Preparing your paper

Structure

All submissions should be made by email to the editors (see Submitting your paper below). The email should include 2 separate files to facilitate anonymous peer review.

Specific Rules

Manuscripts submitted to DIJB should consist of two parts:

1.  TITLE PAGE

The first part of the manuscript, called the title page, should have the following heading:

Title

The manuscript title should consist of no more than 20 words. Write a specific and effective title.

Author name and affiliation

The author(s) name, affiliation, and email address should be written in the article. In the case of more than one author contributing to the article, that information should be available for each author.

Abstract

The abstract should be written in English. The abstract, which consists of no more than 200 words, should inform the readers briefly about the manuscript’s purpose, methods, findings, and values. References are not allowed to be cited in the abstract.  

Keywords

Authors should provide a maximum of 5 keywords representing what is essential in the article.

2. MAIN PAGE

The second part of the manuscript, called the main page, should have the following heading:

1. Introduction

The main section of an article should start with an introductory section that provides more details about the paper’s purposes, motivation, research methods, and findings. The introduction should be relatively nontechnical, yet clear enough for an informed reader to understand the manuscript’s contribution.

2. Literature Review and Hypotheses Development

The second section, titled “Literature Review and Hypotheses Development” explores the gap that the study aims to identify and address. The ideas need to be presented in a clear, cohesive, and well-structured manner. This section forms the foundation for the research question and the hypotheses aligned with the study’s objective. It is recommended to use up-to-date and primary sources from reputable international publications, particularly top-tier journals.

The Hypotheses Development section should logically follow the literature review and be grounded in theoretical frameworks or prior empirical findings. Each hypothesis must be clearly stated, testable, and directly linked to the research objectives. Authors should explain the reasoning behind each proposed relationship between variables, supported by relevant citations. Hypotheses should be numbered sequentially (e.g., H1, H2) and formatted for clarity. This section plays a critical role in shaping the study’s conceptual model and must reflect a deep understanding of the literature discussed

The third section of the manuscript, titled "Methods" aims to explain the characteristics of the data used in the study. This part should thoroughly detail the chosen methodology, including the development of the research model, the analytical techniques employed, and the procedural steps followed. As demonstrated in our examples, any equations included must be properly numbered for clarity.

This section generally includes the following sub-sections: Sampling (which outlines the target population, research setting, units of analysis, sampling strategy, and respondent demographics), Data Collection, and Measures (or Measurement Instruments). 

The research methodology should address several key components: (1) a clear and concise description of the overall approach; (2) a well-justified rationale for selecting specific methods; (3) an appropriate and accurate research design; (4) a well-structured sampling framework; (5) a reliable and valid data collection process; and (6) relevant and up-to-date analytical methods.

It is also acceptable if you separate the “Results” and “Discussion” into different sections.

This section is dedicated to presenting the findings of the study and interpreting their meaning within the context of the research objectives and existing literature.

Results should be presented clearly and concisely using appropriate tables, figures, or graphs where necessary. Statistical findings, descriptive data, and any model outputs must be reported accurately, without redundancy. Ensure all visual elements are properly labeled and referenced in the text.

Discussion interprets the significance of the results, highlighting how they support or contradict prior research. It should explain the theoretical and practical implications of the findings, address unexpected outcomes, and critically evaluate the study's contributions and limitations. Authors are encouraged to relate the discussion to the hypotheses, literature review, and research objectives, demonstrating how the findings advance knowledge in the field.

5. Conclusion

In this section, authors are expected to summarize the key conclusions derived from their research findings and offer recommendations for future researchers or general readers. While the conclusion may highlight the main insights of the study, it should not simply repeat the abstract. Authors should clearly outline the study’s empirical and theoretical contributions, its practical or economic implications, and any novel findings it brings to the field.

Additionally, authors are encouraged to acknowledge any major weaknesses or limitations of their study that may affect its validity or raise questions from readers. This includes reflecting critically on how these limitations may have influenced the results and conclusions. Authors should thoughtfully assess whether such issues stem from methodological choices, measurement validity, or other factors, and explain their potential impact on the overall study.

The reference style used in DIJB adopts the APA Style. Here are some of the APA reference templates for some types of works adapted from Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, 2010. References within the article should be managed using reference management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, following the IEEE (numbered) citation style. Manual referencing is discouraged.

Word limits

Please include a word count for your paper. 
A typical article for this journal should be no more than 8000 words; this limit does not include endnotes, figure captions, tables, references.

Style guidelines

Please refer to these style guidelines when preparing your paper, rather than any published articles or a sample copy.

Please use British-ize spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.

Please use single quotation marks, except where 'a quotation is "within" a quotation'. Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.

Numbers: one-ten; 11 etc. 
Dates: 1 January 2001 (but Aug-Feb in notes); the 1920s, 1945-48. 
Capitalization: use sparingly, generally in titles. 
Foreign words should be shown in italics.

Formatting and templates

Papers may be submitted in any standard format, including Word and LaTeX. Figures should be saved separately from the text. To assist you in preparing your paper, we provide formatting templates.

Word templates are available for this journal. Please save the template to your hard drive, ready for use.

If you are not able to use the templates via the links (or if you have any other template queries) please contact jbs@live.undip.ac.id

References

Please use this reference style guide when preparing your paper. An EndNote output style is also available to assist you.

Checklist: what to include

1. Author details. Please include all authors’ full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on the title page. Where available, please also include ORCID identifiers and social media handles (Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn). One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article. Authors’ affiliations are the affiliations where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer-review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after your paper is accepted.
2. A non-structured abstract of no more than 100 words. 
3. You can opt to include a video abstract with your article.
4. 6 keywords, in alphabetic order. Read making your article more discoverable, including information on choosing a title and search engine optimization.
5. Funding details. Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows: 
   For single agency grants: This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx]. 
   For multiple agency grants: This work was supported by the [funding Agency 1]; under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency 2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency 3] under Grant [number xxxx].
6. Disclosure statement. This is to acknowledge any financial interest or benefit that has arisen from the direct applications of your research. 
7. Biographical note. Please supply a short biographical note for each author. This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief.
8. Geolocation information. Submitting a geolocation information section, as a separate paragraph before your acknowledgements, means we can index your paper’s study area accurately in JournalMap’s geographic literature database and make your article more discoverable to others.
9. Supplemental online material. Supplemental material can be a video, dataset, fileset, sound file or anything which supports (and is pertinent to) your paper. We publish supplemental material online via Figshare. 
10. Figures. Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for color, at the correct size). Figures should be saved as TIFF, PostScript or EPS files. 
11. Tables. Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text. Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text. Please supply editable files.
12. Equations. If you are submitting your manuscript as a Word document, please ensure that equations are editable. More information about mathematical symbols and equations.
13. Units. Please use SI units (non-italicized).

Using third-party material in your paper

You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article. The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission. If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Submitting your paper

Manuscripts for consideration should be sent to the Academic Editors at jspi@gmail.com  The Editors welcome articles which deal with nations and societies in the Asia Pacific region, namely those in East Asia and Southeast Asia, including those in APEC and ASEAN, individually or comparatively. Of interest also are contributions on the Asia Pacific economies, comparing those inside with those outside, or those investing in it. We do not, however, publish papers based solely on counties from outside the region.

This journal also accepts Book Reviews by direct email. 

If you are submitting in LaTeX, please convert the files to PDF beforehand (you may also need to upload or send your LaTeX source files with the PDF).

On acceptance, we recommend that you keep a copy of your Accepted Manuscript. 

Publication charges

There are no submission fees or page charges for this journal.

Color figures will be reproduced in color in your online article free of charge. If it is necessary for the figures to be reproduced in color in the print version, a charge will apply.

Copyright options

Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. 

Complying with funding agencies

We will deposit all National Institutes of Health or Wellcome Trust-funded papers into PubMedCentral on behalf of authors, meeting the requirements of their respective open access (OA) policies. If this applies to you, please tell our production team when you receive your article proofs, so we can do this for you. 

Open access

This journal gives authors the option to publish open access via our Open Select publishing program, making it free to access online immediately on publication. Many funders mandate publishing your research open access; For more information on license options, embargo periods and APCs for this journal please search for the journal in our journal list.

Authored Works

On publication, you will be able to view, download and check your article’s metrics (downloads, citations and Altmetric data) via Authored Works on Taylor & Francis Online. This is where you can access every article you have published with us, as well as your free eprints link, so you can quickly and easily share your work with friends and colleagues.

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