Article Writing Guidelines

Akademia

Article Writing Guidelines

Definitive Author Guidelines aligned with COPE, DOAJ, Scopus CSAB, Crossref, and ARJUNA/SINTA.

This page provides the definitive Author Guidelines for submissions to the Akademia. It aligns with COPE Core Practices, DOAJ best practices, Scopus CSAB expectations, Crossref metadata requirements, and ARJUNA/SINTA criteria.

Journal identification: Publisher ROR (Nafenzi Press): insert ROR URL · ISSN (print / online): insert p-ISSN / e-ISSN

1. Scope & Article Types

  • Original Research (max 15 pages)
  • Review Papers (max 20 pages)
  • Other formats (e.g., brief/short communication) may be considered at the Editor’s discretion.
Page limits exclude appendices and supplementary files hosted in repositories.

2. Manuscript Formatting

  • File: .docx (preferred); figures may be embedded for review and uploaded as separate source files upon acceptance.
  • Font & layout: Cambria, 12 pt, single-spaced, two-column, A4 size, with uniform margins.
  • Headings: Use a logical hierarchy (1 / 1.1 / 1.1.1). Avoid manual styling that breaks structure.
  • Tables & Figures: Must be cited in-text and include descriptive captions. Provide editable tables (not images) when possible. Raster images ≥300 dpi.
  • Units & style: SI units; use consistent decimal/thousand separators.

3. Title Page & Author Information

Provide the following on the first page:

  • Title (concise, informative)
  • Author(s) full name
  • Affiliation(s) — Department, Faculty/School, University/Organization, City, Country
  • Corresponding Author — name, email
  • ORCID iD (required for all authors) — e.g., https://orcid.org/0000-0002-XXXX-XXXX
  • Affiliation ROR (required) — one ROR ID per institution, e.g., https://ror.org/0XXXXXX
  • Article DOI (added by the journal upon acceptance)

4. Abstracts & Keywords

  • Structured Abstract (required): IMRaDBackground, Methods, Results, Conclusions (150–250 words).
  • Language: English is required; an Indonesian abstract is recommended for SINTA.
  • Keywords: 4–6 terms; use controlled vocabulary where available (e.g., JEL, MeSH, APA Thesaurus).
Example (English)
Background: …
Methods: …
Results: …
Conclusions: …
Contoh (Indonesia)
Latar Belakang: …
Metode: …
Hasil: …
Kesimpulan: …

5. Article Structure (IMRaD)

1. Introduction — background, gap, objective(s).
2. Literature Review (if applicable) — synthesize (not list) recent, high-quality sources.
3. Methods — design, data, instruments, ethics.
4. Results — findings with tables/figures; ensure reproducibility cues.
5. Discussion — interpretation vs prior work, limitations, implications.
6. Conclusions — concise contributions & future work.

Declarations (place after Conclusions)
  • Acknowledgments (optional) — contributors/support not qualifying for authorship.
  • Author Contributions (CRediT) — Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing–original draft, Writing–review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition.
  • Funding — grant numbers, funder names.
  • Conflict of Interest — disclose any conflicts; otherwise state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
  • Ethics Approval & Consent — committee name + approval code; informed consent where applicable.
  • Trial Registration — for clinical/interventional studies (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov: NCTxxxxxxx).
  • AI Use Disclosure — AI tools, if used, were confined to language editing only; AI systems are not authors.
  • Data Availability — repository + DOI/URL; justify restrictions and provide a repository record.

6. Plagiarism & Research Integrity

  • Submissions are screened with Turnitin/iThenticate. Similarity index > 20% results in rejection.
  • Text recycling/self-plagiarism and redundant publication are prohibited. The journal may request underlying sources to verify originality.

7. References

  • Use a reference manager (Zotero/Mendeley/EndNote) and a consistent style (e.g., APA 7th).
  • Minimum expectations (subject to article type): ≥ 25 for original research; ≥ 50 for reviews; emphasize recent (≥ 80% within last 5 years), high-quality sources.
  • Include DOI links (https://doi.org/…) wherever available. Ensure in-text citations match the reference list.
  • Prefer core sources indexed by Scopus/Web of Science when relevant.

8. Data, Code & Materials

  • Deposit data, code, and materials (where legally/ethically possible) in trusted repositories (e.g., Zenodo, OSF, Figshare) and provide a persistent identifier (DOI/URL).
  • Cite datasets/software in the References using data/software citation formats.
  • For sensitive data, provide a restricted-access statement with justification and a repository record.

9. Peer Review

  • Double-blind peer review with ≥ 2 independent reviewers.
  • Authors may be asked to revise manuscripts; decisions (accept/revise/reject) are communicated with reasons.

10. Indexing, Licensing, Preservation & Metadata

  • Accepted articles receive a Crossref DOI and are published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
  • The journal participates in long-term preservation (e.g., PKP PN/LOCKSS).
  • Rich metadata (license, ORCID, ROR affiliations, funding, references, and — where applicable — data/software citations) are deposited with Crossref; DOI activation occurs before or at online publication.
  • Metadata are harvestable via OAI-PMH (base URL: https://journal.fajarpos.com/index/oai).
  • Ownership & Management: Published by Nafenzi Press (Support: PT. Jaringan Media Fajarpos).

11. Policies & Compliance

11.1 Preprints & Self-Archiving
  • Preprints: Authors may post preprints; disclose the preprint DOI/URL in the cover letter and manuscript.
  • Self-archiving: Archive the accepted manuscript (AAM) in institutional/subject repositories with a link to the version of record (VoR DOI).
11.2 Complaints & Appeals
  • Concerns about editorial decisions or process can be raised to the Editorial Office with evidence and manuscript ID.
11.3 Corrections, Retractions & Expressions of Concern
  • Post-publication issues are handled per COPE guidance: Corrections (honest errors), Retractions (unreliable findings/misconduct), and Expressions of Concern (ongoing investigations).
11.4 Copyright & Third-Party Material
  • Obtain permission for third-party content (figures/tables/images) not under CC BY or not created by the authors, and include proper credit lines.
11.5 Reporting Guidelines
  • Follow discipline-appropriate checklists (e.g., CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, SRQR). Upload completed checklists as supplementary files when applicable.
11.6 Accessibility
  • Provide alt-text for images; ensure figure labels are readable; use accessible table structures; avoid color-only encoding.

12. Submission & Workflow (OJS)

  1. Register/Login to OJS and complete your profile (add ORCID and affiliations with ROR).
  2. Start a New Submission and fill metadata (title, abstract, keywords, authors & ORCID, affiliations/ROR, funding).
  3. Upload files: main manuscript (.docx), figures/tables (source files if requested), supplementary files (data/code, checklists, ethics approvals).
  4. Cover Letter: disclose preprint (if any), prior related postings, trial registration, and data availability.
  5. Confirm Policies: ethics, conflicts, authorship, AI use (language editing only), and originality.
  6. Track editorial and peer-review progress via OJS; respond to revision requests with a point-by-point rebuttal.

Template (.docx)

Author Guidelines

13. Related Links

14. Contact

Editorial Office – Akademia
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://journal.fajarpos.com/