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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

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General Requirements

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should be original research papers or review papers that have not been previously published and are not currently under consideration by another journal.

Manuscripts must be written in English and prepared in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) using the official journal template. The manuscript should use A4 paper size, with margins of approximately 1.80 cm on the left and right and 1.45 cm on the top and bottom.

The main manuscript text should use EB Garamond 11 pt, justified alignment, approximately 1.08 line spacing, and a 0.75 cm first-line indentation.

Original research articles should generally contain approximately 4,500–7,500 words, while review articles should generally contain approximately 3,000–6,000 words. Manuscripts outside these ranges may be considered when academically justified.

Manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening will undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening will undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers. The editors reserve the right to make necessary formatting and stylistic adjustments to maintain consistency with the journal’s

Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the official Article Template provided by the journal.

All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's Online Journal System (OJS). Authors must ensure that all submission metadata, including title, abstract, keywords, author names, affiliations, and corresponding-author information, are entered accurately.

Citations and references must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition using the author–date system. Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference-management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.

Authors are responsible for checking grammar, spelling, terminology, references, tables, figures, and overall manuscript consistency before submission.

Types of Paper

The journal accepts manuscripts in the form of Original Research Articles and Review Articles.

Original Research Article

An Original Research Article reports original empirical, theoretical, or methodological research. Its structure generally includes an introduction, literature review and/or hypothesis development where applicable, research method, results and discussion, conclusion, author declarations, and references. The manuscript should generally contain approximately 4,500–7,500 words.

Review Article

A Review Article provides a critical and up-to-date synthesis of scholarly literature on a relevant topic. Review articles may employ systematic, structured, bibliometric, integrative, or other academically appropriate review approaches. A review article generally contains approximately 3,000–6,000 words, depending on its methodological approach and analytical depth.

General Structure of Original Research

Paper Identity

The paper title must be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the principal issue investigated. The title should preferably not exceed 15–18 words. The title should be followed by the authors' names, affiliations, and corresponding-author information. Academic titles or professional qualifications should not be included in author names.

Article title: EB Garamond, 17 pt, bold, centered.

Author names: EB Garamond, 11 pt, bold.

Author affiliations: EB Garamond, 9 pt, regular.

Use superscript Arabic numerals when authors have different institutional affiliations.

Each affiliation should include, where applicable, the department or study program, institution, city, and country. The corresponding-author information should include the author's full name, institutional affiliation or address, and email address.

Abstract

The abstract should be clear, informative, self-contained, and presented in a single paragraph of approximately 100–200 words. For original research articles, the abstract should briefly present the research problem or gap, research objective, methodology or research design, sample or data source where relevant, analytical technique, principal findings, and the main theoretical, practical, managerial, or policy contribution. The abstract must not contain citations, references, tables, figures, or undefined abbreviations.

Heading: EB Garamond 10 pt, bold.

Abstract text: EB Garamond 10 pt, justified, single-spaced.

First-line indentation: none.

Keywords: 3–5 terms, EB Garamond 9 pt, separated by semicolons.

Introduction

The introduction should clearly establish the research background, research context, relevant literature, research problem, and research gap. It should explain why the topic requires scholarly investigation and identify the contribution or novelty of the study. The research gap should emerge from a critical examination of previous literature rather than from a generic statement that limited research exists. The final part of the introduction should clearly state the research objective or research questions and the expected contribution of the study. The introduction should generally represent approximately 15–20% of the manuscript and should be written in coherent paragraphs rather than bullet points.

Method

The method section should provide sufficient information concerning the research design, population and sample or data source, sampling procedure, research instruments, measurement of variables, data-collection procedures, and analytical techniques. Where relevant, authors should identify the statistical or analytical software used, decision criteria, validity and reliability procedures, and applicable research-ethics or informed-consent procedures. The method section should generally account for approximately 10–15% of the manuscript.

Results

The results should directly address the research questions, objectives, or hypotheses. Findings must be supported by sufficient empirical or analytical evidence. Authors should report the principal findings logically and avoid reproducing every numerical value from tables in the narrative text. Tables and figures should be used when they materially improve the presentation and interpretation of the findings.

Discussion

The discussion should interpret the findings rather than merely repeat the results. Authors should explain what the findings mean, how they answer the research questions or hypotheses, how the findings relate to relevant theories, whether the findings support or differ from previous studies, plausible explanations for similarities or differences, and the theoretical, practical, managerial, regulatory, or policy implications where applicable. The Results and Discussion sections may collectively comprise approximately 40–60% of the total manuscript length.

Conclusion

The conclusion should summarize the principal findings in relation to the research objective and explain the contribution and implications of the research. Authors should avoid repeating the abstract or simply restating statistical results. The conclusion may also identify the principal limitations of the research and provide focused recommendations for future studies. The conclusion should preferably be presented in one to three concise paragraphs.

Author Declaration

Where applicable, authors should provide relevant declarations concerning funding, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest, author contributions, data availability, research ethics, and use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies. Funding sources should be disclosed clearly. Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the acknowledgment statement.

References

The reference list must include all sources cited in the manuscript, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the text. References must follow APA 7th Edition using the author–date system. Authors are encouraged to prioritize relevant and recent scholarly sources, particularly peer-reviewed journal articles. Older sources may be included when they represent foundational theories, methods, or important historical literature. Where available, DOI information should be provided using the format https://doi.org/xxxxx. Reference-management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote is strongly recommended.

Appendix (if any)

Appendices may be included where supplementary information is necessary but would unnecessarily interrupt the main manuscript. Examples include research instruments, additional statistical analyses, interview protocols, coding frameworks, or supplementary tables.

Language

Manuscripts must be written in clear and academically appropriate English. Either American English or British English may be used, but authors must apply one convention consistently throughout the manuscript. Authors are responsible for ensuring grammatical accuracy, appropriate scholarly terminology, spelling consistency, and clarity of expression before submission.

Table & Figure

Tables must be submitted as editable text, not as images.

Tables and figures should be positioned close to their first relevant citation in the manuscript.

Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively according to their order of appearance.

Every table and figure must be explicitly cited in the manuscript text.

Authors should avoid presenting data in tables or figures when the same information is already adequately explained in the narrative.

Vertical lines and unnecessary decorative shading should generally be avoided in tables.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

Journal of Applied Engineering and Sustainable Technologies applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of:

IDR 300,000 per accepted article

The APC is charged only after the manuscript has successfully completed the editorial and peer-review process and has received an acceptance decision. Payment does not guarantee acceptance. The APC supports publication and editorial processing costs associated with the accepted article.

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