Author Guidelines

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1. Before Submission

Authors should read these guidelines, consult the journal's aims and scope, and prepare their manuscript using the official e-Saintika template. The journal may return a submission for technical correction before peer review when the manuscript is incomplete, outside the journal's scope, or does not meet essential submission requirements. Meeting the formatting requirements does not guarantee that a manuscript will proceed to peer review or be accepted.

Official template: View the e-Saintika manuscript template . Authors should check the current template for detailed layout and formatting.

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2. Journal Sections and Article Types

Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika publishes original research articles and review articles in education, teaching and learning, natural and applied sciences, and community health, subject to the journal's stated aims and scope. Manuscripts should contribute meaningfully to the relevant field through credible methods, critical analysis, and conclusions supported by evidence.

• Original research articles report original empirical, experimental, analytical, or other appropriate research findings with methods sufficient for scholarly assessment.
• Review articles critically synthesize an identifiable body of literature and make a clear conceptual, methodological, or evidence-based contribution. The approach to finding, selecting, evaluating, and synthesizing sources should be transparent and appropriate to the review type.

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3. Language, File Format, and Layout

• Language: The manuscript must be prepared in clear academic English.
• File: Submit an editable manuscript file. Microsoft Word (.docx) is recommended; other formats are accepted only where supported by the journal's submission system.
• Page and layout: Use A4 paper and a single-column layout, following the official template.
• Typeface: Book Antiqua; 14 pt for the title , 12 pt for the main text , 12 pt bold for author names , and 10 pt for affiliations, corresponding-author details, and the abstract . The abstract text is italic and single-spaced. Publication declaration sections are presented in 10 pt in the official template.
• Tables and figures: Number each consecutively, use informative captions, refer to each within the text, and ensure sufficient clarity and resolution. Place visual materials near the relevant discussion, as required by the template.
• Double-anonymous review: The official Word template contains author-name and affiliation fields. For the review copy, follow the journal’s current OJS submission workflow regarding a separately identified title page and an anonymized manuscript file. Do not remove required OJS author metadata.

The current downloadable Word template defines the manuscript typography, journal masthead, and page layout. Authors must prepare an anonymized review file when required by the journal’s double-anonymous process and provide complete author information in OJS metadata or a separately requested title page.

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4. Manuscript Structure and Section Requirements

Prepare research manuscripts in the sequence below, using the headings in the current Word template. Review articles may adapt the methodological detail and Results and Discussion structure to their review design. No universal paragraph count or fixed word count is imposed for individual sections; completeness, clarity, and methodological appropriateness are assessed editorially.

1. Title. Provide a concise, informative, and unambiguous title of no more than 15 words . Avoid uncommon abbreviations.
2. Author names and affiliations. Provide full names without academic titles, complete institutional affiliations, and the corresponding author's email in the OJS metadata and any separate title page requested by the journal. Keep identifying details out of the blinded review file.
3. Abstract. Prepare one paragraph of 150–250 words in Book Antiqua 10 pt, italic, single-spaced. State the problem or context, research approach, principal findings, and conclusion. For English-language manuscripts, provide the abstract in English.
4. Keywords. Provide 3–6 keywords or phrases that accurately represent the research topic and support discoverability. The current official template does not prescribe alphabetical ordering.
5. Introduction. Establish the background, synthesize relevant state-of-the-art literature, identify a justified research gap or contribution, and state the research question, hypothesis, and/or objective. Incorporate the literature review into the introduction rather than creating an unrelated descriptive survey.
6. Method. Explain the research design, setting or materials, participants or objects where relevant, procedures, instruments, data collection, and analysis methods. Explain ethical safeguards and measurement quality when relevant. Review articles should explain their literature identification, selection, appraisal, and synthesis procedures to the extent appropriate to their review design.
7. Results and Discussion. Report findings accurately with suitable tables, figures, or textual evidence. Interpret their meaning, compare them critically with relevant literature, explain significant similarities or differences, and consider relevant limitations. Separate factual presentation from unsupported speculation.
8. Conclusion. Answer the stated research objectives or questions concisely, focusing on the contribution supported by the findings rather than repeating the whole discussion.
9. Recommendation. Present evidence-based implications, possible applications, and priorities for further research. Recommendations must follow from the reported evidence.
10. Acknowledgments (if applicable). Identify non-author contributors and relevant assistance concisely, with permission from those named.
11. Publication declarations. Include the required funding, author contributions, conflict of interest, and data availability statements, plus AI use, informed consent, and ethical approval declarations when applicable, as specified below.
12. References. List every cited source, and only cited sources, in accordance with APA 7th edition and the journal's minimum reference requirements.

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5. Originality, Prior Dissemination, and Similarity Screening

Submitted work must be original, properly attributed, and not simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Authors must disclose relevant prior dissemination, including preprints, theses, conference abstracts, or related publications, so the editorial team can evaluate any overlap or potential redundant publication.

Similarity screening: e-Saintika uses Turnitin to support editorial checks. A similarity score of 20% or higher prompts closer assessment of matched passages, quotations, methods, and prior work; the percentage alone does not establish plagiarism. Editors evaluate the context and may request clarification or correction, or reject a submission when unacceptable overlap or other integrity concerns are established.

Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate image or data manipulation, misleading attribution, and undisclosed duplicate publication are unacceptable. Authors must provide explanations or documentation when editors raise credible integrity concerns.

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6. Mandatory and Conditional Publication Statements

Include the statements below in the manuscript, consistent with the current journal template. Requirements marked mandatory apply to all manuscripts; those marked if applicable must be completed when the relevant circumstances arise.

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7. References and In-Text Citations

All cited sources must appear in the reference list, and all entries in the reference list must be cited in the manuscript. Use APA Style, 7th edition , consistently for in-text citations, reference entries, punctuation, capitalization, and DOI presentation.

• Original research articles: at least 40 references .
• Review articles: at least 50 references .
• Source profile: at least 80% of references should be primary scientific sources published within the previous 10 years , while allowing essential seminal sources where justified.
• DOIs: Provide DOI links for cited articles when available, using the https://doi.org/ format.
• Reference management: Use Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, or equivalent software and manually check the final entries.

In-text examples: one author (Asy'ari, 2019); two authors (Asy'ari & Fitriani, 2019); three or more authors (Asy'ari et al., 2019). Direct quotations must include a page number or other appropriate locator when available.

Journal article reference pattern: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article in sentence case. Journal Title, volume (issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Book reference pattern: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book in sentence case . Publisher.

Edited book chapter pattern: Author, A. A. (Year). Chapter title. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Reference quantity does not substitute for relevance, source quality, or accurate attribution. Avoid padding the bibliography with unrelated or unnecessary citations.

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8. Submitting and Tracking a Manuscript

1. Register or log in to the e-Saintika OJS website.
2. Review the Submission page and its preparation checklist.
3. Enter accurate title, abstract, keywords, author metadata, affiliations, and other requested information.
4. Upload the manuscript and any separately required title page, supporting documents, or supplementary files.
5. Complete all relevant declarations and confirm that the manuscript is original and not concurrently submitted elsewhere.
6. Submit and monitor the manuscript's status through OJS; respond to editorial communications promptly.

Peer review: Submissions first undergo an editorial screening. Manuscripts advanced to external review are evaluated through double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers . Editors may seek an additional assessment when reviews are materially divergent. Editorial outcomes may include rejection, a request for revision or resubmission, or acceptance. The previously published guidelines give an indicative review period of 4–12 weeks ; actual timelines depend on reviewer availability, revisions, and the manuscript's complexity.

Correspondence: Use the OJS discussion and notification system for manuscript-specific communication. The journal's published correspondence address is [email protected] . The corresponding author is responsible for communicating editorial decisions to co-authors.

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9. After Acceptance: Editing, APC, and Copyright

Accepted manuscripts may require copyediting, proof checking, metadata verification, and layout approval before publication. Authors should respond carefully to production queries and check the final proof for accuracy.

e-Saintika is an open-access journal. For current fees and payment conditions, consult the journal's Article Processing Charges (APC) page.

Authors retain copyright, grant the journal the right of first publication, and publish under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. The journal's current Copyright Notice is the controlling source for applicable publishing terms.

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10. Author Submission Checklist

• The manuscript fits the journal's aims and scope and is submitted to an appropriate article section.
• The work is original, not under consideration by another journal, and relevant prior dissemination has been disclosed.
• The manuscript uses clear academic English, the official template, and consistent formatting.
• The title has no more than 15 words and is set in 14 pt; the abstract has 150–250 words in one italic paragraph; there are 3–6 keywords.
• The manuscript includes the required article sections and sufficiently reports methods, findings, interpretation, and limitations.
• The review file has been anonymized, and author metadata are entered correctly in OJS.
• All citations and references match; minimum reference requirements and APA 7th edition formatting have been checked.
• Funding, CRediT author contributions, conflicts of interest, and data availability statements are included.
• AI use, informed consent, and ethics approval information is provided whenever applicable.
• Tables, figures, supplementary materials, and required permissions are complete.
• The corresponding author has confirmed co-author agreement and is ready to respond to editorial correspondence.

Proceed to the e-Saintika Submission page .