Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Guidelines for the writing of articles at LaKaspia: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat can be seen as follows:

• Articles are the author's original scientific work and have never been published or are in the process of being published by other media. Articles can be written in Indonesian or English.
• Articles emphasize the study of the Sociology of Religion, social change, religious studies, theoretical studies, and literature studies of various socio-religious phenomena in the Southeast Asian region, specifically in Indonesia (See Focus and Scope);
• Articles must follow the surrounding style and journal template. Make sure that your articles are prepared using the articles template. Download here the manuscript template.
• The author must submit an article that reviews the actual themes within the scope of the Journal, shows the sharpness of analysis, the updating of references, and no plagiarism. The author must fill in the form for the authenticity of the articles;
• Articles submitted to this journal have been typed in Papers A4, Margin (Top: 2,5 cm, left: 2,5 cm, Botton: 2,5 cm,  Right: 2,5 ), Font TNR12 pt, 1 space. Ranging in length from 3000-7000 words;
• The articles submitted through online submissions must contain the article file and the academic biographical data.

The article's systematics are:

• Title;
• Author's name (without academic degree), affiliation, e-mail, and Contact Whatsapp;
• Abstracts are written in two languages, Indonesian and English. The abstract contains a maximum of 300 words;
• Keywords, between 3-7 words;
• Introduction;
• Method
• Result & Discussion; Subtitles (according to the needs of the analysis and discussion);
• Conclusions;
• References.

More detailed writing systematics can be seen below:

Your ABSTRACT should:

1. Written in two languages: Indonesian and English
2. Provides a synopsis of the entire article;
3. It starts with the broad context of the study, followed by the specific background for the study;
4. Describes the purpose, methods and procedures, core findings and results, and conclusions of the study;
5. Emphasizes new or important aspects of the study;
6. Be understandable to a diverse audience;
7. Be a single paragraph and no more than 200 words;
8. Not contain citations or uncommon abbreviations

Your INTRODUCTION should:

1. Contains the issues studied
2. Contain the urgency of the study
3. Contain related previous studies 
4. Declare the purpose of the study
5. State the argument of the study
6. No more than 1000 words

Your METHOD should:

1. Contains the research approach, location, data collection method, number of informants or respondents, and data analysis technique.
2. Describe the research method, where the research was conducted; why to use the specific technique of data collection; why you chose the specific number of informants; how the process of data analysis was conducted; and state the reason for the method that you used in the study
3. No more than 500 words