Author Guideline

Author Guidelines for (JUSS) Jurnal Sosial Soedirman

(JUSS) Jurnal Sosial Soedirman is always looking for articles that contribute something new to current social and political science debate and are relevant not only for academic discourses but also for an extensive readership and practitioners of the social and political science fields.

We welcome submissions that are relevant to the needs of current relevant academic and policy discourses in the field of JUSS (Jurnal Sosial Soedirman) and following our covered themes:

  1. Community Welfare
  2. Civil society movements
  3. Digital society and disruption
  4. Gender issues, family and marriages
  5. Media, information & literacy
  6. Tourism development
  7. Sociocultural anthropology
  8. Politics, governance & democracy
  9. International politics & security studies
  10. Youth studies, radicalism and terrorism
  11. Public policy & innovation
  12. Citizenship & public management.

Before submitting a manuscript to Jurnal Sosial Soedirman, please look at recent issues to get a sense of the general type of article that the journal publishes. Whenever editors gather to discuss why they reject manuscripts, they agree that the number one reason is that many submissions are inappropriate for their journals.

Submission of Article

Template article can be downloaded here.

To submit an article to Jurnal Sosial Soedirman, the Authors should register and create an account on the (Open Journal System) OJS website http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/juss/user/register?source= .Please note that the Authors should set the account as authors in order to submit an article. After registering and logging in, navigate to Jurnal Sosial Soedirman author guidelines http://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/juss/author to check and adhere to our journal template.

Preparation for the article

  • The article must be original and have not been published in any platform (including blogs), and are not sent simultaneously to the media or other publication.
  • Article length should be 5000 - 6000 words
  • The title of the article must be specific, compelling, and consisting of 9-15 words. The author must provide a version of English title, if the article is written in Bahasa Indonesia.
  • The article must include an abstract consisting of 100-125 words written in a single paragraph in both Bahasa Indonesia and English followed by keywords.
  • Body text should be set to Palatino Linotype 12, Multiple 1,2 space
  • The contents of the article should:
    • (1) have relevance to the needs of the teaching-learning process in the field of social political science; (2) related to the our themes of Jurnal Sosial Soedirman issues; (3) are following the theoretical, methodological and analytical logic of social political science, and also (4) pay attention to the norms of scientific methods and objectivity of the substances
  • Articles should include author identity(name, email, and institution affiliation) without an academic degree.
  • Article writing:
    • Avoid ​bullet points and numbering​ (lists), for example:
  1. ....
  2. ....

 Instead write: (1) ..., (2) ....

  • The article should be written in the form of an elaborative essay. Therefore, avoid using sub-headings.
  • Make specific reference to each figure, graph, and table used in the article. Refer to each figure or table in the text by its figure or table number.
  • The conclusion of the article is written in a paragraph, not in bullet points.
  • Submitted article should comply and following the author guidelines (theme, topics, citation and references style, and any technical instruction stated in these guidelines). We will reject any submitted articles that did not comply and follow the guidelines.
  1. CitationStyle Guides
  • Running note citation style is required. Writer is not allowed to use footnote (except for explaining some parts) and endnote.
  • Direct quotation
    • Author’s name cited in essay which is part of the sentence
    • Wade (2007) argued that …
    • As stated by Wade (2007)…
    • According to Wade's (2007) idea of …
  • Indirect quotation
  • ... (Kaldor, 2006)
  • More than one author in one sentence or statement
  • Martin (2006) and Johnson (2008) have similar idea on….
  • More than one author in one sentence or statement (indirect quotation)
  • .... (Martin, 2006; Johnson, 2008).
  • Two authors
  • Falola and Genova (2005) stated that....
  • ... (Falola dan Genova, 2005).
  • More than two authors
    (first author’s last name et al. year)
    Eizenstat et al. (2005) argued that….
    …. (Eizenstat et al., 2005).
  • Anonymous author
    Write: “title of the article” (year)
    In article “Weak States and Global Threats: Fact or Fiction” (2006), mentioned that….
  • Unidentified year of publication
    Write: author’s last name (n.d.)
    Sieuw (n.d.) stated that…
    …. (Sieuw t.t.).
  • Write specific page number
    Acharya (2004, 58) stated that….
    …. (Acharya 2004, 58).
  • One author, two different published year
    Laquer (1987 & 1999) suggested…
    …. (Laquer, 1987 & 1999)
  • One author, some arguments, same year
    Author’s last name (​year​a) …… Author’s last name (​year​b)
    The first research which done by Martin (2006a) found that…. but the second
    research carried out by Martin (2006b) ……
  • Secondary sources (second-hand references)
    …. (Sageman 2004, cited in Dempsey, 2006).
    Sageman (2004 cited in Dempsey 2006), suggests that…
    Sageman (2004) as cited in Dempsey (2006) found that……..
  1. Referencing style guide
  • Written in alphabetical order by author’s last name
  • Classified by these following source: book, journal, research dissertations or theses, working paper, government official publication, online article, newspaper, etc.
    • Book with one author
      Pabyantara, D. (2022). Gender dan Gerakan Sosial Baru. Surabaya: Cakra Studi Global Strategis.
    • Book with two authors
      Falola, T., and Ann G. (2005). ​The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An Introduction​. London: Praeger.
    • Book with more than two authors
      Grace, B, et al., (1988). ​A History of the World​. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
    • Edited book
      Rotberg, R.I. (ed.). (2003). ​State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of
      Terror. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
      Thomas, C., dan Peter W. (eds.). (1999). ​Globalization, Human Security and the African Experience​. Boulder, Colo: Lynne Rienner
      Baylis, J, et al. (eds.), 2007. ​Strategy in the Contemporary World​. Oxford:
      Oxford University Press.
    • Translated book
      Jackson, Robert, dan Georg Sorensen, 2005. P​engantar Studi Hubungan Internasional (trans. Dadan Suryadipura, Introduction to International Relations). Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar. Xiv
    • Article, Chapter or other part of a book
      Parsa, M., (2003). “Will Democratization and Globalization Make Revolutions Obsolete?”, in Foran, J. (ed.), 2003. ​The Future of Revolutions: Rethinking Radical Change in the Age of Globalization​. London: Zed Book.
    • E-book
      Fishman, R., (2005). ​The Rise and Fall of Suburbia​. [e-book]. Chester: Castle Press. In libweb.anglia.ac.uk/E-books [accessed 24 Juli 2011].
      Employment Law and Practice. 2005. [CD-ROM]. London: Gee. In libweb.anglia.ac.uk/E-books [accessed 1 Agustus 2011].
    • Multiple works by the same author cited in a book (where there are
      several works by one author and published in the same year they
      should be differentiated by adding a lower-case letter after the date)
      Martin, G., (2006a). ​Understanding Terrorism. California​: Sage Publications.
      _____, (2006b). “Globalization and International Terrorism”, in Ritzer, George (ed.). (2006). ​The Blackwell Companion to Globalization​. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
    • Journal article
      Pabyantara D, 2022. Globalisasi dan Resistensi: Studi Kasus Kemunculan Gerakan Occupy Wallstreet. x, ​5 (1):59-74.
    • Thesis or Dissertation
      Pabyantara , D. 2015. Kritik Posmodern Feminisme terhadap Posfeminisme: Studi Kasus Kemunculan Femen. Tesis Magister. Surabaya: Departemen Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Airlangga.
    • Working paper
      International Crisis Group. (2006). “Terrorism in Indonesia: Noordin’s Networks”, Asia Report, No. 114, 5 May.
    • Conference paper
      D. (2022). Kepemimpinan Perempuan Dalam Krisis: Respon Selandia Baru, Taiwan, Jerman Dan Norwegia Terhadap Pandemi Covid-19. Seminar Nasional Global Health dan Covid-19: Tantangan dan Adaptasi dalam Konstelasi Hubungan Internasional. Purwokerto: Universitas Jenderal Soedirman.
    • Newspaper article
      Pabyantara, D., 2018. “Membentuk Kembali Imajinasi Publik Terhadap Sikap Anti Korupsi”, Jawa Pos, 16 September, hlm 4.
    • Acts of Parliaments
      Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 3 Tahun 2002 tentang Pertahanan Negara, 2002. Jakarta: DPR RI. Xv
    • White Papers and other official publications
      Buku Putih Departemen Pertahanan Republik Indonesia, 2008. Jakarta: Departemen Pertahanan RI.
    • Annual Report
      United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 1994. Human Development Report 1994.
    • DVD/VCD
      The Habibie Center, 2004. Publikasi 5 Tahun, 1999-2004. [VCD]. Jakarta: The Habibie Center.
    • Video (Film)
      Pilger, J. (2001). The New Ruler of the World. [video]. Jakarta: Indy Cinema.
    • Online article
      US Energy Information Administration, 2010. “Country Analysis Brief India” [online]. in http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/India/Full.html [accessed 22 Oktober 2010].

Editorial Process and Publication Policy

Editorial Decision

Editorial staff decision is final, and therefore the editor has the right to edit articles without the author's knowledge, without changing the substance and the main ideas of the author.

Publication Timeline

Jurnal Sosial Soedirman is published twice a year. The process of review and publication takes at least four months; thus, a manuscript submitted in March would ordinarily not appear before the end year issue. Decisions on manuscripts ordinarily take roughly two months; the editing and publication process takes a month or two. When authors are asked to revise, the process may take longer.

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Sosial Soedirman has a policy of not publishing any author more than once a year. We occasionally may make exceptions for coauthored articles.