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Author Guidelines

ARTICLE

Font Type and Paper Size

The entire manuscript must be written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, except for the article title. The paper size must be A4, with the following margins: 3 cm at the top, 2.5 cm at the bottom, 3 cm on the left, and 2 cm on the right.

Citation Style

All citations must be provided in footnotes and formatted according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (Full Note).

Manuscript Length

The manuscript must not exceed 7,000 words, including all components from the title through the reference list.

Article Title

The article title must be formatted in Title Case, with the first letter of each major word capitalized. It must be center-aligned, bold, and set in 14-point font.

Author Names, Affiliations, and Correspondence Address

Author names, institutional affiliations, and the correspondence address must be presented consecutively on three lines, using 12-point font and center alignment. Author names and the correspondence address must be in bold type. The correspondence address must also be italicized.

For manuscripts with multiple authors, the names of the second and subsequent authors must be separated by semicolons (;).

Abstract

For articles written in Indonesian, abstracts must be provided in both Indonesian and English. For articles written in English, only an English abstract is required.

The English abstract must be written in italics, justified, and single-spaced, using 12-point font. It must contain between 100 and 200 words and be presented as a concise, single paragraph. The abstract must clearly state the research objective, the method employed, the principal findings, and the conclusion.

Keywords

Keywords must consist of words or phrases that appear in the abstract and reflect the principal subject matter of the research. Keywords must be separated by semicolons (;).

Introduction

The introduction must be justified and formatted with 1.5 line spacing. It must present the following elements in sequence: a general background to the research topic; a review of relevant previous scholarship (state of the art) establishing the context for the study; an explicit statement of the article's scholarly novelty or original contribution; and the research problem or hypothesis.

The final part of the introduction must clearly state the objective of the article. A separate literature review section, as commonly found in research reports, is not permitted. Instead, the discussion of previous scholarship must be integrated into the state of the art presented in the introduction to establish the article's scholarly contribution and demonstrate its novelty.

Research Methods

The research methods section must be justified and formatted with 1.5 line spacing. Depending on the nature of the study, the methods employed may include qualitative research, quantitative research, literature-based research, exegetical analysis, or other appropriate scholarly approaches.

The methods used to address the research questions must be explained in sufficient detail, including the research design, procedures, and stages of analysis undertaken. The description must enable readers to understand how the research was conducted and how the findings were obtained.

Results and Discussion

The results and discussion section must be justified and formatted with 1.5 line spacing. This section presents the research findings and critically examines their significance in relation to the research questions, theoretical framework, and relevant scholarship.

The findings must be clearly presented and supported by adequate data, textual evidence, or other relevant scholarly materials, as appropriate to the research methodology. They must directly address the research questions or hypotheses stated in the introduction.

The discussion must critically engage with existing arguments, perspectives, theories, and research findings. It should identify points of agreement and disagreement between the present findings and previous scholarship, explaining their significance and implications for the field of study.

Where subsections are necessary, their headings must use Title Case, with the first letter of each major word capitalized, except for conjunctions and other minor words. The following heading structure should be used:

Results and Discussion

Use this subsection to present a detailed explanation and interpretation of the research findings.

Subsection of Results and Discussion

Use this heading level to address specific issues, arguments, or details arising from the research findings.

Conclusion

The conclusion must be justified and formatted with 1.5 line spacing. It must provide a clear answer to the research questions or hypotheses and demonstrate how the research objectives have been addressed.

The conclusion must not merely repeat the results and discussion. Instead, it must synthesize the principal findings in relation to the stated research objectives or hypotheses and highlight the study's main scholarly contribution. Recommendations may also be included to identify potential directions for further research or subsequent scholarly inquiry.

The conclusion must be presented in a single paragraph.

Acknowledgments / Author Contribution Statement

For articles written by more than one author, an acknowledgment or author contribution statement is required. Authors must acknowledge the contributions of the second and subsequent authors by clearly specifying their respective roles in the preparation, development, and completion of the article.

Alternatively, authors may provide an author contribution statement confirming that the article resulted from collaboration among the listed authors and specifying the contribution made by each author.

References

All sources cited in the manuscript must be included in the reference list. Each article must contain at least 10 references.

At least 60% of the references must be drawn from primary scholarly sources, particularly peer-reviewed journal articles published within the preceding 10 years. Authors are encouraged to prioritize recent, relevant, and academically rigorous scholarship.

Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management software, such as Mendeley or Zotero, to organize citations and references and ensure consistency in formatting.

The Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, using the full-note citation system. Footnotes and the reference list must be formatted consistently with the journal's prescribed citation style. The reference list must use single line spacing.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

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.

  1. 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).

  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or Word Perfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

  4. The text of the paper should include title, abstract, text, references and notes, tables, figure captions, figures, the names of authors with affiliation, and acknowledgments.

  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Guidelines for Authors.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  7. After final review, author list can not be changed. Author list for the final review is also final.
 

Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology, the author(s) agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice. No separate signed copyright agreement is required.

Author(s)' Warranties

The author(s) warrant that the submitted manuscript is original, has been written by the stated author(s), and has not been previously published. The author(s) further warrant that the manuscript contains no unlawful statements, does not infringe upon the rights of others, and is not subject to any third-party rights that would prevent its publication under the stated license. The author(s) are responsible for obtaining all necessary written permissions to reproduce or quote copyrighted material from other sources.

User and Public Rights

Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology is committed to disseminating scholarly knowledge as widely and freely as possible. Under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), users may copy, distribute, display, and adapt published articles, provided that they give appropriate credit to the author(s) and the journal, provide a link to the license, indicate whether changes have been made, and distribute derivative works under the same license. Unless otherwise stated, published articles are freely accessible to the public.

Rights of Authors

The author(s) retain copyright and other proprietary rights to their published works, including, but not limited to, the following rights:

  • Copyright and other proprietary rights relating to the article, including patent rights where applicable.

  • The right to use the substance of the article in their own future works, including lectures, books, and other scholarly publications.

  • The right to reproduce the article for their own purposes.

  • The right to self-archive the published article in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or other appropriate platforms, subject to the terms of the applicable license.

  • The right to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the article, such as depositing it in an institutional repository or republishing it in a book, provided that the article's initial publication in the Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology is acknowledged.

Co-Authorship

If a manuscript has been jointly prepared by more than one author, the submitting author warrants that they have obtained authorization from all co-authors to submit the manuscript and agree to this Copyright Notice on their behalf. The submitting author is also responsible for informing all co-authors of the terms of this policy. The Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology shall not be held responsible for disputes arising among co-authors concerning authorship, copyright, or the terms of this agreement. The journal will ordinarily communicate with the corresponding author regarding the editorial and publication process.

Royalties

As an open-access journal, the Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology makes its published articles freely available to readers under the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license. Authors are not entitled to royalties or other payments from the journal for the publication or distribution of their articles, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Miscellaneous

Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology will publish an article once it has successfully completed the journal's editorial and peer-review processes and has been accepted for publication. The journal's editors reserve the right to make editorial changes concerning punctuation, spelling, capitalization, references, formatting, and language usage, provided that such changes do not improperly alter the scholarly content of the article. Published articles will be made publicly accessible without charge to readers, in accordance with the journal's open-access policy and the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

 

Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (IDR)
Authors are NOT required to pay an Article Submission Fee.

Fast-Track Review: 1000000.00 (IDR)

Article Publication: 750000.00 (IDR)
We highly value collaborative papers, and do not value single-authored papers. Single-authored papers are charged double the above fee. This journal charge the article publication fee for supporting the cost of wide open access dissemination of research results, managing the various costs associated with handling and editing of the submitted manuscripts, and the Journal management and publication in general, the authors or the author's institution is requested to pay a publication fee for each article accepted.