Guide for Authors

1. INTRODUCTION

This guideline is a template for writing the manuscript for Journal of Government and Social Issues (JGSI) submission. Authors are allowed to modify this template for submission purpose.

1. LAYOUT

The manuscript should be written in English or Indonesian but our preference is more to be written in English. The submission must be made through journal’s online submission system. The author must login in order to make a submission. Furthermore, the online registration will be free of charge.

1. Word Processing

The manuscript should be written between 6000-8000 words including embedded figures and tables and the file should be in Microsoft Office (.doc/.docx). Paper should be written in A4 paper (21cm x 29.7cm) using 2.5 cm for inside and bottom margin and 2 cm for top and outside margin. No need to complete with page number at the early stage of submission. The page number will be reordered at pre-printing process.

1. Writing Format

The title and abstract should be in one column while the main text should be in single column. Title should be less than 12 words (but could be more depending on the context of journal), title case, small caps, centered, bold, font type TNR, font size 16, and single spaced. Abstract contains neither pictures nor tables, justified, in 9 TNR, single spaced, and should not exceed 250 words. Keywords should be mentioned (no more than 6 words), 12 TNR and single spaced. The main text of the writing should be in single column with 1 cm column spacing, justified, 12 TNR, first line indent 7,5 mm, and single spaced.

1. Section Headings

Heading should be made in four levels. Level five cannot be accepted.1) Heading Level 1 should be written in title case, small caps, left aligned, bold, 14 Cambria, single spaced, and Roman numbered followed by dot 2) Heading Level 2 Heading 2: should be written title case, left aligned, bold, 11 Cambria, single spaced, Capital numbered followed by dot 3) Heading Level 3 Heading 3: should be written title case, left aligned, italic, 10 Cambria, single spaced, numbered by number followed by closed bracket.a) Heading level 4 Heading 4 is not recommended, however, it could still be accepted with the format of: sentence case, left indent 7,5 mm, hanging indent 7,5 mm, italic, 10 Cambria, single spaced, numbered by small cap followed by closed bracket.b) Heading level 5Heading Level 5 cannot be accepted in the manuscript.

III. STRUCTURE

The manuscript should begin with title, abstract, and keyword and the main text should consist of: Introduction, Method, Result and Discussion, and Conclusion; followed by Acknowledgement and References.

1. Title

The title of the paper should be brief and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. Author names should not contain academic title or rank. Indicate the corresponding author clearly for handling all stages of pre-publication and post-publication.

1. Abstract

The abstract should be brief, factual, and state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, references should be avoided. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

1. Keywords

The keywords should be avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts. Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes. 

1. Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Explain how you addressed the problem and clearly state the aims of your study.

1. Method

The authors should be explained clearly what kind of research methods that is applied in the research. The method section should be clearly explain the application of method instead of revealing what method used.

1. Result and Discussion

Results should be clear and brief. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work. Stating clearly what is the finding of your research by avoiding repetition argument.

1. Conclusion

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section. The conclusion section should lead the reader to important matter of the paper. It also can be followed by suggestion or recommendation related to further research.

1. Acknowledgements

List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, or proof reading the article, etc.).

1. PREPARATION
2. Figures 

Figure should be readable when it later printed. Caption should be numbered, in 8 Cambria and single spaced. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. The lettering on the artwork should be clearly readable and in a proportional measure and should have a finished, printed size of 7 pt for normal text and no smaller than 6 pt for subscript and superscript characters. Figures should have a brief description in the main body of text. For layouting purpose, please provide the respective high resolution figure (≥300dpi) separately in .tif/.jpg/.jpeg within a particular folder apart from the manuscript. Moreover, kindly avoid mentioning position of figure/table e.g. “figure below” or “table as follow” because the position will be rearranged in layouting process. DO NOT put boxes around your figures to enclose them.