Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

It is very important to note and understand the authors of the articles prepared. Authors who send articles to editors must comply with the guidelines and templates that have been provided. If there are discrepancies, the submitted article will be rejected by the editorial team before further review. The editorial team will only accept manuscripts that meet the format requirements specified on the template or in the author's guidelines.

The available templates are deliberately arranged so that they can assist authors in preparing articles. This template can be used directly as a Microsoft Word (MS Word) file, for later copying and pasting to the basic articles of the Author. The author is fully responsible for the content of the article written and the article is writing that has never been published.

Title

The title of the article is written in Times New Roman Bold (16 pt) and no more than 14 words. Author name, affiliation and email.

Abstract

The abstract uses two languages, namely English in the first part (Abstract) and Indonesian in the second part (Abstrak). The abstract should concisely inform the reader about the purpose of the manuscript, data and methods, findings and implications. The abstract should be relatively nontechnical, but clear enough for an informed reader to understand the contribution of the manuscript. Abstract of no more than 200 words using Times New Roman Font (10pt), using 1 space.

Keywords

Maximum of 7 words/phrases, Font Times New Roman (10pt) using 1 space, and separated by a semicolon (;)

Background

The background contains an adequate explanation with respect to the main problem so this research must be carried out. This section can also be in the form of scientific advantages or new things to do research. At the end of the paragraph, the author comments on the significance of the problem and research objectives. The contents of each section in the study use Times New Roman (12pt) font with 1.5 spacing.

Library Review

This section contains a series of theoretical reviews, the development of the framework and research hypotheses. If the research is research with qualitative methods, this section can be a supporting part of the systematics of writing.

Research Methods

The research method is written in a descriptive form, containing the research design, population and sample, operational definitions, instruments and analytical tools.

Results and Discussion

Results

Results should (scientifically) conclude the findings and provide data in great detail. Please highlight the differences between your results and those previously published in other studies.

Discussion

The discussion explains in detail the scientific reasons related to the results that have been found. Supporting research from research results becomes part of the discussion.

Conclusion

The conclusion contains a description that must answer the research objectives. Do not repeat the Abstract or simply present the research results. Provide a clear explanation of possible applications and suggestions related to research findings.

Acknowledgements (optional)

Please fill in a description of the party that assisted in the research, especially research funding. Include individuals who have assisted such as for example Advisors, Financial Supporters or other proofreading typists, or suppliers who have provided the material. All publications cited in the text must be included in the References section and arranged alphabetically.

Bibliography

The bibliography is arranged alphabetically with a citation style APA (American Psychological Association) and must use a library management application such as Mendeley, Endnote, etc.

Online Submission Guide

The author must first carry out the registration process as an author and/or be offered as a reviewer through the menu available on the web, or can access the link as follows: Register

Authors must fill out the form in detail (forms marked with an asterisk must be included). After all form text boxes are filled in, the author clicks on the "Register" menu to continue registration. Then, the author is taken to the online author submission page where the author must click on the "New Submission" menu. In the Start New Submission section, then click "'Click Here': to go to the first step of the five-step submission process”. Here are the five steps in the online submission process:

1. Step 1 - Starting Submission: Choose an appropriate journal section that is Original Research Article or Review Article. Thus, the author must put a tick in the submission checklist.
2. Step 2 – Upload Submission: To upload a manuscript to this journal, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and select the manuscript document file to send, then click the Upload button.
3. Step 3 – Entering Submission Metadata: In this step, detailed author metadata should be entered including the correspondent author tagged. After that, the manuscript title and abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and pasting it into the text box including the keywords.
4. Step 4 – Uploading Additional Files: Additional files must be uploaded including a Cover Letter/Delivery, proof of correction, and a Signed Copyright Assignment Agreement Form. Therefore, click the Browse button, select a file, and then click the Upload button.
5. Step 5 – Confirming Submission: Authors should check the manuscript documents uploaded in this step. To submit a manuscript to the MARS journal, click the Finish Submission button after the document is correct. The correspondence author or primary contact will receive an acknowledgement via email. It will be able to view the progress of the submission through the editorial process by logging on to the journal's website address.

After this submission, the Author who submitted the manuscript will receive a confirmation email regarding the submission. Therefore, Authors can track their submission status at any time by logging into the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes manuscript review status and editorial process.