AUTHOR GUIDELINES

 

Hata Poda Journal: Guidelines for Authors

1. Submission Format

Hata Poda Journal accepts manuscripts submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). Manuscripts submitted in other file formats may not be accepted for review.

All submissions must be made through the journal's official Open Journal Systems (OJS) website, following the instructions provided on the submission platform.

2. Scope and Article Requirements

  1. Hata Poda Journal welcomes manuscripts from scholars, researchers, and practitioners whose work falls within the journal's stated aims and scope.

  2. Submitted manuscripts must be original scholarly works, based on research or critical academic analysis, and must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication in another journal.

  3. Authors must ensure that their submissions comply with the journal's publication ethics policies, including requirements concerning plagiarism, authorship, research integrity, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.

  4. Manuscripts must be written in a clear, coherent, and academically appropriate style.

3. Manuscript Formatting

Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the following requirements:

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).

  • Paper size: A4.

  • Font: Garamond, 12 points.

  • Line spacing: 1.5.

  • Length: Approximately 12–20 pages, including references and other manuscript components, unless otherwise specified by the Editorial Team.

  • Language: Indonesian, English, or Arabic, subject to the journal's language policy.

  • Title: Concise, informative, and no more than 16 words.

  • Author information: The manuscript must include the author's full name, institutional affiliation, and email address, in accordance with the journal's submission and peer-review requirements.

Authors should ensure that the manuscript is properly formatted and free from unnecessary typographical and grammatical errors before submission.

4. Title, Abstract, and Keywords

Each manuscript must include a title, an abstract, and keywords.

Title

The title must accurately reflect the content of the manuscript and should not exceed 16 words.

Abstract

The abstract must contain approximately 150–200 words and summarize the main content of the manuscript.

For research articles, the abstract should include:

  1. The research background or problem.

  2. The purpose of the study.

  3. The research methods.

  4. The principal findings.

  5. The main conclusion.

For conceptual or literature-based articles, the abstract should explain the purpose, central argument, principal discussion, and conclusion.

Keywords

Authors must provide 3–5 keywords that represent the main concepts, themes, or subject areas discussed in the manuscript.

5. Article Structure

Research articles should generally follow the structure below, although the organization may be adjusted to suit the nature of the research and the journal's scope.

A. Introduction

The introduction should explain the research background, the problem being addressed, the relevant theoretical framework, previous studies, the research gap, and the purpose or objectives of the study. Authors should clearly explain the significance and contribution of the research to the relevant field of scholarship.

B. Research Method

The research method section should describe the research design, approach, data sources, data collection procedures, and methods of analysis, as applicable. The description should provide sufficient information for readers to understand how the research was conducted.

For conceptual or literature-based articles, authors should explain the approach used to select, examine, and interpret relevant literature or scholarly sources.

C. Results and Discussion

The results section should present the principal findings clearly, systematically, and concisely.

The discussion should interpret the findings, relate them to relevant theories and previous research, and explain their scholarly significance and implications. Authors should avoid simply repeating the results or including unnecessary descriptions of previously published literature.

Where appropriate, the results and discussion may be combined into a single section.

D. Conclusion

The conclusion should summarize the principal findings and answer the research questions or fulfill the stated objectives. It should highlight the contribution and implications of the study without merely repeating the abstract or discussion.

Authors may also identify limitations and provide suggestions for future research where relevant.

E. References

The reference list must include all sources cited in the manuscript. Every in-text citation must correspond to a reference-list entry, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the manuscript.

For conceptual or literature-based articles, the manuscript should present a coherent argument, a logical development of its central themes, the author's critical perspective, and relevant implications or conclusions.

6. Language and Quotations

Manuscripts must use clear and consistent academic language. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of translations, quotations, and terminology.

Quotations and expressions in local or foreign languages should be translated into the language of the manuscript when necessary. Original terms may be retained when they are important to the analysis, provided that their meanings are explained appropriately.

Arabic terms, transliterations, and specialized terminology should be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

7. Citations and References

Authors must use a reference management application, such as Mendeley or Zotero, to organize citations and references.

The journal requires the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, unless a different edition is specified by the Editorial Team. References should be arranged alphabetically by the author's surname and formatted consistently according to the selected Chicago citation system.

Authors should ensure that all bibliographic information is complete and accurate, including author names, publication years, titles, journal names, volume and issue numbers, page ranges, publishers, and DOI or URL information where available.

The following examples illustrate common reference types.

A. Book

De Porter, Bobbi, and Mike Hernacki. Quantum Learning. Bandung: Penerbit Kaifa, 1992.

B. Journal Article

Puteri, Hesi Eka. “Kontribusi BPRS Merealisasi Financial Inclusion dalam Penguatan Ekonomi Lokal: Evaluasi Empiris dan Penguatan Strategi.” Islam Realitas: Journal of Islamic & Social Studies 8, no. 1 (2015): 20–[complete page range].

C. Conference Paper or Unpublished Paper

Sujimat, D. Agus. “Penulisan Karya Ilmiah.” Paper presented at a training program for junior high school teachers in Sidoarjo Regency, October 19, 2000. Unpublished manuscript.

D. Newspaper Article

Firdausy, Karunia Mulya. “Birograsi Hambat Kemajuan Ekonomi dan Peneliti.” Kompas, February 13, 2014.

E. Online Source

Rosadi, Asep. “Syarat Kredit KUR BRI.” Blog Asep Rosadi. URL, accessed February 10, 2014.

Authors should verify all reference details and replace incomplete information with the correct bibliographic data before submission.

8. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Hata Poda Journal are subject to an initial editorial assessment to determine their suitability for the journal's aims and scope and their compliance with the author guidelines.

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment will be sent for peer review in accordance with the journal's established review procedures. The review process is intended to evaluate the manuscript's originality, academic quality, methodological rigor, relevance, and contribution to the field.

Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' and editors' comments. The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection rests with the Editor-in-Chief or the authorized editorial team.

9. Editorial Rights

The Editorial Team reserves the right to return manuscripts for technical corrections, request revisions, or reject submissions that do not comply with the journal's author guidelines, ethical standards, or scope.

Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

10. URLs and Digital References

All URLs included in the manuscript and reference list must be accurate and accessible. Authors should use DOI links where available and ensure that online sources are cited with sufficient bibliographic information.

Hyperlinks should be active in the submitted manuscript whenever technically possible.

11. Publication Ethics and Responsible Use of AI

Authors must comply with Hata Poda Journal's publication ethics policies, including the policies on plagiarism, corrections and retractions, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.

AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors. Where disclosure is required under the journal's AI policy, authors must declare the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies and remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their manuscripts.

Authors must also ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical standards and that any required permissions or ethical approvals have been obtained.

12. Privacy Statement

The names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and other personal information entered into the Hata Poda Journal submission system will be used exclusively for the purposes of journal management, editorial processing, peer review, publication, and related scholarly communication.

Such information will not be made available for unrelated purposes or disclosed to unauthorized third parties, except where required by applicable law or necessary for legitimate journal operations.

13. Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm that:

  • The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of Hata Poda Journal.

  • The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration by another journal.

  • The manuscript is prepared in Microsoft Word format and follows the journal's formatting requirements.

  • The title, abstract, and 3–5 keywords meet the specified requirements.

  • All in-text citations and references are complete, accurate, and consistently formatted according to the required Chicago style.

  • All necessary permissions and ethical approvals have been obtained, where applicable.

  • Any required declaration of AI use has been included.

  • The manuscript and supplementary files have been prepared according to the journal's submission instructions.

By submitting a manuscript to Hata Poda Journal, authors confirm that they have read and agree to comply with these guidelines and the journal's applicable editorial and publication ethics policies.