AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The Title, Name, and Address of the Author(s):

• The title of the manuscript should be written on the top of the first page with the center text alignment. Meanwhile, the author’s name (without academic degree), and the affiliation address of the author should be written with the center text alignment also under the title of the article.
• The author should give two lines spaces between the title and the author’s name. Then, give one line space between the author’s affiliation address and the abstract title.
• The responsible author, the correspondence author, or the corresponding author must be written first and then followed by the second, the third, and so on.
• The communication regarding the article revision and the final statement will be informed via email to the correspondence author only.
• If there is more than one author, the author’s name should be written down separately by comma (,). If the author’s name consists of at least two words, the first name should not be shortened. If the author’s names are only one word, it should be written as it is. However, in the online version, it will be written in two words with the same name repeatedly for metadata indexing.

(Source: Camdali and Tunc, 2006; Fridman, 2008).

The Manuscript General Guidelines:

• The manuscript is the authentic research result that has not been published yet in other publication media or publishing houses.
• The manuscript should be written in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) with the standard language.
• The manuscript text ought to be written as this article template. The article is written on A4-sized papers (210x297 mm), Book Antiqua font, 10 pt font size, and 1.15 line spacing, with custom margins for the first page as follows: left 22 mm, right 22 mm, top 14 mm, and bottom 22 mm. For the next page as follows: left 30 mm, right 30 mm, top 14 mm, and bottom 22 mm.
• The manuscript does not contain any plagiarism elements. The editorial board will directly reject the text that indicates plagiarism. We use plagiarism software to check your manuscript.
• The manuscript that has been written under the guidelines of The Sages Journal (in MS Word format dan using the article template) must be submitted through Online Submission System using Open Journal System (OJS) on the journal portal (https://jurnalsages.ac.id/index.php/sages), choose only one procedure. Then, register as the author at the “Register” bottom.
• The manuscript article writing template can be downloaded at Template Artikel The Sages Journal. It is available in MS Word (.doc) format.
• The manuscript online submission can be viewed in the part of the online submission guidelines
• The manuscript which is inappropriate with The Sages Journal writing guidelines will be returned to the author before the reviewing process.
• The manuscript should contain several aspects of a scientific article as follows: (subtitles as the order), which are: (a) the title of the article, (b) the author’s name (no academic title), (c) the affiliated author’s address, (d) the author’s email (e) the abstract and keywords, (f) the introduction, (g) the hypothesis development, (h) the research method, (i) the result, (j) the discussion, (k) the conclusion, (l) acknowledgment, and (m) the references.
• The subtitles included in the discussion part (PENDAHULUAN, PENGEMBANGAN HIPOTESIS, METODE, HASIL, PEMBAHASAN, SIMPULAN DAN SARAN, UCAPAN TERIMA KASIH, DAFTAR PUSTAKA) should not be numbered. The subtitles are written in bold and title case format. It uses the left-text alignment without an underline. The next expanded subtitles should be written in the bold and sentence case format, it should use the left text alignment and the numbering format level two.
• The words from uncommon or foreign languages are stated in Italic format.
• Each paragraph started 10mm from the left side border while there are no spaces among paragraphs. All numbers are written in Arabic numbering format, except for the new sentence.
• The tables and pictures are placed in the text group after the referenced tables or pictures. Each picture must be given a caption and source (Figure Caption) below the picture and be numbered in Arabic numbering format followed by the picture title. Each table must be given a table title (Table Caption) and numbered in Arabic numbering format above the table followed by the table title and source below the table.
• The pictures attachment should be guaranteed that they can be printed well in black and white ink (font size, resolution, and line space are seen clearly).
• The picture, the table, and the chart should be placed in the center between text groups. If it has a bigger size, it can be placed in the center of a page. The table should not contain vertical lines, while horizontal lines are allowed only for the important point.

The Guidelines for the Manuscript Body Text:

• The Title of the Manuscript (JUDUL): The title should be informative and written both briefly and clearly. It cannot have diverse multi-interpretations. It has to be pinpointed with the issues that will be discussed. The beginning word is written in capital case and symmetrically. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviations. The main ideas should be written first and followed then by their explanations. The article title should be written within 14 words, in 14pt-sized font, with the bold selection, and in the center text format.

• Abstract (ABSTRAK): The abstract must contain research objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and limitations (optional). It has to be written in Indonesian and English within 150-250 words maximum for each, in 1 space line and 9 font size Book Antiqua. The keywords must be written below the overall abstract for all words. Those should be arranged in alphabetical order and be separated by semicolons (;), maximally three to five words.

• Introduction (PENDAHULUAN): The introduction must contain (shortly and consecutively) a general background and a literature review (state of the art) as the basis of the brand-new research question, statements of the brand-new scientific article, main research problems, and the hypothesis. In the final part of the introduction, the purpose of the article writing should be stated. They should be represented in the literature review to show the brand-new of scientific article.

• Hypothesis Development (PENGEMBANGAN HIPOTESIS): Each research hypothesis must be based on or developed from relevant theoretical logic regarding the relationship between these variables. Previous research findings can be used to support the formulated hypothesis. The use of previous research should be based on research that produces findings that are consistent with the hypotheses formulated. If there is more than one hypothesis, each hypothesis must be based on the logic of the supporting theory and relevant previous research. Previous research is the most recent primary source.

• Methods (METODE): The method explains how the research is conducted, including research design, data collection, research instrument, and analytic methods. This part should be narrated.

• Result (HASIL): Research findings/results are presented briefly, clearly, and systematically. Presentation of research results may not merely be a copy of data processing using SPSS, AMOS, Eviews, and the like, but must be processed and rearranged as needed.

• Discussion (PEMBAHASAN): The discussion involves discussing research findings, how they relate to the theory on which they are based, and their relevance to previous research. The quality of researchers is reflected in their depth and thoroughness in reviewing research findings. The discussion explains the reasons why the research results were obtained. In the discussion, there is no longer the use of statistics or research hypotheses. The discussion can be carried out based on the hypothesis, using the relevant sub-headings (do not need to be numbered or bullet points).

• Conclusion (KESIMPULAN): This is the final part containing conclusions, limitations, and recommendations. The conclusions will be the answers to the hypothesis or research question, the research purposes, and the research discoveries. The conclusions should not contain only the repetition of the results and discussions. It should be the summary of the research results as the author expects in the research purposes or the hypothesis. Research limitations and recommendations contain a deficiency in the research and suggestions associated with further ideas from the research.

• Acknowledgment (UCAPAN TERIMA KASIH): Acknowledgments to those who support the research (sponsors and respondents). Families and supervisors are not allowed in this section.

• References (DAFTAR PUSTAKA): All the references used in the article must be listed in this part. In this part, all the used references must be taken from primary sources (scientific journals and the least number is 80% of all the references) published in the last ten years and come from trusted journals. The minimum number of references must reach 15.

The Guidelines for the Citations and References:

All the served data or quotes in the article taken from the other author’s articles should attach the reference sources. It should use a reference application management format applied by American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition.