Left 0.98 inches, Right 0.8 inches, Top 0.98 inches, Bottom 0.8 inches.

16. Citations should be integrated directly into the text, not as footnotes, including: author name, year, and page number. Year and page numbers are placed in parentheses.

17. Short direct quotations (no more than 4 lines): integrated into the text, same line spacing as the body text, enclosed in quotation marks, and source cited.

18. Long direct quotations (more than 4 lines): separated from the text with wider spacing, tightly spaced within the quotation, cited, and not enclosed in quotation marks.

19. Tables and figures/graphs must be titled and center-aligned. The source is written below the table/figure, and the title appears after the number with two spaces.
    Spacing between text and tables/figures should be 1.15.

20. References/Bibliography should include only sources cited in the main body of the article, placed at the end of the article (not on a separate page). 80% of the references must be recent primary sources (within the last 10 years), listed alphabetically without numbering. Citation format follows APA Style (6th Edition):
    Author's Name. Year of Publication. Title. Publisher: City of Publication. Author names are written without titles, in the format: Last Name, followed by a comma and the first letter of the first name.

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Note: For more details on formatting and journal submission requirements, please contact the editorial team.