Author Guidlines

Papers submitted for publication must conform to the following guidelines:

1. General Author Guidelines

All papers must be submitted to Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives by Online Submission at the E-Journal portal address: https://www.ellpub.com/index.php/lex, where authors register as Author and/or are offered as Reviewer online. The article must be scientific, either based on empirical research or conceptual ideas. The content of the article must not have been published in any journal and should not be submitted simultaneously to another journal.

2. Reviewing of Papers

If the content and format of the submitted manuscript are considered appropriate by the editors of Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives, the paper will be sent for blind review by independent referees. Revisions may be required in light of the referees’ comments before a decision is made to accept or reject the paper.

3. Revision of Papers

All papers which are sent back to the authors for revision should be returned to the editor without delay. Revised articles can be sent to the editorial office of Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives through the Online Submission Interface. Revised manuscripts returned later than two months will be considered as new submissions.

4. Editorial Office of Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives

All correspondence should be sent to the following Editorial Office:

Editorial Office
Amanat Research Institute
Jl. Riau No.25 9, RT.9/RW.5, Gondangdia, Kec. Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat,
Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10350
Principal Contact: +6287871770818 (Salman Alfathan)

5. User Rights

All articles published in Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

6. Preparation Guideline of Texts

6.1. General Organization of Paper

The paper will be published in Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives after the peer-reviewed process and after being decided as “Accepted” by the Editor. Paper length, either in Indonesian or English, is a minimum of 5,000 words and no longer than 8,000 words, excluding abstract and references. The manuscript should be prepared in a Word file, 1.15 spacing, two columns, and all text should appear in 12-point Times New Roman.

Paper content should generally be organized in the following order: Title; Authors Name; Authors Affiliation; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method; Content/Results and Discussion; Conclusions; and References.

6.2. Paper Title

This is your opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. The title of the paper must be concise, specific, informative, and complete.

6.3. Authors Name and Affiliations

The article should be followed by the names, affiliations, and corresponding emails of the authors.

The Article Title
(Center, Bold, Cambria 12, no more than 13 words)

Authors
Authors’ Affiliation
Corresponding E-mails

Write author names without academic titles and professional positions such as Prof., Dr., Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last or family name. Always provide your first and last names in full. Write clear affiliations of all authors. Affiliation includes the name of department/unit, faculty, university, address, country, and email address.

6.4. Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should stand alone, which means that no citation should appear in the abstract. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. The abstract should be precise, honest, accurate, brief, clear, and specific, summarizing the significant points of the paper within 150–200 words. It should include background, focus of the objective, steps or important stages of the research, significant findings, and conclusions. It should be written in both Indonesian and English, confined within a single paragraph, and single-spaced.

The keywords contain important terms and substance of the article which may help readers find the article. Keywords should be written under the abstract.

Keywords: 3–5 words

6.5. Introduction

The introduction provides the context or background of the study, namely the gap between the expected and actual condition, supported by the latest theories and studies relevant to the problem, and the new value of research as innovation. This section should not exceed 20% of the body of the article.

6.6. Method

The methods section describes the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, and analyze information. This section should be clearly and concisely written. It provides practical information concerning the research methods, procedures, tools, materials, or instruments. Authors may provide the blueprint of the instrument or the materials used in the study if necessary. Commonly used statistical formulas are not necessarily written in this section. Specific criteria used or established by researchers in data collection and analysis may be described in this section.

This section should not exceed 10% of the manuscript for qualitative research or 15% for quantitative research.

6.7. Findings and Discussion

The findings section is provided prior to the discussion section. Each section stands alone as a subtitle. The findings and discussion should be written in not less than 60% of the entire body of the manuscript. Findings should be clear and concise. The findings should summarize scientific findings rather than provide data in excessive detail.

Findings may be presented in the form of tables, graphs, verbal descriptions, or a combination of the three. Tables, graphics, or images should not be too long or too large. Authors are advised not to present too many figures in the manuscript. The tables and graphs presented must be referred to in the main text.

Table 1. Recommended length of each section in the manuscript

No.	Section	Length (%)	Note
1.	Introduction	20	Maximum, including Title and Abstract
2.	Methods	10	Methods in quantitative studies may be up to 15%.
3.	Findings and Discussion	60	Minimum
4.	Conclusion and References	10	Approximately

Numbers in the tables should not be repeated in verbal descriptions, either before or after the tables or figures.

In the discussion, authors have the opportunity to interpret their data. The discussion should correspond to the results but should not merely repeat them. It should often begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings. The discussion section is intended to interpret the findings of the study in accordance with the theories used and not merely describe the findings. The discussion must be enriched by referring to previous studies published in scientific journals.

The following components should be covered in the discussion:

How do your results relate to the original questions or objectives outlined in the Introduction section?
Do you provide scientific interpretation for each result or finding presented?
Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported?

References in the manuscript are written in footnotes. Indirect citations are more recommended than direct quotations. Direct quotations fewer than 40 words should be incorporated into the text of the paragraph with quotation marks. If the quotation comprises 40 or more words, display it in a freestanding block of typewritten lines and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, indented 1/2 inch from the left margin, without quotation marks.

6.8. Pictures and Tables

Pictures and tables are separated from content pages. Pictures and tables should not be placed together, but grouped according to each category. Information and titles of the pictures and tables should be included.

The picture should be formatted as “in line with text” format, with a maximum width of 5 cm. If the picture is a photograph, the suggested resolution is 100 megapixels.

The title of the table is placed below the table, and the label of the picture is placed below the picture. Authors should mention the name of the table specifically when referring to a certain table.

6.9. Conclusion / Closing Remarks

A conclusion should answer the objectives of the research. It tells how the work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without a clear conclusion, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work and whether it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the abstract or merely list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for the work and indicate possible applications and extensions. Authors should also suggest future research and/or point out research that is underway.

6.10. Acknowledgment

This section displays authors’ appreciation to sponsors, fund donors, resource persons, or parties who have an important role in conducting the research.

6.11. References

To write citations and bibliography in your article, please use reference management software such as Mendeley and Zotero to make citation work easier. References are sorted alphabetically. All references referred to in the article must be written in this section, and everything written in the reference list must be referred to in the article. Bibliographical references must be noted in footnotes and bibliography according to the journal style, such as below:

Kersten, Carool. Islam in Indonesia: The Contest for Society, Ideas, and Values. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Shihab, M. Quraish. Tafsir al-Misbah: Pesan, Kesan, dan Keserasian al-Qur’an, vol. 4, edisi 1. Jakarta: Lentera Hati, 2012.
Fealy, Greg. “Hamka’s Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia”, American Historical Review, vol. 123, no. 2 (2018), hlm. 566–567. https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/123.2.566
Robison, Richard; Hadiz, Vedi R. “Indonesia: A Tale of Misplaced Expectations”, The Pacific Review, vol. 30, no. 6 (2017), hlm. 895–909.
Suzanne, Moore. “Asking Rape Victims to Hand over Mobile Phone is a Further Trial”, The Guardian (30 April 2019), https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/30/rape-victims-mobile-phones-trial-women-sexually-assaulted-scrutiny-consequences-rapist, accessed on 30 April 2019.
Saeed, Abdullah. “Salafiya, Modernism, and Revival”, in The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics, edited by John L. Esposito and Emad El-Din Shahin. Oxford University Press, 2013.
UNICEF. Children in Digital World, The State of The World’s Children 2017 Report. New York: UNICEF, 2017. https://www.unicef.org/publications/index_101992.html, accessed on 20 April 2019.
Crawford, Oliver. “The Political Thought of Tan Malaka”, Ph.D Dissertation. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 2019. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/287945, accessed on 25 April 2019.

7. Copyright

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles to Lex: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.