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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it currently under consideration by another journal (or a full explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). The manuscript constitutes original work and complies with the journal's Plagiarism Policy (similarity index ≤ 20%).
  • The submission file must be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), be no larger than 2 MB, and strictly follow the official journal template.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided to ensure readers can directly access the original sources for further reading or verification.
  • The manuscript is formatted with 1.5 line spacing and 12 pt Candara font for the body text. Foreign or regional terms, scientific names, and work titles employ italics rather than underlining (except for automatic URL/DOI links). All tables and figures are embedded directly within the text at their relevant positions.
  • The manuscript strictly adheres to the bibliographic, structural, and citation requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines and APA style guide.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section, all identifying information (author names, affiliations, institutional acknowledgements, and explicit self-citations) has been removed from the main manuscript file to ensure a double-anonymous peer review process.
  • The manuscript includes explicit statements regarding Conflict of Interest, Funding/Sponsorship, Data Availability, and Generative AI Disclosure (if applicable) positioned immediately before the Reference section.

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Pertahanan dan Bela Negara may be written in either Indonesian or English. Submissions must constitute original scholarly work and must not have been previously published, nor be under consideration for publication in any other journal, proceeding, or other media.

The journal prioritizes manuscripts presenting empirical research findings, conceptual frameworks, or critical analyses that significantly contribute to the development of defense and national resilience studies. All manuscripts must demonstrate academic rigor, methodological clarity (for research-based articles), and analytical depth.

Language and Abstract

  • Manuscripts written in Indonesian must include an abstract and keywords in English.
  • Manuscripts written in English must include an abstract and keywords in Indonesian.
  • The abstract should clearly state the research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.

Submission Requirements

  • Manuscripts must be submitted in soft copy format (.doc or .docx).
  • The file size must not exceed 2 MB.
  • Submission must be completed through the Open Journal System (OJS).
  • Authors must register and log in to the system before submitting their manuscripts.

Review and Editorial Process

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening to assess suitability with the journal’s scope and compliance with author guidelines. Manuscripts that pass this stage will proceed to a peer-review process conducted by qualified reviewers.

Final publication decisions are made by the Editorial Board based on reviewers’ recommendations and adherence to the journal’s writing and formatting standards.

Publication Policy

  • Published articles are the sole responsibility of the respective authors.
  • The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board or Publisher.
  • Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s requirements will be notified via the OJS system and/or email.
  • Manuscripts submitted after the deadline may be considered for publication in a subsequent issue.

Authors are strongly encouraged to proofread their manuscripts carefully and ensure full compliance with the journal template and referencing style before submission.

Copyright Notice

Proposed Policy for Journals That Offer Open Access. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Proposed Policy for Journals That Offer Delayed Open Access. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work [SPECIFY PERIOD OF TIME] after publication simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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