Author Guidelines

  1. Manuscript accepted is written in Indonesia/English
  2. The length of the manuscript is 10 to 15 pages, written in A4 paper format, margins: top 1,48 cm; left 1,13 cm; right 1,13 cm; bottom 0,49 cm, justified, 1 spaced, font Book Antiqua. Manuscript comprises five main headings: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions and Suggestions, and References (Creative Research Journal template).
  3. The title of the manuscript must be as brief as possible and must represent the content of the manuscript.
  4. Authors names are written followed by authors affiliation and e-mail address.
  5. The abstract is written in Indonesia and English, as a representation of the manuscript. The abstract should not exceed 250 words for each language format, written narratively comprising aims/objectives, method, and findings of the research/article.
  6. Keywords: 3-5 words or phrases which are important, specific, or representative to the article.
  7. Style Harvard, is used as a reference in the citation, references, and writing format.
  8. The references of the article are in the form of journals and non-journals which are published in the last 10 years.
  9. The minimum number of references is 20, preferably 80% from reputable international journals and indexed national journals.
  10. The maximum plagiarism threshold is 15%.
  11. The manuscript must be written following Creative Research Journal template.
  12. The manuscript must be in .docx and sent to the journal system via online submission by creating an account in this Open Journal System (OJS) [click REGISTERif you have not had any account yet; or click LOG IN if you have already had an account].
  13. All Author(s)' names and identity(es) must be completely embedded in the form filled in by the corresponding author: email; affiliation; and each author's short biography (in the column of 'Bio Statement'). [if the manuscript is written by two or more authors, please click addAuthor' in the 3rd step of 'ENTER METADATA' in the submission process and then enter each author's data.]
  14. All correspondences, information, and decisions for the submitted manuscripts are conducted through email was written in the manuscript and/or the emails used for the submission. The status of the manuscript can be checked in the OJS by logging into the journal.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Reviewhave been followed.