WRITING GUIDELINE

Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature aims to widespread the latest results of research and conceptual ideas in the field of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature. The manuscripts can be research-based and/or non-research-based. Each paper submitted must comply with the standardized legitimacy. Hence, the author submitting an article to Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature must adhere to the following guidelines.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  1. Article written includes the results of the research or conceptual ideas in the field of Applied Linguistics or Applied Literature (preferably research). The article must be written in English.
  2. The article submitted by the author is the original scientific paper, has never been published, and is not being submitted for publication in another journal.
  3. The article does not contain any form of plagiarism, falsification, and fabrication of data.
  4. The length of manuscript is between 7 - 16 pages (excluding the reference list).
  5. It is advisable that the article be proofread before being submitted. Article(s) with major grammar mistakes will be rejected.
  6. The article can be submitted via OJS page of Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature.

For research-based articles, see the writing guidelines HERE.

For non research-based articles, see the writing guidelines HERE.

See the journal template HERE.

Both research-based and non research-based articles should follow the guidelines below:

  1. The names of all authors of the article are listed without academic degrees, and followed by the authors’ affiliations and E-mail addresses. The first author is the corresponding author.
  2. The article is written in the essay format. The title of the article is printed in capital letters with justify paragraph format, Times New roman, and 12 pt font size. The rank is expressed in the title section with different types of letter (all titles of sections and sub-sections are typed in bold or bold and italic), and refrain to use of numbers in the title section:
  • Rank I (UPPERCASE , BOLD, ALIGNED-LEFT)
  • Rank 2 (Sentence Case, Bold, Aligned-Left)
  • Rank 3 (Sentence Case, Bold-Italic, Aligned-Left)
  1. Abstract is written in English, typed in Times New Roman with justify paragraph format and font size 11 pt. Keywords consists of 3-5 words which are italicized and written in an alphabetical order. The abstract consists of 100-200 words.
  2. References should be issued not more than last 10 years prior to the current year. References should consists of at least ten sources (preferably research reports and research articles in journals and scientific magazines).
  3. Citations and references are written according to the APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition style. The references should be written in alphabetical and chronological order. Authors are recommended to use a reference management software in writing the citations and references such as Mendeley, End Note, or Zotero.