guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors must ensure all the points below are met before submitting an article to JURNAL KOMUNITAS.

  A. General Requirements
  • Articles are not currently being submitted or in the process of being published in another journal.
  • Authors can submit articles in Indonesian or English, in editable versions (doc/docx files).
  • Authors agree to the APC policy. Article withdrawal incurs a fee 75% of APC and a potential two years blacklist
  • Authors are permitted to post their published articles online by including a link to the article in JURNAL KOMUNITAS.
  • Authors may use Gen-AI tools for limited academic assistance such as checking grammar, editing for clarity, or rephrasing academic language, supporting idea generation, outlining, or improving readability. Gen-AI should not replace human intellectual contributions. The scientific reasoning, originality, methodology, data interpretation, and final conclusions remain the responsibility of the authors.
  • Authors must be transparent about using artificial intelligence technologies in preparing the articles, included in the acknowledgement section
  • The author declares that the article and the data presented have received approval from the parties involved, or, states that there are no conflicts of interest with other parties
  • Only the names of those who actually contributed to the research and/or the drafting of the article are included in the author list
  • Authors are prohibited from listing AI as an author
  • This journal uses Turnitin to detect similarity. The maximum allowable similarity is 25 percent.
  • The author bears full responsibility for the accuracy of the data and the content of the article, including any consequences arising from its publication
  B. Manuscript Format
  • Author must use the manuscript template provided by JURNAL KOMUNITAS.
  • Title : Max 15 words, no acronyms, TNR 14 pt, bold, centered. A translation of the title should be included below for Indonesian languange. The manuscript in English doesn't need translation.
  • Authors: Names presented without titles, TNR, centered, accompanied by a corresponding email.
  • Abstract: A short paragraph of minimal 100 words, no citations. Includes background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.
  • Structure: Introduction - Methods - Results & Discussion - Conclusion - Acknowledgement - References. (Largest text percentage allocated to Results & Discussion, TNR 12, single-spaced).
  C. Citation & References
  • Please use citation tools (Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, etc) in APA 7th edition style.
  • A manuscript's bibliography must include a minimum of 15 primary scientific literature sources, excluding secondary literature. References are adviced from the most recent publications within the last 5-10 years.