Article Writing Guidelines

Journal of JAFA

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 Journal of JAFA. 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 – Journal of JAFA
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://journal.fajarpos.com/