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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Edulib: Journal of Library and Information Science (ISSN 2089-6549 print; ISSN 2528-2182 online) is published twice a year, in May and November, by the Library and Information Science Study Programme, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. It publishes research and conceptual articles on libraries, information, and information literacy, and is indexed in SINTA, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Crossref, OneSearch and Garuda.

1. Article Processing Charge

From May 2026, Edulib applies an Article Processing Charge (APC). The charge becomes payable only after the official acceptance notification, never at submission or during peer review.

• IDR 500,000 for Indonesian authors
• USD 30 for international authors
• Waived where a manuscript submitted by an Indonesian author includes an international co-author

2. Submitting your manuscript

Manuscripts are submitted through the online system at https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/edulib. Register as an author and follow the five-step submission process, uploading the manuscript as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) built on the current Edulib template. Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements below are returned to the author before review. Correspondence concerning a submission is directed to the corresponding author at the address given in the manuscript.

3. Language, length and page

Manuscripts are written in English and run to 5,000–7,000 words, excluding the reference list. The text is set on A4 (210 x 297 mm), single column, with margins of 2.5 cm at the left, right and bottom and 2 cm at the top.

The first page carries the journal masthead; every following page carries a running head with the author's surname, a short title and the page number.

4. Manuscript structure

The manuscript contains the following elements, in this order: (a) title; (b) author names, without academic titles; (c) affiliation and country; (d) correspondence email; (e) abstract and keywords; (f) introduction; (g) methods; (h) results and discussion; (i) conclusion; (j) authors' note; (k) references.

5. Formatting specification

6. Title, authors and affiliation

The title states the problem concisely, contains no uncommon abbreviations, runs to twelve words or fewer, and is set in Constantia 16 pt bold, centred, with the first letter of each word capitalised.

Author names appear without academic degrees or professional titles. The corresponding author is listed first and marked with an asterisk. The affiliation gives the institution and the country. The correspondence email is given on the line beneath the affiliation:

First Author*, Second Author
University, Country
*Correspondence E-mail: [email protected]

7. Abstract and keywords

The abstract is a single paragraph of 150 to 200 words, with no bullets, numbering or citations. It states the problem, the purpose, the method, the principal findings and the conclusion, and is written in the past tense without abbreviations.

Three to five keywords follow the abstract, describing the whole article. Keywords are arranged alphabetically, written in lower case except for proper nouns, separated by a comma and a space, and closed with a period.

information literacy, school library, digital divide, rural education, Indonesia.

8. Section headings and numbering

The article uses six numbered sections, set in uppercase and bold. Subsections are permitted at one level only.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODS
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4. CONCLUSION
5. AUTHORS' NOTE
6. REFERENCES

Subsections are numbered 3.1, 3.2 and so on, set in bold with the first letter of each word capitalised. In-text enumeration within a sentence uses Roman numerals in brackets: (i), (ii), (iii).

9. Figures and tables

Figures and tables are placed in the body of the text immediately after the paragraph in which they are first cited, and every one must be cited before it appears. Each carries a caption in sentence case: figure captions sit below the figure, table captions above the table, and both are numbered with Arabic numerals. A source line follows each figure or table.

Tables are formatted with the AutoFit feature, without vertical lines; horizontal lines are used only where essential. The header row is set in 11 pt bold and centred, the body in 10.5 pt. Images must be of sufficient resolution to reproduce clearly in print.

10. Citations and references

Citations follow the APA 7th edition and are placed at the end of the sentence. The reference list is arranged alphabetically with a hanging indent of 1 cm, and must contain:

• at least 30 sources;
• at least 80% primary sources — journal articles, theses, dissertations and conference proceedings;
• at least 80% published within the last ten years.

Every source cited in the text appears in the list, and every entry in the list is cited. DOIs or URLs are given where available, in the form https://doi.org/... The use of a reference manager such as Mendeley or Zotero is strongly encouraged. Authors are also encouraged to cite relevant articles published in Edulib.

11. Similarity and originality

All manuscripts are screened with Turnitin before entering review. A similarity index above 20% results in the manuscript being returned to the author or rejected without review. The manuscript must be original, must not have been published elsewhere, and must not be under consideration by another journal. The AUTHORS' NOTE section must state that there is no conflict of interest and that the paper is free of plagiarism.

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 manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
2. The file is in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) and is built on the current Edulib template.
3. The manuscript is written in English and runs to 5,000–7,000 words, excluding the reference list.
4. The title is twelve words or fewer; the abstract is 150–200 words; there are three to five keywords, comma-separated and closed with a period.
5. Body text is Calibri 12 pt with single line spacing, and paragraphs are indented 0.5 cm.
6. Section headings are uppercase and bold, numbered 1 to 6, and the AUTHORS' NOTE is present.
7. All figures and tables are embedded in the text, numbered, captioned in sentence case, and cited in the text.
8. The reference list contains at least 30 sources, at least 80% primary and at least 80% from the last ten years, in APA 7th edition.
9. A Turnitin similarity report of 20% or lower has been obtained.
10. Author names, affiliations and the corresponding author's email appear on the first page, without academic titles.
11. All authors have read and approved the submitted version.
12. The Article Processing Charge has been read and is accepted.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

(1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Lisensi Creative Commons Atribusi-BerbagiSerupa 4.0 Internasional that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement 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 acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

(3) Authors should sign copyright transfer agreement when they have approved the final proofs sent by EDULIB prior the publication

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