Author Guidelines

How to write the title, name, and address of the author?

The title must be written at the top of the first page with the center alignment. Meanwhile, the author's name (without an academic degree) and the author's affiliation address must be written in the same format below the title. The author must provide two spaces between the title and the author's name as well as between the author's email and the abstract title. Keywords must be written below the abstract for 3 – 6 words and each of them is separated by semicolons (;). If there is more than one author, they must be written separately with a comma (,).

The author, as well as correspondence, must be written first, and then followed by the second author, third author, and so on. The information regarding revised articles and final statements will be informed via email to the first author only.

The manuscript text general guidelines are as follows:

  1. The manuscript is an authentic research result that has not been published yet in other publication media or publishing houses.
  2. the Manuscript to be published on the basis of research with focus areas Jurnal  Pemerintahan dan Kebijakan (JPK);
  3. Since 2019, the manuscript should be written in Indonesia or English with the standard language. The manuscript text ought to be written as this article template. The article is written on A4-sized papers (210x297 mm), with custom margins as follows: left 40 mm, right 30 mm, bottom 30 mm and top 30 mm, Time New Roman theme font, 12pt font size, and 1 line-spacing.
  4. The manuscript is typed using the Microsoft Word program on A4 paper, around 4,000-7,000 words including figures, tables, and references.
  5. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism elements. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism. We use plagiarism software to check your manuscript.
  6. The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of JPK (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be submitted through Online Submission System using Open Journal System (OJS) on the Jurnal  Pemerintahan dan Kebijakan (JPK) portal (https://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/jpk/index) choose only one procedure. Then, register as one of the authors or reviewers in the “Register” bottom.
  7. The manuscript article writing guidelines and template can be downloaded. The template and the guidelines of the article writing are available in MS Word (.doc) format.
  8. The manuscript online submission can be viewed in the part of the online submission guidelines below.
  9. The manuscript which is inappropriate with the JPK writing guidelines will be returned to the author before the reviewing process.
  10. The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article as follows: (subtitles as the order), which are: (a) the title of the article, (b) the author’s name (no academic title), (c) the affiliated author’s address, (d) the author’s email (e) the abstract and the keywords, (f) the introduction, (g) the research method, (h) the research findings and discussion, (i) the conclusion, (j) the references, (k) acknowledgement (if available).
  11. The subtitles included in the discussion part (Introduction, Methods, Findings and Discussion, and Conclusion) should not be numbered. The subtitles are written in the bold and title case format. It uses the left text alignment without an underline. The next expanded subtitles should be written in the bold and sentence case format, It should use the left text alignment and the numbering format level two.
  12. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format. Each paragraph started 10mm from the left side border while there are no spaces among paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new sentence.
  13. The tables and pictures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or pictures. Each picture must be given a caption and source (Figure Caption) below the picture and be numbered in Arabic numbering format followed by the picture title. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numbering format above the table followed by the table title and source below the table. The pictures attachment should be guaranteed that they can be printed well in black and white ink (font size, resolution and line space are seen). The picture, the table, and the chart should be placed in the center between text groups. If it has a bigger size, it can be placed in the center of a page. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the important point.
  14. The Guidelines for the Citations and References, all the served data or quotes in the article taken from the other author articles should attach the reference sources. The references should use a reference application management such as Mendeley, End Note, or Zotero. The writing format that used in Jurnal Pemerintahan dan Kebijakan (JPK) follows the format applied by APA 6th Edition (American Psychological Association).
  15. The reference contains the list of journals, books, or other publications referred to in this manuscript. References of the manuscript must be traceable, no less than 15 pieces, International Reputable Journal should be a primary source (80%), and not exceed 10 years.