Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines for Pedagogi: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar

Articles submitted to Pedagogi: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar may cover research in the field of education. Manuscripts must be written using Times New Roman, 12-point font size, double spacing, single-column format, and A4 paper size. The manuscript should be approximately 20 pages in length and prepared using Microsoft Word in (.docx) format.

Authors' names (individual or team) must be written without academic degrees, accompanied by the institutional affiliation and address, and placed below the article title. For manuscripts written by a team, the editor will communicate only with the corresponding author. The corresponding author's email address and telephone number must be provided to facilitate communication.

The article review process is conducted by anonymous reviewers (single-blind peer review) appointed by the editor based on their research interests or fields of expertise. The evaluation process takes approximately three months, and the decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the manuscript will be communicated to the authors via email.

Submitted articles must not have been published elsewhere. Authors are given an opportunity to make revisions to their manuscripts based on suggestions from reviewers or editors. The decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be communicated to the authors by an official letter.

Articles must be written in Bahasa Indonesia according to the following requirements:

1. Title

The title should be written briefly and effectively using 14-point font size. The title should contain a maximum of 15 words. The first letter of each word should be capitalized, except for conjunctions. English words should be written in italics.

2. Abstract

The abstract must be written in Bahasa Indonesia using Times New Roman, 10-point font size, with single spacing. The abstract should be presented in a single paragraph with a maximum length of 250 words.

The abstract should include the main issues addressed in the study (a brief background), research objectives, methods/approaches, research findings, and conclusion. Keywords should be placed below the abstract.

3. Keywords

Keywords should reflect the content of the article and be informative, consisting of 3–5 words. Keywords should be placed below the abstract with single spacing.

4. Introduction

The Introduction should be written directly after the keywords and does not require a separate subheading. It should contain the background of the problem, research gap, and research urgency, supported by relevant and up-to-date concepts, theories, and findings from the literature.

At the end of the Introduction, the research objectives and the proposed plan for addressing the research problem should be clearly stated.

5. Method

The Method section should clearly describe the type of research or approach used, the scope or research object, the types of data (quantitative and/or qualitative), data collection procedures, research instruments, and data analysis techniques applied in the study.

6. Results and Discussion

Results

The Results section should present answers to the research problems using quantitative and/or qualitative data in a concise, accurate, and clear manner. The research findings should be supported by data presented in the form of figures, graphs, or tables.

Discussion

The Discussion section should provide an interpretation of the research findings, their relationship to existing theories or concepts, comparisons with relevant previous studies, an explanation of the limitations of the research, and the implications of the findings for the development of knowledge.

7. Conclusion

The Conclusion should not merely summarize the research findings but should provide a direct answer to the research problems and objectives. This section should emphasize the main findings that provide a meaningful contribution to the development of knowledge in the relevant field.

8. References

The reference list should contain only the sources cited in the article. Authors are encouraged to use reference management applications, such as Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks, EndNote, and other similar applications, for manuscript preparation and citation management.

References and citations must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition style, as illustrated below:

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822–848. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822

Podsakoff, N. P., Whiting, S. W., Podsakoff, P. M., & Mishra, P. (2011). Effects of organizational citizenship behaviors on selection decisions in employment interviews. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(2), 310–326. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020948

Asfar, A. M. I. T., & Nur, S. (2018). Model pembelajaran problem posing & solving: Meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah. CV Jejak.

Dick, W., Carey, L., & Carey, J. O. (2015). The systematic design of instruction. Pearson.