Policy Social Journal and Public Reviews

Panduan Penulis

Each author submitting an article to " Policy Social Journal and Public Reviews " must complete and sign the Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. The article will only be accepted after completing this form. In addition, all authors must sign the Author Introduction and Commitment Form and provide information regarding the number of authors, order of appearance, contribution of each author, and affiliations. In addition, authors are required to grant publishing rights to the journal " Policy Social Journal and Public Reviews." The editor-in-chief and reviewers will evaluate submitted articles according to the journal's scope. The editor has the right to reject or accept the article. Once received by the editorial board, the article will be revised by editorial team members and sent back to the author for final confirmation. The author is responsible for the accuracy and correctness of the content of the submitted article.

Prepare Your Manuscript

• The manuscript should follow the following structure: title page; abstract; keywords; main text including introduction, literature review/background, hypothesis development, research methods, results, and discussion; acknowledgments; statement of interest; references; appendices (if any). Tables and figures should be appropriately referenced in the text.
• The manuscript's title page should include the title of the article clearly displayed at the top, with the title of the current article positioned below it. Authors should be listed separately in the order in which they appear in the article, each with their full name, academic degree (such as PhD, MD, MSc), affiliation (including department/research center, school/institution, university, city, and country), and contact information including mobile phone number, telephone number, fax number, postal address, and email address (only required for the corresponding author). It is important to adhere to these authorship and contact information guidelines, as outlined in the principles provided.
• The abstract should be structured and concise, consisting of approximately 200 words. The abstract should include sections such as research objectives, research methods, results, and findings.
• Authors must provide 3 to 5 keywords accurately representing the manuscript's content. Choosing an effective title and optimizing for search engines is very important. Tips for selecting keywords include:

1. Reviewing the manuscript to identify key terms or phrases relevant to the research focus.
2. Developing a short list of potential keywords.
3. Conducting searches using these keywords to assess their relevance and usefulness.
4. Refining the list to ensure accuracy and effectiveness for online indexing of articles.

• Authors are encouraged to format their manuscripts using the article template provided to ensure compliance with the journal guidelines. This structured approach improves the readability, accessibility, and indexing of the manuscript, ultimately contributing to its impact and dissemination within the academic community.
• A wide-ranging work that presents original research supported by a large amount of data based on relevant recent studies.
• Spelling can be US or UK English as long as it is consistent.
• Do not use unfamiliar or non-standard terms. For local terms, describe clarity. Foreign words should be written in italics, as neologisms or unusual meanings between “quotation marks”;
• Please do not use jargon in the manuscript.
• The minimum word count is 5,000 - 8,000 words (including words in tables/figures) and excluding author information (e.g., author name, affiliation, author identity, and all references). The word count starts from Introduction, Literature Review, Research Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion: Acknowledgments, and Conflict of Interest).
• The maximum number of tables/figures is 5 (Five). For long tables, please include them as attachments on the last page.
• For references, use APA 6th or 7th edition. We recommend using reference management software (e.g., Mendeley, End-Note, Zotero) for all references. Please note that we automatically reject manuscript submissions if the manuscript uses manual reference writing or does not use reference manager software. We recommend that authors use a minimum of the last 6 (six) years of recent research. In addition, use a minimum of 25 references. As a commitment to referencing, please note that we only tolerate about 5% of 100% of total references with self-citations (only recent research relevant to the manuscript).
• Articles approved for publication will be submitted to the final edition for spelling and grammar review;
• There should be no author identification in the body of the work. On a separate page, the full names of the authors should appear, accompanied by a brief curriculum describing their academic and professional experience, address, telephone number, fax, and e-mail;
• In the adopted OJS system, article submissions will be automatically rejected by the system if they do not accept the exclusivity, originality, and copyright clauses;
• The OJS system records the entry date and steps of the article evaluation and editing process, and authors can follow the status of your article automatically by the system;
• The editors and individuals or institutions associated with the collegium body are not responsible for the opinions, ideas, concepts, and positions expressed in the text, as these are exclusively the responsibility of the authors;

Manuscript Checklist

1. Manuscripts submitted to "Policy Social Journal and Public Reviews" should be written in good and correct English. Manuscripts submitted in languages other than English will be automatically rejected at the editor's discretion. Authors are required to ensure that their manuscripts have been translated into English before submission. Manuscripts should be submitted in Doc or Docx format (Microsoft Word). Manuscripts submitted in other formats, such as PDF, will be automatically rejected.
2. To contribute to knowledge and have a global impact on readers, manuscripts should address phenomena, research gaps, research contributions, novelty, and state-of-the-art developments in the field.
3. Images included in the manuscript should be of high quality, with specific resolution requirements (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale, and 300 dpi for color). Images should be provided in preferred file formats such as EPS, PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX). Tables should present new information and be interpretable without reference to the text. Editable table files are required, and manuscripts containing tables copied from statistical software will not be accepted.
4. Equations in the manuscript must be editable using the formula type menu in Microsoft Word. Manual typing of equations is not acceptable. Authors are instructed to use SI units (no capitalization) throughout the manuscript.
5. All references should come from scientific articles (at least 75% of the total references), with a maximum of 25% references from books or websites as supporting data. Each manuscript must have a minimum of 25 references, and all references must include a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). Manuscripts that have fatal errors in referencing will be automatically rejected or will be revised by the editorial team.
6. Adhering to these guidelines will improve the quality, clarity, and impact of your manuscript submission to "Policy Social Journal and Public Reviews."