Author Guidelines & Submission Protocols
Manuscript Specifications, Preparation Checklist, Metadata Standards, and Submission Policies of Jurnal Pembangunan Kota Tangerang (JPKT)
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. Submissions that do not adhere to these criteria will be returned to authors prior to desk evaluation:
- Originality & Prior Publication: The manuscript has not been previously published, nor is it currently under consideration by any other journal or conference proceeding (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- File Format: The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.docx or .doc) or RTF format. PDF submissions are strictly rejected for initial review.
- Anonymized for Double-Blind Review: All identifiable references, author names, institutional affiliations, and self-referencing phrases have been entirely removed from the primary manuscript file in accordance with blind review standards.
- Template Adherence: The text conforms strictly to the stylistic, typographic, and bibliographic formatting requirements outlined in the official JPKT Manuscript Template.
- Bibliographic References: All citations are formatted according to the APA 7th Edition referencing system, supported by reference management tools (Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote), with active Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) provided wherever available.
- Similarity Threshold: The manuscript has been pre-screened for plagiarism, demonstrating an aggregate textual similarity of ≤ 20% on Turnitin or iThenticate.
1. Author Guidelines & Structural Architecture
JPKT publishes empirical research articles, systematic reviews, and policy evaluation studies within urban governance, regional economics, aerotropolis dynamics, and public administration. Manuscripts should ideally range between 5,000 and 8,000 words (including references, tables, and figures) and follow the IMRaD structure:
The title should be concise, informative, and policy-relevant (maximum 16 words). The abstract must be written in English (150–250 words) as a single unstructured paragraph summarizing: research background, empirical objectives, methodology/data sources, key analytical findings, and practical policy implications. Include 3–5 specific keywords separated by semicolons.
Articulate the practical or theoretical urban problem, present a state-of-the-art literature review highlighting recent academic debates, demonstrate the explicit gap in existing literature, and state the research objective alongside its novelty (*novelty claim*).
Explain the research design with sufficient detail to ensure reproducibility. Clearly define data collection methods, sampling techniques, spatial unit of analysis, analytical instruments (e.g., GIS software, statistical packages, or qualitative frameworks), and ethical clearances where applicable.
Results should present findings clearly supported by high-resolution charts, maps, or summary tables. The discussion must not simply repeat the results; it must critically evaluate the findings against prior empirical benchmarks, theoretical frameworks, and regional governance realities.
Provide a synthesized answer to the research objective, outline concrete policy recommendations for regional development, state the methodological limitations of the study, and suggest explicit directions for future academic inquiries.
ORCID iD Integration (Strongly Recommended)
JPKT champions academic transparency, persistent researcher identification, and automated indexing compatibility. Therefore, all contributing authors—particularly the Corresponding Author—are strongly urged to link a validated Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID iD) during the submission stage in OJS.
- Eliminates author name ambiguity across regional and international databases.
- Automates citation tracking and publication synchronization between Crossref, Google Scholar, Garuda, and SINTA.
- Facilitates accurate credential verification during the desk review and indexing evaluation workflows.
2. Completeness of Author & Contributor Metadata
During Step 3 of the OJS submission pipeline (*Enter Metadata*), the submitting author must input complete and rigorous bibliographic information for every author listed on the title page. Failure to provide complete contributor metadata will stall editorial processing:
Provide unabbreviated full names (avoid single-letter initials where possible). Specify full institutional affiliations formatted as: Department/Division, Faculty, Institution/University/Agency, City, Postal Code, Country.
Official institutional or organizational email addresses (e.g., @agency.go.id or @univ.ac.id) are strongly encouraged. The corresponding author must maintain an active email for copyediting and post-publication inquiries.
JPKT endorses the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). Co-authored papers must specify individual contributions (e.g., Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Writing - Original Draft, Supervision) in the title page.
If the empirical research was supported by public grants, municipal allocations, or corporate sponsorships, authors must accurately declare the formal granting body and specific grant numbers within the OJS metadata fields.
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