Submissions

Author Guidelines

JPU is published twice a year (every June and December). Submissions are accepted at any time. The review process (double-blind peer review) is targeted to be accomplished within 3 months since submission.

All submissions are evaluated by the Editorial Board in terms of scientific contributions, readability, and appropriateness to the focus and scope. See peer review process section for more detail information. Submissions that do not adhere to the guideline may be returned to authors immediately or may be rejected. 

Please note that submissions are subject to plagiarism screening and please consider learning the JPU Publication Ethics.

Please submit your manuscript electronically through the manuscript submission portal in Microsoft Word format. You will need to register a new account (if you do not have one) to make a submission. Do not submit manuscripts to the editor's email address.

General Guideline

1. The submitted manuscript must adhere to the guidelines of the 7th Publication Manual of American Psychological Association.
2. The submitted manuscript must reflect an original work and is free from plagiarism. The editorial board reserves the right to automatically reject the submission should plagiarism is detected. 
3. Manuscript in either English or Indonesian language is accepted, however manuscript written in English by non-English native authors must be edited by a professional English editor prior to sending for review.
4. For manuscripts written in Indonesian language, an appropriate translation of the terminologies and variables must be performed whenever possible based on the reference from the latest version of Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia.
5. Please download the template of the manuscript (INDONESIAN/ ENGLISH)  and title page (INDONESIAN / ENGLISH)  prior to submitting your manuscript. You can modify the manuscript sections to suit your submission type (original research, literature review, brief report, or commentary paper). Please ensure the manuscript adheres to the appropriate guideline to speed up the reviewing process. All files should be submitted in MS Word format; do not submit files in PDF format.
6. Submitted manuscriptmust include an “Impact and Implication in the Indigenous Context [Dampak dan Implikasi Ulayat]” section in the main text, where authors elaborate the impact of their findings and arguments within the indigenous perspective. The maximum length for this section is 100 words. 
7. The journal applies strict criteria regarding the maximum word counts and only under very rare circumstances are manuscripts exceeding the above word limits accepted. The maximum word length for each type of manuscript is:

• Original research – 8,000 words, including bi-lingual abstract (of maximum 200 words for each language), main text, references, tables, and figures. 
• Literature Review – 8,000 words, including bi-lingual abstract (of maximum 200 words for each language), main text, references, tables, and figures. 
• Brief report – 4,000 words, including bi-lingual abstract (of maximum 150 words for each language), main text, tables, figures, and a maximum of 10 references. 
• Commentary paper ­­– 4,000 words, including bi-lingual abstract (of maximum 150 words for each language), main text, tables, figures, and a maximum of 10 references.  

8. Tables and figures are presented to enhance clarity and are not redundantly explained in the paragraphs. Figures are presented in black-and-white, high resolution images. 
9. Authors are encouraged to use referencing manager tools (e.g. EndNote, Mendeley).
10. Ethical statement has been provided and written properly as guided in the Title Page template.
11. To enable double-blind review procedure, the title page must be uploaded The manuscript must not contain any author-identifying information. Below are the required files for the submission.
    1. Cover letter.
    2. Title page, includes title, list of authors' names and affiliations, correspondence email, and other required information (see section Title Page below). Download the template for the title page here (INDONESIAN/ ENGLISH).
    3. Main manuscript MUST NOT include any information about authors and affiliations, including acknowledgement, funding, and conflict of interest sections. Download template for the manuscript here (INDONESIAN/ ENGLISH).
    4. Other supporting files (if relevant).

Compliance with Ethical Standard

Authors are required to obtain ethical approval prior the commencement of any research involving human participants or animals. Ethical clearance must be granted by an authorized Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research Ethics Committee (REC), or equivalent legally recognized ethics body. Approval may be obtained from the KPIN Ethics Committee or any other accredited and competent institution; the journal does not require approval exclusively from KPIN.

Authors must explicitly state in the manuscript that the study received ethical approval and was conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ethical standards, including  the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments (for research involving human participants), as well as relevant institutional and national guidelenes for animal research where applicable.

Manuscripts that fail to provide clear ethical approval information will not proceed to review. The journal reserves the right to request supporting documentation of ethical approval at any stage of the review or publication process.

Compliance with Ethical Standard is indicated in the Title Page, under the section of Ethical Statement. Authors must also declare that relevant informed consent has been obtained from the participants.

Title Page 

A separate title page must be prepared and submitted along with the manuscript. Title page consists of the following information: title of the manuscript (no more than 14 words), authors' names and affiliations, and a corresponding email. The information about ethical statement, conflicts of interest and/or sponsoring body should also be written in the title page. Please use our template (INDONESIAN / ENGLISH) for the title page. Title page is submitted as a TITLE PAGE in the submission portal.

The following information must be included in the Title Page: Acknowledgement, Funding, Conflict of Interest, Ethical Statement, Data Availability, Use of AI Service, and Author Contributions.

Acknowledgement

This section should briefly express gratitude to individuals or institutions that made meaningful contributions to the study but do not meet authorship criteria. Contributions may include research assistance, technical support, statistical consultation, administrative help, or institutional facilitation. Funding bodies should not be listed here, as they belong in the Funding section. 

If there are no relevant parties to acknowledge, please indicate "Not available".

Funding

This section should clearly state the source of financial support for the study, including the name of the funding institution and the grant number, if applicable. If relevant, authors should clarify whether the funding body had any role in study design, data collection, analysis, manuscript preparation, or publication decisions. If no external funding was received, this must be explicitly stated.

Example statements:

• This research was funded by [Funding Body] under the [Name of Grant] Grant Scheme (Grant No. XXXX).
• This research received no specific grant from any funding agency.

Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, or personal relationships that could be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation. This includes consultancy roles, advisory positions, editorial roles, or financial interests related to the study topic. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors must explicitly declare this.

Example statements:

• Author A has received consultancy fees from XXX. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest.
• The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethical Statement

This section should confirm that the study received approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board. The name of the approving body and approval number must be included. For studies involving human participants, authors must state that informed consent was obtained and that procedures followed recognized ethical standards (e.g., Declaration of Helsinki). For animal research, approval from the relevant animal care and use committee must be stated.

Example statements:

• This study was approved by the [Name of Institutional Review Board], Approval No. [XXXX]. All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
• Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the [Name of Ethics Committee] (Approval No. [XXXX]). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
• All animal procedures were reviewed and approved by the [Name of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee], and were conducted in accordance with relevant national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals.

Data Availability

Authors must clearly state whether the datasets used in the study are publicly accessible. If available, indicate where the data can be accessed (e.g., corresponding author or public repository). If data are not publicly available, provide a brief justification, such as confidentiality agreements, ethical restrictions, or sensitive participant information.

Example statements:

• The datasets used in this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
• The datasets generated during this study are available in the OSF repository at:https://osf.io/xxxx/
• The datasets are not publicly available due to confidentiality agreements with participants.

Use of AI Service

Authors must disclose whether AI tools were used in the preparation of the manuscript. If used, specify the purpose (e.g., grammar correction, language editing) and confirm that all AI-generated suggestions were reviewed by the authors. AI tools must not replace intellectual authorship or be used to generate research data or analysis without proper verification.

Example statements:

• The authors declare that AI services were used solely for grammar correction and minor stylistic refinements. All content was carefully reviewed to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• The authors declare that they have not used any AI services in the preparation of this manuscript.

Author Contributions

This section should clearly describe the specific contributions of each author to the study to ensure transparency and accountability. Contributions may include conceptualization, study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript drafting, critical revision, supervision, or funding acquisition. Use author initials when specifying roles. All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the work and approved the final version of the manuscript. If there is only one author, please include “Not Relevant” under this section.

Example statements:

• Example 1 (Multiple Authors)
  KH conceptualized and designed the study. AR conducted data collection and preliminary analysis. KH and NM performed data interpretation. KH drafted the manuscript, and AR critically revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
• Example 2 (Two Authors)
  AA designed the study and supervised the research process. BB conducted data collection and analysis. AA and BB jointly wrote and revised the manuscript. Both authors approved the final manuscript.

Manuscript Structures

Manuscript is systematically and narratively written in paragraphs. Brief report and commentary paper do not typically have standardised sections.

General structures of the manuscript include:

• TITLE OF THE MANUSCRIPT. Title must be concise (no more than 14 words), must reflect the main variables, and is creatively expressed to attract readership.
• Regardless the language used in the manuscript, abstract must be provided in both English and Indonesian language. Abstract is written with 1.0 spacing.
• Three to five keywords must be provided and must reflect the study focuses or variables (presented in alphabetical order).
• IMPACT AND IMPLICATION IN THE INDIGENOUS CONTEXT (DAMPAK DAN IMPLIKASI ULAYAT). The section contains 100 words elaborating the implication of the study findings within the indigenous perspective.
• Introduction contains presentation of the phenomena as background information that leads to the research problems. Sufficient literature reviews are also presented in this section. Please use subheadings for better organization. Research questions, hypotheses, and study aims are clearly presented at the end of this section.
• Methods should provide detail information to enable replication of the study. Please refrain from presenting redundant information of the generally known terminologies (such as: the definition of well-known study designs, sampling techniques, etc.). Subheadings of the Methods for original research manuscript typically include:
  • Participants: describe the criteria of participants, sampling techniques, and general characteristics.
  • Design: describe the study designs and the rationale.
  • Procedure: describe how the study was executed and ethics approval information.
  • Instruments: describe the instruments used to collect the data.
  • Analysis Strategies: describe the particular techniques that are used to analyze the main findings.
• Presentations of the results should answer the research questions and hypotheses written in the Introduction section. Tables and figures may be used when necessary for effective presentation of the findings but should not be redundantly explained in the paragraphs. When interview is used as data collection method, this section should also contain direct quotations of meaningful participants’ transcripts that support the findings.
• Discussion elaborates the interpretations of the findings that are presented. Study limitations should also be adequately discussed in this section.
• CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. This section summarises the study findings and implications.
• REFERENCES. List all references used in the alphabetical order, in accordance to the 7^th APA style. Refer to the examples below.

Examples of references:

Author Fee

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Article Submission: 0.00 (IDR)
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