Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines (Full version download here)

  1. Open Journal System Submission. We strongly encourage that articles be submitted through APJED Open Journal System (OJS). For submission inquiries, please address them to journal@perludem.org. Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any materials, including photographs and illustrations, for which they do not hold copyright and for ensuring that the appropriate acknowledgements are included in the manuscript. 
  2. Original Manuscripts. Manuscripts must not have been published or currently be under consideration elsewhere.
  3. Copyright Permission. Any articles containing material subject to copyright restrictions other than those owned or controlled by the contributor must be accompanied by appropriate permissions from the relevant copyright holder(s).
  4. Language. Manuscripts should be written in English
  5. Length of Manuscripts. Original articles should be between 5,000-10,000 words and 400-1,000 words for book reviews, including text, references, and footnotes.
  6. Title. Title should be written in capital letters and in bold (e.g., A REFLECTION ON JUSTICE)
  7. Abstract and Keywords. The research article should include an abstract (150-250 words). Font: Times New Roman, font-size: 10, font-style: italic, alignment: justified. Single line spacing on one paragraph.  Left indent should be 2,54 cm. 
  8. Keywords. Please include 5-10 keywords. Font: Times New Roman, font-size: 10, font-style: italic, alignment: justified. The word “Keywords” in bold and italic (e.g. Keywords:).
  9. Submission Format. All manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or Open Office. Font-type: Times New Roman, font-size: 12, line spacing: 1.
  10. Headings and sub-heading. See details here.
  11. Tables, Figures, and Pictures. Tables should be presented on the same sheets of the article and should have short descriptive titles. Figures and Pictures should be clearly numbered, source and should have explanatory captions. The author must indicate where Tables, Figures, and Pictures should be placed in the text.
  12. Identifying Information. All identifying information about the author—name, affiliation, funding agency, presentation event, and acknowledgement or thank you note—must be removed from the manuscripts.
  13. Biographical Note. Please include the authors’ short biographical note (up to 150 words). Write the full name of the author without any qualifications. Qualifications of the author should be explained in the footnote. The author's name should be written in small caps, starting with capital letters, and in bold. (e.g., Jean Rolls).
  14. Citation Style and Bibliography. Asia-Pacific Journal of Election and Democracy (APJED) refers to the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition (2017) for its citation style. The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition (2017) can be accessed through the following website link.

    Authors are recommended to use Mendeley Reference Manager.

    With regards to the citation of legal documents, since the Chicago Manual of Style does not regulate the citation style for legal documents of a specific country and legal system, any citation of non-Indonesian legal documents—both of national laws as well as international laws—may refer to other internationally accepted citation style manual such as The Bluebook, OSCOLA, or New Hart’s Rules. Author(s) are also given the discretion to develop their own legal citation style apart from those accepted internationally. This is particularly the case regarding the citation of Indonesian legal documents. Once the author(s) have decided to subscribe to a particular citation style, all citation and references to any legal documents throughout the article draft should consistently refer to that particular citation style.

    While a large degree of discretion is given to the author(s) in developing their own legal citation style, APJED does not accept any citation in the form of body-note and/or end-note. 
  15. Declaration of Conflict of Interest and Academic Research Ethics. Authors must comply with the research and manuscript ethical procedure. Authors will be asked to declare any potential conflicts of interest. Please also state the funding source of the research. Plagiarism is not tolerated. Please conduct a plagiarism check before submission.