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 submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
The editor of PCD Journal welcomes article submissions in accordance with the following guidelines:
Articles must neither have been published nor accepted for publication, nor be under consideration elsewhere. Along with the manuscript, authors should submit a written declaration confirming the originality of the article and affirming that it contains no plagiarized content.
Suitable article types for publication include research reports, conceptual frameworks, empirical studies, theoretical applications, and literature reviews.
Manuscripts should preferably be written in English, using British spelling and academic language, adhering to the standard conventions of academic writing and structure. Submissions must be double-spaced, formatted on A4-sized paper, and range from 6,000 to 7,500 words in length, including references but excluding the abstract and keywords.
Articles should be submitted as essays that include the following components:
title (comprising 15 to 20 words);
author’s name (presented without academic degrees, accompanied by an email address and the name of the affiliated institution);
abstract (a single paragraph of 150–200 words that clearly summarizes the manuscript’s purpose, methodology, main findings, and significance);
keywords (a list of 3 to 6 relevant terms);
introduction (a section without subsections, spanning 2 to 3 pages, that outlines the background and importance of the study, specifies its objectives and methods, and includes a literature review or theoretical framework if necessary. The introduction should conclude by highlighting the key issues addressed);
results dan discussions (this section presents and analyzes the study’s findings, organized under appropriate subheadings. It may reflects theoretical implications of the results, addressing any limitations of existing theories when applied to the data, offering critical insights, challenges, or novel analytical contributions arising from the research);
conclusion (a concise summary of the findings that avoids mere repetition of earlier sections and does not include references).
Reference list format is based on APA (American Psychological Association) Sixth edition style. The reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literature actually cited in the manuscripts. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. We strongly recommend authors to use reference tools, such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, Herewith are some of the APA-based references format structure:
Printed book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.
Online book: Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of work [E-Reader Version]. Retrieved from http://xxxx or doi:xxxx
Website article: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL; Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL
Newspaper in print: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.
Newspaper online: Author, A.A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from newspaper homepage URL
Magazine article in print: Author, A.A. (Year, month of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume (Issue), pp.-pp.
Encyclopedia: Author, A.A.. (Publication Year). Entry title. In Encyclopedia title, (Vol. XX, pp. XX).City, State of publication: Publisher.
Another suitable type of articles are a book review and field notes. Please note the following requirements for submitting book reviews or field notes:
Field notes should be between 3.000 words in length
books being reviewed should be newly published (within the last one year for books in Indonesian and two years for books in other foreign languages),
book reviews should be between 3-5 pages in length, and
a copy/ scan of the book cover should be attached.
Articles should be submitted in soft files using Microsoft Word application to the Online Submission
