AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The guidelines for authors who wish to submit articles to MARDIBASA: Jurnal Pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia are as follows:

  1. Articles must be written in Indonesian or English and prepared according to the prescribed journal template. The template can be downloaded from the journal's Template Download section.

  2. Research articles should not exceed 4,000 words or approximately 10–15 pages, including figures, graphs, and tables, where applicable.

  3. Foreign-language and regional-language terms used in the text should be written in italics.

  4. A separate Literature Review section is not included in the article structure. Relevant literature should therefore be integrated into the Introduction or Discussion sections. Citations in the Discussion should be used selectively, with greater emphasis placed on interpreting and discussing the authors' own research findings.

  5. Scientific articles derived from students' undergraduate theses, master's theses, or doctoral dissertations must be accompanied by a manuscript evaluation sheet completed by the thesis/dissertation examiner, which serves as evidence of scholarly evaluation.

ARTICLE STRUCTURE

In general, the structure of research and non-research articles is relatively similar. However, non-research articles do not include a Method section.

A research article consists of 10 main sections:

  1. Title

  2. Authorship Lines

  3. Abstract

  4. Keywords

  5. Introduction

  6. Method

  7. Results and Discussion

  8. Conclusion

  9. Acknowledgments

  10. References

A non-research article consists of 9 main sections:

  1. Title

  2. Authorship Lines

  3. Abstract

  4. Keywords

  5. Introduction

  6. Discussion

  7. Conclusion

  8. Acknowledgments

  9. References

The requirements for each section are described below.

TITLE

  1. The title should be concise, informative, and contain no more than 12 words, including conjunctions. To keep the title concise, authors should avoid unnecessary conjunctions and overly detailed descriptions of the research object, location, or materials.

  2. The title should contain the main keywords representing the topic of the study.

  3. The title must be written in Indonesian or English, corresponding to the language used in the article.

  4. Avoid the use of abbreviations, formulas, and references in the title.

AUTHORSHIP LINES

  1. The authorship lines consist of two components: the names of the authors and their institutional affiliations.

  2. For student authors, the institutional affiliation should correspond to the institution where they are currently studying.

  3. The list of authors should include only individuals who have made substantial contributions to the planning, implementation, analysis of findings, discussion, and preparation of the manuscript.

  4. Academic positions, functional titles, and academic degrees should not be included in the authorship lines.

ABSTRACT

  1. The abstract should be concise and factual and should include the research objective, research method, main findings, and conclusion.

  2. The abstract should be written in one paragraph and provided in two languages: Indonesian and English. Each abstract should contain approximately 150–200 words.

  3. Avoid citations and uncommon abbreviations in the abstract.

KEYWORDS

  1. Keywords should consist of 3–5 words and/or phrases.

  2. Keywords should be arranged in alphabetical order.

  3. Keywords should be separated by semicolons (;).

  4. Avoid excessive use of conjunctions such as and, with, that, and similar words.

INTRODUCTION

  1. Avoid the use of subheadings within the Introduction.

  2. The Introduction should include the background of the study, research problem, and research objective.

  3. The Introduction should comprise approximately 10–15% of the total length of the article.

  4. The theoretical foundation should be presented in concise, complete sentences and should be directly relevant to the objectives of the article.

RESEARCH METHOD

  1. The Method section should briefly describe the materials and methods used in the study, including the research subjects or materials, instruments, research design or experimental design, sampling techniques, variables measured, data collection techniques, data analysis procedures, and statistical models, where applicable.

  2. Avoid presenting statistical formulas excessively.

  3. When using a well-established research method, it is sufficient to state the name of the method. Where necessary, the relevant reference used as the methodological basis should be cited.

  4. For qualitative research, the Method section may be adapted to the characteristics and requirements of the research design.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

  1. The Results and Discussion sections should be combined rather than presented separately, considering the limited space available for authors.

  2. Research findings may be presented using tables, graphs, or figures, where appropriate, to clarify the verbal presentation of the results.

  3. Titles of tables and graphs, as well as figure captions, should be concise phrases rather than complete sentences.

  4. Figure and graph captions should be placed below the corresponding figure or graph, while table titles should be placed above the table. Titles and captions should begin with a capital letter.

  5. Do not repeat all numerical data already presented in tables in the discussion text. If particular findings need to be emphasized, present them in another form, such as percentages or differences. When referring to specific numerical data, simply refer readers to the relevant table.

  6. Avoid excessive use of statistical terminology in the Discussion. Authors should not copy and paste statistical analysis tables directly from statistical software into the manuscript. Statistical results should be presented and interpreted in an academically meaningful manner.

  7. The Discussion should primarily examine whether the findings support or contradict the research hypothesis or expectations and should provide appropriate arguments and interpretations.

  8. Citations in the Discussion should be used selectively and should not be unnecessarily extensive.

  9. Findings or opinions from other studies should be paraphrased and presented in the authors' own words rather than reproduced verbatim.

  10. Groups of studies addressing similar topics may be cited collectively where appropriate.

CONCLUSION

  1. The Conclusion should directly answer the research questions or objectives and should not be presented merely as a statistical statement.

  2. The Conclusion should be written as one paragraph in essay form, rather than as a numbered or bulleted list.

REFERENCES

  1. The reference list should contain only sources that are actually cited in the manuscript.

  2. For research articles, authors should cite approximately 10–15 scholarly journal articles. Non-research articles should cite at least 15 scholarly articles.

  3. Authors should prioritize recent and relevant scholarly publications, with particular attention given to sources published within the last 10 years.

  4. Authors are encouraged to cite primary sources and avoid citing secondary citations whenever the original source is available.

  5. References should be arranged alphabetically according to the authors' surnames.

  6. Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software such as Mendeley or Zotero to organize citations and references.

  7. The recommended citation and reference style is APA 7th Edition.

  8. Cite a minimum of three scholarly articles published in the Mardibasa journal