Author Guidelines

General Guidelines

  1. The author must register as an author in order to carry out the manuscript submission process.
  2. The manuscript should be prepared according to the author guidelines and Template. The journal template can be downloaded here.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

  1. The article has not been published previously or is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
  2. The article should be typed in MS Word and is submitted by submission online in e-journal portal MELO available at melo.iakn-toraja.ac.id
  3. The article should be the result of library research or field research related to the issues of religions and their relation with the pluralism, tolerance, digital culture, health religious philosophy, law and politics, economics and tourism.
  4. The article submitted to editorial team will be processed using double blind review system.
  5. The acceptance decision of this article is taken by editorial team based on the recommendation from Bebestari partner (reviewer).
  6. The component of articles should meet the criteria of scientific research standard, including: (a) title of the article (b) names of authors without academic title (c) authors affiliation address (d) abstract and keywords (e) introduction (f) method (g) research findings and discussion (h) conclusion (i) references
  7. Article format: it can be written either in Bahasa or in English with a print-ready format in Microsoft Word on A4 sized-paper (210x297). Paper margins should be set as follows: left 3 cm, top 2,5 cm, right 2 cm and bottom 2,5 cm. The article should range from 4000 to 6000 words including figures and tables (1,25 space). Manuscript is written in Cambria at 12pt size (except the article title) in one column format.
  8. The title of article should be written in Bahasa or English and should not exceed 14 words, with News Goth CN BT, 15pt-sized font without subtitle of article.
  9. Identity of author: Author’s name is written without academic title under the article title in News Goth CN BT, 12pt-sized font. The space between author’s identity with affiliation and email correspondence is single space.
  10. If author more than one: For article with two or more authors, the correspondence should be marked with number in the last name of each author. Using one email correspondence and given mark (*) in the author’s last name. For example: ……………1*, ……………2
  11. Affiliation should be written completely.
  12. Abstract is written in English and Bahasa Indonesia. Abstract must contain research objectives, method, theory utilized and also findings and discussion. For abstract written in English, it uses format justify. For its English version, it is written using the rules of PUEBI in Cambria, 11pt, with left margin 1,5cm and single space around 150-200 words. Keywords should be written under the abstract for each language and separated by comma with 3-5 words.
  13. Introduction should contain the explanation of problem research, main question of the research, how to answer the question and thesis statement.
  14. The method used is in the form of explanation on how to answer the main question of the research answered.