Author Guidelines

1. Types of Articles

1.1 Regular Article

A regular article is a complete report of original research. It includes an introduction, methods, results and discussion sections. The research must present new and important findings that help develop the field of study. The analysis and discussion should be supported by appropriate and relevant references. The length of submitted paper is at least 6 pages and no more than 10 pages (including references). Editors will evaluate if a paper is needing more than 10 pages.

1.2 Review Article

A review article presents a critical assessment of existing research that has already been published. It is written by collecting, organizing, and evaluating previous studies. The purpose of a review article is to summarize current knowledge and suggest future research directions within the journal’s scope. It should provide a systematic overview, evaluation, and interpretation of research in a particular field. Re-analyses such as meta-analyses and systematic reviews are strongly encouraged. The length of submitted paper is at least 6 pages and no more than 10 pages (including references). Editors will evaluate if a paper is needing more than 10 pages.

1.3 Short Communications

Each article should be short, clear, and up to date. It is meant to present important technical progress and can be used to: (1) describe new findings, major improvements, and new ideas in experimental or theoretical methods that are relevant to the journal’s scientific field; (2) discuss important policy issues or viewpoints related to the journal’s area of science, including personal opinions; (3) share information and data about current events that have strong scientific or social importance within the journal’s scope.
The length of submitted paper is no more than 6 pages.

1.4 Others

Short reports, case studies, opinion pieces, idea papers, letters sent to the editor, and responses to earlier published articles can also be accepted for review.

2. Language

JPBPP places strong importance on the language quality of every submitted manuscript. Manuscripts may be written in English or Bahasa Indonesia, but they must be written clearly, accurately, and in good grammar. However, all accepted manuscripts will be published in English.

Authors may be asked to submit a certificate showing that their manuscript has been professionally edited. Manuscripts with very poor language quality will be rejected immediately, especially if the meaning of the text is unclear or difficult to understand.

3. Before Submission

Before submitting, make sure your paper follows these rules:

  • The paper must be your own original work and must not have been published or submitted to another journal or conference at the same time.
  • The paper must be written in clear, proper English/ Bahasa Indonesia with no spelling or grammar mistakes.
  • The format must follow the manuscript template.
  • All figures must be clear in quality.
  • References must be written in the correct style (APA 6th edition). If a cited source comes from a journal article and/or can be found online, it must include a DOI or a URL so readers can easily locate it.
  • Only papers that are high in quality and match the journal’s focus and goals will be sent for review.
  • The manuscript must follow all journal rules.

4. Manuscript Template

Manuscript template can be download here.

5. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

5.1. Title

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 be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Do not contain infrequently-used abbreviations. Number of word in title is no more than 20 words.

5.2. Authors Name and Affiliation

Write Author(s) names without title and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names. If you have one word name such as Laksana, write Laksana Laksana. Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes: name of university, address, country. Please indicate Corresponding Author (include email address) behind the name. Note: The journal only allows one corresponding author per submission.

5.3. Abstract

The abstract should be clear, concise, and descriptive. This abstract should provide a brief introduction to the problem, objective of paper, followed by a statement regarding the methodology and a brief summary of results. The abstract should end with a comment on the significance of the results or a brief conclusion. An abstract should stand alone, means that no citation in the abstract. If your fulltext is in Bahasa Indonesia, abstract should be written in Bahasa Indonesia and English. If your fulltext is in English, abstract should be written in English

5.4. Keywords

Maximum of 5 keywords separated by semicolon (;), crucial to the appropriate indexing of the papers, are to be given.

5.5. Introduction

The Introduction ought to give readers with the background data required to know your study, and the reasons why you conducted your experiments. The Introduction ought to answer the question: what question/problem was studied? Please don't write a literature review in your Introduction, however, do cite reviews wherever readers will realize a lot of data if they need it. Whereas writing the background, make certain your citations are relevant, well balanced, and current (not older than ten years).Once you have got provided background material and expressed the matter or question for your study, tell the reader the aim of your study. Typically, the explanation is to fill a niche within the information or to answer an antecedent unrequited question. The ultimate factor to incorporate at the top of your Introduction could be a clear and precise statement of your study aims.

5.6. Method

Method is is a part consists of the design of the research, subject, instrument, data collection procedure, and data analysis. This section provides the reader with all the small print of however you conducted your study. You ought to use subheadings to separate totally different methodologies. Afterwards, you ought to describe what you probably did within the past, describe new strategies in enough detail that another investigator will reproduce your experiment, and describe established strategies in short.

5.7. Results and Discussion

In the Results section, merely state what you found, however don't interpret the results or discuss their implications. Results ought to be bestowed in an exceedingly logical order. Generally, this may be so as of importance, not essentially the order within which the experiments were performed. Use the past to explain your results; but, discuss with figures and tables within the present. Do not duplicate knowledge among figures, tables, and text. A standard mistake is to re-state abundant of the info from a table within the text of the manuscript. Instead, use the text to summarize what the reader can realize within the table, or mention one or 2 of the foremost necessary knowledge points. It is sometimes abundant easier to scan knowledge in an exceedingly table than within the text.

Your Discussion ought to answer the question: What do your results mean? In alternative words, the bulk of the Discussion associated Conclusions sections ought to be an interpretation of your results. You ought to discuss your conclusions so as of most to least necessary. Compare your results with those from alternative studies as recommend further experiments required to clarify your results. Discuss what your results might mean for researchers within the same field as you, researchers in alternative fields, and therefore the general public.

In Implications, authors should clearly describe the practical, theoretical, and/or policy implications of their findings, explaining how the results contribute to the field and can be applied or interpreted beyond the specific context of the study. The implications should demonstrate the significance of the findings for research, practice, or decision-making and highlight their potential relevance for broader educational contexts.

In Limitations, acknowledge any limitations in the study design, methodology, or scope that may affect the generalizability or validity of the findings. Be honest yet constructive; discussing limitations strengthens the credibility of the study and signals areas for improvement.

5.8. Table

Tables are sequentially numbered with the table title and number above the table. Tables should be centered in the column OR on the page. Tables are referred in the text by the table number. eg: Table 1. Do not show vertical line in the table. There is only horizontal line should be shown within the table. Table should be in editable format (not image).

5.9. Figure

Figures or photos may be uploaded as separate TIFF or JPEG files. Images that are low quality or only embedded inside the manuscript will not be accepted. For digital images, authors should use software that can produce high-resolution TIFF files to ensure good print quality. Figures are sequentially numbered commencing at 1 with the figure title and number below the figure as shown in Figure 1. Detailed recommendations for figures are as follows: (a) ensure that figures are clear and legible with typed letterings; (b) black & white or colored figures are allowed; (c) hard copy illustrations should, preferably, be scanned and included in the electronic version of the submission.

5.10. Equations

Equations should be numbered serially within parentheses as shown in Equation (1). Equation should be prepared using MS Equation Editor (not in image format). The equation number is to be placed at the extreme right side.

5.11. Units, Abbreviations and Symbols

Metric units are preferred. Define abbreviations and symbols at the first time as they are introduced in the text.

5.12. Conclusion

In conclusion, state however your results extend the findings of previous studies. If your findings are preliminary, you must recommend future studies that require to be disbursed.

5.13. Author Contributions

To promote transparency, we encourage authors to provide an author statement file detailing their specific contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing. Authorship statements should list authors' names first, followed by their respective CRediT role(s).

5.14. Funding

You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement, it is recommended to state this.

5.14. Declaration of Conflicting Interests

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/ registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places: 1. A summary declaration of interest statement in the title page file (if double anonymized) or the manuscript file (if single anonymized). If there are no interests to declare then please state this: 'Declarations of interest: none'. 2. Detailed disclosures as part of a separate Declaration of Interest form, which forms part of the journal's official records. It is important for potential interests to be declared in both places and that the information matches.

5.15. Data Availability

Explain where and how the data supporting the findings of this study can be accessed, including any repository links, digital object identifiers (DOIs), or specific access instructions. Indicate whether the data are openly available, available upon reasonable request, or subject to restrictions (e.g., due to privacy, ethical, or legal considerations). If the data are not publicly available, please provide a clear justification. Additionally, specify the type of data shared (e.g., raw data, processed data, analysis scripts), and ensure that all shared datasets are properly anonymized if they involve human participants.

5.16. Declaration on AI Use

Authors should declare any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies in their manuscripts, specifying the purpose, ensuring such use is limited to readability and language enhancement under human oversight, and confirming that AI did not generate scientific insights, conclusions, or recommendations and is not credited as an author.

5.17 Acknowledgment (optional)

Recognize those who helped in the research, especially funding supporter of your research. Include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or may other supporter i.e. Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers who may have given materials.

5.18. References

All references cited in the manuscript must be listed in the reference section and formatted consistently according to the journal’s citation style (APA 6th edition). The references should reflect the main scientific foundations of the research and consist only of sources the authors have read. We strongly advise all authors not to use secondary citations, such as citing "Author A (Year) in Author B (Year)," as this may compromise citation accuracy and scholarly credibility. Each manuscript must include a minimum of 20 references, with at least 85% drawn from peer-reviewed scientific journals published within the last ten years. While the use of textbooks should be minimized, citations from general websites must be avoided, unless they originate from credible scientific institutions or official data sources. Authors are required to provide DOIs or stable URLs for all references whenever available. To ensure scholarly integrity, excessive self-citation should be avoided, as well as excessive citations of publications from the same region, in order to maintain a balanced and globally relevant perspective. Although the use of reference management tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote is encouraged, authors must manually verify all metadata, including author names, article titles, journal names, volume, issue, page numbers, and DOIs to ensure completeness and accuracy. Unnecessary inflation of references should be avoided.

6. Submission Declaration and Verification

Submitting a paper means that the work has not been published before. It also means the paper is not being reviewed by another journal or publisher at the same time. All authors must agree to the submission and submit a statement of originality to confirm that the manuscript is their own work and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

7. Submission of Manuscript

Submit your manuscript by email. Send your manuscript and statement of originality files to [email protected]. After your manuscript has been uploaded to the journal website, you will receive a confirmation email.

8. Revised Manuscript

The revised paper must be uploaded online using the same system as the submission. When sending a revised paper, authors must attach the reviewers’ comments and provide a clear, point-by-point reply at the start of the document. All edits in the manuscript should be marked in green so it can easily check what has been changed. The revised manuscript must be submitted no later than two months after the editorial decision is issued. If it is not submitted within this time, the manuscript may be removed from the review process.

9. After Acceptance

Upon acceptance, your article will be exported to production to undergo the editing, typesetting and layouting. Once it is complete, you will receive the proofs.

10. Proof

One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness, and correctness of the text, tables, and figures. We will do our best to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, we kindly expect the proofreading to be completed within 48 hours to ensure a smooth publication process. Note that the publisher may proceed with the publication of an article if no response is received.

11. Supplementary Materials

Authors can publish online supplementary files along with their articles. Each supplementary file should include an article title, journal name, authors' names, affiliations, and email address of the corresponding author. supplementary files will be published as received from the authors without any conversion, editing, or reforming.