Author Guidelines and Submission

All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Pertahanan dan Bela Negara may be written in either Indonesian or English. Submissions must be original works that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication in any other journal or media.

The journal prioritizes research-based articles and scholarly papers presenting new ideas supported by rigorous and in-depth analysis. Manuscripts written in Indonesian must include an abstract and keywords in English, while manuscripts written in English must include an abstract and keywords in Indonesian.

The content of published articles is the sole responsibility of the respective authors. Manuscripts must be submitted in soft copy format (Microsoft Word, .doc or .docx) through the Open Journal System (OJS) after authors complete the registration process.

The maximum file size for both initial submissions and revised manuscripts is 2 MB. Files exceeding this limit will be returned to the author for adjustment before proceeding to the editorial screening or further review process.

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening followed by a peer-review process conducted by appointed reviewers. Manuscripts eligible for publication are those selected by the Editorial Board, evaluated positively by reviewers, and prepared in accordance with the journal’s writing and formatting guidelines.

Authors of manuscripts that do not meet the publication requirements will be notified via the OJS system and/or email. Manuscripts submitted after the specified deadline may be considered for publication in a subsequent issue.

TEMPLATE FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

This template is designed to assist Author in preparing manuscript; it is an exact representation of the format expected by the editor (downloadable at: Template and Author Guidelines). To use this template, please just Save As this MS Word file to your document, then copy and paste your document here. 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Authors should submit only manuscript that have been carefully proofread. The manuscript is a scientific paper from research results or conceptual ideas. Written in Indonesia and English American. It is an original (no plagiarism) and has never been published in other media.

WRITING RULES

  1. The manuscript is written maximum pages using Candara font size 12 with 1,5 spacing on A4 size. More details see journal template.
  2. Systematics of scriptwriting research results include:
  • Title (CANDARA 14, Bold, UPPERCASE, 1 pt).
    The title uses an effective sentence with a maximum 25 words. Title should be Informative, Reflecting the Core Content: Short, Concise, and Clear.
  • Identity of Author
    - Author's Name (Candara 12)
    - Affiliation (Candara 12, UPPERCASE, 1 pt)
    - E-mail (Candara 12, 1 pt)
  • Abstract
    Abstract contains a brief introduction to the problem, objective of manuscript, research methods and a brief summary of result. Abstract is single-spaced typed in Indonesia and English maximum 300 words. Written with Candara 11 pt.
  • Introduction
    The introduction should be clear and provide the legal issue to be discussed in the manuscript. Before the objective, author should provide an adequate background, and very short literature survey in order to record existing solutions, to show in which is the best of previous researchers, to show what do you hope to achieve (to show the limitation), and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the manuscript. At the end, you should explain the urgency and clearly state aims of your study. At the end, you should explain the urgency and clearly state aims of your study and mention problem of the research in this section.
  • Research Methods
    This method is written in descriptive and should provide a statement regarding the methodology of the research, include the type of research, research approach, a source of data and analysis method. The author should explain the mechanism to analyze the legal issue. This method as much as possible to give an idea to the reader through the method used, this method is optional, only for an original research article.
  • Results and Discussion
    Results should be clear and concise. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them.
  • Conclusions Recommendations and Limitations
    The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section. The conclusion section should lead the reader to important matters of the manuscript. The key findings of the study can be summarized in a concise, standalone Conclusion section, which should either address the research objectives directly or be integrated within the Results and Discussion section. This conclusion should guide the reader towards the main highlights of the study. Conclusions, recommendations, and limitations are articulated through paragraph sentences, each serving to outline the respective points.
  • References
    Expect a minimum of 20 references, primarily with a minimum of 70% to journal papers published between 5 years previously. Use a tool such as Zotero or Mendeley for reference management and formatting, and choose APA 6th style.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

For new authors who wish to submit and do not have an account, please contact the following email: jurnal.unhan@idu.ac.id

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

  1. This paper contains works that have not previously been published or are not under consideration for publication in other journals.
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document format.
  3. The manuscript followed the guidelines and conformed to the Jurnal Pertahanan dan Bela Negara template.
  4. The similarity index for the plagiarism check is set to 20%.
  5. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  6. The text is spaced 1.5 spaces; it uses a 12-point Candara font; italics are used for foreign terms, and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at appropriate points, not at the end.
  7. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, found in About the Journal.
  8. If submitting to a peer-reviewed journal section, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

Copyright Notice

Proposed Policy for Journals That Offer Open Access. Authors who publish in 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 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).
 

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