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Guidelines for Contributors to Jurnal Ledalero: Wacana Iman dan Kebudayaan
(Discourse on Faith and Culture)
1. Scope of Manuscripts
Manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Ledalero must be based on original research or critical analysis in the fields of philosophy, theology, or the social sciences, including sociology, politics, linguistics, anthropology, art, and cultural studies. Submissions must not have been previously published in any form or medium.
2. Manuscript Requirements
Manuscripts may be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English, using clear, accurate, and academically appropriate language. Submissions must present original ideas and must be free from plagiarism. Manuscripts should contribute to scholarly advancement and demonstrate analytical rigor. At least 80% of the content should consist of analysis and synthesis, leading to clearly formulated conclusions.
Each manuscript must include:
- A concise, informative, and effective title
- The full name of the author(s) and institutional affiliation(s)
- An abstract in Bahasa Indonesia and English, each not exceeding 200 words
- Three to five keywords in both Bahasa Indonesia and English that reflect the core concepts of the article
Manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words, be prepared in Microsoft Word, formatted on A4 paper, using Times New Roman, 12-point font, single-spaced, and arranged in a single-column layout with standard margins.
3. Quotations and References
Quotations longer than four lines should be formatted as block quotations and single-spaced. Shorter quotations should be incorporated into the main text.
Only sources cited in the manuscript should appear in the reference list, and all cited sources must be listed. At least 80% of references should be drawn from sources published within the last ten years. Articles previously published in Jurnal Ledalero may be cited.
Citation notes must be presented as footnotes and follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) style. The bibliography must be arranged alphabetically and include only works cited in the manuscript.
(Examples of MLA-style references for books, journal articles, edited volumes, conference papers, theses, interviews, newspapers, magazines, and online sources should follow this section, as currently listed.)
4. Review and Editorial Decision
All manuscripts are reviewed anonymously in accordance with the double-blind peer review process. Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts based on reviewers’ or editors’ recommendations. Notification of acceptance or rejection is communicated through the online submission system.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s academic or ethical standards. Linguistic editing may be conducted without prior notice, provided that the substance of the manuscript is not altered. Substantive revisions will be discussed with the author.
Copyright of published articles belongs to Jurnal Ledalero, and republication requires permission from the Editorial Board.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The manuscript has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere
- The manuscript falls within the journal’s focus and scope
- The manuscript follows the official journal template and is 8–25 pages in length
- Grammar and language (especially for English manuscripts) have been checked
- Citations and references are managed using Mendeley
- At least 10 references are included (80% primary sources, 20% secondary sources)
- The author complies with copyright, privacy, and publication ethics policies
- Required forms (Manuscript Originality Statement and/or Copyright Transfer Statement) have been completed
Copyright Notice
Authors are required to respect copyright laws, both in citing other works and in the use of journal content. Authors must submit a Statement of Manuscript Originality and/or Copyright Transfer Statement, declaring that the work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
Authors retain moral rights to their work, while publication rights are managed by the journal. All published content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license.
Privacy Statement
All parties involved in the publication process are committed to respecting personal data, copyright, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Information provided to the journal will be used solely for editorial and publication purposes.
