Author Guidelines

KLAUSULA: Jurnal Hukum Tata Negara, Hukum Administrasi, Pidana dan Perdata

Authors are required to prepare manuscripts in accordance with the following guidelines before submitting them to KLAUSULA. Manuscripts may contain the results of research or scholarly legal thought and must comply with the journal's focus and scope, publication ethics, peer-review procedures, and article template.

1. Type and Originality of Manuscript

• Manuscripts submitted to KLAUSULA may be based on research results or scholarly/legal thought.
• The manuscript must not have been previously published in another medium.
• If the article or part of the article has previously been published, presented, or disseminated, the author must clearly disclose this information.
• The manuscript must not be simultaneously submitted to or under review by another journal.

2. Language and General Format

3. Manuscript Length

The manuscript should contain approximately 6,000–7,000 words, including the abstract, figures, graphs/tables, and references.

4. Article Structure

A research article should generally be organized as follows:

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Research Method
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusion
7. References

Scholarly or conceptual/legal-thought manuscripts may adapt this structure to the nature of the article and may not require a separate research-method section.

5. Abstract and Keywords

• The abstract is written in Indonesian and contains approximately 150–300 words.
• The abstract should concisely describe the problem, objective, approach/method, principal findings, and conclusion.
• Provide 3–5 keywords that represent the main concepts of the manuscript.

6. Author Identity and Blind Review

Author identity must not be written in the manuscript file. Author names, affiliations, email addresses, and other author information must be entered through the OJS submission metadata. This requirement supports the journal's double-blind peer-review process.

7. Citation and Reference Style

• Citation/footnote and bibliography formatting follows the APA Referencing Style as specified by KLAUSULA.
• Authors are encouraged to use Mendeley Reference Management to manage citations and references consistently.
• The bibliography must contain only sources actually cited or referred to in the manuscript.
• All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list.
• Authors are encouraged to cite relevant articles from reputable scholarly journals in addition to legislation, books, cases, and other appropriate legal sources.

8. Tables, Figures, and Supporting Material

• Tables, graphs, and figures must be numbered consistently.
• Each table or figure must have a clear title or caption.
• The source must be stated where the material is adapted or reproduced from another work.
• Authors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce copyrighted material where required.

9. Submission Procedure

Manuscripts must be submitted through the KLAUSULA online submission system:

10. Peer Review and Editorial Decision

Submitted manuscripts are processed through double-blind peer review. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts according to academic quality, relevance, originality, legal analysis, methodological appropriateness, and ethical compliance. The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript is made by the Editor. Accepted manuscripts may be edited by the editorial team for language, style, formatting, and consistency without changing the substantive meaning of the article.

11. Publication Ethics and Originality

• Authors must comply with KLAUSULA's Publication Ethics and Research and Publication Misconduct policies.
• Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, and authorship misconduct are prohibited.
• Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
• Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the submitted manuscript.

12. Submission Checklist

• The manuscript fits the Focus and Scope of KLAUSULA.
• The manuscript is original and is not being considered by another journal.
• The manuscript contains approximately 6,000–7,000 words.
• The manuscript uses A4 paper, Times New Roman, 3 cm margins, and 1.5 line spacing.
• The abstract contains 150–300 words and 3–5 keywords.
• Author identity has been removed from the manuscript file.
• Author identity, affiliation, and email have been entered correctly in OJS metadata.
• The article structure follows the requirements applicable to research or scholarly-thought manuscripts.
• Citations and bibliography follow the journal's APA-based format and are managed consistently.
• All references cited in the manuscript appear in the bibliography and vice versa.
• Tables/figures are numbered, titled, and sourced appropriately.
• The manuscript follows the official KLAUSULA article template.

Official Article Template

Authors should refer to the official KLAUSULA article template for detailed formatting and manuscript preparation.