Author Guidelines

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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.

 

  • 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).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

General Guidelines

Kumaracitta : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini provide a forum for considerating issues and for exchange of information and ideas about research and community service practice in area of early childhood education (e.g growth, development, and education that is suitable for the young children up to 8 years of age).

 

  1. All article manuscripts should be submitted by using the article template designed for Kumaracitta  : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini. Use the Kumaracitta  : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini guide as template. Template of the manuscript can be downloaded. We accept manuscript in Bahasa and English.
  2. Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated as well as all paragraphs are coherent and cohesive. Present tables and figure legends should follow as what the guide tells. Number all pages consecutively. Manuscripts should also be spellchecked by the facility available in most good word-processing packages.
  3. Extensive use of italics and emboldening within the text should be avoided.
  4. Papers should be clear, precise and logical and should not normally exceed 4,000-6.000 words (not included title, abstract, and references).
  5. The Abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The Abstract should no more than 250 words in length.
  6. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords (3-5 keywords), used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our articles.
  7. The Introduction should provide a clear background, area of interest, a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and the new value of research which it is innovation. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
  8. Explaining research chronological, including research design and research procedure. The description of the course of research should be supported references, so the explanation can be accepted scientifically.
  9. Tables and Figures are presented in center.
  10. In the results and discussion section should be separated as what should be stated in results section as well as those explained in comprehensive discussion.
  11. A good conclusion should provide a statement that what is expected, as stated in the "Introduction" section can ultimately result in "Results and Discussion" section, so there is compatibility.
  12. References should be cited in text. Only references cited in text should be listed at the end of the paper. Please use Mendeley, Zotero or Endnote to "References".

 

Please note that any papers which fail to meet our requirements will be returned to the author for amendment. Only papers which are submitted in the correct style will be considered by the Editors.

 

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The author must send the manuscript online by first registering as an author to the website   https://ejournal.windari.com/index.php/kum/index/user/register for every submitted article, the author is obliged to follow the terms and conditions in accordance with Style Guide of Kumaracitta : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (can be downloaded on the Style Guide page)

Instructions for author of Kumaracitta : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini

  • The text submitted by the author is the original scientific paper, has never been published, and is not being submitted for publication in  other media / journals
  • The text proposed may be results of the study (field / literature), conceptual ideas, studies, application of theories, and criticism in the social, humanities, and technology
  • Scripts can be written either in Indonesian or in English. The manuscript is written with Times New Roman of font 11 with multiple (1.15) spacing and two colum format.
  • Article Format has met the Article Template.
  • The article must be under 25 % check by plagiarism software (Turnitin or Ithenticate)
  • The article does not contain the results of plagiarism, falsification, and fabrication of data.

 

  • Paper Title

This is your opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Do not contain infrequently-used abbreviations.

The title of the paper should be in 14 pt bold Font Times New Roman and be centered. The title should have 6 pts space above and 6 pts below.

  • Authors Name and Affiliations

Write Author(s) names without a title and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names. Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes a name of university. Please indicate Corresponding Author (include email address) by adding an email symbol in superscript behind the name.

Author names should be in 12 pt Times New Roman with 6 pts above and 12 pts below. Author addresses are superscripted by numerals and centered over both columns of manuscripts. Author affiliations University name / institution / research study / company should be in 12 pt Times New Roman. The body of the text should commence two lines.

  • Abstract

All contributing authors’ names should be added, and their names arranged in the correct order for publication. A correct email address should be supplied only by the corresponding author. The full name of each author must be present in the exact format they should appear for publication, including or exclude any middle names or initials as required. The affiliation of each contributing author should be correct on their individual author name.

The criteria of authorship are as follows; Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; Final approval of the version to be published; Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. 

The word “Abstract” should put in left, bold, 11 point, paragraf space after 0 poin. Abstract should contain summary of the all research (aim, scope, result and conclusion) with maximum 250 words, justified, 12 point, and single spacing. For keywords wrote in italic and then separated using symbol (;) with maximum are 5 words.

Article Organization The body of articles should be organized (at least) into the IMRaD structure as follow; 

  • Introductionprovides adequate background or context (problem and its significance) of the study. The subject should not be written extensively. It is expected that rationale or purpose of the study (gap analysis), the objective in general and specific, and hypothesis (if any) should be expressed clearly. Present a clear "state of the art" of the subject, which discussed literature and theoretical concepts behind it. A concise general background may be included in the article. Present at least 5 (five) recent related works to support the novelty of the research. 
  • Methodologyprovides sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced by an independent researcher. Methods that are already published should be summarized and indicated by a reference. If quoting directly from a previously published method, use quotation marks and also cite the source. Any modifications to existing methods should also be described. Indicate the participants observed, including demographic data, number of respondents, the rationale of respondents selection, etc. Describe the design of the experiment, such as the experiment procedures, surveys, interviews, observation characteristics, etc. Write the complete research procedure. Be sure that explanations made in the article will allow other researchers reproduce the work, or make future work out of it. 
  • Results and discussions. Write results in logical sequence. Results with important findings should be present first. When presenting results in a table or figure, do not repeat all those contents in the text. Present only the summary of the text. Describe only new and important aspects of the study. Do not repeat all information from results section or any section above. Present limitations of the study. Write the issues that are new or unsolved, for future research. This section consists of the information on What/How the presented data were produced, no raw data should be present in the article. The produced data are presented in tables, or figures with an explanation of what is the result/findings from the work. The section will also need to address connections between findings and basic concepts or hypothesis made earlier. Authors should also express whether any arguments were needed relating to other works from other researchers. Write implications made by the work related to theoretical or applications. 
  • Conclusions. The conclusion should be linked to the title and objectives of the study. Do not make statements not adequately supported by your findings. Write the improvements made to industrial engineering field or science in general. Do not make further discussions, repeat the abstract, nor only list the results of research results. Do not use bulleted points, use paragraphed sentences instead.
  • Biographies Those who contribute but do not meet all criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors, but they should be acknowledged at the end of the text.
  • Symbols and units, numbers

If symbols are defined in a nomenclature section, symbols and units should be listed in alphabetical order with their definition and dimensions in SI units. Please use the SI set of units as much as possible. Wherever the application domain uses a different set of units widely, please minimize the use of non-standard units or non-standard symbols for those units. As examples, the use of “a” for the year (annum) is depreciated and the use of “y” is encouraged instead. Similarly, “h” should be used for hours instead of “hr” and “t” instead of “ton” or “tonne”. It is important to take care of the case in which the measurement units are typed. E.g. “Km” does not mean “kilometers”, but “Kelvin-meters”.

When providing numerical values followed by measurement units, please leave a regular space or non-breaking space between each value and the measurement unit. This also includes percentages and degrees Celsius (e.g. 42 % or 35 %, 234 °C, 504 K). This rule also applies to the unit for a litre, which is recommended to be capital “L”. The authors are encouraged to render the numbers according to the International rules, specifying the dot as a decimal separator and the comma as a thousand separator.

  • Equations

Make sure that placing and numbering of equations are consistent throughout your manuscript.

Left aligns the equation and put the number of the equation flush-right, using a Right Tab on the right margin. Please reference equations in the text by writing: Eqn. .. (do not use Equation ..) In principle, variables are to be presented in italics.

  • Figures and Tables

Figures and tables should be originals or sharp prints. Please use the SI set of units as much as possible. Figures and tables should be centered and placed either at the top or at the bottom of the page. Please do not render tables as pictures and please do not use too small font sizes in the illustrations. Please use the following fonts in your illustrations: Times New Roman, Symbol, or use fonts that look similar.

If your figures and tables are created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply 'as is' in the native format, too. Regardless of the application used other than Microsoft Office, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please 'Save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):

  • EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings, embed all used fonts.
  • TIFF (or JPEG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones), keep to a minimum of 300 dpi.
  • TIFF (or JPEG): Bitmapped (pure black & white pixels) line drawings, keep to a minimum of 1000 dpi.
  • TIFF (or JPEG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale), keep to a minimum of 500 dpi.

Set table number and title flush left above table. Horizontal lines should be placed above and below table headings and at the bottom of the table. Vertical lines should be avoided. The title should use Times New Roman 11, with 0 pt before and 6 pt after the paragraph, left-justified at the top of the table. Tables have to be included in the text. If a table is too long to fit one page, the table number and heading should be repeated on the next page before the table is continued. Alternatively the table may be spread over two consecutive pages (first an even numbered, then an odd-numbered page) turned by 90, without repeating the heading.

  • Figure captions

Fig. 1 Captions should be placed below each illustration, font Times New Roman, 11 pts. Figures and figure captions should be placed center; two narrow figures may be placed side-by-side. Please reference figures in the text by writing: Fig. .. (do not use Figure ..).

  • Concerning references

In order to give our readers a sense of continuity, we encourage you to identify Kumaracitta : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini  articles of similar research in your papers. Please, do a literature check of the papers published in Kumaracitta : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini in recent years at https://ejournal.windari.com/index.php/kum/index

For citation and model citation we are using American Psychiatric Association (APA), you can find it using Mendeley or other reference manager program or using citation machine on the internet, such as http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-report/manual.

References must be listed at the end of the paper. Do not begin them on a new page unless this is absolutely necessary. Authors should ensure that every reference in the text appears in the list of references and vice versa.

Some examples of how your references should be listed are given at the end of this template in the ‘References’ section, which will allow you to assemble your reference list according to the correct format and font size. When you are referencing conference proceedings, page numbers should be provided. If proceedings are not available, the lecture identification – e.g. lecture number should be provided instead. When you are referencing websites, an author or authoring institution should be provided. The date of the last access should be provided as well.

  • References

Andari, I. A. M. Y., & Wiguna, I. B. A. A. (2022). The Acquisition Of English Vocabulary By Kindergarten Students Through Children Songs. Kumarottama : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini1(2), 84-97. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53977/ Kumarottama.v1i2.396

Widyasanti, N. P. (2021). Strategi Pengembangan Kreativitas Anak Usia Dini Dimasa Pandemi. Kumarottama : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 1(1), 74-83.  https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53977/Kumarottama.v1i1.287

Depdiknas. (2007). Pedoman Pembelajaran Permainan Berhitung Permula Di Taman Kanak-kanak. Jakarta: Depdiknas. Dhingra, R., Sharma, N., & Kour, M. (2009). Relationship between Parental Perception and Young Childrens ’ Usage of Computers, 28(3), 167–170.

Fakhrudin, A. . (2010). Sukses Menjadi Guru TK/PAUD. Yogyakarta: Bening. Hong, H. (1996). Effects of Mathematics Learning Through Children's Literature on Math Achievement and Dispositional Outcomes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 477-494.

Montessori, M. (2004). The Montessori method: the origins of an educational innovation: including an abridged and annotated edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori method. Rowman & Littlefield.

 

Copyright Notice

 

Authors who publish with the Kumaracitta  : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini agree to the following terms:

 

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. 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 acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. 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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