Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

1. Title
Use Times New Roman, font size 14, bold, single-spaced, with each word capitalized. The title must not exceed 14 words.

2. Author's Identity
Write full names without academic degrees. Include each author's complete affiliation (study program, institution, city, and country) and a clear email address. Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk (*).

3. Abstract
Write the abstract in both Indonesian and English, as a single paragraph of 200-250 words. Use Times New Roman, 11 pt, italic, and single spacing. It must cover the introduction, objective, method, results, and conclusion.

4. Keywords
Provide 3 keywords arranged alphabetically and separated by semicolons (e.g., BNPP; Humas; Strategi).

5. Manuscript Format and Introduction
Use A4 paper with 3 cm margins on all sides and 1.5 line spacing, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. The maximum length is 15 pages. The Introduction consists of five paragraphs: research background, literature review, research gap and novelty, research urgency, and objectives or hypotheses.

6. Research Method
Write three paragraphs covering the reason for selecting the issue, the type of research and data, the data sources, the data collection techniques, and the data analysis techniques.

7. Results and Discussion
The Results must describe the issue studied, analyze the factors behind it, and explain its implications, supported by adequate data and commonly used indicators. At least one figure or table is required, placed at the top or bottom of a page. Figure captions go below the figure and table titles go above the table, both centered. The Discussion consists of five paragraphs: summary, reflection, interpretation, comparison with previous studies, and recommendation.

8. Conclusion
Write a single paragraph presenting the main findings, the conceptual, methodological, or theoretical contribution, and the limitations of the study.

9. Author Contributions, Funding, and AI Use
Each of these is one paragraph.

  • Author Contributions: describe each author's role by initials, following the CRediT Taxonomy.
  • Funding Statement: name the funder, grant scheme, and contract number, or state that there was no funding.
  • AI Use Statement: name the AI tools used and their purpose, or state that none were used.

10. References
Follow the APA 7th Edition style and use a reference manager such as Mendeley or Zotero. A minimum of 15 sources is required, with at least 80% from journal articles and at most 20% from books, published within the last 10 years. At least 3 references must come from the Communicology journal.

 

Manuscript Template

Manuscript Template of Communicology available in English version and Indonesia Version. For authors, please download at the following link.

Download Manuscript Template (English version)

Download Manuscript Template (Indonesia version)