Author Guidelines

Please read the following submission guidelines carefully before submitting your manuscript to the Indonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education (IJOLAE). Manuscripts that do not conform to these guidelines may be returned to the author(s) for revision before entering the review process. IJOLAE follows the APA 6th Edition style, with slight modifications, for citation and reference formatting. To ease manuscript preparation, authors are required to use the official IJOLAE paper template.

A. General Requirements

The minimum standard requirements of IJOLAE must be met as follows:

The manuscript is written in English.
The length of the submitted paper is 4,000-8,000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references).
The article must include an abstract in English (100-200 words) followed by keywords (3-5 words/phrases).
Authors must use a reference-management tool such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote for reference management and formatting. Both in-text citations and the bibliography must follow the APA 6th Edition (American Psychological Association) style.
The manuscript must be prepared using the IJOLAE paper template.
The manuscript must not have been published previously and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

B. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts submitted to IJOLAE should be prepared and presented following the structure and formatting rules described below.

1. Format

The manuscript must be prepared exactly as shown in the IJOLAE template and saved as a Microsoft Word file (.doc / .docx). Use a 12-point serif font, 1.5 line spacing (except for indented block quotations, tables, and the abstract), and A4 page size. All pages-including tables, appendices, and references-should be numbered consecutively. Spell out numbers from one to ten, except when used in tables and lists or with mathematical, statistical, scientific, or technical units and quantities (e.g., three days; 3 kilometers; 30 years). All other numbers are expressed numerically.

2. Language and Proofreading

The manuscript must be written in good academic English. Authors for whom English is not a first language are strongly encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity. The manuscript must be checked and edited by an English Language Editor (Proofreader) prior to final acceptance. Authors are advised to use a grammar-checking tool (e.g., Grammarly) before submission to improve language quality; the editorial team may request language editing where the standard is not met.

3. Article Length

The body of the paper must range between 4,000 and 8,000 words, written in Microsoft Word. The word count excludes tables, figures, and references. The allowable length is at the Editor's discretion; a manuscript that is substantially shorter or longer than this range may be returned to the author(s) for revision before being considered by the Editors.

4. Article Title

The title should describe the research aims, method/model, and objective, and should be specific and effective (approximately 150 characters). It must avoid acronyms and abbreviations, and should offer readers a clear glimpse of the content at first glance.

5. Author Names and Affiliations

Provide the full name of each author and the affiliation of each author at the time the research was completed, including the full institution name and a valid email address. To ensure double-blind review, author identities must not appear within the manuscript file; identifying information is entered only through the online submission system.

6. Abstract

The abstract must be 100-200 words and contain no citations. It should stand alone and concisely state the primary objective, research design, methodology, main outcomes and results, and conclusions. The abstract should be relatively nontechnical yet clear enough for an informed reader to understand the manuscript's contribution. Neither the author's name nor other identifying designations should appear on the abstract page.

7. Keywords

Provide 3-5 keywords that are specific and reflect what is essential about the article. Keywords should be placed immediately after the abstract.

8. Structure of the Manuscript

Authors are required to present their article using the following main headings:

Introduction
Method
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgment (if any)
References

Authors may use flexible terms for subheadings under each main heading. Please follow the sequence and formatting demonstrated in the IJOLAE template.

9. Tables and Figures (Artwork)

Authors must provide high-quality artwork for all illustrations; poor resolution or definition is not acceptable. Tables and figures should be numbered separately (Table 1, Table 2; Figure 1, Figure 2), each given a descriptive title, and cited in the text. Figures and tables reproduced from previously published work must be accompanied by permission from the original copyright holder. Please indicate the intended position of each table and figure in the text.

10. Research Instruments

Manuscripts reporting on field surveys or experiments should include the questionnaires, cases, interview protocols, or other instruments used in the study, provided as appendices where appropriate.

11. In-Text Citations

IJOLAE uses the APA 6th Edition author-date system, keyed to the reference list. In the text, works are cited by the author's last name and year in parentheses:

One author: (Becker, 2019).
Two authors: (Hannan & Freeman, 2018).
Three or more authors: (Sanders et al., 2020).
Multiple sources cited together: (Jones, 2017; Freeman, 2016).
Two or more works by the same author: (Jones, 2017, 2019); same author and year: (Jones, 2019a; Jones, 2019b).
If the author's name is mentioned in the running text, it need not be repeated in the citation.

12. References

Every manuscript must include a reference list containing only the works cited. Expect a minimum of 30 references, with a minimum of 85% drawn from reputable journal papers indexed in databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. Where available, include the DOI of each cited article. Use a reference manager (Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote) and format all entries in APA 6th Edition style, as illustrated below.

Book

De Vaus, D. A. (2014). Surveys in social research. Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

Book chapter

McKenzie, H., Boughton, M., Hayes, L., & Forsyth, S. (2008). Explaining the complexities and value of nursing practice and knowledge. In I. Morley & M. Crouch (Eds.), Knowledge as value: Illumination through critical prisms (pp. 209-224). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi.

Journal article

Zainuddin, Z., & Halili, S. H. (2016). Flipped classroom research and trends from different fields of study. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(3), 313-340. doi:10.19173/irrodl.v17i3.2274

Webpage with an author

HealthTimes. (2015). The future of aged care nursing in Australia. Retrieved from https://healthtimes.com.au/hub/aged-care/2/news/nc1/the-future-of-aged-care-nursing-in-australia/495/

Webpage with no author

$250m funding boost for malaria vaccine. (2003). Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-09-22/250m-funding-boost-for-malaria-vaccine/1482220

Government or institutional report

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Physical activity across the life stages. Canberra, Australia: Author.

13. Similarity (Plagiarism) Check

IJOLAE is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and originality. Every submitted manuscript is screened for similarity using Turnitin or equivalent software before and during the review process. The overall similarity index must comply with the journal's Plagiarism Policy. Common phrases, standard terminology, and properly cited quotations may contribute to the similarity score but are not considered plagiarism; substantial verbatim copying of text, ideas, or structure without proper attribution is strictly prohibited and will result in rejection.