Manuscript Type

Article

The article contains 5,000-7,000 words, excluding footnotes and a bibliography.

The size is at least 800 x 600 pixels to attach photos or maps in the article.

The article should comply with the following structure:

  • Title. 21 words maximum.
  • Abstract. Please attach an abstract with a maximum of 250 words in English and Bahasa, enclosing research objectives, methodologies, and results.
  • Keywords. It consists of 4-6 words.
  • Introduction. research background and problems
  • Substance. Every reference must be written.
  • Conclusion and reflection. Explanation of problems delivered in the introduction.
  • References. The references should follow the Chicago Manual of Style Guide, and mainly described in American Anthropology Association (AAA). For the complete instruction, please look Additional Guidelines section below.
  • Photo/Maps

Book Reviews

The text should be less than 2,000 words (footnotes and bibliography excluded). Books selected by book review must be published within the last two years.

Books reviewed can be academic or ethnographic works written by Indonesian and foreign authors.

The reviewers can provide books personally or access books provided through journal editors.

Reviewers can review at least one to two books on the same topic.

Photo Essays

Photo essays start with an introduction—a paragraph or two describing the essay's anthropological or social themes and several sample images.

 Keep in mind that all photo essays are published in grayscale and color. 

 Photo essays can contain 5-10 photographs.

The finished narratives will require 500-1,000 words (excluded captions) and photos at least 300dpi (each file should be at least 1MB to print well in the journal). 

The publisher or a co-author/photographer involved in the proposal must own the copyright to the images and provide descriptive captions for each.

Ethnography Film Review

Ethnographic film reviews can be written in 1,500-2,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).

Film reviews can emphasize the anthropological aspect of criticism, involving the community context (social, political, economic, cultural, etc) in the film setting and criticism.

The genre of films reviewed can be documentaries, popular films, or a range of films that represent the socio-cultural dynamics of Indonesian and world society (not limited by the year or duration of the film).

We do not allow movie reviews in FTV, web series, or soap operas.