Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines
A. Preparation and Submission of a Manuscript

1. General Rules
a. Manuscripts should be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscripts checked by an English specialist colleague prior to submission. Manuscript submitted will be checked by the journal at a nominal cost invoiced to the author(s).
b. Manuscripts should be written by two or more authors. Manuscripts written by single author will not be processed.
c. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the paper and in 1-column format with double spacing throughout.
d. The lines at all pages should be numbered in the left margin, beginning with number 1 (one) on the top of the first page. Paper size is A4 and a 3.0 cm margin of the page is desirable. Use the font “Times New Roman” 12 pt.
e. Manuscripts should not occupy more than 8 pages in length of journal sheet (14-18 pages of manuscript).
f. All tables and figures should be typed on pages and be numbered according to their sequence in the text.
g. Standard International (SI) units should be used. Weights and measures should be expressed in the metric system and temperatures in the Celsius scale.
h. Files should be saved in the format of the word processing software “word for windows” or “open text document”
i. Manuscripts should be submitted via OJS of Journal of Land Use Transformation System (https://puiblasts.unja.ac.id/jurnal-blasts/)
j. Authors should submit the declaration form. Fill the form and upload the signed form as the additional file.
k. Manuscripts that do not fulfill the requirements will not be processed any further.

B. Manuscripts Structure.
Manuscripts in general should be organized in the following order: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements (optional) and References.

TITLE. Title of paper consists of no more than 18 words. Abbreviations are not permitted in the title. Title is followed by the name of the authors and complete institution address. When a paper has several authors from the different institution, correspondent author should be given.

ABSTRACT. Abstract consists of no more than 200 words. It starts with a clear statement of the objectives of the experiment and is followed by materials and methods, results and conclusion. References are never cited in the abstract. Abbreviations that appear in the abstract should be defined when they are first used. At the end of the abstract, list up to 5 (five) keywords in alphabetical order that best describe the nature of the research. The capital letters only use at the first word.

INTRODUCTION. The introduction should provide the readers with information necessary for understanding research presented in the paper. Previous work on the topic should be summarized and objective of the current research should be clearly stated.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The section of materials and methods should include a discussion of the methods of statistical analysis, and specify equipment source. All modifications of the methods should be explained.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Results and discussion sections may be combined, or they may appear in separate section. In case of being separated, the Results section should contain only the results of the current author’s study. There should be no literature comparisons. Those comparisons should appear in the Discussion section. The discussion should interpret the results clearly.

CONCLUSION. Conclusion should be written a maximum of 100 words. Recommendation can be added.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Individuals or organizations who gave advice or support to the author(s) may be acknowledged. A brief and formal acknowledgment section should come after the conclusion.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence their work

REFERENCES. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references in chronological order. Minimum of 20 references, preferably from international and national journals published within the last ten years, with no more than three self-citations. The references should type with Mendeley or Microsoft References with APA style arrangement.

TABLES. On tables, vertical and horizontal line is used and table tittle should begin with a capital letter. Any important explanation to the understanding of the tables should be given as a footnote at the bottom of the table. All tables should be explained in the text.

FIGURES. Figures should be drawn on white papers with no border lines. All the figures should be numbered in consecutive order. Legends should be made outside of figure.