Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Please read this guidelines for Full Article:

A full paper submitted to IICIS is a comprehensive report detailing the entire research process carried out by a researcher or author (s). It includes a well-structured and systematic presentation of the study, covering the research problem, prior studies that informed the research, the concepts and theories applied, the methods employed, observations, critical discussions of the issues, and findings that respond to the research objectives. Ideally, the manuscript should also contain the novelty of the research, as well as recommendations on how the researcher’s work can contribute to solving problems in various fields of the social sciences.

Full papers submitted to IICIS 2025 will be published in the Proceedings of the 5th IICIS 2025. High-quality papers, whose authors express interest and agreement, may also be considered for publication in nationally accredited journals in Indonesia affiliated with and partnered by IICIS 2025. For this purpose, authors are encouraged to contact the IICIS 2025 committee directly.

The content of each paper must range between 4,000 to 10,000 words, or approximately 6 to 12 pages, excluding the references. The manuscript must present the research substance as an introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions and recommendations.

The structure of a manuscript submitted to IICIS should follow the order of sections as outlined below:

• Title and author – includes the title, author names, institutional affiliations, abstract, and keywords,
• Introduction – presents the research background, core problem, urgency of the issue, research questions and/or objectives, benefits or contributions of the study, relevant prior research, and the concepts and theories used. If needed, this section may be divided into subsections,
• Methodology – concisely explains all procedures and describes of how the research was conducted. This includes the research approach, type of study, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques. If necessary, this section may also detail the development of research instruments,
• Results and Discussion – presents the main data, research findings, and testing outcomes aligned with the established research objectives. This section should also include a discussion linking the results to relevant concepts and theories, and a critical analysis when appropriate to enrich the research findings. Subsections may be added for better elaboration,
• Conclusion and Recommendations – answers the research questions and the key findings derived from the study. This section should also include the researcher’s suggestions or recommendations.

Extra Sections and Sub-sections are permitted if any of the sections above require further elaboration or a detailed explanation.

The formatting of the paper — covering font type, font size, line spacing, alignment, and layout—should follow the specifications below:

• Title, author     : Follow the abstract guidelines as previously described.
• Introduction     : Garamond, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, regular, justified alignment
• Methodology   : Garamond, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, regular, justified alignment
• Results and discussion: Garamond, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, regular, justified alignment
• Conclusion and recommendations: Garamond, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, regular, justified alignment

The main section title should be in bold and use uppercase format. Subsection titles must be written in bold with capitalized words if considered essential and necessary.

The page margins for the entire paper should be 3.00 cm on all sides.

The first line of each paragraph must be indented by 1.25 cm from the left margin.

Enumeration refers to the use of numbering in IICIS papers to organize the content of a section, particularly when explaining steps, dimensions, factors, or different types of elaboration. The format for enumeration is:

• Use lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.) for primary enumeration
• Use a dash (-) for sub-enumeration or subpoints under each lettered item
• This enumeration system is not used for number the main sections of the paper.

Figures included in IICIS papers must clearly illustrate the main observed objects, research models, charts, or graphs that summarize complex data and any visual observations to be analysed in the paper.

• Figure titles must be placed below the image, numbered sequentially, using Garamond, 11 pt, single spacing (1.0), bold, and center-aligned. Image or figure sources should be written immediately after the figure title in the same format but not bolded.

Tables should present complex data or arguments and maybe typologies or table for data presentations.

• Table titles must be placed above the table, numbered sequentially, using Garamond, 11 pt, single spacing (1.0), bold, and center-aligned.
• Table content should be formatted using Garamond, 11 pt, single spacing (1.0), bold. Table sources should be written below the table in the same format but not bolded.

Citations are a way to acknowledge sources that the paper's author refers to and that contribute to the development of their research. All in-text citations, whether direct or indirect, must follow the APA Style, 7th Edition.

References should list all sources cited or used by the author to develop the research content. References should be formatted in APA Style, 7th Edition, written in Garamond, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, regular style.

The file format for submission is .docx, and must be prepared on A4-sized pages.

The official IICIS paper template can be accessed in this section.