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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, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-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, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Introduction

Types of paper

  1. Research papers: These papers should be written in no more than 8,000 words (including tables and images) or in proportion to the articles in this number of publications.

  2. Review papers: These papers should be written in more than 8,000 words

  3. Mini review: We would expect a Mini Review to be around 3000 words

If needed, a template on how to format your paper can be found here

Before You Begin

  1. The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not been published yet in other publication media or publishing houses.
  2. The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism element. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism.
  3. The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of Sains Natural (in MS Word format, use this article template) must be submitted through Online Submission System using Open Journal System (OJS) on the Sains Natural e-journal portal (http://http://ejournalunb.ac.id/index.php/JSN) choose only one procedure. Then, register as one of the author or reviewer.
  4. The manuscript which is inappropriate with the Sains Natural writing guidelines will be returned to the author before the reviewing process.
  5. The manuscript can be written both in Bahasa Indonesia or English with the standard language. The manuscript should consist of ten (10) to thirteen (13) pages including pictures and tables. The article is written on A4-sized papers (210x297 mm), with custom margins 3 cm (left, right, bottom and top).
  6. The text of the articles must use in Times New Roman, 11pt font size, 1 line-spacing, in one column.
  7. The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format. For the article in Bahasa Indonesia, foreign terms or words should be avoided. Each paragraph started 10 mm from the left side border while there are no spaces between paragraphs.
  8. The tables and pictures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or pictures. Each picture must be given a caption (Figure Caption) below the picture and be numbered in Arabic numbering format followed by the picture title. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numbering format above the table followed by the table title. The pictures attachment should be guaranteed that they can be printed well (font size, resolution and line space are clearly seen). The picture, the table, and the chart should be placed in the center between text groups. If it has a bigger size, it can be placed in the center of the page. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the important point.

Preparation

1. Title

Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. The article title should be written within maximally 12 (twelve) words (in Bahasa Indonesia) and 10 (ten) words (in English), 12pt-sized font, UPPERCASE with the bold selection and in the center text format.

2. Author names and affiliations

Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. This responsibility includes answering any future queries about Methodology and Materials. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.

3. Abstract

The abstract is written in Bahasa Indonesia and in English either. The text must be in Times New Roman, 9pt font size, 1 line-spacing, within 75-250 words and followed by five keywords. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

4. Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

5. Material and Methods

The method is implemented to solve problems, including analytic methods. The methods used in the problem solving of the research are explained in this part.

6. Result and Discussion

Results should be clear and concise. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

7. Conclusions

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section.

8. Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

9. References and citations

all the used references must be taken from primary sources (scientific journals and the least number is 80% from all the references) that published in the last ten years. Each article should have at least ten references. The references should use Mendeley a reference application management. The writing format that used in Sains Natural follows the format applied by APA 6th Edition (American Psychological Association).

Sections

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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