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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.

  • 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

General Guideline

Scope

Manuscript can be a description on society and culture in Indonesia. If the manuscript is on foreign society and culture it should be linked and connected to Indonesia.

Manuscript Length

The length of the manuscript is at least 6000 words and no more than 9000 words, including references/bibliography ( its approximately 20 pages)

Language

The manuscript can be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English. The author is expected to check that manuscript have already written in good and correct language. Manuscript is written in English by the author whose first language is not English is encouraged to have the manuscript checked by the people who are native before submission.

Specific guideline

Manuscript

  • Manuscript has never been published in any other publications.
  • Manuscript is written in font times new Roman 12 cpi, size A4, space 1,5
  • Avoid the use of abbreviations such as dll, dsb, e.g,etc,cf,op cit and i.e
  • When the abbreviation is being used, gives the definition on the first use (such as Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI)

Title, name of author, abstract, keywords

Title and abstract should be in two languages bahasa Indonesia and English. The names of the authors are written in full name without a title(s) accompanied by the address of institution and address of electronic mail (email).  The length of abstract is not more than 200 words and keywords 3-6 words or concepts

References

References or citation should be written in text. Such as ((De Jonge, 1980: 234-235; Manuel & Baier, 1986)

Footnotes

Footnotes is being used for additional explanation, details explanation on some issues, quotation as result in interview, citation from websites/internet.

Bibliography

Manuscript should be accompanied by bibliography. In the Bibliography all literatures that have been cited in text should be listed in alphabetical order based on the family name of the author. If the author has more than one works cited in text, that works should be differentiated by adding a,b,c and so on after the year.

  • The name of Indonesian authors should be listed based on the surname of the author as the family name in western culture (such as Taufik Abdullah in the list of A )
  • The name of Dutch author with prefix such as Van Mook atau De Jonge, should not be listed in V or D, but (in the example ) in M and J
  • Abbreviation is not allowed. In the case of plural names, all the surnames of authors should be listed, except there are four or more than four authors. If there are more than four names or more, after the surname of first author should be added dkk. Citation on report without author should be listed the name of organization. Citation on the publication without author or organization should be use one or three words from the title which creates coherency. 
  • For the article from news or magazines or periodical without author, manuscript should be cited on the title of newspaper or periodical with the date of publication in brackets.  The numbers of the pages should not be listed For example: (Kompas, 5-12-2013), (De Katholieke Missiën, Vol. 56, April 1931), (Staatsblad van Nederlandsch-Indië 33/1948). Citation from newspaper or others periodical is not necessarily be listed in bibliography.
  • Citation from electronic book or article from electronic journals should be included the DOI or URL if the publication is only available in electronic sources.
  • Bibliography style is used standard APA.<top>


Copyright Notice

Author Rights

We require authors to transfer non-exclusive publishing rights to the publisher to enable BRIN Publishing to publish and distribute research articles. This rights transfer is established through a publishing agreement between the authors and BRIN Publishing. The agreement explicitly addresses the transfer or licensing of copyright for publishing purposes to BRIN Publishing, while authors maintain the necessary rights to utilize and share their published articles. BRIN Publishing fully supports authors in sharing, disseminating, and maximizing the impact of their research, including within any databases.

As an author publishing in Majalah Polimer Indonesia, you possess a broad range of rights for various article uses, including within your institute or company. These author rights can be exercised without the requirement of obtaining explicit permission. When publishing in Majalah Polimer Indonesia, authors enjoy extensive rights to utilize their works for educational and scholarly purposes, eliminating the need to seek permission (but it should follow the open access license of Creative Common CC-by-SA License) include :

  • The author or the author's institution can freely employ the article for classroom teaching purposes and present it at meetings or conferences. Additionally, copies of the article can be distributed to the attendees without any hindrance
  • The author's company can utilize the article for internal training purposes without any restrictions
  • Shared with colleagues for their research purposes
  • Incorporated into a future compilation of the author's works
  • Include in a thesis or dissertation without any limitations
  • Portions or extracts from the article can be reused in other works as long as proper acknowledgment of the original article is provided
  • Derivative works can be prepared based on the article, excluding commercial purposes, as long as proper acknowledgment of the original article is given
  • The author or the author's institution can voluntarily post the article on open web sites for scholarly purposes

Authors, readers, and third parties can copy and distribute the material in any medium or format. They can also remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes. However, it is essential to give appropriate credit by mentioning the name of the creator and attribution parties (including the authors' detailed information). A copyright notice, an open-access license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material should also be provided. Moreover, a link to the license and an indication of any changes made must be included. The publisher should indicate any modifications to the material and retain a record of previous modifications using a CrossMark Policy. Furthermore, information regarding Erratum-Corrigendum notification should also be provided.

Authors, readers, and third parties have the freedom to access, read, print, and download the article. They can also redistribute or republish it by displaying it in a repository. Additionally, they can translate the article, download it for text and data mining purposes, reuse portions or extracts from it in other works, sell or reuse it for commercial purposes, and remix, transform, or build upon the material. They must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license.

Publishing Right 

By submitting a manuscript, the authors acknowledge and agree that, if accepted for publication, the article's non-exclusive right for publishing (publishing right) shall be assigned or transferred to the Publisher of Majalah Polimer Indonesia (BRIN Publishing).

Once an article is accepted, authors will receive a notification email, including a 'Copyright Transfer Agreement for Publishing' form. This form, known as the CTAP (Copyright Transfer Agreement for Publishing), needs to be completed by the authors. The agreement can be conveniently accessed online.

Majalah Polimer Indonesia and BRIN Publishing, along with the Editors and the Editorial Board, are committed to upholding the highest standards to prevent the publication of incorrect or misleading data, opinions, or statements in the journal. However, it is essential to note that the authors and advertisers hold the sole and exclusive responsibility for the content of the articles and advertisements published in Majalah Polimer Indonesia.

It is important to remember that while we request a transfer of copyright for publishing through the CTAP, our journal ensures that the authors retain (or are granted back) significant scholarly rights, as mentioned earlier.

The form of Copyright Transfer Agreement for Publishing (CTAP)can be downloaded here : [CTAP Form of Majalah Polimer Indonesia]