Author Guidelines

Submission
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Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check their submission's compliance with all the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors who do not adhere to these guidelines:
• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration in another journal.
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .rtf).
• If available, URLs for references are provided and activated.
• The text adheres to the style and bibliography requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines
Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Tadulako Online (JPFT) does not tolerate any form of plagiarism or duplicate submissions. Therefore, JPFT strongly recommends that authors thoroughly check their manuscript content before submitting it for publication. The editorial office will screen all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism before publishing them online. If plagiarism is detected by the editors, peer reviewers, or editorial staff at any stage of the publication process, the manuscript may be rejected based on the plagiarism percentage, and the authors will be notified.

Plagiarism screening will be conducted by the Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Tadulako Online Editorial Board using TURNITIN Plagiarism Checker. Articles will be accepted if the similarity index is less than 25%.

Please consider the following before submitting your manuscript:

Format Requirements: Ensure that the submitted research paper adheres to the manuscript template. Include sections outlining the content of your paper. Refer to our manuscript template.

Ethical Considerations: Follow general research and paper-writing ethics. Disclose any potential conflicts of interest. For this purpose, authors must complete an Author Statement, which can be submitted as a supplementary file along with the manuscript.

Originality and Copyright: Submitted papers must be original, and authors must confirm they have the rights to submit the content. Plagiarism, data manipulation, or any form of research misconduct is strictly prohibited. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the journal the right to publish and distribute the paper.

Language: Submissions must be written in clear, standard Indonesian.

Peer Review Process: Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous peer review process. Authors may be asked to respond to reviewer feedback. The decision to accept or reject will be communicated promptly.

Authorship and Acknowledgements: List all authors and their contributions. Acknowledge funding sources and individuals who contributed but do not meet authorship criteria.

Post-Publication Corrections: If errors are discovered after publication, authors may request corrections. Corrections will be assessed for significance and accuracy before implementation.

Publication and Open Access: Accepted papers will be published on our platform. Authors should be aware of the journal's open-access policy.

Additional Note: Submissions that do not follow the manuscript template will be rejected.

Common Reasons for Rejection

  1. Manuscript Content:
    • Title: The title should be concise, informative, and clearly written.
    • Introduction: Provide a brief background and state of the art as a basis for the new research question, new scientific statement, main research problems, and previous findings related to the manuscript. The final part of the introduction must state the research objective.
    • Methods: Describe the methods applied to solve the problem, including the analysis methods. This section details the methods used in addressing the research problem.
    • Results and Discussion: This section presents the research findings and their discussion. The research results should be supported by sufficient data. The findings must address or test the hypotheses mentioned earlier in the introduction.
    • Conclusion: This is the final section, summarizing the research findings. The conclusion should address the research hypothesis, objective, and findings. It must not merely restate the results and discussion but should offer a summary of findings that align with the research goals or hypothesis.
    • References: All cited works must be properly listed in the reference section. We encourage citing at least 15 references, with 80% from primary sources in leading databases (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science, etc.). Cited works should be recent and include references from diverse countries.

Editorial: Submit a new manuscript to the Editorial section.

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