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.
  • Method: 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).