Penyerahan Naskah

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Authors Guidelines

Public Knowledge welcomes the submission of original research articles and literature reviews in social science. It is hoped that the publications displayed on Public Knowledge will enrich the body of social science and have an impact on the understanding of social science.

Authors are expected to openly state research funding and the purpose/importance of publication (for example study requirements or research outcomes).

Article Processing Charge

If, after peer review, your manuscript is accepted for publication, a one-time article processing charge (APC) is payable. This APC covers the cost of publication and ensures that your article will be freely available online.

Article Writing Instructions and templates can be downloaded at the following address:

• Template in PDF(.pdf)
• Template in DOC (.doc)

Submitting Your Manuscript

Manuscripts must be submitted via the Online Submission System on the portal of the Public Knowledge. Visit Penyerahan Naskah | Public Knowledge (polsight.id).

Steps for submitting manuscripts:

1. First, the author registers as an Author and/or Reviewer (checking the role as Author and/or Reviewer) in the “Register” section or address: https://journal.polsight.id/pk/submission/wizard.
2. After the Author is logged in as the Author, click on “New Submission”. The stages of submitting articles consist of 5 stages, namely:: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation
3. In the Start section, select Jurnal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
4. In the Upload Submission section, please upload the article manuscript file in MS Word in this section.
5. In the Enter Metadata section, enter the data of all Authors and their affiliates, followed by the title and abstract and indexing keywords.
6. In the Upload Supplementary Files section, it is allowed to upload supporting data files or cover letters or other documents.
7. In the Confirmation section, please click “Finish Submission” if all the data is correct.
8. If the author has difficulties in the process of sending the manuscript through the online system, it can be asked via E-mail to the Editorial Email (wacanapolitikfisipunpad@gmail.com). or contact supporting contact (admin@polsight.id) or Kontak | Public Knowledge (polsight.id).

Preparing your manuscript

Articles are written in Indonesian or English. It should between 5000 - 7000 words (excluding references).

The title of the article is written in all capital letters in the middle of the article in Times New Roman font, size 14 pts. Number of words between 10 - 15 words.

The ranking of section titles is written with the following rules:

RANK 1         (ALL CASE LETTERS, BOLD, LEFT EDGE ALIGN)

Rank  2           (Uppercase, Lowercase, Bold, Left Edge Align)

Rank 3            (Uppercase Lowercase, Bold-Italic, Left Edge Align)

The name of the author of the article is listed without an academic degree, accompanied by the name and address of the institution of origin, and is placed under the title of the article. In the case of a manuscript written by a team, the editor is in contact with the main author. Authors must include e-mail.

ABSTRACT. Abstract and keywords are written the maximum length of the abstract is 250 words, with a keyword number of 3-5 words or a combination of words. Abstract contains the objectives, methods, and research results. Keywords separated by semi colon (;).

INTRODUCTION

In the introduction, the author must write down the research objectives at the end of the introduction. Before writing the research objectives, the author must write down (sequentially) the background, previous literature review (state of the art) as the basis for the scientific novelty statement of the article, scientific novelty statements, research problems, "gap analysis" and hypotheses (if quantitative research). In the introduction, it is not permitted to have a separate literature review in separate sub-headings as in the research report, but it is written integrated with an explanation of the research background so that the literature review can show the state of the art or the novelty of scientific findings.

METHOD

The method section contains an explanation of the type of research/research design. This section should describe what was done to answer the research question, describe how it was done, justify the experimental design, and explain how the results were analyzed.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The results and discussion section contains the results of research findings and scientific discussions. Write down the scientific findings obtained from the results of the research that has been done but must be supported by adequate data. The scientific findings referred to here are not research data obtained. The scientific findings must be explained scientifically including: What are the scientific findings obtained? Why did that happen? Why such a variable trend? All these questions must be explained scientifically, not only descriptively, and supported by adequate empirical data. In addition, it must also explain its comparison with the results of other researchers on almost the same topic. Research results and findings must be able to answer the hypothesis and/or research questions in the introduction.

CONCLUSION

The conclusion section consists of only one paragraph but describes the answers to the hypotheses and/or research objectives or scientific findings obtained. The conclusion does not contain a repetition of the results and discussion, but rather a summary of the findings as expected in the research objectives. If necessary, at the end of the conclusion can also be written things that will be done related to the next idea of the research.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (if any)

The acknowledgment section (if any) is primarily addressed to research funders or donors and parties who assist in the implementation of research whose contributions are not significant enough to be included in the authorship group.

REFERENCES

The bibliography section must contain all the references cited/cited in the article manuscript and must be listed in the Bibliography section. Bibliography must contain referenced libraries from primary sources (scientific journals; minimum 80%) of the entire bibliography) published in the last 10 (ten) years. The number of references cited is at least 10 (ten) library sources. Writing citations or citations is recommended using a reference management application program, for example: Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, or others.

This journal uses the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) reference style.

The reference list includes all cited references, arranged alphabetically.

For guidelines for writing APA references, please refer to the following link: reference-examples.pdf (apa.org)

Notes:

• Each manuscript will go through a review process by the peer reviewer. Improvements are made by the author based on the results of the review of the peer reviewer. Manuscript loading or rejection will be notified via email.
• Manuscripts are submitted through online submission.