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 single-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
Registration with Pinisi Journal of Local Language
The corresponding and submitting authors must register with Pinisi Journal of Local Language prior to submitting an article. Authors must be logged into their personal accounts to submit manuscripts.
Article Types and Word Count
Accepted article types include research papers and review papers. Each manuscript should be between 4500 and 7000 words in length.
Title
The title should be concise, no more than 15 words, and formatted in 14-point Times New Roman.
Author’s Affiliation
All authors should be listed as follows:
First Author#, Institution Affiliation, Country Email: xxx@yyy.zzz
Second Author#, Institution Affiliation, Country Email: xxx@yyy.zzz
Third Author#, Institution Affiliation, Country Email: xxx@yyy.zzz
Abstract
The abstract should clearly convey the study’s significance and contributions, accessible to a broad audience. Avoid abbreviations and citations in this section. The abstract length should be between 150 and 300 words, formatted in 11-point Times New Roman.
Keywords
Authors may provide up to 8 keywords; at least 5 keywords are mandatory.
Text
The body text should be in 12-point Times New Roman. Separate new paragraphs with a single line break.
Article Sections
Introduction: Brief, without subheadings.
Literature Review: May include subheadings.
Methodology: May include subheadings.
Results/Findings: May include subheadings.
Discussion: May include subheadings.
Conclusion: Concise, without subheadings.
References
The Pinisi Journal of Local Language follows APA Style for all references. Below are some examples:
Book with Single Author Gire, A. (2006). An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it. Emmaus, PA: Rodale. In-text reference: (Gire, 2006)
Book with Two Authors Mike, P. J., & Balling, R. C., Jr. (2000). The satanic gases: Clearing the air about global warming. Washington, DC: Cato Institute. In-text reference: (Mike & Balling, 2000)
Magazine Articles Allen, L. (2004, August). Will Tuvalu disappear beneath the sea? Smithsonian, 35(5), pp. 44-52. In-text reference: (Allen, 2004)
Website United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2007, May 4). Climate Change. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange In-text reference: (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2007)
This APA style guidance is adapted from Finger Lakes Community College, State University of New York (2017) and the American Psychological Association (2017).