Author Guidelines

General Author Guidelines

Articles submitted for publication in WELFARE: Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial must adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Articles must be original, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in another journal.
  • Articles should be based on research, whether library-based, fieldwork, or other appropriate approaches, and address issues within the journal's scope of social welfare and social work.
  • All articles will be published in English. Authors may submit manuscripts in English or Indonesian. Manuscripts initially submitted in Indonesian must be prepared in English before publication.
  • Articles should be 4,000–6,000 words. Follow the journal template for page layout and formatting. Use Californian FB, 11 pt, with 1.15 line spacing for the main text.
  • The main title should use Californian FB, 14 pt, bold, with major words capitalized. An optional subtitle may be used to specify the article's focus and should use 12 pt. Main section headings should use 12 pt, bold, and subsection headings 11 pt, bold.
  • Submissions must be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file formats. LaTeX files and PDFs are not accepted as the main editable manuscript file. The linked PDF template provides formatting guidance.
  • Articles should include a title; author names, affiliations, and email addresses; abstracts and keywords in English and Indonesian; introduction; research methodology; results; discussion; conclusion; and references. Results and discussion should be organized with informative headings and subheadings appropriate to the subject of the article.
  • Provide each author's full name without academic titles, university or professional affiliation, and a valid, contactable email address. To support double-anonymous review, place identifying details in the OJS metadata and a separate title-page file. The manuscript supplied for review must not disclose author identities or affiliations.
  • Provide abstracts in English and Indonesian, each written in one paragraph of 150–200 words. Each abstract should present the purpose and scope of the study, methodology, main results, and principal conclusion. Avoid references and unnecessary abbreviations. Use Californian FB, 11 pt, single spacing for abstracts and keywords.
  • Provide 3–5 keywords or phrases in English and Indonesian. Choose specific concepts that accurately represent the article rather than overly broad or general terms.
  • The introduction should not exceed 10% of the article's total word count. It should explain the background, review relevant literature, identify the theoretical perspective where appropriate, establish the research gap or novelty, and state the research objectives.
  • Explain the research methodology operationally, including how the study was conducted and how evidence was collected and analyzed. Provide sufficient detail for readers to evaluate the appropriateness of the approach and the reliability and validity of the findings.
  • Present results systematically using relevant research evidence. The discussion must interpret the findings and engage with relevant theories and previously published research. The conclusion should answer the research questions or objectives and explain implications and recommendations without simply repeating the results.
  • Tables and figures must be numbered sequentially. Place their number and title above them and identify sources clearly below them. Use single spacing for tables and figure-related information, with bold table headings. Tables should be centered within the available page area.
  • Include figures in the electronic manuscript in JPG or PNG format and ensure that labels remain legible.
  • Foreign-language words or phrases should be italicized where appropriate. Where Arabic or other non-English material is discussed, provide an English translation for readers of the final published article and use transliteration consistently when needed.
  • Include at least 15 references, with at least 80% drawn from credible scholarly journals published within the preceding 10 years, following the journal template. Relevant primary materials and foundational works may be included where appropriate to the research.
  • Use APA, 7th edition for author–date in-text citations and the reference list. Arrange references alphabetically. All retrievable works cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the text.

Examples of In-Text Citations

Use author–date citations in the text. Bibliographical footnotes must not replace APA in-text citations. The following examples illustrate common forms:

  1. Parenthetical citation for two authors: (Mathie & Cunningham, 2003).
  2. Narrative citation for two authors: Mathie and Cunningham (2003).
  3. For three or more authors, use the first author's surname followed by et al. and the publication year: (Austin et al., 2006) or Austin et al. (2006), unless additional names are needed to avoid ambiguity.
  4. For one author, use the surname and publication year in parentheses or integrate the surname into the sentence followed by the year in parentheses.
  5. For a direct quotation, provide a page number in addition to the author and year. Use p. for a single page and pp. for a page range. For an unpaginated source, provide an appropriate locator.
  6. When citing multiple works within one set of parentheses, arrange them alphabetically and separate them with semicolons: (Austin et al., 2006; Baum et al., 2006; Mathie & Cunningham, 2003).
  7. For a corporate author, cite the institution's name and publication year. Introduce an abbreviation only when it is clear and useful for subsequent citations.
  8. Personal communications that readers cannot retrieve are cited in the text only, using the communicator's initials and surname, the words personal communication, and the full date. Do not include them in the reference list. Interviews with research participants should be presented as research data with appropriate confidentiality protections.
  9. Use explanatory footnotes only where necessary to clarify information that would interrupt the main argument. Cite any sources within those notes using APA conventions.
  10. For laws, regulations, policy instruments, and other specialized materials, use the appropriate APA guidance and applicable source conventions, providing enough detail for readers to identify and retrieve the material.

Examples of Reference-List Entries

The following sources illustrate APA-style reference entries relevant to social work and community research. They are formatting examples, not references that authors are required to cite:

For books, include the author, publication year, italicized title, publisher, and DOI where available. For edited-book chapters, include the chapter author and year, chapter title, editor names, book title, chapter page range, publisher, and DOI where available. For reports and policy documents, identify the individual or institutional author, date, title, report number where applicable, publisher where required, and DOI or URL. Use the APA 7 format appropriate to each source type.

Notes

  • Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software such as Zotero or Mendeley, with APA 7 selected. Authors remain responsible for checking the accuracy of all citations and references.
  • Consult the Welfare journal template and formatting guide, available as a PDF, when preparing the manuscript.
  • Apply transliteration consistently where relevant and provide translations that make the discussion accessible to an interdisciplinary readership.
  • Authors are strongly encouraged to consult the Reviewer Guidelines to understand the journal's academic standards, structure, and analytical expectations before submission.
  • Complete the declaration of originality and agreement to submission requirements through the OJS submission checklist. A separate author-declaration form is not required.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).