Author Guidelines

General Requirements

Manuscripts submitted to ANANDA must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal. Manuscripts may be written in Indonesian or English and must be submitted through the Open Journal System at https://ejournal.kampusmelayu.ac.id/index.php/ananda. Authors are required to register as an Author before submitting.

Manuscripts must follow the official ANANDA template, available at [template link].

Types of Manuscript

  1. Research articles — 4,000 to 7,000 words, excluding references.
  2. Systematic or critical literature reviews — 5,000 to 8,000 words.

Structure of a Research Article

  1. Title — no more than 15 words, reflecting the content, without uncommon abbreviations.
  2. Author identity — full name without academic titles, affiliation, email address, and ORCID iD if available.
  3. Abstract — a single paragraph of 150 to 250 words in both Indonesian and English, stating the purpose, method, main findings, and conclusion. An abstract is not a background narrative.
  4. Keywords — three to five words or phrases, separated by semicolons.
  5. Introduction — background, the gap in previous research, and the research aim, citing studies from the past five years.
  6. Method — design, participants, instruments, data collection procedure, and data analysis technique.
  7. Results and Discussion — findings presented first, then discussed in comparison with previous research.
  8. Conclusion — an answer to the research aim, limitations, and suggestions. Not a summary of results.
  9. References.

Formatting

  • A4 paper with 2.5 cm margins on all sides.
  • Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.15 line spacing, justified.
  • Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively, with captions above tables and below figures, and must be referred to in the text.
  • Files must be submitted in .doc or .docx format.

Citations and References

  • APA 7th edition citation style.
  • Use of a reference manager such as Mendeley or Zotero is required.
  • A minimum of 20 references, of which at least 80 percent are journal articles.
  • At least 60 percent of references published within the past ten years.
  • Include the DOI for every reference that has one.
  • Verses of scripture are cited in the body text and are not listed in the references.
  • Undergraduate, master's, and doctoral theses should be used sparingly and not as primary references.

Ethics

All manuscripts are screened for similarity using Turnitin. The accepted similarity threshold is 25 percent excluding references, with no more than 5 percent from any single source. Authors are responsible for the originality of the manuscript and for obtaining ethical clearance where children are research participants.

Contact

Questions regarding submission may be addressed to [editorial email].