Author Guidelines

The Policy of Writing

The objective of this journal publication is to increase the quality of science and enhance the interest in disseminating knowledge by academicians, students, practitioners, and other interested parties. The editors are open to receiving research articles related to Technopreneurship and Education, which is published quarterly in February, June, and October.

The articles submitted should undergo blind reviewing. Therefore, upon receipt, all articles are reviewed against criteria such as compliance with the specified writing style format, appropriateness of the topic, relevance of the research method, significance and contribution to the science and professions pertaining to Technopreneurship and Education, and the recency of the references. Reviews are conducted by a team of blind reviewers. The reviewers have the right to select and judge the articles, and finally forward the results to the authors. The journal also uses anti-plagiarism software to check the originality of the articles.

General Guidelines

  1. The submitted articles are considered for publication if they have not been published previously, nor are they under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  2. Authors are free to choose whether to use standard Indonesian or English.
  3. The submitted articles should be written in 1 (one) column format, between 10 and 20 pages, in Microsoft Word, on A4 paper.
  4. The articles should be submitted through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) website at https://journals.politeknikpraktisibandung.ac.id/index.php/jt/about/submissions

Writing Guidelines

An outline of writing an article is as follows: (1) Title, (2) Abstract, (3) Introduction, (4) Literature Review (if any), (5) Methodology, (6) Results and discussion, (7) Conclusion, implication, suggestion and limitation, (8) References, and (9) appendices (if any). The following are the details for each segment:

  1. Title of the Article

It should reflect the content and be written in Book Antiqua font, 16-pt size, bold, sentence case. Use the terms commonly used in the research report and avoid abbreviations and formulae.

  1. Names of Author and Affiliates

The author's full name, without a title, is written in Book Antiqua, 12 pt, in regular type. The corresponding author is given an asterisk (*), and the e-mail address is placed on the first page's footnote.

  1. Abstract

It should include research objectives, methods, results, and implications, and be written in one paragraph consisting of 150 – 200 words using Book Antiqua font, 9-pt size, italic, and a justified paragraph. It should be written in both English and Indonesian. For authors who are unable to write an abstract in the Indonesian version, the editor will provide assistance.

  1. Keyword

It includes 2–5 keywords in Book Antiqua font, 9 pt, in italics.

  1. Introduction

It should be about 1 page and include the background, a brief review of the literature, the research gap, and the study's urgency and novelty. It is written without a subheading in Book Antiqua, 10 pt, regular type.

  1. Literature Review

It describes the previously related studies as the primary sources. The use of secondary sources of references should not dominate the total references. Quotation should not exceed one paragraph and/ or is the gist of the source quoted, written in Book Antiqua font, 10-pt size, with regular type.

  1. Methodology

It contains the research procedures, sampling and data collection techniques, and data analysis methods, which are presented briefly and concisely and written in Book Antiqua font, 10-pt size, with regular type.

  1. Results and Discussion

This segment presents the analysis of the related results, theories, and hypotheses (if any) based on the author’s reasoning. Data analysis and discussion should be presented briefly and clearly, without being dominated by tables. The discussion includes the presentation and interpretation of results, conveyed logically and linked to relevant reference sources. The discussion presents the findings or analysis of research results by comparing with the theory or previous relevant research, or with reality in the field. The discussion also includes the author's views related to the research findings. The tables, figures, and charts presented should not be rough outputs but processed, brief summaries written in Book Antiqua font, 10 pt, with regular type.

  1. Conclusion

The conclusion is the article's closing, which summarizes the article's essence and the reasons the author conducted the research. The conclusion should be based on evidence taken and presented by the author and written in paragraphs. Implications, limitations, and suggestions are also presented in paragraphs without numbering and written in Book Antiqua font, 10-pt size, with regular type.

  1. Table Presentation

The tables should be numbered in the order they are presented (e.g., Table 1, Table 2). The source of the table is written below the table, while the number and title of the table are written above the table. The table number is written in Book Antiqua font, 9 pt, bold, while the table name is written in Book Antiqua font, 9 pt, regular, centered.

  1. Figure

The figures should be numbered according to the order in which they are presented (e.g., Figure 1, etc.). The source, number, and title of the figure are written below the figure. The figure number is written in Book Antiqua font, 9-pt size, with bold type, while the figure name is written in Book Antiqua, 9pt, with regular type, and centered.

  1. Mathematical Equations

Mathematical equations should be written clearly in MS Office or other applications that can be edited (not as images resulting from cropping). The formula is numbered on the right side in Book Antiqua, 10 pt, regular type.

  1. References

All that is referred to in the text must be included in the reference list and vice versa. Bibliographies must contain references from primary sources, especially articles from reputable international journals published in the last five years. References in the form of student theses, student journals, or blogs are not allowed. Reference management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, and RefWorks is used for reference writing. The style of reference writing follows APA Style, in Book Antiqua font, 9 pt, with regular type.

Examples of how to write references are as follows.

Book

Hair Jr, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2016). A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). London: Sage Publications.

Book chapter

Bernstein, D. (1995). Transportation planning. In W.F. Chen (Ed.). The civil engineering handbook (pp. 231-261). Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Journal Article

Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 50(2), 179-211

Proceedings

Bourassa, S. & Smith, T. T. (1999). Effects of child care on young children. In Proceedings of the third annual meeting of the International Society for Child Psychology (pp. 44-6)

Website (Source from the internet)

Albanese, A. (2009).  Fairer compensation for air travellers, media release, 29 January, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, viewed 30 January 2009,<http://www.minister.infrastructure.gov.au/aa/releases/2009/January/AA007_2009.htm>.

Working Paper

Rathbun, A. H. (2003). Young children's access to computers in the home and at school in 1999 and 2000. National Center for Education Statistics, viewed 4 November 2013, <http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003036.pdf>.

Report

Ronald, W. (2019). Indonesia Economic Quarterly: Investing in People (December 2019 ed., pp. 1-76). Jakarta: World Bank.

  1. Appendices (If any)

Appendices consist of research instruments, supporting data, pictures, and other materials that support the articles and help readers understand the research articles.