Author Guidelines

To maintain the standard of writing style of the article that will be published in PERSPEKTIF, author is recommended to read this author guidelines. The template can be downloaded from the right panel of this site.  

General guidelines are as follows:

  1. The article should follow the APA 7th ed. writing style in citing and referencing.

  2. To maintain the consistency in citing and referencing, author is recommended to use a reference manager application, such as Zotero or Mendeley. 

Submissions should report on research conducted using rigorous qualitative or quantitative methods or a mix of both, which should be described in appropriate detail as part of the article. Submissions reporting on survey research should include a copy of the data collection instrument as an appendix. Submissions using a case study approach should include a description of how the case study can be generalized to other situations.

Research articles should include an unstructured abstract (200-250 words) containing brief description about the Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion

Research articles should be written in a formal/academic style using the following headings as appropriate:

  • Title. This should be a brief formulation of the content, and be compact and clear – it may be creative to attract readers. It should be a maximum 20 words and be in English, in bold format, with the first word of the sentence capitalized.

  • Abstract. Abstract must reflect the substance of the whole contents of the article and enable to help readers to determine relevance with their interest and decide whether or not to read the full document. The abstract consists of a statement about the background, objective of the study or focus of discussion, method or important research steps, findings and discussion, and conclusion. Abstract is written in English and Indonesian, each in one paragraph, single spacing, and in total about 150-200 words.

  • Keywords. These can be drawn from the research variables, the characteristics of the subjects, and the referenced theories (a minimum of three words or combinations of words, arranged in alphabetical order and separated using semicolons).

  • Introduction. In Introduction, Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of introduction section. Before the objective, Authors should provide an adequate background, and very short literature survey in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous researches, to show the main limitation of the previous researches, to show what do you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation), and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Do not describe literature survey as author by author, but should be presented as group per method or topic reviewed which refers to some literatures. [Cambria– 12 – normal].

  • Research Method. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Do not repeat the details of established methods. [Cambria – 12 – normal].

  • Results and Discussion. Results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than providing data in great detail. Please highlight differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature. [Cambria– 12 – normal]. The format of tables do not use column (vertical) lines and row (horizontal) lines are used only for the head and tail of the table.

  • Conclusion. Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract, or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway. [Cambria– 12 – normal].

  • References. The reference use American Psychological Association (APA), 7th Edition. The degree of sophistication of materials referred to in the span of 10 years. The references are expected to be 80% of the primary sources originated from the national and international journals. Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based. Cite only items that you have read. Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Avoid excessive self-citations. Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region. Check each reference against the original source (authors name, volume, issue, year, DOI Number). Please use Reference Manager Applications like Mendeley and Zotero. Use other published articles in the same journal as models. [Cambria– 12 – normal].

Research articles may be up to 5000 words in length, excluding references, tables, figures, and any appendices. A total of no more than six tables and/or figures is recommended. A paper presenting extensive and rigorous qualitative analysis may be considered even if it exceeds the word count limit. Please check with the Associate Editors (Research Articles) if you are interested in submitting a research paper manuscript that is longer than 5000 words.

Research articles should have 5 – 6 keywords consisting of the concepts discussed in the article.  
 
Research articles should have at least 20 references. Use the first reference.

Examples:

Book :

Heck, R. H. (2004). Studying Educational and Social Policy - Theoretical Concepts and Research Methods. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Barrow, R., & Woods, R. (2006). An Introduction to Philosophy of Education (4th ed.). New York: Routledge.

Russell, B. (2010). Education and the Social Order. London: Routledge.

Journal :

Hawkman, A. M. (2019). “Let’s try and grapple all of this”: A snapshot of racial identity development and racial pedagogical decision making in an elective social studies course. Journal of Social Studies Research, 43(3), 215–228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2018.02.005

Fitzpatrick, C., van Hover, S., Cornett, A., & Hicks, D. (2019). A DBQ in a multiple-choice world: A tale of two assessments in a unit on the Byzantine Empire. Journal of Social Studies Research, 43(3), 199–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2018.09.004

Hawley, T. S., & Whitman, G. M. (2020). Fear and learning in student teaching: Accountability as gatekeeper in social studies. Journal of Social Studies Research, 44(1), 105–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2019.04.003

Conference:

Mokshein, S. E. (2019). Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Malaysia: Policy, Program and Evaluation. 3rd International Conference on Current Issues in Education (ICCIE 2018), 326(ICCIE 2018), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.2991/iccie-18.2019.2

Dutt, A., & Ismail, M. A. (2019). Can We Predict Student Learning Performance from LMS Data? A Classification Approach. 3rd International Conference on Current Issues in Education (ICCIE 2018), 326(ICCIE 2018), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.2991/iccie-18.2019.5

Supriyanta, E. Y., Mustadi, A., Wangid, M. N., & Suhardi. (2019). Sociocultural-Based Reflective Picture Storybook: Urgency in Social Skill Development. 3rd International Conference on Current Issues in Education (ICCIE 2018), 326(ICCIE 2018), 162–166. https://doi.org/10.2991/iccie-18.2019.29

Tables and Figures

The relationship between the tables or figures and the text should be clear. Authors must explain what the readers should look for when using tables or figures. All tables and picture captions are written with text. The arrangement and placement of tables and figures must refer to the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th Edition about tables and figures. Tables and figures must be placed at the top or bottom of the page, not in the middle.