Author Guidelines

Submission Checklist

  1. Read the Focus & Scope to gain an overview and assess if your manuscript is suitable for this journal;
  2. Use the Microsoft Word template  to prepare your manuscript. 
  3. Make sure that issues about publication ethics, plagiarism policy, process, and references format have been appropriately considered;
  4. Ensure that all authors have approved the content of the submitted manuscript and confirm that they read the Instructions for Authors.

Structure of the Manuscript

  • Title page
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Research method
  • Result
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Implications for Research
  • Acknowledgments (if applicable)
  • References (American Psychological Association style)
  • Appendices (if applicable)

Manuscript Submission Overview

Types of Publications

Full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. MANDAR: Management Development and Applied Research Journal requires that authors publish all experimental controls and make full datasets available.

Manuscripts submitted to MANDAR: Management Development and Applied Research Journal should neither be published previously nor be under consideration for publication in another journal. The main article types are listed below and a comprehensive list of article types—please note that not all article types are available for all disciplines.

  • Article: These are original research manuscripts. The work should report scientifically sound experiments and provide a substantial amount of new information. The article should include the most recent and relevant references in the field. The structure should include an Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature review, Research method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Implications for Research, and References.

  • Review: Reviews offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature within a field of study, identifying current gaps or problems. They should be critical and constructive and provide recommendations for future research. No new, unpublished data should be presented. The structure can include an Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature review, Research method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Implications for Research, and References.

Submission Process

Manuscripts for MANDAR: Management Development and Applied Research Journal should be submitted online at https://ojs.unsulbar.ac.id/index.php/mandar. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer review process. The submitting author must ensure that all eligible co-authors have been included in the author list and that they have all read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript. To submit your manuscript, register and log in to the submission website. Once you have registered, click here to go to the submission form for MANDAR. All co-authors can see the manuscript details in the submission system, if they register and log in using the e-mail address provided during manuscript submission.

Accepted File Formats

Authors are encouraged to use the Microsoft Word template to prepare their manuscript. Using the template file will substantially shorten the time to complete copy-editing and publication of accepted manuscripts. The total amount of data for all files must not exceed 50 MB. If this is a problem, please contact the Editorial Office jurnalmandar@unsulbar.ac.id. Accepted file formats are:

  • Microsoft Word: Manuscripts prepared in Microsoft Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in Microsoft Word, we encourage you to use the Microsoft Word template file. Please insert your graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) in the main text after the paragraph of its first citation. Usage of these templates is exclusively intended for submission to the journal for peer review, and strictly limited to this purpose and it cannot be used for posting online on preprint servers or other websites.
  • Supplementary files: May be any format, but it is recommended that you use common, non-proprietary formats where possible.

Cover Letter

A cover letter must be included with each manuscript submission. It should be concise and explain why the content of the paper is significant, placing the findings in the context of existing work. It should explain why the manuscript fits the scope of the journal.

Any prior submissions of the manuscript to MANDAR: Management Development and Applied Research Journal must be acknowledged. If this is the case, it is strongly recommended that the previous manuscript ID is provided in the submission system, which will ease your current submission process. The names of proposed and excluded reviewers should be provided in the submission system, not in the cover letter.

All cover letters are required to include the following statements:

  • We confirm that neither the manuscript nor any parts of its content are currently under consideration for publication with or published in another journal.
  • All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to MANDAR.

Research Manuscript Sections

  • Title: The title of the manuscript must fully reflect the topic of the research and its content. It must be short and concrete (not more than 15 words). In addition, it should interest the reader and be written in a scientific style. It is appropriate to point to the object of research or concretize it using a colon or brackets. It is not recommended to use abbreviations, and if you do use them, then only use commonly known ones.
  • Abstract: The abstract should be between 150 and 250. The abstract should be a single paragraph and should follow the style of structured abstracts, but without headings: 1) Background: Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; 2) Methods: Describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied. Include any relevant preregistration numbers, and species and strains of any animals used; 3) Results: Summarize the article's main findings; and 4) Implications: Indicate the main implication or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article: it must not contain results which are not presented and substantiated in the main text and should not exaggerate the main conclusions.
  • Keywords: The purpose of keywords is to give the reader an idea of the content of the article. They should reflect the area of the study. The number of keywords should be 5-10 on average. There should not be sentences, but words or word groups. There is no need to replicate words from the title of the manuscript. We recommend that the keywords are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.
  • Introduction: The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important. It should define the purpose of the work and its significance, including specific hypotheses being tested. The current state of the research field should be reviewed carefully and key publications cited. Please highlight controversial and diverging hypotheses when necessary. Finally, briefly mention the main aim of the work and highlight the main conclusions. Keep the introduction comprehensible to scientists working outside the topic of the paper.
  • Literature Review: Literature review provides an analysis and generalization of relevant works, which describe the essence of the problem and/or give an understanding of the previous efforts to solve it. The Literature Review should comply with the aim of the study (fitness for purpose) and represent the results of a critical analysis of the analytical base for testing the research hypothesis. Literature review must not be limited only to works that were published in the country where the author lives and works (the problem should be studied globally). Only those sources are given and analyzed in the paper that are really valuable for the author’s research. The author cannot just compile long lists of authors and their works that are relevant to the subject under study. The author cannot take the pieces of review text from other works with reference to other authors and include their works in the list of references. When citing, the author is obliged to observe ethical and moral principles. It is recommended to finish the literature review with the presentation of unsolved issues, identification of contradictions in the results and findings of the previous research, justification of the need to continue the studies in this area, and choice of the specific topic (direction) of this study.
  • Research method: They should be described with sufficient detail to allow others to replicate and build on published results. New methods should be described in detail while well-established methods can be briefly described and appropriately cited. If methods and procedures offered are used in other works, the author should refer to the original sources.
    Give the name and version of any software used and make clear whether computer code used is available. Include any pre-registration codes. Where applicable, authors are required to disclose in this section details of how GenAI has been used in the paper (e.g., to generate text, data or graphics or assist in study design or data collection, analysis or interpretation). The use of GenAI for superficial text editing (e.g., regarding grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting) does not need to be declared.
  • Results: This is where empirical or theoretical data obtained during the research process are presented. It is recommended to use figures, tables, graphs, and schemes. Interpretation of the results obtained is not performed in this section. Also, results obtained previously by the authors or other scientists should not be presented.
  • Discussion: Here, the interpretation of the results obtained during the research is performed. Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted in perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses. The findings and their implications should be discussed in the broadest context possible and limitations of the work highlighted.
  • Conclusions: In this section, the main ideas of the manuscript are presented, and the obtained results and their novelty are demonstrated. The possibility of practical use of the obtained results should be outlined, and future research directions may also be mentioned.
  • Implications for Research: This section is not mandatory but can be added to the manuscript if the discussion is unusually long or complex.
  • Acknowledgments: In this section you can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by the author contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments). Where GenAI has been used for purposes such as generating text, data or graphics, study design, or data collection, analysis or interpretation, please add.
    Declaration of Generative AI in the writing process: "In preparing this manuscript, the author(s) used (name of tool/service/services, etc.) for (specify purpose). After use, the author(s) processed and edited the text and bear full responsibility for the content of the publication." If the authors used only basic tools to check grammar, spelling, references, etc., then there is no need to include a declaration.
  • References: A reference list is always alphabetically arranged. All sources should be individually listed at the end of the manuscript, using the last names of the authors. We recommend preparing the references with a bibliography software package, such as Mendeley or ReferenceManager to avoid typing mistakes and duplicated references. The reference list should include the full title of the publication, as recommended by the APA style guide.
    References should be described as follows, depending on the type of work:.
  • Journal Articles:
    Author, A. A. (Date). Title of the journal article: Subtitle. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Firstpage–Lastpage/Article Number. https://doi.org/DOI.
  • Books and Book Chapters:
    Author, A. A. (Date). Title of the book: Subtitle. Publisher Name.
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Date). Title of the book chapter: Subtitle. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book: Subtitle (pp. Firstpage–Lastpage). Publisher Name.
  • Unpublished Works and Informally Published Works:
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Date). Title of the unpublished manuscript: Subtitle [Unpublished manuscript/Manuscript in preparation/Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department Name, Institution Name.
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Date). Title of the work. Name of Database/Name of Archive. https://doi.org/DOI.
  • Conference Proceedings:
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year, Month day–day). Title of contribution [Type of contribution]. Conference Name, Conference City, Conference Country.
  • Thesis:
    Author, A. A. (Date). Title of the thesis: Subtitle [XX Thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database Name/Archive Name (optional). Available online: https://URL (accessed on) (optional).
  • Websites:
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Date). Title of the webpage: Subtitle. Site Name (optional). Available online: https://URL (accessed on day month year).

Publishing process

Submission process
To submit, please send a manuscript in MS Word format (.doc or .docx) and a completed Cover letter via submission website. Make sure that all supplementary materials (tables, figures, equations, and images) are editable. In case the Managing Editor asks to send editable elements, please do it as soon as possible to start the reviewing process. To prepare your manuscript for submission, please read the Submission Guidelines. Violation of Research Misconduct Policies will result in paper rejection and possible sanctions against authors.

Review process
All papers are "double-blind" peer-reviewed. For more information, please see Review Process section.
All authors receive reviewers’ comments immediately after the manuscript has been reviewed. The authors have the opportunity to request a Referee Report, which they receive without revealing the identity of the reviewer, and can appeal against editorial decisions by responding to the referees with the authors’ arguments and explanations.

Article Processing Charges (APC)
Authors pay APC to publish their articles in open access under one of the Creative Commons licenses. APC covers the costs of the publication process, including peer review administration, copy editing, file hosting, etc. The APC for accepted publication is USD $35 (The APC is not applicable for the paper with first foreign author).

Proofreading
After the paper is typeset, the publisher will provide the authors of accepted papers with proofs for the correction of errors. Only changes to the title of the paper, list of authors, or scientific errors will be considered and further approved by the publishing team. The publisher is not responsible for the errors that are the result of the authors' oversight. We reserve the right to make the final decision regarding style and the size of figures.

Our Editors-in-Chief encourage the Editorial and Assistant Editors to appoint diverse expert Editorial Boards. This is also reflective in our multi-national and inclusive workplace. We are proud to create equal opportunities without regard to gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or socio-economic status. There is no place for discrimination in our workplace and editors of MANDAR: Management Development and Applied Research Journal are to uphold these principles in high regard.