Author Guidelines
GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
This journal accepts articles in the form of analyses, studies, application of theories, research reports, materials development, and reviews on Culture, Language, and Teaching of English that have never been published anywhere else or submitted for consideration. Manuscript, as well as contributor's brief CV should be submitted in softcopy format using Open Journal System (OJS) via EnJourMe http://jurnal.unmer.ac.id/index.php/enjourme (register and Online submissions)
General Instruction
- Article should be written in English
- The length of manuscript is at minimum 6 pages and no more than 16 pages. Editors will evaluate if it is necessary to presented more than 16 pages.
- Use Mendeley or other tools for reference management and formatting.
- For author who wish to publish scientific articles in this journal should using the EnJourMe paper template.
Research report articles should be arranged as follows:
a) Title Must be brief, informative and indicates the main point of the paper, between 10-20 Words
b) Abstract should be factual and concise. It shall contain research problems, methods, and results. Maximum lenght 200 words.
c) Keywords write alphabetically in minimun 3 and maximum 5 words
d) Introduction includes background, objectives, and literature reviews/theoretical construct (if needed) of the research. The introduction section ends with an emphasis on items to be discussed. Introduction consists of background of the study explaining the actual phenomenon that has been investigated, supported by reference and previous studies that have been done individually or in a group or team. The author must also explain the existence of this research compared to those previous studies. Introduction consists of problem(s) (one problem that is becoming the focus of the study is even better), purpose of the study, research significance, and theory used to solve the problem(s). All sources that are cited or paraphrased should be all written in the references list.
e) Method The methods section describes actions to be taken to investigate a research problem and the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information applied to understanding the problem. The methodology section of a research paper answers two main questions: How was the data collected or generated? And, how was it analyzed? The writing should be direct and precise and always written in the past tense.
f) Results and Discussion Result of the study might be written in the form of subchapter(s) or no-subchapter(s)
g) Conclusions and Suggestions Conclusion is a brief summary of findings and discussion. It is strongly recommended to avoid mere repetitive statements from the previous sections.
h) References list format is based on APA (American Psychological Association) 7th Edition. It strongly recommended to use reference tools. Reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literatures actually cited in the manuscripts. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. Make sure your references are 60% of journal papers.
i) Appendix, if any
Non-research articles should be arranged as follows:
a) Title Must be brief, informative and indicates the main point of the paper, between 10-20 Words
b) Abstract should be factual and concise. It shall contain research problems, research purposes, method (if any), and results. Maximum lenght 200 words.
c) Keywords write alphabetically in between 3 - 5 words
d) Introduction includes background, objectives, and literature reviews/theoretical construct (if needed) of the research. The introduction section ends with an emphasis on items to be discussed. Introduction consists of background of the study explaining the actual phenomenon that has been investigated, supported by reference and previous studies that have been done individually or in a group or team. The author must also explain the existence of this research compared to those previous studies. Introduction consists of problem(s) (one problem that is becoming the focus of the study is even better), purpose of the study, research significance, and theory used to solve the problem(s). All sources that are cited or paraphrased should be all written in the references list.
e) Body text (subtitle(s) is/are determined by author)
f) Conclusion and Suggestions Conclusion is a brief summary of findings and discussion. It is strongly recommended to avoid mere repetitive statements from the previous sections.
j) References list format is based on APA (American Psychological Association) 7th Edition. It strongly recommended to use reference tools. Reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literatures actually cited in the manuscripts. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. Make sure your references are 60% of journal papers.
The references should be written in accordance with APA (American Psycological Association) style, Seventh Edition. Examples:
Book:
Alexie, S. (1992). The business of fancydancing: Stories and poems.
Brooklyn, NY: Hang Loose Press.
Chapter in a Book:
Booth-LaForce, C., & Kerns, K. A. (2009). Child-parent attachment relationships, peer relationships, and peer-group functioning. In K. H. Rubin, W. M. Bukowski, & B. Laursen (Eds.), Handbook of peer interactions, relationships, and groups (pp. 490-507). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Journal:
Keller, T. E., Cusick, G. R., & Courtney, M. E. (2007). Approaching the transition to adulthood: Distinctive profiles of adolescents aging out of the child welfare system. Social Services Review, 81, 453-484.
Magazine article:
Mathews, J., Berrett, D., & Brillman, D. (2005, May 16). Other winning equations. Newsweek, 145(20), 58-59.
Article from an Online Magazine
Lodewijkx, H. F. M. (2001, May 23). Individual-group continuity in cooperation and competition under varying communication conditions. Current Issues in Social Psychology, 6(12), 166-182. Retrieved from http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp.6.12.htm
Article Retrieved from an Online Database
Senior, B., & Swailes, S. (2007). Inside management teams: Developing a teamwork survey instrument. British Journal of Management, 18, 138-153. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00507.x
