Author Guidelines

The Author’s Guideline of International Journal of Law and Public Policy (IJLAPP)

 1. Introduction

International Journal of Law and Public Policy (IJLAPP), with registered number 2721-6934 (p-ISSN) and 2721-6942 (e-ISSN). IJLAPP is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by Lamintang Education & Training (LET) Centre. The aim of this journal is to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest outstanding developments in the field of Law and Public Policy. IJLAPP published biannual (i.e. March and September), in English.

IJLAPP was available since September 2019 or since the release of Volume 1, Number 1, Year 2019. This journal was indexed in Indonesian Scientific Journal Database (ISJD), Indonesia Publication Index (IPI) and Google Scholar. The IJLAPP editorial board invites you to submit your manuscript to be published in this journal. The article writing guideline is here.

2. How to Write the Title, the Name, and the Author’s Address

The title of the manuscript should be written on the top of the first page with the left text alignment. Meanwhile, the author’s name (without academic degree), and the affiliation address of the author, should be written with the left text alignment also under the title of the article. The title should be informative and be written both briefly and clearly. It cannot diverse multi interpretations. It has to be pinpoint with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in a capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviation. The main ideas should be written first and followed then by its explanations. The article title should be written within fifteen words or less. Check the use of capital letters and do not easily use capital letters (including a method’s name) unless necessary (such as people’s names or proper nouns).

The author should give single line spaces between the title and the author’s name. Then, the space between the author’s affiliation address and the abstract title is one space. If there is more than one author, the author’s names should be written down separately by comma (,). If the author’s name consists of at least two words, the first name should not be shorted. If the author’s names are only one word, it should be written as it is. However, in the online version it will be written in two words with the same name repeatedly for the purpose of the metadata indexing. The responsible author or the correspondence author must be stated in the left column. The communication regarding the article revision and the final statement will be informed via email to the correspondence author only.

3. Manuscript General Guidelines

The manuscript text general guidelines are as follows:

1. The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not been published yet in other publication media or publishing houses.
2. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism element. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism.
3. The submission and the publication processes are free, without any additional fees.
4. The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of IJLAPP (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be submitted through Online Submission System using Open Journal System (OJS) on the IJLAPP e-Journal portal (here) choose only one procedure. Then, register as one of the author or reviewer in the “Register” bottom.
5. The manuscript article writing guidelines and template can be downloaded. The template and the guidelines of the article writing are available in MS Word (.doc) format here.
6. The manuscript online submission can be viewed in the part of online submission guidelines below.
7. The manuscript which is inappropriate with the IJLAPP writing guidelines will be returned to the author before the reviewing process.
8. The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article as follows: (subtitles as the order), which are: (a) title of the article, (b) author’s name (no academic title), (c) affiliated author’s address, (d) author’s email, (e) abstract & the keywords, (f) Introduction, (g) Literature Review, (h) Methodology (i), Finding and Discussion (j), Conclusion (k), References.
9. The subtitles included in the discussion part (Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Finding and Discussion) should be numbered in the Arabic numbering order started from one. The subtitles are written in the bold and title case format. It uses the left text alignment without underline. The next expanded subtitles should be written in the bold and sentence case format, It should use the left text alignment and the numbering format level two.
10. The manuscript written in English with the standard language. The manuscript should consist of five (5) to twenty (20) pages including pictures and tables. The manuscript text ought to be written as this article template in the camera ready mode. The article is written on A4-sized papers (210x297 mm) single-spaced with custom margins as follows 2.49 cm left margin, 1.69 cm top margin, 2 cm right margin and 2 cm bottom margin; using justification format (right-left aligned).
11. The text of the articles must be in Times New Roman, 11pt font size, single space and one column.
12. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format.
13. The paragraph writing procedure applied is straight left in the first paragraph of each chapter or sub-chapter, while in the next paragraph the beginning of the paragraph is placed indented on the 4th beat.
14. The tables and pictures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or pictures. The picture, the table, and the chart should be placed in the middle of the page (centre aligned).
15. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numbering format above the table followed by the table title. The caption on the table is given above the table. The caption is written in lowercase except for the first character of each word. All tables must be numbered consecutively. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the important point. The font size for the words in the table is 10pt. If the content of the table comes from a particular source, the author needs to explain it at the bottom of the table with a font size of 8 pt, right-aligned to the table.
16. Each picture must be given a caption (Figure Caption) below the picture and be numbered in Arabic numbering format followed by the picture title. The caption is written in lowercase except for the first character of each word. All pictures must be numbered consecutively. The picture does not need to be framed. The pictures attachment should be guaranteed that they can be printed well (font size, resolution and line space is clearly seen). Authors are solely responsible for the quality of the pictures included. The journal can accept colour pictures, but will not make any corrections to their quality. All pictures should be compressed to a maximum resolution of 220 dpi, and always remove the cropped portion. The editor can adjust the size and resolution of pictures if necessary. If the picture is taken from another source, always include the source from which the picture was taken as part of the title of the picture. If the picture comes from a specific source, the author needs to explain it at the bottom of the picture with a font size of 8 pt, right-aligned to the picture.

4. Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text

Title of the manuscript: The title of the manuscript should be written on the top of the first page with the left text alignment. Meanwhile, the author’s name (without academic degree), and the affiliation address of the author, should be written with the left text alignment also under the title of the article. The title should be informative and be written both briefly and clearly. It cannot have diverse multi-interpretations. It has to be pinpoint with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in a capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviation. The main ideas should be written first and followed then by its explanations. The article title should be written within twenty words or less. Check the use of capital letters and do not easily use capital letters (including a method’s name) unless necessary (such as people’s names or proper nouns). Check the capitalization rules here.

Author(s) and Affiliation: If there is more than one author, the author’s names should be written down separately by comma (,). If the author’s name consists of at least two words, the first name should not be shorted. If the author’s names are only one word, it should be written as it is. However, in the online version it will be written in two words with the same name repeatedly for the purpose of the metadata indexing. The responsible author or the correspondence author must be stated in the left column. The communication regarding the article revision and the final statement will be informed via email to the correspondence author only. Complete the affiliations with all their cities and countries. There is no need to provide any student/staff ID number.

Abstract: The abstract should consist of 150-250 words consisting of introduction, problem, solution, contribution, methods used, results and summary conclusion..

Keywords: The keywords must be written below the overall abstract for all words. Those should be arranged in alphabetical order, be separated by comma and within 3 to 5 keywords. The keywords used to indicate the subject matter of the article, as well as for indexing purposes.

Introduction: The introduction must contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background and a literature review (state of the art) as the basis of the brand-new research question, statements of the brand-new scientific article, main research problems, and the hypothesis. The introduction describes the background of the problem being solved, the urgency and rationalization of the research and the issues related to the problem being solved. In this part of the introduction, the author explains the approach or problem-solving solution that will be applied, and the novelty of the research or innovation carried out, while in the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article writing should be stated.

Literature Review: Literature Review contains a systematic description of previous studies relevant to the research being conducted. This section describes the strengths and limitations of previous research that can be material for the argument that the current work is conducted to refine or develop prior research. This section also contains a theoretical basis, basic concepts and principles required for problem-solving related to the research. The literature review can be in the form of qualitative descriptions, mathematical models, concepts, or tools related to the study. The literature review is written in the form of sub-chapters following the important parts that support the research conducted. Mathematical equations should be numbered consecutively and start with (1) until the end of the manuscript. This numbering should begin and end with open and close brackets and be right-aligned. The citation of the bibliography is made in sign such as [4], [5] - [9].

Methodology: The Methodology explains the stages involved in research (including flowchart and system architecture), concept development, or case resolution. In addition, the research method section also contains the scope or object, materials and tools, place, data collection techniques, operational definitions of research variables, and analysis techniques. The Methodology contains method is implemented to solve problems, including analytic methods. The methods used in the problem solving of the research are explained in this part. Commonly, there are research flow, research diagrams, system block diagrams, control system block diagrams, hardware wiring diagrams, pseudocode, or flowcharts in the method section. The figure must be clear, detailed, not blurry, easy to read and provide proper information.

Finding and Discussion: In the Finding section, the author displays the results of the research (and/or testing) conducted. Experimental results should be displayed in the form of graphs or tables. For graphs, author(s) can follow the format for diagrams and figures. While in the Discussion section, the author explains how to finding are. The results obtained from the research have to be supported by sufficient data. The discussion must be the answers or the research hypothesis stated previously in the introduction part. The discussion of the research and test results obtained is presented in the form of theoretical descriptions, both qualitatively and quantitatively. In the discussion section, the author presents the results of data processing and research results logically.

Conclusion: In the Discussion section, it is contains conclusions and advice. The conclusions will be the answers to the hypothesis, the research purposes and the research discoveries. The conclusions should not contain only the repetition of the results and discussions. It should be the summary of the research results as the author expects in the research purposes or the hypothesis. Please add the advice and future work in the second paragraph. The advice contains suggestions associated with further ideas from the research.

References: All the references used in the article must be listed in the reference list. All references must be sourced from primary literature (scientific journals) published within the past five years, with at least 80% of references meeting this criteria. The writing format used in IJLAPP follows the format applied by IEEE. The article should have at least fifteen references, while citation of the bibliography is made in sign such as [4], [5] - [9].

5. Guidelines for the Citations and References

The writing format used in IJLAPP (International Journal of Law and Public Policy) follows the format applied by IEEE. Make sure that all data for references are complete and correct. Check here for the IEEE reference style.

7. Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines

The manuscript text must be submitted by one of two systems (the second procedure is more preferable):

1. The document should be submitted by Online Submission System in the IJLAPP (International Journal of Law and Public Policy) e-Journal portal HERE.
2. Firstly, the author should register as either an author or reviewer (checking role as author or reviewer) in the “Register” or HERE.
3. After the registration step is completed, log in as an author, click on “New Submission”. The article submission stage consists of five stages, such as: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Metadata, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation.
4. In the “Start” column, chose the Journal Section (Full Article), check all the checklists.
5. In the “Upload Submission” Columns, upload the manuscript files in MSWord format in this column.
6. In the “Enter Metadata” columns, fill in with all the author data and affiliation. Including the Journal Title, Abstract and Indexing Keywords.
7. In the “Upload Supplementary Files” columns, the author is allowed to upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or any other else.
8. In the “Confirmation” columns, if the data you entered are all correct already, then click “Finish Submission”.
9. If the author has difficulties in the submission process through the online system, please contact IJLAPP editorial team at ijlapp.lamintang@gmail.com

8. Publication Flowchart

The Editor-in-Chief will ensure that the manuscript is in accordance with the focus & scope of IJLAPP (first screened). If appropriate, the Editor-in-Chief will send it to the editor section for further processing. Otherwise, the Editor-in-Chief will reject the manuscript and return it to the Author(s). Editor-in-Chief can give consideration to be sent it to other journals under Lamintang Online Journal which has the appropriate focus and scope.

Section Editor receive the manuscript and removes the author(s) identity in the script (full double-blind refereeing process). The Section Editor will send the manuscript to 2 reviewers who have the same knowledge as in the manuscript. If the decision of the two reviewers is contradictory, the Section Editor will appoint an additional reviewer.

The Section Editor receive the review results from the reviewers then the Section Editor makes a decision (accepted, accepted with correction, or rejected).
If the manuscript status is accepted, the Section Editor will send it to the Production unit for publication.
If the manuscript status is accepted with correction then the Section Editor will send the manuscript to the author(s). After the manuscript is corrected according to reviewers' comments, the Section Editor will send it to the Production unit for publication.
If the manuscript status is rejected then the Section Editor will return the manuscript to the author(s).

After the author attends to the reviewers’ recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief will re-send the revised/corrected manuscript to the same reviewers to check if the quality of the revised manuscript is acceptable to IJLAPP.

Once the manuscript is accepted for publication in IJLAPP, the Editor-in-Chief will send a Manuscript Acceptance Letter to the Corresponding Author and also notifying about the possible date of online publication.

Production Unit receive the manuscript and ensures the Copyright form has been filled in completely.