Author Guidelines

General Information

International Journal of Community Development and Local Wisdom (IJCDLW) accepts community service result manuscripts that have not been published and are not currently in the process of scientific publication elsewhere.

Every submitted paper is independently reviewed by at least two peer reviewers. The decision for publication, amendment, or rejection is based upon their reports/recommendations and made by the Editor. If two or more reviewers consider a manuscript unsuitable for publication in this journal, a statement explaining the basis for the decision will be sent to the authors within three months of the submission date.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

The manuscript texts are written in English (Template). Manuscripts will first be reviewed by the editorial boards. The main text of a manuscript must be submitted as a Word document (.doc) file.

The manuscript was typed well in a single column on A4-size paper, using 11 pt Calibri Light. The manuscript contains original work and has potentially contributed to the highly scientific advancement.

The manuscript should contain the following sections in order:

a. Title

The title should describe the main content of the article, be informative, concise, accurate, unambiguous, specific, not too wordy (12-14 words only), not contain formulas, and infrequently-used abbreviations. This is your opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. The title should and complete.

The title describes the conducted research, Calibri Light, font size 19, single line spacing, 0 pt after spacing. 

b.   The author-name

Full name without academic degrees and titles, written in capital letters. Manuscript written by groups needs to be supplemented by complete contact details. 

c.   Name of affiliation for each author

The author's name should be accompanied by a complete affiliation address, email, and corresponding email.

d.   Abstract

Abstract, written in Bahasa, consisting of an introductory digest (background and objectives), method of implementation, results and discussion, conclusions, and suggestions. Abstract written in no more than 250 words, italicized, and in one paragraph

Keywords: Consists of at least 3 keywords and a maximum of 6 keywords, each of which is separated by a semicolon (;), and italicized. 

e.   Introduction

Contains descriptions of problems, challenges, or needs of the community (partners) that are the background or inspiration for the implementation of community service activities, objectives, and literature review results. All parts of the introduction are presented in an integrated manner in paragraph form

In an Introduction, the Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of the introduction section. Before the objective, Authors should provide an adequate background, and a very short literature survey in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous researches, to show the main limitation of the previous researches, to show what do you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation), and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Do not describe the literature survey as author by author, but should be presented as a group per method or topic reviewed, which refers to some literature.

Example of novelty statement or the gap analysis statement at the end of the Introduction section (after the state of the art of previous research survey): “........ (short summary of background)....... A few researchers focused on ....... There have been limited studies concerned on ........ Therefore, this research intends to ................. The objectives of this research are .........”.

According to Armagan (2014), the introduction section comprises the first portion of the manuscript, and it should be written using the simple present tense. Additionally, abbreviations and explanations are included in this section. The main goal of the introduction is to convey basic information to readers without obligating them to investigate previous publications and to provide clues about the results of the present study (references should be selected from updated publications with a higher impact factor, traceable, and prestigious sources). To do this, the article's subject should be thoroughly reviewed, and the study's aim should be clearly stated immediately after discussing the basic references.

The body articles must be written in Calibri, font size 11, 0 pt before spacing, and 0 pt after spacing.

f.    Methods

Contains descriptions of the stages or steps used to solve problems or describe the solutions offered to overcome community (partner) problems, including the language used, tools, evaluation, and statistics to analyze data. Writing in the form of paragraphs.

g.   Results and Discussion

Contains the presentation and topics raised. Each result must be discussed and supported by adequate data. The discussion contains the answers stated earlier in the introduction and can be supplemented with tables, graphs (pictures), and/or charts.

h.   Conclusion

This part provides a summary of the results and discussion, which aligns with the service aims. Thus, the new principal ideas, which are an essential part of the service findings, are developed. 

contains conclusions and suggestions. The conclusion will address the achievements and/or goals. Conclusions should not consist only of reiterating results and discussion. It should be a summary of the results as expected by the author for the purpose. Suggestions contain a follow-up plan related to the author's ideas. presented in the form of a paragraph.

i.    Acknowledgement 

This section can be written if certain parties need to be acknowledged, such as sponsors/funding supporters. Include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or any other supporter, i.e., Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers, who may have given materials. Do not acknowledge one of the authors' names. The acknowledgment must be written in brief and clear. In addition, avoid the hyperbolic acknowledgment.

j.    References

Citation and referencing must be written in APA 7th Edition style, organized using the latest version of Mendeley (See Mendeley User Guidelines).

Citing an article written by two authors, both authors should be mentioned; however, for three or more authors, only the first author is mentioned, followed by et al., for example, Husamah and Pantiwati (2015) and Husamah et al. (2017).  A series of references should be presented in ascending alphabetical order (Fatmawati et al., 2011; Hudha et al., 2014; Miharja, 2010). Different publications with the same author(s) and year will be presented separately, as follows: 2015a, 2015b.   References of unpublished data and personal communication should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g., Pantiwati 2014, pers. com. (personal communication);  Susetyarini  2014, unpublished data). In the reference list, the references should be listed in alphabetical order. Names of journals should be abbreviated. Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal's name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations (www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php). More or less 80% of references for literature reviews should be recent (up-to-date) journals published in the last 10 years; a Minimum of 25 references; the remaining 20% can be cited from research reports and/or articles. 

The following is an example of order and style to be used in the manuscript (These guidelines are based on the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

1. Journal articles:

Panno, A., Giacomantonio, M., Carrus, G., Maricchiolo, F., Pirchio, S., & Mannetti, L. (2017). Mindfulness, pro-environmental behavior, and belief in climate change: The mediating role of social dominance. Environment and Behavior, 50(8), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916517718887

2. Articles in proceedings:

Hasnat, G. N. T., Kabir, M. A., & Hossain, M. A. (2018). Major environmental issues and problems of South Asia, Particularly Bangladesh. In C. M. Hussain (Ed.), Handbook of Environmental Materials Management (pp. 1–40). Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_7-1

Slavoljub, J., Dragica, G., Zorica, P. S., Zivkovic, L., & Sladjana, A. (2015). To the environmental responsibility among students through developing their environmental values. In Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vol. 171, pp. 317–322). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.128

3. Book:

Zastrow, C., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Empowerment Series: Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th Ed.). Boston, MA.: Cengage Learning. from https://www.cengage.co.uk/books/9781337556477/

Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., & Walter, P. (2002). Molecular biology of the cell (4th Ed.). New York, US: Garland Science. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.75.7.613

4. Book with the editor:

Flemming, N. C., Harff, J., Moura, D., Burgess, A., & Bailey, G. N. (Eds.). (2017). Submerged Landscapes of the European continental shelf: Quaternary paleoenvironments. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  https://books.google.co.id/books?isbn=1118927508

5. Chapter in an edited book

Groundwater-Smith, S. (2007). As rain is to fields, so good teachers are to students. In S. Knipe (Ed.), Middle years schooling:  Reframing adolescence (pp. 151-170). Pearson Education Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34614596?selectedversion=NBD41331657 

Ashurst, P. R., Hargitt, R., & Palmer, F. (2017). Environmental issues. In P. R. Ashurst, R. Hargitt, & F. Palmer (Eds.), Soft drink and fruit juice problems solved (2nd Ed., pp. 195–199). Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100918-5.00012-6

6. Thesis and dissertation, research reports:

Bennett, K. (2003). Structures in early childhood learning (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Cape Town.

Miladan, N. (2016). Communities’ contributions to urban resilience process: a case study of Semarang city (Indonesia) toward coastal hydrological risk. Architecture, space management. Université Paris-Est. http://www.theses.fr/2016PESC1010.pdf

7. Articles from the websites:

European Commission. (2019, January 11). Early childhood education and care. Rhttps://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/early-childhood-education-and-care-56_en

Adams, R. (2018, August 22). Girls with top science GCSEs 'deterred from study at a higher level'. The Guardian.  https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/aug/22/girls-top-science-gcse-deterred-study-higher-level-ifs-report

k. Manuscript submission

Manuscripts written in Bahasa will be reviewed by reviewer boards with related study competency.

1. Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.
2. Submission online at https://journals.politeknikpraktisibandung.ac.id/index.php/ijcdlw/about/submissions
3. In case of any difficulties, please send your manuscript to email: admin@politeknikpraktisibandung.ac.id