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Jurnal Ilmu Sosial welcomes original research articles and review articles that address topics within the journal’s focus and scope in the social and political sciences. Manuscripts must present a clear scholarly contribution, a coherent argument, and an appropriate engagement with relevant literature.
Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the language is clear, accurate, and consistent throughout the manuscript.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Research articles must report research conducted within the five years preceding submission.
Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the journal’s article template and comply with the requirements below.
Article template: Download the manuscript template.
Submit manuscripts in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). The main text, from the Introduction through the Conclusion, should contain 4,000–5,000 words, excluding the abstract and references.
Use Calibri, 12-point font, single line spacing, and justified alignment for the main text. Use A4 paper with top and bottom margins of 2.54 cm and left and right margins of approximately 1.91 cm, as provided in the template.
The abstract must use Calibri, 11-point font, with single line spacing. Table and figure captions, table notes, the declarations following the Conclusion, and the reference list must use Calibri, 10-point font, following the template.
Do not use footnotes. Incorporate essential explanations into the main text.
The maximum permitted similarity score is 20%, as assessed using Turnitin. Authors remain responsible for the originality of their work and the accurate attribution of all sources.
Replace all instructional text and examples in the template with the manuscript’s content. Do not enter estimated publication dates, volume and issue numbers, page ranges, or a DOI in the journal’s publication metadata fields.
An Original Article reports empirical research and explains its contribution to knowledge in the social or political sciences. Arrange the manuscript in the following order:
Article type
Title
Author names and affiliations
Corresponding author information
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Literature Review
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Author Contribution, where applicable
Acknowledgments
Funding
Conflict of Interests
Data Availability Statement
References
A Review Article critically examines and synthesizes existing scholarship on a clearly defined topic. It should identify patterns, debates, limitations, and gaps in the literature and explain how the synthesis advances understanding of the topic.
Use the same front matter and declarations as an Original Article. Organize the main text into an Introduction, an explanation of the review approach or methods, a thematic or analytical Discussion, and a Conclusion.
Explain how the literature was identified, selected, and analyzed. For systematic or scoping reviews, provide sufficient detail about information sources, search procedures, eligibility criteria, screening, and synthesis to make the review process transparent. For narrative reviews, explain the scope and basis of literature selection.
Avoid presenting a sequence of disconnected summaries of individual publications. Organize the review around concepts, themes, debates, or analytical questions.
Identify the manuscript as either Original Article or Review Article in the position provided at the beginning of the template.
The title must contain no more than 14 words and must be written in Title Case, using Calibri, 16-point font, in bold.
Write a concise and informative title that accurately represents the article’s central topic and focus. Include the main concept, relationship, phenomenon, or context where necessary to distinguish the study.
Avoid vague wording, unnecessary introductory phrases, and unfamiliar abbreviations. Ensure that the title is consistent with the research objectives, analysis, and conclusions.
Provide each author’s name without academic degrees or professional titles. Use Calibri, 12-point font, in bold for author names.
Place affiliations immediately below the author names. Each affiliation must include the department or academic unit, institution, city, and country. Use superscript numbers to connect authors with their respective affiliations, following the template.
Ensure that author names, author order, and affiliations are consistent between the manuscript and the submission information entered in OJS.
Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk (*) and provide an active email address beneath the affiliations.
The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and for coordinating responses and revisions with all coauthors.
Provide an abstract in English containing 150–200 words. Write it as a single paragraph using Calibri, 11-point font, with single line spacing.
For an Original Article, the abstract must briefly state the research purpose, data or object of study, methods, principal findings, implications, and conclusion. Report the substantive findings clearly; avoid statements that merely announce that results will be discussed.
For a Review Article, identify the review’s purpose and scope, the approach used to examine the literature, the principal insights from the synthesis, and the resulting implications or conclusions.
The abstract must be understandable on its own. Avoid citations, unexplained abbreviations, and references to tables or figures in the manuscript.
Provide four to five keywords or keyword phrases in English. Separate them with semicolons, following the template.
Choose terms that accurately represent the article’s central concepts, topic, and relevant context. Use specific, searchable terms and avoid overly broad expressions.
The Introduction must explain the background and context of the study, establish the importance of the topic, formulate the research problem, and state the research objectives or questions.
Develop a clear progression from the broader issue to the specific problem addressed by the article. Use relevant literature and evidence to explain what is already known, what remains unresolved, and why the present study is needed.
State the article’s intended contribution clearly. Ensure that the research questions or objectives are specific and consistent with the subsequent methods, analysis, and conclusions.
Write the Introduction as connected narrative paragraphs without subheadings.
The Literature Review must critically examine the theories, concepts, and previous studies that inform the research.
Explain the concepts used in the article and the theoretical perspective that guides the analysis. Compare relevant studies, identify areas of agreement and disagreement, and show what previous research has established or left unresolved.
Organize the discussion around themes or analytical relationships rather than presenting separate summaries of one source after another. Explain how the reviewed literature supports the research gap and the study’s contribution.
Where appropriate, conclude by presenting the conceptual framework, hypotheses, propositions, or analytical focus developed from the literature.
Subheadings may be used in this section.
The Methods section must describe how the research was actually conducted. Focus on the procedures applied in the study rather than providing only general definitions of research methods.
As appropriate to the research design, explain:
The research approach and design.
The research setting, location, and period.
The subjects, participants, cases, documents, or other objects of study.
The population and sample, or the criteria and procedures used to select participants, cases, or materials.
The data sources, research instruments, and data collection procedures.
The procedures used to analyze the data.
The steps taken to support the quality and credibility of the research.
For quantitative studies, explain the relevant variables, measurements, sampling procedures, and statistical analyses. For qualitative studies, explain participant or case selection, data generation, coding, interpretation, and the procedures used to support the trustworthiness of the findings. For mixed methods studies, explain how the qualitative and quantitative components were connected.
Where relevant, describe ethical approval, participant consent, and measures taken to protect privacy and confidentiality.
Provide sufficient detail for readers to understand and assess the relationship between the research questions, evidence, and analytical procedures.
Present the Results and Discussion systematically in narrative paragraphs. Subheadings may be used to organize the section around major findings, themes, or research questions. Do not present the section as a numbered list of findings.
The results must report the evidence relevant to the research objectives. Clearly distinguish findings supported by the data from the authors’ interpretations. Use tables or figures when they help readers understand information that would be difficult to communicate efficiently in prose.
The discussion must interpret the findings, explain their significance, and relate them to the theoretical or conceptual framework. Compare the findings with relevant previous research and explain agreements, differences, and unexpected results.
Identify the article’s contribution to knowledge and discuss relevant theoretical, practical, or policy implications. Address limitations that affect the interpretation or applicability of the findings.
Avoid simply repeating information already presented in tables or figures. Maintain consistency between the title, objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions.
The Conclusion must directly answer the research questions or address the objectives stated in the Introduction.
Present the main conclusion in one narrative paragraph, followed by one paragraph of recommendations or suggestions arising from the findings.
Synthesize the central contribution rather than repeating the Results and Discussion in detail. Avoid bullet points, numbered statements, and detailed statistical reporting. Do not introduce findings or arguments that have not been developed in the article.
Recommendations should follow from the evidence and may address practice, policy, or future research.
An Author Contribution statement is required for research articles with more than one author. It is not required for a single-author article.
Provide a short statement identifying each author’s contributions using relevant CRediT roles, such as conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, investigation, data curation, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing, supervision, or funding acquisition.
Identify authors by their initials and include only the roles they actually performed. Authorship must be limited to individuals who made substantial contributions to the work.
Example:
“Conceptualization, A.A. and B.B.; methodology, A.A.; investigation, A.A. and B.B.; formal analysis, A.A.; writing—original draft, A.A.; writing—review and editing, A.A. and B.B. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.”
Acknowledge assistance that is not covered by the Author Contribution or Funding statements. This may include administrative assistance, technical support, or other contributions that do not qualify for authorship.
Describe the assistance accurately and concisely. If there are no acknowledgments, state “Not applicable.”
Identify all funding that supported the research. Provide the funder’s official name and the grant number, where applicable.
If the research received no external funding, state:
“This research received no external funding.”
If external funding was received, use the following format:
“This research was funded by [name of funder], grant number [grant number].”
Where applicable, also identify the source of funding for the article processing charge:
“The article processing charge was funded by [name of funder or institution].”
Replace all bracketed text with accurate information.
Declare any financial, professional, personal, or other interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.
If there are no conflicts of interest, state:
“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
For a single-author article, adjust the statement accordingly.
Where applicable, disclose the funder’s role in the research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or decision to publish. If the funder had no involvement in these activities, state:
“The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.”
Explain where the data supporting the findings can be accessed. For publicly available datasets, provide the repository name and a persistent link or identifier.
If data are available on request, state:
“The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
Use this statement only when the data can actually be shared. Where access is restricted, explain the reason and any applicable access conditions.
If the article did not generate or analyze a dataset, state “Not applicable.”
Supplementary files may accompany the article and will be made available online on the article webpage rather than within the article PDF. Authors are responsible for their accuracy, completeness, and language, as supplementary files are not copyedited or proofread by the Editorial Office.
Use bold uppercase lettering in Calibri, 12-point font, for the main sections: INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, and REFERENCES.
Use bold italic lettering in Calibri, 12-point font, for subheadings, following the template. Capitalize proper nouns normally. Do not use subheadings in the Introduction.
Use Calibri, 10-point font, with bold headings for the declarations following the Conclusion.
The manuscript may contain a maximum combined total of five tables and figures.
Include tables and figures within the main text near their first discussion. Number tables and figures separately and consecutively, using Arabic numerals: Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2, and so forth.
Mention every table and figure at least once in the text.
Place table titles above the tables and figure captions below the figures. Write titles and captions in sentence case using Calibri, 10-point font. Use bold type for the table or figure number, following the template.
Create tables using the word processor’s Insert Table function so that they remain editable. Place explanatory notes and definitions of abbreviations beneath the table.
Figures must be clear and legible at their intended publication size. Check all labels, symbols, and text for accuracy and ensure that the language is consistent with the manuscript.
Use tables and figures only when they help communicate the evidence. Avoid duplicating the same information in the text, a table, and a figure.
For material reproduced or adapted from another work, acknowledge the source and obtain permission where required.
Use APA author–date citations throughout the manuscript.
Examples:
Narrative citation: Smith (2024).
Parenthetical citation: (Smith, 2024).
Direct quotation: (Smith, 2024, p. 15).
Cite sources for ideas, arguments, data, and wording taken from other works. Use primary sources wherever possible and avoid relying on secondary citations when the original source is available.
For online sources, cite the author or responsible organization and the publication year. Ensure that sufficient source information is provided in the reference list.
Enclose direct quotations of fewer than 40 words in double quotation marks within the paragraph. Present quotations of 40 words or more as indented block quotations without quotation marks. Provide a page number or another appropriate locator for direct quotations.
Paraphrases must be written in the author’s own words and accompanied by an author–date citation. Page numbers may be added when they help readers locate a specific passage.
Use APA reference style and arrange entries alphabetically by the surname of the first author or by the name of the responsible organization.
Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the text.
Provide complete and accurate bibliographic details appropriate to each source type. Include a DOI or URL where required by APA style. Check author names, publication years, titles, publication details, and links carefully.
Use a reference manager such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote to support consistency, and review the generated references for errors before submission.
The five-year requirement for the underlying research does not mean that all references must have been published within the last five years. Use recent scholarship where relevant while retaining foundational sources needed for the article’s theoretical and conceptual basis.
Before submitting through OJS, ensure that:
The manuscript falls within the journal’s focus and scope.
The work is original and is not published or under consideration elsewhere.
The manuscript is written in clear English and follows the journal template.
The article type is identified correctly.
The title contains no more than 14 words and uses Title Case.
Author names, affiliations, and corresponding author details are complete and consistent with the OJS submission information.
The abstract contains 150–200 words, and four to five keywords are provided.
All required sections and applicable declarations are included.
The manuscript contains no footnotes and no more than five tables and figures in total.
All tables and figures are numbered, captioned, and mentioned in the text.
Citations and references are complete, consistent, and formatted in APA style.
All template instructions, sample text, and placeholders have been removed.
All authors have approved the manuscript and its submission.
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.
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