AUTHOR GUIDELINES

JUPEIS: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sosial publishes scholarly articles in education and social sciences based on original research and literature reviews. The journal publishes articles in Indonesian and English. It is published four times a year, in January, March, July, and November.

AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA

JUPEIS: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sosial adopts the following four ICMJE authorship criteria. This policy supports transparency in authorship and contributions in accordance with the COPE Core Practices, while the four authorship criteria themselves are derived from ICMJE.

Every individual listed as an author must meet all four of the following criteria:

Substantial Contribution: Make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
Intellectual Involvement in the Manuscript: Draft the manuscript or critically revise it for important intellectual content.
Final Approval: Approve the version of the manuscript to be published.
Accountability: Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work and ensure that any questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals who meet these criteria must be listed as authors. Contributors who meet the first criterion must be given the opportunity to participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript and to provide final approval. Authors must understand their co-authors’ responsibilities and have confidence in the integrity of each author’s contributions.

Unacceptable Authorship Practices: Gift authorship, honorary authorship, guest authorship, purchased authorship, and ghost authorship are prohibited. Position, seniority, general supervision, funding, administrative support, language editing, or grammar checking alone do not qualify an individual for authorship. Relevant contributions from individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section, with the individuals’ written permission.

Author Approval and Changes to Authorship: The author group must agree on the list of authors, the order of authorship, and the corresponding author before submission. Requests to add or remove an author or change the author order after submission must be justified and accompanied by written approval from all authors, including any individual being added or removed, and are subject to editorial approval. Changes after publication, if approved, must be addressed through an appropriate correction. Unresolved disputes may result in the suspension of the editorial process and referral to the relevant institution for investigation. Editors do not act as arbitrators in determining authorship rights.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: AI systems cannot be listed as authors because they are unable to assume authorship responsibilities. Requirements for disclosing AI use are explained in Section 20.

Policy References: COPE Core Practices and ICMJE: Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Authors are requested to read these submission guidelines carefully before submitting a manuscript to JUPEIS: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sosial.

All manuscripts must comply with the journal’s focus and scope, formatting requirements, publication ethics, peer-review policy, and manuscript preparation standards.

Important Notice

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing manuscripts after the editorial or publication process has progressed substantially, particularly after peer review, manuscript editing, or layout preparation has begun. Authors who need to withdraw a manuscript must contact the editorial office and provide a reasonable explanation.

1. Language

Manuscripts may be written in either Indonesian or English.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are clear, grammatically correct, consistent with academic standards, and carefully proofread before submission.

2. Manuscript Format and Length

Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the official journal template for JUPEIS: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sosial.

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
PDF, LaTeX, and other file formats are not accepted as the primary submission file unless specifically requested by the editor.
Manuscripts must use the journal template with a single-column layout.
Authors must follow the layout, typography, spacing, and formatting requirements specified in the official template.

3. Manuscript Structure

Research manuscripts should generally contain the following elements in the order listed:

Article title;
Full names of all authors;
Author affiliations;
Email address of the corresponding author;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusion;
Acknowledgments;
Author Contributions;
Funding Statement;
Conflict of Interest Statement;
AI Use Disclosure, where applicable;
References.

The standard structure for the main sections of an original research article is:

INTRODUCTION → METHODS → RESULTS AND DISCUSSION → CONCLUSION

4. Article Title

The title must be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the main content of the manuscript.

The title should preferably contain no more than 20 words.
Avoid abbreviations, formulas, and overly general terms unless necessary.
Where relevant, the title should clearly indicate the main topic, variables, context, or methodological focus of the study.

5. Authorship

Eligibility for authorship is determined according to the Authorship Criteria explained at the beginning of this page.

Provide the full name and institutional affiliation of every author accurately. Check the spelling of names and the author order before submission. Designate a corresponding author and provide a valid email address.

The corresponding author is responsible for coordinating communication with the journal throughout submission, peer review, revision, publication, and post-publication inquiries. The corresponding author must also ensure that all required author approvals and declarations have been obtained. These responsibilities do not remove the individual responsibilities of the other authors.

6. Abstract

The abstract must be presented as a single structured narrative paragraph of approximately 150–250 words.

The abstract should briefly communicate:

Background or Context: Why the study is important.
Research Problem or Objective: The issue the study seeks to address.
Methods: How the study was conducted.
Main Results or Findings: The principal findings of the study.
Conclusion and Implications: The significance of the findings for theory, practice, policy, or future research.

Avoid unnecessary citations, unexplained abbreviations, excessive statistical details, and general statements that do not reflect the study’s actual contribution.

7. Keywords

Authors must provide 3–5 keywords or key phrases that accurately represent the main concepts of the manuscript.

Keywords should complement rather than merely repeat words already used in the article title.

8. Introduction

The Introduction must provide sufficient scholarly context to establish the relevance, originality, and objectives of the study.

Authors must:

Introduce the general research context and then narrow the discussion to the specific research problem.
Review relevant previous studies and explain important developments in the field.
Clearly identify the research gap.
Explain the novelty and contribution of the study.
Clearly state the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses.
Synthesize recent and relevant literature rather than merely listing previous studies.
Avoid excessive discussion of basic theories in the manner of a textbook.

Authors are encouraged to use recent primary literature from scientific journals and reputable conference proceedings. The previous guidelines required a minimum of 15 references overall and emphasized the use of recent primary literature.

9. Methods

The Methods section must provide sufficient information for readers to understand how the study was conducted and, where relevant, to enable replication.

As appropriate, authors should explain:

Research design;
Population and sample;
Participant characteristics;
Sampling techniques and the rationale for determining sample size;
Data sources;
Data collection procedures;
Survey, interview, observation, experimental, or case study procedures;
Research variables, measures, or instruments;
Reliability and validity testing procedures;
Statistical, qualitative, computational, or analytical methods;
Software, tools, algorithms, or packages used;
Ethical approval and informed consent, where required; and
Modifications to previously established methods.

New methods must be described in detail. Established methods may be summarized with appropriate supporting references.

10. Results and Discussion

JUPEIS: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sosial generally combines the Results and Discussion sections into one integrated section.

Authors must:

Present the most important findings clearly and systematically.
Avoid unnecessary presentation of raw data.
Avoid repeating the same information in the text, tables, and figures.
Interpret the results rather than merely restating numerical values.
Explain the significance of the findings.
Compare the findings with previous studies.
Explain similarities, differences, and unexpected findings.
Discuss theoretical, managerial, policy, methodological, or practical implications, where relevant.
Directly connect the findings to the research objectives or hypotheses.
Report important limitations where necessary.

Large raw datasets or detailed intermediate calculations that are not essential to the main discussion should preferably be placed in appendices or supplementary materials.

When software or computational tools are used, authors must provide the software name and version where relevant. The original guidelines also request disclosure of the software used and information regarding code availability.

11. Conclusion

The Conclusion must clearly answer the research objectives and summarize the study’s main contributions.

Authors must:

Summarize the principal findings without excessively repeating the Results section.
Explain the contribution of the study to education and social sciences or related interdisciplinary fields.
Discuss relevant theoretical or practical implications.
Acknowledge important limitations where necessary.
Provide reasonable recommendations for future research.

12. Headings

Main section headings must follow the journal’s official template.

The main sections of a research article generally consist of INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, and CONCLUSION.
Subheadings must be formatted consistently according to the template.
Third-level headings must also follow the journal template.
Avoid excessive subdivision of short sections.

13. Equations

Equations must be created using an equation editor rather than inserted as images.
Each equation should be placed as close as possible to its first mention in the text.
Equations should be numbered consecutively where numbering is necessary.
Each equation must be cited in the text using a consistent format, such as Equation (1).
All variables and symbols must be explained when first introduced.

14. Tables

Tables must be created as editable tables rather than inserted as images.
Each table must have a concise and descriptive title or caption.
Tables must be numbered consecutively.
Every table must be referenced in the manuscript text.
Where possible, tables should be placed near the first relevant discussion.
Notes, abbreviations, significance levels, superscripts, and symbols must be clearly explained below each table.
Avoid unnecessarily presenting the same information in both tables and figures.

15. Figures

Figures must be numbered consecutively and referenced in the text.
Each figure must have a concise and informative caption.
Where possible, figures should be placed near their first relevant mention.
All text, labels, legends, and symbols must remain legible at publication size.
Figures must have sufficient resolution for publication.
Charts created using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint should preferably remain editable.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use copyrighted figures reproduced or adapted from other sources.

16. Acknowledgments

Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.

Authors must obtain written permission from the individuals concerned before including their names. Their contributions must be described accurately. Eligibility for authorship remains subject to the Authorship Criteria at the beginning of this page.

17. Author Contributions

Authors must provide a concise statement describing the actual contributions of each author. This statement records each author’s role and does not replace the four Authorship Criteria. All listed authors must meet all four criteria, regardless of their specific contribution roles.

Authors may use the CRediT contribution categories where appropriate, including:

Conceptualization;
Methodology;
Data Curation;
Formal Analysis;
Investigation;
Writing – Original Draft;
Writing – Review and Editing;
Visualization;
Supervision; and
Project Administration.

Example:

A.B.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft. C.D.: Data Curation, Formal Analysis, Visualization. E.F.: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – Review and Editing. All authors approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for the work.

18. Funding Statement

Authors must disclose all financial support received for the research, writing, and/or publication of the article.

Example with funding:

“This research was supported by [Full Name of Funding Organization] under Grant No. [grant number].”

Example without specific funding:

“The authors received no specific funding for this research.”

19. Conflict of Interest Statement

Authors must disclose financial, personal, professional, institutional, or other conflicts of interest that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research.

Example:

“The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to the publication of this article.”

20. AI Use Disclosure

Authors must disclose substantial use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation or research, where such disclosure is relevant.

Authorship eligibility requirements, including the prohibition against listing AI tools as authors, are explained in the Authorship Criteria section at the beginning of this page.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, data, interpretation, and integrity of all content in the submitted manuscript.

Example:

“During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Claude to assist with language improvement and editing. The authors subsequently reviewed and revised all generated or modified content and take full responsibility for the final manuscript.”

21. References

The reference list must follow APA citation and referencing style.

In-text citations must follow APA style, and the reference list must be arranged alphabetically.
Authors must provide complete and accurate bibliographic information.
DOIs must be included where available.
Manuscripts should generally contain at least 15 scholarly references.
At least 80% of the references should preferably consist of relatively recent primary scholarly literature relevant to the research topic.
Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley and Zotero.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that every cited reference actually exists, is accurate, and supports the statement for which it is cited.

22. Basic Examples of APA Style References

1. Journal Article

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2026). Title of the article. Journal Name, 10(2), 100–110. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxx

2. Book

Author, A. A. (2025). Title of the book (2nd ed.). Publisher.

3. Book Chapter

Author, A. A. (2024). Title of the chapter. In B. B. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. 25–40). Publisher.

4. Conference Paper

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2025). Title of the conference paper. In Proceedings of the international conference (pp. 100–105). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Note: If the proceedings have editors, a DOI, or a URL, include the relevant information according to the available publication metadata.

5. Web Source

Organization Name. (2026, September 6). Title of the webpage. Website Name. https://URL

If the organization’s name is the same as the website name, the website name does not need to be repeated.

Important APA 7 Requirements

The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by authors’ surnames, not by order of appearance in the text.
In-text citations must use the author–date format, for example, (Author & Author, 2026).
Article titles and book chapter titles must use sentence case.
Journal names and volume numbers must be italicized; journal issue numbers must not be italicized.
The publisher’s city and country are no longer included in APA 7th edition book references.
DOIs must be presented in URL format, for example, https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx.

23. Pre-Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that:

The manuscript fits the journal’s focus and scope.
The manuscript is original and is not under consideration by another journal.
The official JUPEIS template has been used.
The manuscript is written in Indonesian or English and has been proofread.
The manuscript structure complies with the journal’s requirements.
The title, abstract, and keywords are complete.
All authors meet the four Authorship Criteria, and no individual who qualifies for authorship has been omitted from the author list.
All authors have approved the submission, author order, affiliations, and required statements.
The corresponding author’s email address is valid.
All tables and figures are referenced in the text.
All references are cited and formatted according to APA style.
DOIs have been included where available.
The funding and conflict of interest statements are included.
Author contribution information is provided.
AI use has been disclosed where applicable.
Ethical approval and informed consent information has been included where required.