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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.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Authors are responsible for the articles they submit: they must assure the originality of their works, being aware of the consequences of misconduct.
Authors should always acknowledge their sources and provide relevant citation details for all publications that have influenced their work.

The author must submit the manuscript in the format below:

Manuscript Format
Papers should be uploaded to the system that set out in the Sorai Journal, standard size as follows: Title, Authors, Institution and Email, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result, and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment, and References. Manuscripts typed on paper size A4; the column lines space 1.5, 11 pt. Font Arial and should be given a line number. Margins at all four sides of the paper are 2 cm and a maximum of 15 pages.

Manuscript Title
The title made no more than 20 words. The title should be written clearly and concisely to describe the contents of the study.

Authors
The manuscript has the lead author and member of the writer by writing the name in full, and there are no abbreviations (without academic degree), the address of institutions/university, and the email address of the lead author.

Abstract
The abstract had written with specific, objective, and clear statements. Describe by briefly and integrating research, it should be no more than 200 words without reference. It contains an introduction, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and suggestions.

Keywords
Keywords had written after abstract composing with the provisions as much as 3-5 words. Keywords describe drawn theoretical results or describing the research.

Introduction
The author provides briefly and clear information about the background and purpose of the research that has been carried out.

Methods
This section explains about the time and place of study, the sampling method, variables, and indicators of research and data analysis. The use of research methods must be stated clearly and briefly.

Result and Discussion
Results and discussion are written in the same section that describes the results of research and debate. All figures and tables in the text should be linked to writing and can be edited by the editors.

Conclusion and Suggestion
Conclusions are drawn up clearly and describe the results and findings of the discussion.

Acknowledgment
An institution that provides aid or name of the person who has assisted in the completion of the study.

References
Use of a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose Chicago Manual of the Style 17th edition.

Manuscript Template

The manuscript should be prepared according to the following MS Word template:

Copyright Notice

Copyright

Authors who publish to Sorai: Jurnal Pengkajian dan Penciptaan Musik agrees 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 can 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 edit 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) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.