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Author Guidelines
Author guidelines
What to send, and how to prepare it
The journal publishes two kinds of article: empirical research reported in IMRAD form, and literature reviews, whether narrative or systematic. Work through the six steps below before you submit.
5,000–8,000 words, excluding references | 100–150 words in the abstract | APA 7 reference style | .docx Microsoft Word only | < 30% similarity index |
Step 01
Choose your article type
The structure you follow depends on this choice. Pick one before you start writing.
Empirical research — IMRAD You collected and analysed data: experiments, quasi-experiments, surveys, development research, case and multi-site studies. Follow the IMRAD table in Step 2. | Literature review You synthesised existing studies: narrative review, systematic review, meta-analysis, or bibliometric mapping. Follow the review table in Step 2. |
Step 02
Build the manuscript
Each row states what the section has to accomplish, followed by an example of it done well.
A. Empirical research (IMRAD)
| Title | Concise and specific, 20 words or fewer, naming both subject and method. No abbreviations, no vague wording. Effects of Mobile-Assisted Learning on Students' Writing Skills: An Experimental Study |
| Authors & affiliations | Full names without academic titles. Department, university, city, country for each author. Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk and give a working email. ORCID is [[wajib / dianjurkan]]for every author. Maria Lopez, Department of Education, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| Abstract | 100–150 words covering background, objective, method, main result, and conclusion. No citations, no undefined abbreviations. End with 3–6 keywords. This study examined the impact of mobile-assisted learning on writing performance among 120 undergraduates. A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design was employed. Results showed significant improvement in coherence and vocabulary use (p < .05). |
| Introduction | Explain why the study was needed: background, recent literature, the gap, and the aim or hypothesis. End with a clear objective. Despite the growing use of mobile devices in education, limited empirical evidence explains their effect on academic writing performance, particularly in non-English speaking contexts. |
| Methods | Enough detail for another researcher to repeat the study: design, participants, instruments, procedure, ethical approval, and analysis. Past tense. Participants included 120 undergraduates (60 male, 60 female; age 19–22). Writing proficiency was measured with the IELTS rubric. Independent t-tests and ANCOVA were run in SPSS 26. |
| Results | Findings only, no interpretation. Report means, standard deviations, p-values, and effect sizes precisely. Do not repeat in the text what a table already shows.| Group | Pretest | Posttest | Gain | | Experimental | 65.2 | 78.4 | 13.2 | | Control | 64.7 | 69.1 | 4.4 |
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| Discussion | What the results mean. Interpret, compare with earlier studies, state the contribution, and admit the limitations. The improvement aligns with Chen and Li (2022), who reported similar vocabulary gains. Unlike their study, our results show stronger effects on coherence, suggesting instructional differences. |
| Conclusion | Short, and answers the research question directly. State what is new and where the work leads. No new data. Mobile-assisted learning significantly enhances writing performance, particularly coherence and vocabulary. Future work should test long-term effects in blended learning. |
| References | APA 7th edition. Every citation in the text appears in the list and vice versa. Favour recent peer-reviewed articles; [[mis. minimal 20 rujukan, 80% dari jurnal, terbitan 10 tahun terakhir]]. Use Mendeley or Zotero to keep the list consistent. Chen, X., & Li, Y. (2022). Mobile learning and vocabulary development in EFL contexts. Computers & Education, 185, 104527. |
B. Literature review
Title, abstract, acknowledgments, and references follow the same rules as above. Four sections differ.
| Title & abstract | Name the type of review in the title. In the abstract, give the scope, the search method if systematic, the major themes, and the conclusion. Learning Models for Academic Writing: A Systematic Review of Higher Education Studies (2010–2024) |
| Introduction | Justify the review and say why now: what has accumulated, what has never been synthesised. Although numerous pedagogical models address academic writing, no recent synthesis compares their effectiveness across contexts. |
| Methods | Systematic reviews: databases, search terms, inclusion and exclusion criteria, selection process, and a PRISMA flow diagram. Narrative reviews: the logic of selection and the framework used. Bibliometric studies: database, search strategy, timeframe, and software. Following PRISMA, Scopus, Web of Science, and ERIC were searched with ('academic writing' AND 'learning models'). Studies were included if peer-reviewed, in English, and published 2010–2024. |
| Findings & discussion | Organise the reviewed studies into themes, using tables or figures where the volume demands it. Then evaluate: where the literature agrees, where it contradicts itself, and how sound the methods were. Consistent with Hyland (2019), genre-based approaches remain effective for disciplinary writing. This review found little integration of digital platforms into genre-based models — an opening for further work. |
Step 03
Format the file
Start from the template. It is faster than reformatting later.
| Template | Write directly in the article template. Where the template and the notes below differ, the template wins. |
| Page setup | [[Samakan dengan template. Panduan lama menulis: Times New Roman 12 pt, spasi ganda, margin 1 inci]] |
| Length | 5,000–8,000 words, references excluded. |
| Tables & figures | Five of each at most, numbered in order of mention, each with a caption. Submit them in editable form, not as screenshots. Figures reused from elsewhere need written permission and a citation. |
| File type | Microsoft Word (.docx). Not PDF. |
| Language | English or Indonesian, written to publishable standard and proofread before submission. [[Wajibkah naskah berbahasa Indonesia menyertakan abstrak dan kata kunci berbahasa Inggris?]] |
Step 04
Anonymise it
Review is double-blind. A manuscript that identifies its authors is returned before it reaches a reviewer.
Upload two files: a title page carrying all author information, and a main manuscript carrying none.
File 1 — Title page Title, all authors with affiliations and ORCID, corresponding author's email, acknowledgments, funding, and the declarations from Step 5. | File 2 — Anonymous manuscript Title, abstract, and the full text with every identifying trace removed: no author names, no affiliations, no acknowledgments, no funding numbers. |
Two things authors usually forget. Self-citations in the text — write "Rahman (2021) found" rather than "in our earlier study (Rahman, 2021)". And the Word file's own properties: open File ? Info ? Check for Issues ? Inspect Document, and remove document properties and personal information.
Step 05
Write the declarations
Short statements on the title page, before the reference list. All are required; write "none" where a section does not apply.
| Ethical clearance | Name the approving committee and the approval number. For research in schools, state that consent was obtained from parents or guardians, that pupils assented, and that the school gave permission. |
| Author contributions | Each author's role in CRediT terms — conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, writing, supervision, and so on. |
| Funding | Every source of support, with grant number, and what part the funder played. If none, say so. |
| Competing interests | Anything that could be seen as affecting objectivity, including an interest in a product being evaluated. Declaring one rarely affects the decision; hiding one does. |
| Generative AI | If you used an AI tool while writing, name it and say what for. AI cannot be an author. Policy ? |
| Data availability | Where the underlying data can be found, or on what terms it is available from the authors. Raw data must be retained and produced on request. |
Step 06
Check, then submit
Most desk rejections come from this list, not from the research.
| ? | The topic sits inside the journal's focus and scope. |
| ? | The work is original, unpublished, and not under review anywhere else. |
| ? | Similarity checked and below 30%, references excluded. |
| ? | Written in the template, in .docx, within the word limit. |
| ? | Two files ready: title page, and a manuscript with no identifying trace. |
| ? | All six declarations written, including ethical clearance. |
| ? | References in APA 7, every citation matched to an entry and back. |
| ? | Tables and figures editable, numbered, captioned, within the limit of five each. |
Submit online
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Downloads
Write in the journal layout from the first draft. | Section-by-section notes with worked examples. |
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 previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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