Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines Edit Edit Author Guidelines

 The editor of REALISTIC Journal welcomes article submissions in accordance with the following guidelines:

  1. Articles have not been published or accepted for publication, or are being considered for publication elsewhere. In addition to the manuscript, a written statement should be attached which clarifies that the article is original and does not contain any elements of plagiarism.

  2. Types of articles suitable for publication include the following: research reports (laboratory, field, archives), conceptual ideas, studies, theory applications.

  3. Articles are written in English or Indonesian using academic language along with standard academic writing structure and composition. Manuscripts are typed 1,5 spaced in a quarto paper size (A4), between 6000-8000 words in length including references, pictures, and tables. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length.

  4. Articles should be in form of essay which includes:

    • Do not write author’s name in any part of the article (REALISTIC applies double-blind review in the review process),

    • Title (max. 15 words),

    • Abstract (150-200 words for each) which includes research problems, methods, and results.

    • Keywords (5-7 words),

    • Introduction (without subsection, 1-2 pages) which includes background, objectives, and questions of the research.

    • Literature reviews/theoretical construct of the research.

    • Method (briefly discusses research setting, participants, data collection and analysis (as necessary).

    • Discussion (consists of result of the study and discussion/implication).

    • Conclusion (is a brief summary of findings and discussion. It is strongly recommended to avoid mere repetitive statements from the previous sections).

    • References.

  5. Reference list format is based on APA (American Psychological Association) style 6th edition. The reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literature actually cited in the manuscripts. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. We strongly recomend authors to use reference tools, such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc. Herewith are some of the APA-based references format structure:

    • Printed book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.

    • Online book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-Reader Version]. Retrieved fromhttp://xxxx or doi:xxxx

    • Journal article in print: Author, A.A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.

    • Journal article online: Author, A.A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp. doi: xx.xxxx or Retrieved from journal URL

    • Website article: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL; Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL

    • Newspaper in print: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

    • Newspaper online: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from newspaper homepage URL

    • Magazine article in print: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.

    • Encyclopedia: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Entry title. In Encyclopedia Title, (Vol. xx, pp. xx). City, State of publication: Publisher.

  6. The editor appreciates if authors excerpt information from previously published articles in REALISTIC.

  7. Articles should be submitted in soft files using document format (.doc or .docx) to the Online Submission page.