Author Guidelines

These guidelines restate the manuscript rules published by Journal Geram (Gerakan Aktif Menulis). Prepare the file with the official template.

General

  • The manuscript reports research results or a research project.
  • It may be written in Indonesian or English, Times New Roman 11 pt, about 10 pages, single-spaced. Indonesian manuscripts follow Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia (PUEBI).
  • The page uses two equal columns with 5 mm between columns. The title, author identity, and abstract stay in one column.
  • Paper size is A4. Margins are 2 cm top, 2 cm bottom, 3 cm left, and 3 cm right.
  • A manuscript that contains phonetic or other symbols should also be supplied as PDF.

Order of the manuscript

Opening: title, author names, abstract in English and in Indonesian. Body: introduction, research method, results and discussion, conclusion. Closing: reference list, preferring recent sources.

Title, authors, and abstract

  • The title is capitalized, bold, Times New Roman 11 pt, single-spaced, and no more than 15 words.
  • Author names sit under the title without academic titles, are not abbreviated, and are not introduced by the word “by”. The first author is listed first.
  • Affiliation and email of every author are written under the names, Times New Roman 11 pt.
  • The abstract is one paragraph in Indonesian and one in English. It states the background, problem, formulation, theory, purpose, benefit, method, and results. The heading “Abstract” is bold. The abstract does not exceed 250 words, Times New Roman 11 pt, justified, with a first-line indent.
  • Three to five keywords follow. The heading “Keywords” is bold.

Body text, tables, and figures

  • Subheadings are Times New Roman 11 pt and bold.
  • A new paragraph is indented 0.75 cm. There is no extra space between paragraphs, and the first paragraph of a section is not indented.
  • Foreign words are italicized.
  • Numbers are written as figures, except at the start of a sentence and except integers below ten, which are spelled.
  • Tables and figures have a clear caption and a sequence number, and they are set in one column.

References

References use the Harvard system. Every item in the reference list is cited in the text. Recent sources are preferred. A CSL style can be applied in Mendeley or any manager that supports Citation Style Language. If a journal style is not yet listed, follow the patterns below.

  • Book. Author (family name, initials). Year. Title of the book. Place: Publisher.
  • Journal article. Author. Year. Article title. Journal Name; volume; issue; ISSN; pages.
  • Conference paper. Author. Year. Article title. Conference name. Date, city, country. Pages.
  • Thesis or dissertation. Author. Year. Title. Thesis or dissertation, institution.