Author Guidelines

Instructions for Preparing Manuscript for EDULEC: Education, Language and Culture Journal (2021 Template Version) ¬ Title (English or Indonesian Version), Written Using Century Gothic-16 Bold, 12 Words Maximum, Left Align

Deddy Yususf ¹, Sujarwo ², ……… ¬12pt, Century Gothic bold

¹Prodi Pendidikan Sosiologi, Universitas Megarezky, Indonesia ¬ 11pt, Century Gothic

E-mail: deddy.yusuf@yahoo.com

²Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Megarezky, Indonesia ¬ 11pt, Century Gothic

E-mail: sukmar.dilla@gmail.com

Abstract: ¬ 11pt, Century Gothic:

Your abstract must be written in a single paragraph and typed in single space. The length of your abstract cannot exceed 250 words. Your abstract must reflect your research purpose/aims, method, findings/results, conclusion and. Your paper should be drawn from an original research please indicate in your abstract the way the study was done, including the samples involved and the methods employed. Please identify at least three keywords through which your research is most easily identified.

Keywords: ¬ 11pt, Century Gothic: three or more word(s) or phrase(s), that are the labels of your manuscript and critical to correct indexing and searching. Therefore the keywords should represent the content and highlight of your article. Use only those abbreviations that are firmly established in the field. e.g EFL, CLT, ESL, and others. Each words/phrase in keyword should be separated by a comma (,).

INTRODUCTION: ¬ 12pt, Century Gothic Bold

Text is written in 11pt font size, 1.15 line spacing; do not add any space before and/or after paragraphs. State clearly the background as well as the major questions of your paper in this section. Please follow this paragraph style. Please be as effective as possible in detailing your ideas, and do not use the complex sentences.

You may divide your introduction into some paragraphs, but please be aware that its length must be proportional compared to the rest of your writing. You might also use some references in this section. Please follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 7^th Version referencing guide for the whole parts of your paper.

Describe in detail the background of your article and your current research position among other research on the related theme. You should also discuss the relationship between your research and other researchers; literature review, especially on the most relevant recent academic work published in high-reputation journals, it is a must. In other words, try to answer at least two questions: (1) why do you believe that your research question is so important to answer; and (2) how do other scholars answered or not, or how do you think that your answer will be an important contribution.

METHOD: ¬ 12pt, Century Gothic Bold

A detailed description of your method in conducting research need to be provided in this section. This section explains how long the research was conducted, population and sample (research targets), data collecting techniques and instrument development, and data analysis. For research using tools and materials, please write down the specifications for the equipment and materials. For qualitative research such as classroom action, case studies, etc., there should be an increasing in existence of the research, research subjects, informants that participate in supporting the data of research, location and duration of the research and details regarding the validity of the research.

RESULT (S) AND DISCUSSION (S): ¬ 12pt, Century Gothic Bold

Research Findings should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than providing data in great detail. Please highlight differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers.

In discussion, it is the most important section of your article. Here you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results). The following components should be covered in discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what)? Do you provide interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences?

CONCLUSION (S) AND RECOMMENDATION (S): ¬ 12pt, Century Gothic

Conclusion should answer the objectives of research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusion, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract, or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway.

REFERENCES: ¬ 12pt, Century Gothic Bold

Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based. Cite only items that you have read. Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Avoid excessive self-citations. Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region. Check each reference against the original source (authors name, volume, issue, and year). Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models by using Citation APA 7th Version.

All publications cited in the text should be included as a list of references. References are sequentially numbered as they appear in the text. Reference numbers are indicated in square brackets. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either “Unpublished results” or “Personal communication”. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list. Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue. Recommendations for references are to:

Use current references from scientific articles (such as journals, thesis and dissertation, conference proceedings) as main resources.
Include all authors. et al., for multiple authors is not acceptable.
When referencing in the body of text, use 12pt Times Roman in square brackets [1].
Types of references can be seen in the author guidelines.

When preparing your reference list, the following should be avoided:

References not cited in the text.
Excessively referencing your own work.
Insufficiently referencing the work of others.

Note for author

Papers not prepared in accordance with these guidelines and manuscripts with number of mistakes will have to be pre-rejected by Editor. Submission of full text paper can be conducted by Online Electronic Submissions Interface at the following URL address:

Editor will not receive submission by hardcopy. Currently, online version of EUREKA: Education, Language and Culture Journal in PDF format can be opened for free open access at journal.