Author Guidelines

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • Manuscript Length: The overall length of the article, from the Abstract to the References section, should range between 5,000 and 7,000 words.

  • Reference Management: Authors are strongly encouraged to use standard reference management software (such as Mendeley or Zotero) to manage citations and references.

  • Manuscript Dates Information: The manuscript must include details regarding the article acceptance date (Received Date) and submission date (Submitted Date).



II. TITLE AND AUTHOR DETAILS

  • Article Title: The title should be concise, specific, and reflective of the manuscript's content, with a length of 7 to 14 words.

  • Author Names: State the full names of all authors (first, second, third author, etc.) without academic degrees or titles.

  • Affiliation: Provide the institution/affiliation name, city, and country for each author.

  • Corresponding Author: Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk (*) and provide an official institutional email address (author@institution.ac.id).



III. ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS

  • Bilingual Format: The abstract must be written in two languages: English (ABSTRACT) and Indonesian (ABSTRAK).

  • Formatting Rules: Written as a single paragraph with a length of 100–250 words.

  • Content Scope: The abstract must represent the entire article and concisely cover the background/material object, research problem and objectives, theoretical framework, methods, main findings, as well as research contributions or implications.

  • Items to Avoid: Do not include citations, uncommon abbreviations, tables, or figures within the abstract.

  • Keywords: Provide 5 specific terms or relevant phrases, separated by commas (,).



IV. ARTICLE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMATICS

1. INTRODUCTION

  • Contains background, context and urgency of the problem, research objectives, state-of-the-art literature review, research positioning relative to previous studies, research gap, novelty, theoretical framework, and direction of discussion.

  • Avoid overly general introductory statements.

  • The research problem or objectives must be clearly articulated and serve as the main foundation for the methods and discussion sections.



2. METHODS

  • Elaborate in detail on the research design or approach, data sources and characteristics, as well as research subjects or objects.

  • Describe data collection techniques, instruments, research procedures, data analysis techniques, data validity testing, and ethical considerations (where applicable).

  • Methodological explanations must be sufficiently detailed to allow reasonably full comprehension and replication by other researchers.



3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

  • Present research findings in a focused manner aligned with the research objectives.

  • The discussion should go beyond merely describing data; it must interpret findings through the theoretical lens used, compare them with previous studies (explaining similarities/differences), and emphasize theoretical and practical contributions.

  • Results and discussion may be structured into substantive sub-sections based on key findings.

  • Table Presentation Format:

    • Every table must be numbered and titled at the top (e.g., Table 1. Summary of Findings Based on Observational Aspects).

    • Include column structures such as Aspects, Indicators, and Summary of Findings.

    • Include source information at the bottom of the table (e.g., Source: research data processing).



4. CONCLUSION

  • Presents core interpretations and direct answers to research objectives (rather than merely summarizing or restating all results).

  • Emphasize main contributions, implications, research limitations, and directions for future research if applicable.

  • Conclusions must be written in narrative paragraph format and must not use numbered lists.



5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

  • Authors must include a statement declaring that no potential conflicts of interest affected data collection, analysis, writing, or publication of the article.



6. AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Transparently detail each author's roles and contributions, such as conceptualization, methodology, data collection, analysis, original draft preparation, review, editing, and supervision.



7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Optional)

  • Addressed to individuals or entities that assisted with research or writing but do not meet authorship criteria, including funding agencies.

  • This section is optional and may be removed if not applicable.



V. IN-TEXT CITATION STYLE

  • Citation System: Follows the author-date format in accordance with APA 7th Edition standards.

  • Narrative Citation: Author name outside parentheses followed by year inside parentheses, e.g., Lestari (2022).

  • Parenthetical Citation: Author name and year enclosed in parentheses, e.g., (Mahendra et al., 2023).

  • Three or More Authors Rule: For sources with 3 or more authors, use the first author's surname followed by et al. starting from the first citation.

  • Direct Quotes: Include page numbers for direct quotations, e.g., (Mahendra et al., 2023, p. 109).

  • Personal Communications: Direct interviews or personal communications are cited in-text only (e.g., Rukmini, personal communication, June 12, 2025) and are not included in the reference list because they are not publicly accessible.



VI. REFERENCE LIST GUIDELINES

  • Core Principle: Include only sources that are directly cited within the article manuscript.

  • Ordering: Arranged alphabetically by the first author's last name.

  • DOI Links: Must include DOIs formatted as full URLs ([https://doi.org/](https://doi.org/)...) whenever available.



Examples of Reference & Citation Formats:

  1. Book (Single Author)

    • In-text Citation: (Lestari, 2022) or (Lestari, 2022, p. 64)

    • Reference List: Lestari, M. (2022). Ekologi bahasa di ruang digital: Identitas, interaksi, dan perubahan. Cakrawala Media.



  1. Book (Two Authors)

    • In-text Citation: (Pranata & Wulandari, 2021) or Pranata and Wulandari (2021)

    • Reference List: Pranata, A. R., & Wulandari, S. (2021). Estetika pertunjukan dan ingatan kolektif. Lentera Budaya.



  1. Edited Book Chapter (Book Chapter)

    • In-text Citation: (Hakim, 2020, pp. 78–79)

    • Reference List: Hakim, R. N. (2020). Ritme, ruang, dan tubuh dalam seni pertunjukan kontemporer. In M. Ardiansyah (Ed.), Membaca seni dari pinggiran (pp. 71–92). Pustaka Rupa.



  1. Journal Article with DOI

    • In-text Citation: (Mahendra et al., 2023) or Mahendra et al. (2023)

    • Reference List: Mahendra, N. P., Kusuma, A. D., & Lazuardi, F. (2023). Strategi multimodal dalam pembelajaran puisi di sekolah menengah. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Kreatif, 8(2), 101–118. https://doi.org/10.1234/jpbk.2023.82101.



  1. Journal Article without DOI

    • In-text Citation: (Kurniasih, 2019, p. 41)

    • Reference List: Kurniasih, T. (2019). Pemertahanan istilah maritim dalam komunitas pesisir utara Jawa. Jurnal Bahasa Nusantara, 5(1), 33–49.



  1. Website Webpage

    • In-text Citation: (Nabila, 2024)

    • Reference List: Nabila, F. (2024, March 18). Arsip suara sebagai media pembelajaran sejarah lokal. Portal Seni Nusantara. https://contoh.org/arsip-suara.



  1. Thesis, Dissertation, or Research Project

    • In-text Citation: (Puspitasari, 2022)

    • Reference List: Puspitasari, D. A. (2022). Representasi ruang kota dalam mural komunitas [Master's thesis, Universitas Cendekia]. Repositori Universitas Cendekia. https://contoh.org/tesis/puspitasari.



  1. Conference Paper / Presentation

    • In-text Citation: (Santoso & Qadri, 2023)

    • Reference List: Santoso, B., & Qadri, M. (2023, August 10–12). Literasi visual untuk pembelajaran seni berbasis proyek [Paper presentation]. Seminar Nasional Pendidikan Kreatif, Bandung, Indonesia.



  1. Archives or Archival Collection

    • In-text Citation: (Koleksi Rekaman Teater Rakyat, 1987)

    • Reference List: Koleksi Rekaman Teater Rakyat. (1987). Kode TR-04/1987. Pusat Dokumentasi Seni Nusantara.