For Authors
Author Guidelines
A. Introduction
Tunas Agraria is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Diploma IV Pertanahan, Sekolah Tinggi Pertanahan Nasional, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Tunas Agraria prioritizes research and ideas on agrarian, land, and spatial planning issues.
B. How to Write the Title, the Name, and the Authors’ Address
The title of the manuscript must be at the top of the first page, with the text centered. Meanwhile, the author's name, affiliation, and address must be mentioned in the manuscript, while email is only mentioned for the corresponding author. Communications regarding article revisions and final statements will be communicated via email to the corresponding author only, as stated in the metadata. It is recommended that the author collaborate with researchers from various countries.
C. The Manuscript General Guidelines
- Manuscripts are authentic research results that have not been published or submitted to other publication media or publishers.
- The manuscript does not contain elements of plagiarism. To check the possibility of plagiarism, the journal manager will use the iThenticate application, Plagiarism Detection Software. It must be below 20% plagiarism. The editorial board will immediately reject texts that are indicated as plagiarism.
- Guidelines for writing manuscript articles and templates for 2023 can be downloaded on the home page of the Tunas Agraria website and are available in MS Word format (*.doc/*.docx).
- The online submission procedure text is available in the online submission guidelines in the next section.
- The manuscript must contain several aspects of the scientific article, namely: (1) article title; (2) abstract and keywords; (3) Introduction; (4) Method (5) Results and discussion (6) Conclusion. Otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected.
- The subtitles in the discussion section (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion) are written in bold and title case format. It uses left text alignment without underlining.
- Manuscripts can be in Indonesian or English. The body of the manuscript must be between 6,000 - 7,000 words, including abstracts, references, and footnotes, and written in Calibri font 12 with 1.2 spacing. Articles are made on A4 size paper (210 mm x 297 mm) with special margins as follows: left 2.54 cm, right 2.54 cm, bottom 1.7 cm, and top 3 cm.
- Words from unusual or foreign languages are italicized. Each paragraph starts 1 cm from the left side border, and there is no space between paragraphs.
- Tables, images, and other visualization instruments are placed in the text group. Each must have a title and information below it and be numbered, followed by the title of the image or table above it. Attachments must be guaranteed to print well (font size, resolution, and line spacing are clearly visible) and placed centrally between groups of text. If the size is larger, it can be placed in the middle of the page. Tables cannot contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are only allowed at important points.
D. The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text
The title of the manuscript: The title must be informative and written briefly and clearly, without multiple interpretations. It must be on target with the problem to be discussed. The initial word is written in capital letters and symmetrically. The title of the article does not contain any unusual abbreviations. The main idea must be written first, followed by the explanation. The title of the article is written in 16 (sixteen) words in 14pt-sized font with bold options and centered text format. The title uses two languages, namely Indonesian and English.
Abstract: This abstract is written in Indonesian and English and consists of one paragraph consisting of 150–200 words in Calibri font size 11pt, single spaced. The abstract contains: 1) main problems and objectives; 2) method; 3) research findings; 4) conclusion. The abstract is equipped with three to five keywords. Keywords are the words or terms that most determine or influence the text and contain the meaning of a concept. They must contain enough information for an index and can help search. Keywords can be single words or compound words. Writing keywords starts with the most common and important in the content of the manuscript and is separated by commas.
Introduction: The purpose of this section, as the word itself indicates, is to provide readers with an introductional background to the study and hence to smoothly lead into a description of the methods employed in the current investigation. The introduction must therefore contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background of the problem that the authors investigate. It should give readers enough information to understand and consider authors’ specific objectives within a larger theoretical framework or broader relevant discussion. While placing the current work in a broader context, authors should state clearly about the position of the current research among previous relevant research(es) in literature review (state of the art) as the basic of the brand new research questions. In the scientific article format, it does not allow to write down the references as in the research report. They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand new of the scientific article. Besides, all background information gathered from other sources must, of course, be appropriately cited so that the novelty, originality, and state of the art of the current research are clearly known. In the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article writing should be stated as well as its basic argument or hypothesis.
Methods: The Methods section contain enough information to enable the readers to understand what practically was done. Avoid to give too long conceptual explanation about what a certain method, approach, or research type mean. Instead, accentuate the explanation on how the data was obtained, coded, and analyzed. This is also the space in which the authors, if necessary, can explain reasons for choosing any specific theoretical framework for the current research they are doing.
Result and Discussion: Result and Discussion should be written in same part and made in line with the research questions/research objectives in the subheading numbers and writing flow. They should be presented continuously starting from main result until supporting results and equipped with further discussion. Discussion section should cover basic principles ranging from analytic, implicative, interpretative, constructive, to comparative. Figures, Tables, and other visualization (if any) should be put in the same part of this section and should be made available for editors to edit. If authors provide any relevant picture, make sure it is in high resolution. Although both result and discussion are writen in the same part, it has to be clear between what the data tells and how it relates to the wider relevant discussion or relevant current theoretical framework.
Conclusion: Instead of replicating any part from Abstract or Result and Discussion section, this part simply states what the authors think the data implies and means, and, as such, should relate directly back to the problem/question of the article in regard to the wider discussion of the theme. Limitiation of the current study as well as suggestion for further relevant research should also be mentioned here. This section should neither offer any reasons for those particular conclusions—as it should have been presented in the Discussion section. By only looking at the Introduction and Conclusions sections, a reader should have a good idea of what the researcher has investigated, discovered, and contributed even though the specific details of would not be simply known.
Acknowledgment: Authors might express appreciation and gratitude for physical and moral help during the writing process of the article since the data compilation to the publication. This is valid for both persons and institution, such as respondents or funding provider.
Bibliography: References of the manuscript must be up to date (in the last of 5 to 10 years and minimum). At minimum, there used 30 references from primary sources/reputable academic journals) accessible by everyone. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed. Writing bibliography should use reference manager application as Mendeley using American Psychological Association 7th edition.
E. The Guidelines for Literature Reviews, Citations and References
Authors are advised to quote several articles from the Tunas Agraria Journal. All data or quotations presented must include a reference source. References and literature reviews should use the Mendeley reference manager application. The format for writing the Tunas Agraria Journal follows the format applied by the American Psychological Association, 7th edition.
F. The Online Submission Manuscript Guidelines
The manuscript text submission must be through these following steps:Firstly, register a. Firstly, register as either an author or reviewer (check the role as author or reviewer) in the “Register” bottom.
- After the registration step is completed, log in as author then click at “New Submission” column. The article submission stage consists of five stages, namely: (1). Start, (2). Upload Submission, (3). Enter Meta data, (4). Upload Supplementary Files, (5). Confirmation.
- In the “Start” column, choose Journal Section (Full Article) and check all the checklists.
- In the “Upload Submission” column, upload the manuscript files in MS. Word format.
- In the “Enter Metadata” column, fill in with all of the author data and affiliation, including the Journal Title, Abstract and Indexing Keywords.
- In the “Upload Supplementary Files” column, upload supplementary files, the statement letter, or any other else (if any).
- In the “Confirmation” column, click “Finish Submission” if the data entered are all correct.If the author has difficulties in the submission process through the online system, please contact Tunas Agraria editorial team at email: tunasagraria@stpn.ac.id