Author Guidelines

 

No.

Manuscript Parts

Description

1

Manuscript

Total words should be 4000 – 6000 words, Times New Romans 12, in MS-Word, or compatible.

2

Title

Title consists of 12 up to 15 words, must be to-the-point.

3

Name of Authors

The full name(s) of the author(s) (at least 2 authors/ not a single author)

4

Affiliation

All of the authors’ institutional address(es) and the e-mails of the author for correspondence should be inserted.

5

Abstract

Abstract 200 – 250 words, contains brief information on:
• Background
• Aims/objectives of the research
• Methods
• Results and conclusion
• New findings/significance of the contribution
• Benefits for the study of English language and language education development/society

6

Keywords

Key words, 3 – 5 words or phrases, it represents the article content and should include words found in research database.

7

Introduction 

Introduction includes:
• The important issues in general and specifically encountered
• Research that has been done as the references and what has not been done (research gap)
• The solution offers the importance of the research
• The research purposes
• The benefits to the science/society

8

Methods 

Methods includes:
• Explanation of how/step of research in a systematic way and detailed step by step written in the section.
• The method does not contain any theory, but rather emphasizes what has been done in research to obtain results in line with the objectives.

9

Results and Discussion

Result and discussion are combined in one part. It contains:
• The result of the findings to answer the research objectives
• Figure and table should be clear and the description must be concise and clear
• Discussion must reveal the in-depth analyses of the obtained result and in-depth synthesis accompanied by proof of evidence related to the latest references.
• Explain the novelty of your research
• The benefits and contribution of research for the science/society

 

Conclusion

-         It is written in one paragraph without numbering.

-         Answering the research objectives.

11

Acknowledgement (if any)

Addressed to the person/organization that has been contributed in the research, e.g. funders

12

References

• Written alphabetically, using the “APA” style the 7th edition
• Cite 25 references at minimum in which at least 80% of them refer to the primary references/research journals and the latest sources (published in the last 10 years).
• The written references must be mentioned in the body text.