Author Guidelines
International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM) (e-ISSN: 000 000) published by the Educational Management Study Program, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Riau Kepulauan, Batam City, Indonesia. IJEM contains scientific articles from research and critical review in educational leadership, educational management, teaching and learning in various disciplines and levels, as well as educational development issues. The manuscript well-typed in double column on A4 size paper, use 11 pt of Times New Roman. The manuscript contains an original work and has potentially contributed to the highly scientific advancement. The manuscript should contain the following section in order:
1. TITLE
The title must be written briefly and clearly, and must show precisely the problem to be raised, not to provide a variety of interpretive opportunities, not to contain abbreviations that are not commonly used, not too long (no more than 15 words), Times New Roman, font size 14 pt.
2. AUTHOR NAMES
Full name without academic degrees and titles, the author’s name should be accompanied by complete affiliation address and corresponding email.
3. ABSTRACT
Abstract is written in italics (Italic) along 150-250 words with a font size of 10 pt and Times New Roman fonts and the distance between single- paced lines. If the article is in Indonesian, then the abstract must be written in Indonesian and English that is good and correct. The article must be written in English, the abstract must be written in English. The Abstract section must contain the core issues to be raised, the method of solving them, and the scientific findings obtained and conclusions. Abstracts can only be written in one paragraph in a single column format. Keywords: Written in English 2-5 words or groups of words, written alphabetically.
4. INTRODUCTION (11pt, Times New Roman)
The introduction must contain (in sequence) a general background, a state of the art as a basis for statements of scientific novelty from articles, statements of scientific novelty, and research problems or hypotheses. At the end of the introduction, the purpose of the article review must be written. In the format of scientific articles, literature review is not permitted as in the research report, but is manifested in the form of a state of the art study to show the scientific novelty of the article.
5. METHOD (11pt, Times New Roman)
The flow of research should be presented in this section complete with captions. Image captions placed as part of the image title (figure caption) are not part of the picture. The methods used in completing the study are written in this section.
6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (11pt, Times New Roman)
The results and discussion contain scientific research findings and discussions. Write down scientific findings obtained from the results of research that has been done but must be supported by adequate data. The scientific findings referred to here are not the results of research data obtained. The scientific findings must be explained scientifically including: What scientific findings were obtained? Why did that happen? Why are trend variables like that? All these questions must be explained scientifically, not only descriptive, if necessary, supported by adequate scientific basis phenomena. In addition, it should also be explained in comparison with the results of other researchers who are almost the same topic. The results of research and findings must be able to accommodate the research objectives in the introduction.
7. CONCLUSION (11pt, Times New Roman)
The conclusion describes the answer to the hypothesis and / or the purpose of the research or scientific findings obtained. Conclusions do not contain repetitions of the results and discussion, but rather summarize the findings as expected in the objectives or hypotheses.
8. RECOMMENDATION (11pt, Times New Roman)
Recommendation describes things that will be done related to the next idea of the research. Barriers or problems that can influence the results of research are also presented in this section.
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT (11pt, Times New Roman, "Optional")
This section can be written in case there are certain parties need to be acknowledged, such as research sponsors. The acknowledgement must be written in brief and clear. In addition, avoid the hyperbole acknowledgment.
10. REFERENCES (11pt, Times New Roman)
All references referred to in the text of the article must be registered in the References section. The bibliography must contain reference libraries originating from primary sources (scientific journals and amounting to a minimum of 80% of the total bibliography) published in the last 10 (ten) years. Each article contains at least 10 (ten) references. Writing a referral system in an article text and writing a
Bibliography should use a reference management application program, for example: Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, or others.
Guide to Writing References
Writing references should use reference management applications such as Mendeley, End Note, Zotero, or others. The format of writing used in the IJEM is in accordance with the format of the APA (American Psychological Association).
a. Journal articles:
Pohan, A. E., Daulay, H. M., & Sahrir, A. (2021). Improving Teachers’ Professionalism Through Blended-Based Training in Indonesia’s Remote Area. London Journal of Social Sciences, (1), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.31039/ljss.2021.1.43
b. Book:
Pohan, A. E. (2023). The Concept of Online Learning Based on a Scientific Approach (2 nd ed.). CV. Sarnu Untung.
c. Articles in proceedings:
Pohan, A. E., Harahap, D. A., & Hasibuan, J. R. (2025). Framework of Vocational English Teaching Management in Indonesia: A Look from Batam as Industrial City. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Study (ICMS), Batam, Indonesia.
d. Thesis and dissertation, research reports:
Albert, E. P. (2023). Development of Management Model on Enhancing Teacher Competency in the Era of Society 5.0 in Indonesia Remote Area. Dissertation Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
e. Chapter in edited book:
Hovmand, S. (1995). Fluidized Bed Drying. In Mujumdar, A.S. (Ed.) Handbook of Industrial Drying (pp.195-248). 2nd Ed. New York: Marcel Dekker.
f. Website
United Arab Emirates architecture. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2010, from UAE Interact website: http://www. uaeinteract.com/
g. Articles from the websites:
Benton Foundation. (1998, July 7). Barriers to closing the gap. In Losing ground bit by bit: Low-income communities in the information age (chap. 2). Retrieved from http://www.benton.org/library?low-Income/two.html
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 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.
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.
Copyright Notice
License and Publishing Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to the journal, the authors certify that:
1. They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
2. The work described has not been formally published before, except in the form of an abstract
or as part of a published lecture, review, thesis, or overlay journal.
3. That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
4. That its publication has been approved by all the author(s) and by the responsible authorities –
tacitly or explicitly – of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
5. They secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or
copyrighted elsewhere.
6. They agree to the following license and publishing agreement.
Copyright
Authors who publish with IJEM agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal 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.
Licensing for Data Publication
IJEM use a variety of waivers and licenses, that are specifically designed for and appropriate for the
treatment of data:
Open Data Commons Attribution
License, http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/ (default)
Other data publishing licenses may be allowed as exceptions (subject to approval by the editor on a
case-by-case basis) and should be justified with a written statement from the author, which will be
published with the article.