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Author Guidelines

Title and Author Identity

  • The article title must be written in English and Bahasa Indonesia, using Times New Roman font, size 14 pt, centered.

  • Author’s name (without academic title), institutional affiliation, and the corresponding author’s email must be clearly stated below the title.

Abstract and Keywords

  • Abstract must be written in both Bahasa Indonesia and English, with a maximum of 200 words each.

  • English abstract should be in italic.

  • Use Times New Roman font, size 10 pt, single spacing.

  • Keywords consist of 3–5 words, arranged alphabetically, separated by semicolons (;).

Article Structure

  • The main sections of the article are:
    Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Recommendation (if any), and Acknowledgment.

  • Use Times New Roman font, size 12 pt, 1.5 spacing.

  • Margin: top & bottom 3 cm, left & right 2.5 cm.

  • The article should be 10–20 pages in length.

Tables and Figures Documentation Photos

  • Each table/figure must be numbered and given a title according to its content (e.g., Table 1. Respondents’ Data).

  • Use Times New Roman font, size 10 pt.

  • Figures must be clear, high-quality, and easy to read.

Documentation Photos

1. Each community service article must include documentation photos as evidence of the activities conducted. Photos should:
Be in color and of good quality (not blurry).

2. Show the core activities of the program (e.g., activities, participants, location, results).

3. Include a clear and informative caption below each photo.

4. Contain at least 3 relevant photos.

Photos are an essential component of the article to enhance both validity and presentation.

References

  • References must follow Turabian 8th Edition (Full Note) style.

  • References should be arranged alphabetically, single-spaced.

  • At least 80% of the references must be from primary sources (journals, books, theses/dissertations) and a maximum of 20% from secondary sources.

  • Authors are encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley.

Additional Requirements

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration in another journal.

  • Manuscripts must pass a Turnitin similarity check with a maximum similarity index of 20%.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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.

Copyright Notice

The copyright of each published article remains with the author. However, by submitting an article to Real Coster, the author agrees to grant the journal the right of first publication.

All article content published in Real Coster is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Under this license, users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, and cite the article, provided that:

  1. The use is non-commercial.

  2. Proper credit is given to the original author and source.

  3. Any derivative works are distributed under the same license.

This policy aims to promote open access to knowledge, ensure proper recognition for authors, and encourage the utilization of research for the benefit of society at large.

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