Author Guidelines

PRIMARIA EDUCATIONEM JOURNAL [PEJ] MANUSCRIPT WRITING GUIDELINE

Manuscript submitted to the Primaria Educationem Journal should have not been published in other journals.
A. Writing Guideline
I. Research article
1. TITLE AND AUTHOR(S)
The maximum words of the title are 30 words. The author’s name is written without any academic degree, along with the institution affiliation, mailing address, and email, below the title. If the authors are more than 3, all author’s names are written along with their affiliations (if each are different) and put each the email address author. Each Authors must include their email address

2. ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS
Abstract should be written in both English and Indonesian in a single paragraph, font 10, less than 300 words in italic style, highlighting the key messages from the research like research backgorund, research goals, methods, and findings and shows how the paper contributes to the field of education as a whole. Key words should be written under the abstract in italics and should reflect the substance of the paper as also mentioned in the title. Keywords should be written Maximum 15 specific words.

3. INTRODUCTION
This section provides research background or context, research problem and purpose, and theoretical review related to the problem with the portion of 15-20% of the article.

4. METHOD
This section includes research design and subjects, data collection and analysis techniques.

5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This section consists of final data analysis, hypothetical testing, research question’s answers and findings. Discussion involves results interpretation, comparison to other research and theories, and research implications.

6. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
This section contains research conclusion and suggestions made based on the findings, aimed to certain parties with operational suggestions in short paragraphs.

7. REFERENCES
The references provides literature information used in the article with 80% primary and current literatures (from journal articles and research) and 20% textual citations (maximum 10 years).

II. Conceptual Article
1. TITLE AND AUTHOR(s)
The maximum words of the title are 14 words. The author’s name is written without any academic degree, along with the institution affiliation, mailing address, and email, below the title. If the authors are more than 3, all author’s names are written along with their affiliations (if each are different) and put each the email address author. Each Authors must include their email address.

2. ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS
Abstract should be written in both English and Indonesian in a single paragraph, font 10, less than 300 words in italic style, highlighting the key messages from the research like research backgorund, research goals, methods, and findings and shows how the paper contributes to the field of education as a whole. Key words should be written under the abstract in italics and should reflect the substance of the paper as also mentioned in the title. Keywords should be written Maximum 15 specific words.

3. INTRODUCTION
This section contains the things that interest the reader about the context of the issues discussed and the purpose of the discussion with a 15-20% length of the article.

4. DISCUSSION
This section contains a description of the problem that includes analysis, argumentation or comparison and the establishment / attitude of the author to the issues discussed. 60-80% length of article (titled according to what is discussed, not titled “discussion”).

5. CONCLUDE
Contains the authors’ attitudes to the issues discussed, suggestions and other alternatives if they exist (10-15% of the length of the article).

6. REFERENCES
Loading sources used in articles consisting of 80% of primary and recent referrals (coming from journals and research) and 20% in the form of text referrals (maximum 10 years).

B. Writing Format
1. Articles written in Indonesian or English are good and correct, typed neatly with Times New Roman letter size 12 with single spacing, printed on A4 paper.
2. Articles pages with margins up, down and sides Normal
3. Subtitle is written flat middle with uppercase Times New Roman-bold size 12. As for Sub of subtitle is written flat left with big letters at the beginning of each word except the liaison.
4. Abstract is written in one paragraph, in two languages namely Indonesian and English.
5. Each table or picture is given sequence number, title, according to table and image contents, and citation source if any. The source of the quotation is written below the table or picture, the Times New Roman font size of 10. Title The table is written on top of the table and the title of the image is written underneath the image.
6. All pages including tables, attachments, and bibliography are serial number.
7. The source of the quotation in the text is written between the opening brackets and the closing paraphrase that mentions the author’s final name, the year with the comma, and the page number if deemed necessary.
Example:
• If the quotation comes from one source and one author: (Miler, 2007)
• If the quotation comes from a single source with two authors: (Peterson & Seligman, 2004).
• If the quotation comes from a single source with three or more authors, the first writing is written entirely (Wentzel, Caldwell & McNamara-Barry, 2004) and subsequent quotes with et al (Wentzel et al., 2004)
• If the quotation comes from two different sources with the same author: Peterson, 2004,2008), if the year is the same (Peterson, 2004a, 2004b).
• If the quotation comes from the institution: (UNLA, 2010).
8. The bibliography is written alphabetically according to the final name (without an academic degree), both Indonesian and foreign writers.
Example:
Book:
Miler, J. G. (2007). Cultural Psychology of Moral Development, In Kitayama, S.& Cohen, D.(Ed.) Handbook of Cultural Psychology. New York: The Guilford Press.
Article:
Wentzel, K. R., Caldwell, K. A. & McNamara-Barry, C. (2004). Friendship in Midle School: Influence on Motivation and School Adjusment. Journal of Educational Psychology 96(2): 195-203.
Internet:
Balitbang. (2008). http:www.pdk.go.id/balitbang/publikasi/no.026/Sistem-Percepatan-herry.html. (Online) (diakses 31 Maret 2008).
9. Articles sent in softcopy form and include the author’s Curriculum Vitae or by email: journal.pej@gmail.com
10. Authors are expected to register online at http://journal.unla.ac.id/index.php/pej/user/register and can upload articles through the page.