Author Guidelines

Structure of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should be arranged in accordance with the structural framework outlined below in order to facilitate clarity of presentation, maintain logical coherence throughout the text, and ensure full compliance with the journal’s editorial policies and submission guidelines. The complete manuscript should ordinarily fall within a word range of 5,000 to 8,000 words.

Title

The title should accurately reflect the research aims, the method or model employed, and the overarching objective of the study. Acronyms and abbreviations should be avoided.

Abstract

The abstract must be 150–250 words in length and must not include citations. It should succinctly state the study’s primary objective, research design, methodology, principal outcomes or results, and the main conclusions, thereby enabling readers to understand the focus and contribution of the paper at a glance.

Main Sections

Authors are advised to structure the manuscript using the following core sections: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. Each section should contribute substantively to the development of the argument and the presentation of the study’s contribution.

References

The manuscript should include a minimum of 30 references. Authors should ensure that at least 80 per cent of the cited sources comprise peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years, demonstrating sustained engagement with current scholarship in the field.

Please ensure that your manuscript is prepared in strict accordance with the official paper template of the Indonesian Journal of Corruption and Criminal Justice (IJCCJ).