Author Guidelines

The articles submitted through online submissions must contain the articles file. The electronic manuscripts formatting requirements are few: a) Use MS Word, typed in papers A4 (Width: 21 cm, Height: 29.7 cm), Margin (Top: 3 cm, left: 2.5 cm, Botton: 3 cm, Right: 2.5 cm), Times New Roman 11 pt; b) Use English as the language; c) Indent or space between all paragraphs; d) Avoid text footnotes; they should be incorporated into the text; e) Articles must be following the surrounding style and journal template. The manuscript should be arranged in the following order (begin new sections on new pages). Submitted manuscript accepted for publication or even published elsewhere is unacceptable and will not be published in Physics and Science Education Journal (PSEJ). Manuscript sent to Physics and Science Education Journal (PSEJ) must be free from plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

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Types of papers
The types of papers that may be considered for inclusion are:
1) Original research;
2) Short communications and;
3) Review papers, which include meta-analysis and systematic review
4) Interview papers

General Formating Guidelines

Title

The title was containing studied variables and showing manuscript content. The title should be clear, brief, and informative. 

Authors Name

Must be complete but without any title, accompanied by author and affiliation address. The Corresponding author must provide and use an e-mail address unique to themselves and not shared with another author registered or department.

Abstract

Abstracts are written in two languages "‹"‹namely Indonesian and English, Distance between lines 1 space TNR 11. Abstract contains 150-200 words and consists of only 1 paragraph, contains the main points of research, such as objectives, methods and research results. Abstract should be able to illustrate how the research done can contribute to the development of science in the field of physics and physics education. Keywords consist of 3-5 words or phrases.

Introduction

The Introduction should provide a clear background, a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature, and the proposed approach or solution. The research urgency, supporting facts, and data must be included. A preliminary research result should be explained as the basis of the research. Before mentioning the objective/s, a gap analysis must be elucidated. The gap analysis states the difference/s between the research and other previous studies. At this point, the novelty will be apparent. The research stance must be included, whether it corrects, debates, or support the previous research.

Method 

The research method describes detail how the study was conducted, including research design, participants/sample, instruments/tools, procedures, and data analysis techniques. [Times New Roman font, 11, Normal]

Research Design

Explain the type and design of the study (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method). Mention the approach used (e.g., experimental, survey, case study, ethnography, etc.).

Procedure

Describe the step-by-step procedure of how the research was carried out from preparation, data collection, to data processing.

Participants / Sample

Describe the target population, sampling technique, number of participants, demographic characteristics, and ethical considerations (e.g., informed consent).

Instruments

Describe the instruments or materials used to collect data (questionnaires, interview guides, observation sheets, test items, etc.). Mention validity and reliability, if applicable.

Data Analysis

Explain how the data were analyzed. Mention specific statistical tests (for quantitative) or analysis methods (for qualitative).

Result and Discussion

The results and discussion should be presented in the same part, clearly and briefly. Results can be presented in figures, graphs, tables and others that make the reader understand easily. The discussion part should contain the benefit of the research result, not the repeat result part. The results and discussion part can be written in the same part to avoid the extensive quotation. Tables or graphs must present different results. The results of data analysis must be reliable in answering research problems. References to the discussion should not repeat the references in the introduction. Comparisons to the findings of previous studies must be included.

Conclusion

This section contains research results, research findings in the form of answers to research questions, or the state of digest results of the discussion. The conclusion of the research is presented briefly, narrative, and conceptual. The research impact must be stated. This section is presented in paragraph form, not numbering/listing. Just like the second part above, since the first paragraph, the first sentence is also written indented into one tab. Conclusions are presented in one paragraph.

Acknowledgements

Authors wishing to acknowledge assistance or encouragement from colleagues, special work by technical staff or financial support from organizations should do so in an unnumbered Acknowledgments section immediately following the last numbered section of the paper.

References

The references should be written alphabetically and made in American Psychological Association 7th (use Mendeley management reference, you can download it here). Minimum 80% of references are published in the last 10 years and at least 80% of references are journals.

For example:

Journal Article

Bancong, H., & Song, J. (2020). Exploring how students construct collaborative thought experiments during physics problem-solving activities. Science & Education, 29 (3), 491-512. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11191-020-00129-3.

Book

Brown, J. R. (2011). The laboratory of the mind: thought experiments in the natural sciences. New York, NY: Routledge.

Edited Book Chapter

Sorensen, R. (2016). Thought experiment and imagination. In A. Kind (Ed.), The routledge handbook of philosophy of imagination (pp. 420-436). London, England: Routledge.

Conference Proceeding

Game, A. (2020). Creative ways of being. In J. R. Morss, N. Stephenson & J.
F. H. V. Rappard (Eds.), Theoretical issues in psychology: Proceedings of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology 2019 Conference (pp. 3-12). Sydney, Australia: Springer.

Published Thesis/Dissertation

Wahyuni, S. Y. (2019). Media epidemics: Viral structures in literature and new media  (Doctoral dissertatation, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia). ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Unpublished Thesis/Dissertation

Kuntoro, T. H. (2017). Development of an inquiry-based practicum module (Unpublished Doctoral dissertation). University of Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia.

Internet Sources

Honeycutt, L. (2011, Maret). Communication and design course. Retrieved from http://dcr.rpi.edu/commdesign/class1.html.

Regulation

Depdikbud. (2013). Permendikbud nomor 66 tahun 2013 tentang standar penilaian. Jakarta, Indonesia: Departemen Pen­didikan dan Kebudayaan.

Guideline for Online Submission

All manuscripts should be submitted online at: Make Submission 

The author should fulfill the form as detail as possible where the star marked form must be entered. After all form textbox was filled, Author clicks on "Register” button to proceed the registration. Therefore, Author is brought to online author submission interface where Author should click on "New Submission”. In the Start a New Submission section, click on "'Click Here': to go to step one of the five-step submission process”. The following are five steps in online submission process:

1. Step 1 - Starting the Submission: Select the appropriate section of the journal. Thus, the author must check-mark on the submission checklists. An author should type or copy-paste Covering Letter in Letter to Editor.
2. Step 2 – Uploading the Submission: To upload a manuscript to this journal, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and choose the manuscript document file (.doc/.docx) to be submitted, then click "Upload" button until the file has been uploaded. Do not upload cover letter and other supplementary files here.
3. Step 3 – Entering Submission's Metadata: In this step, detail authors metadata should be entered including marked corresponding author. After that, manuscript title and abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and paste in the textbox including keywords.
4. Step 4 – Uploading Supplementary Files: Supplementary file should be uploaded including Signed Copyright Transfer Agreement Form. Therefore, click on Browse button, choose the files, and then click on Upload button.
5. Step 5 – Confirming the Submission:  Author should final check the uploaded manuscript documents in this step. To submit the manuscript to JIPF journal, click Finish Submission button after the documents are true. The corresponding author or the principal contact will receive an acknowledgment by email and will be able to view the submission's progress through the editorial process by logging in to the journal web address site. 

After this submission, Authors who submit the manuscript will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, Authors are able to track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes a status of manuscript review and editorial process.