Author Guadlines

Please read and understand the author's guidelines for the preparation manuscript. The author who submits a manuscript to the editors should comply with the author's guidelines and template. If the submitted manuscript does not comply with the guidelines or using a different format, it will be rejected by the editorial team before being reviewed. The editorial team will only accept a manuscript that meets the specified formatting requirements (downloadable at: Template ). This template is designed to assist Author in preparing manuscript; it is an exact representation of the format expected by the editor. To use this template, please just Save As this MS Word file to your document, then copy and paste your document here. All papers submitted to the journal should be written in English language.  

PAPER FORMAT

  • The word limit for the submission is 2000-5000 words (including of footnotes and abstract). 
  • The sequence of manuscripts following: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method (for original research articles); Problems, targets and outcomes ;Main Heading Analysis; Conclusion; and References.
  • Referencing style uses APA style

Title

  1. The title must be straightforward and informative, also specific and effective. consisting of 15-20 words.
  2. The author’s name (without an academic degree) is accompanied by affiliation, must include name, institutions, address and zip code, and country.
  3. The corresponding author's personal information such as mobile numbers, telephone, fax, and email address numbers must be clear and valid.

Abstract

  1. The abstract is written in Indonesia and English.
  2. The abstract consists maximal 250 words that explain the objectives, brief methods, significant findings, and there should not be any references.
  3. Keywords are written in English, 3–5 keywords or phrases, arranged alphabetically, and separated using semicolons (;) for author template.

Introduction

  1. Background of study
  2. Provide a short review of the pertinent literature, state the originality of the research, and state the research objectives.
  3. Covers the factual and actual problems, challenges, or requirements needed by the community-related to the research purposes.

Problems, Targets and Outcomes

  1. Explain the problem of the activities carried out.
  2. From these problems set goals / targets to be achieved.

Methods

  1. Describing the method used to solve problems, challenges, or problems, answer the research objectives.
  2. Data collection techniques (including sample selection techniques, validity, and reliability of data collection tools).
  3. Data analysis technique.
  4. Location, time, and duration of activities.

Result and Discussion

  1. Relevant documentation with a focus on community empowerment activities.
  2. For photos/images: the minimum resolution is 300 dpi with JPEG extensions (.jpg). Use image processing software to check dpi.
  3. Results must be presented correctly and accompanied by an explanation without reference to the literature. Original and important findings must be stated. Results must be illustrated with numbers or tables if necessary, but must be kept to a minimum. Detailed discussion, speculation, and interpretation of data are not included in the results, but in the discussion section.
  4. The discussion must interpret the findings expressed in the results obtained with the background of existing knowledge. The discussion must highlight a new perspective. Each assumption must be clearly stated. 

Conclusion

  1. Provide conclusions of the discussion.
  2. Mention the impact and benefits of community empowerment activities.
  3. Provide advice for further community empowerment.
  4. Produce new findings of theories, postulates, formulas, principles, methods, models, or prototypes supported by research data.

Acknowledgment

  1. The acknowledgment list consists of people who provided assistance during community empowerment activities.
  2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest must be clearly written when you (or your company or sponsor) have a financial, commercial, legal, or professional relationship with another organization, or with people who work with them, which contributed to your research.
  3. If funding was given through grants from universities, colleges, or other research institutions, stated the name of the institution or organization that provided the funds.
  4. If there are no funders from a university, college, or other research institution, please include the following sentence: This study did not receive specific grants from funding agencies in the public sector, commercial, or non-profit section.

References 

  1. References are written based on APA (American Psychological Association) format.
  2. References are listed alphabetically.
  3. References only list literature that you have quoted in the text.
  4. Check details of references to actual sources. The author is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the references.
  5. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  6. Avoid using more than 40 and less than 10 references. The article should consist of 70% journal references and 30% book references. Journal references should be published at least 5 recent years.
  7. Authors are strongly urged to use a reference manager such as Zotero, Endnote, RefWorks, Reference Manager, or Mendeley to build their bibliography.