Author Guidelines
1. Introduction
The Journal of Elementary School Education (JIPSD) has been published in print (offline) since September 2010 by the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Jember. JIPSD began online publication in August 2021.
It is published three times a year in April, August, and December. This journal contains articles based on research or critical analysis in the field of elementary school education.
2. Writing the Title, Name, and Author Address
The title of the manuscript should be centered at the top of the first page. The author's name (without academic title) and the author's affiliation address must be listed. Keywords should be arranged alphabetically in three to five words.
Contributing authors should be listed first, followed by the second, third, and so on. Communication regarding article revisions and final decisions is provided only by email to the contributing authors. If there is more than one author, the second author's name is listed next to the first author, separated by a comma (,). If the author's name consists of at least two words, the first name should not be abbreviated. If the author's name is only one word, it should be written as is. However, specifically for the online version, author names will be written as two words, with the name repeated for metadata indexing purposes (Alfarisi, 2020).
3. General Manuscript Requirements
The general requirements for manuscripts are as follows:
Manuscripts must be authentic, unpublished research.
Manuscripts must not contain any plagiarism. The Editorial Board will promptly reject manuscripts suspected of plagiarism.
The submission and publication process is free of charge.
Manuscripts written in accordance with the Limits journal guidelines (using a template in Microsoft Word) must be submitted online using the Open Journal System (OJS) on the Limits journal portal.
The template and article writing requirements are in Microsoft Word format and can be downloaded.
Online submission requirements can be found in the Online Submission Requirements section below.
Manuscripts that do not comply with the Limits journal guidelines will be returned to the author prior to the review process.
Manuscripts must include several aspects of a scientific article, namely: (a) article title, (b) author's name (without title), (c) author's affiliation, (d) author's email address, (e) abstract and keywords, (f) introduction, (g) methods, (h) results and discussion, (i) conclusion, and (j) bibliography.
Subheadings in the discussion section (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion) must use Arabic numerals starting from one. Subheadings should not be in bold.
Manuscripts should be five to fifteen pages long. Do not include page numbers.
Submitted manuscripts must be print-ready.
Articles should be written on A4 paper with the following margins: left 25 mm, right 20 mm, bottom 20 mm, and top 30 mm.
Text should be in Times New Roman font, 12pt size, 1.5 spacing, and one column.
Words in foreign languages should be italicized.
Each figure should be numbered, followed by a caption below the figure.
Each table is numbered, followed by a table caption above the table.
Each figure, table, and graph is centered.
The title on odd-numbered pages (starting on page 3) summarizes the title of the paper, while on even-numbered pages, the author's name is listed. The font size is 10-point, centered, with only the first word capitalized.
4. Requirements for Manuscript Content
Manuscript Title: The title should be informative and clearly written. The title should not be open to multiple interpretations. The first letter should be capitalized and symmetrical. The article title should not contain uncommon abbreviations. The article title should be a maximum of twelve words, should be 18-point font size, and centered. The abstract should be 150-250 words long and followed by three to five keywords. Introduction: The introduction contains the background and/or urgency of the research. It also includes a literature review as the basis for the current research question, as well as a review of previous research relevant to the current research. The final section of the introduction states the purpose of the article. Methods: Methods include the methods or approaches used, procedures, instruments, data collection and analysis techniques, and other matters related to research methodology. Results and Discussion: Research results can be explained descriptively or presented in the form of graphs, tables, or diagrams. Discussion focuses on connecting the data and analysis results to the research problem or objectives. Discussion can also be in the form of answers to questions about why the facts are as they are found in the data. Conclusions: Conclusions can be generalizations of findings in accordance with the research problem, or they can also be in the form of possibilities.