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AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The paper sent to our redaction will be considered for publication if meeting the following criteria:

1. The provision of manuscript writing in the Journal of Biology Education (Jobe) IAIN  Kudus refers to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Style)
2. The manuscript written in  English using correct grammar rules. Writing manuscripts in English is generally in the form of past tense. 
3. Quotations using in-text citations composed of three elements include author's name, year of publication, and page. Reference sources that have members of two to five authors listed in all  author's last names.
4. The format of the article is made in MS Word, font of Time New Roman, size of 12 pt, space in 1,15  and using single column with 3000 words (minimum).
5. We recommend to the authors follow the available article templates

 

The manuscript should contain the following section in this order:

a. Title
Title of articles in English should describe the main content of manuscripts, be informative, concise, and not too wordy (maximum of 18 words)

b. The author’s name
Author’s name is in full name without academic degrees and titles and written in capital letters.

c.  The affiliation 

The author's affiliation must be accompanied with the institution, country, and with adding a corresponding author.

d.  Abstract

Abstract defines the essence of research which contains the purpose of research, methods, results/ findings, conclusions and implication. Abstract is written in English, with the number of words between 150- 200 words, using Times New Roman font 12 pt, single-space with justify margin.

e.  Keywords

Keywords are written in 3-5 words or groups of words, and written alphabetically.

f. Introduction 

Introduction contain background, dialogues of previous research, gap research, novelty, and research objectives. The template for the format of this article is made in Ms word Times New Roman, size 12 pt, 1.15 space, with margin 2.7 cm.

g. Methods

Research methods provide a technical explanation of the research procedures used. Research methods consist of the type of research, the time and place of research, the population and samples, the research procedures, the explanations of the research instruments, and the data analyses used to decrypt the answer to the research problem or to test hypotheses.

h. Results and Discussion

The results and discussions contain clear, concise research results that can be arranged in the form of graphs, drawings and tables. The discussion in the article aims to answer research questions, answer hypothesis formulation, show the findings of research, interpret the research results, analyze the research result by learning theory and or discover new theories. Well organized tables and or images should be an important feature of this section, as they offer a master print for readers. Any information provided in tables and images can no longer be repeated in the text, but the text should focus on the main issues. It is suitable for discussion of how keywords can be used for other related problems.

i. Conclusion

The conclusion includes summary of results, a clear study discussion, implications and limitations of research.

j. References

This part contains a list of references to the cysts in the publication text with management references (Mendeley, Zotero, etc) with APA style citation, single flat right spacing, with a minimum number of references by 15, 80% of them are primary sources (research articles) from the last 10 years, such as the following example. The template for the format of this article is made in Ms word Times New Roman, size 12 pt, single space, with margin 2.7 cm.

Research Journal

Laelasari, I., & Sholehah, I. (2021). The Relationship Between Student’s Creativity and Cognitive Learning Outcome Through The Implementation of Project Based Learning on Biology. Journal of Biology Education, 4 (1), 61-71. 

Book

Inch, E. S., Warnick, B., & Endres, D. (2015). Critical Thinking and Communication: The Use of Reason in Argument. London: Pearson Education.

Thesis or Dissertation

Imawati, R. (2015). Isolasi dan identifikasi bakteri endofit dari rimpang temulawak (Curcuma xanthorhizza) sebagai penghasil senyawa antibakteri terhadap bakteri Pseudomonas earuginosa dan Staphyllocuccus epidemidis. Skripsi, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim. 

Article from website

Hou, H. T. (2012). New research on knowledge management models and methods. http://www.intechopen.com/books/new-research-on-knowledge-management-models-and-methods.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

4. The format of this article is made in MS Word font Time New Roman, size of 12 pt, space in1,5 and using single-column with number of pages 10-17 pages.

5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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