AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Author Guidelines

1. Introduction

Jurnal Administrasi Publik danKebijakan dan (JAPK), with ISSN registration number ISSN 2807-6729 (online) is a multidisciplinary scientific journal published by the Public Administration Science Program, Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra. This journal is a national-level journal that contains various problems or general issues related to public administration science. The purpose of publishing this journal is to disseminate conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the field of public administration and policy.

JAPK (Jurnal Administrasi Publik dan Kebijakan) Online is available since June 28, 2021 or since its publication. This journal is indexed in Garuda and Google Scholar. The editorial board of JAPK (Jurnal Administrasi Publik dan Kebijakan) invites you to submit your manuscript for publication in this journal.

2. How to Write the Title, the Name, and the Author’s Address

The title of the article is written in Indonesian and English, the author's name (without academic title), and the author's affiliation address are written centered on the first page below the article title. The line spacing between the title and the author's name is 2 spaces, while the spacing between the author's affiliation address and the abstract title is 1 space. Keywords must be written below the abstract text for each language, arranged alphabetically and separated by a semicolon with a word count of 3-5 words.

The Responsible Author or Corresponding Author must be marked with an asterisk followed by a comma "*)" as in the example above. At the bottom of the left column of the first page/abstract, the Responsible Author or Corresponding Author must be written and their email address must also be written (see example). Communication about article revisions and final decisions will only be communicated via the Corresponding Author's email.

If there is more than one author, write the names of the authors separated by a comma (,). If the author's name consists of two words, the first word of the author (first name) should not be abbreviated. If the author's name only consists of one word, write the actual name in one word, however in the online version (HTML) it will be written in two words containing the same (repeated) name for metadata indexation purposes (Camdali and Tunc, 2006; Fridman, 2008).

3. The Manuscript General Guidelines

Manuscripts that meet the writing guidelines for public administration science journals (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be sent via one of the following methods:

  1. Submission of manuscripts via e-mail to the JAPK Journal Editorial email (japk@umsu.ac.id)
  2. Submission of manuscripts using the Online Submission System on the JAPK E-Journal portal (http://japk.umsu.ac.id/index.php/japk) after registering as an Author and/or Reviewer in the “Register” section.
  3. Instructions for submitting manuscripts online can be seen in the Online Submission Instructions section below. Manuscripts that do not comply with the Agriculture journal writing instructions will be returned to the Author first before continuing the review process.
  4. The written manuscript must contain the following components of a scientific article (subtitles in order), namely: (a) Article Title, (b) Author's Name (without title), (c) Author's Affiliation Address, (d) Abstract and Keywords, (e) Introduction, (f) Materials and Methods, (g) Results and Discussion, (h) Conclusion, (i) Acknowledgements (if any), and (j) The References.
  5. The writing of subtitles in the body of the article (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions) must be numbered sequentially in Arabic numeral format starting from number one. Subtitles are written in bold with Title Case format and arranged left aligned without underlining. Sub-subtitles are written in bold with Sentence case format and arranged left aligned and use level two numbering format.
  6. Manuscripts can be written in Indonesian or English with a maximum of 12 pages including figures and tables. Manuscripts must be written according to this article template in a print-ready format (Camera ready). Articles must be written with A4 writing size (210 x 297 mm) and with a left margin format of 25 mm, right margin of 20 mm, bottom margin of 20 mm, and top margin of 30 mm. Manuscripts must be written in Times New Roman font with a font size of 12 pt (except for the article title), single-spaced, and in a two-column format (except for the article title, author's name, and abstract). The distance between columns is 10 mm.
  7. Foreign words or terms are used in italics. It is better to avoid using foreign terms for Indonesian language articles. New paragraphs start 10 mm from the left margin, while there is no space between paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numerals, except at the beginning of a sentence.
  8. Tables and Figures are placed in a group of texts after the table or figure is referred to. Each figure must be given a figure caption below the figure and numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals followed by the figure title. Each table must be given a table caption and numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals above the table followed by the table title. Figures must be guaranteed to be printed clearly (font size, resolution and line size must be guaranteed to be printed clearly). Figures and tables and diagrams/schemes should be placed according to the column between groups of texts or if they are too large placed in the middle of the page. Tables should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed but only the important ones.

4. The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

Article Title: The article title must be written briefly and clearly, and must indicate exactly the problem to be raised, not allowing for various interpretations, written entirely in capital letters symmetrically. The article title must not contain abbreviations of words that are not commonly used. State the main idea of the article first, followed by other explanations.

Abstract: The abstract has to be written within 250 words maximum and followed by with three to five keywords and arranged alphabetically. Abstract must contain reseach objectives, methods, result, conclusion and limitation (optional). Abstract written in 1 space line and 12 font size Times New Roman.

Introduction: should contain (in sequence and order) general background and literature review (state of the art) as the basis of new research questions, statements of new scientific articles, main research problems, and hypotheses. At the end of the introduction, the purpose of writing the article should be stated. They should review in the literature review to show the new brand of scientific articles.

Methods: explains how the research was conducted, including research design, data collection, research instruments and analytical methods. This section should be narrative.

Findings and Discussion: consists of the research results and how they are discussed. The results obtained from the research must be supported by adequate data. The research results and findings must be the answer or research hypothesis or research questions stated previously in the introduction.

Conclusion: this is the last part that contains conclusions, limitations and recommendations. The conclusion will be the answer to the hypothesis or research question, the purpose of the research and the findings of the research. The conclusion should not only contain a repetition of the results and discussion. It should be a summary of the results of the research as expected by the author in the purpose of the research or hypothesis. The limitations and recommendations of the research contain shortcomings in the research and suggestions related to further ideas from the research.

Acknowledgements (If Necessary): Acknowledgements are primarily addressed to the research funders or donors. Acknowledgements may also be given to parties who assisted in the implementation of the research.

References: All references referred to in the article text must be listed in the Bibliography section. The References must contain reference libraries originating from primary sources (scientific journals and a minimum of 80% of the total bibliography) published in the last 10 (ten) years. Each article contains at least 10 (ten) references. Writing the reference system in the article text and writing the bibliography should use a reference management application program such as: Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, or others.

6. The Online Submission Manuscript GuidelinesThe manuscript text must be submitted by one of two systems ( the submitted second procedure is more preferable):

1. The document submit by Online Submission System in the JAPK (Journal Of Public Administration And Policy) E-journal portal HERE.

2. Firstly, the author should register as either an author or reviewer (checking role as author or reviewer) in the “Register” or HERE.

3. After the registration step is completed, log in as an author, click in “New Submission”. The article submission stage consists of five stages, such as:  (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation.

4. In the “Start” column, chose Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.

5. In the “Upload Submission” Columns, upload the manuscript files in MSWord format in this column.

6. In the “Enter Metadata” columns, fill in with all the author data and affiliation. Including the Journal Title, Abstract and Indexing Keywords.

7. In the “Upload Supplementary Files” columns, the author is allowed to upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or any other else.

8. In the “Confirmation” columns, if the data you entered are all correct already, then click “Finish Submission”.

9. If the author has difficulties in the submission process through the online system, please contact JKAP editorial team at japk@umsu.ac.id.