Author Guidelines

The manuscripts

The submitted manuscript can be empirical research-based or literature-based papers that sufficiently contribute to developing new knowledge, theories, or methods in Professional Teachers. Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the JPROTECT online submission procedure. The corresponding author should also state that the manuscript is not concurrently being considered for publication elsewhere. The Editors will ignore submissions that do not follow these procedures.

Authors can access the JPROTECT template as a technical guide for writing articles.

Structure of the manuscripts

  1. Title. The title should be clear, attractive, informative, and contain no more than 15 words.
  2. Author's names and institutions. The author's name should be accompanied by the author's institution and email address without any academic title. For a joint paper, one of the authors should be notified of the corresponding author.
  3. Abstract, keywords, and MRBM classification numbers. The abstract should be less than 250 words. Please provide the abstract in English for an international readership, followed by 3 to 5 keywords relevant to the literature search.
  4. Introduction. This section explains the background of the study, a review of the previous research in the area, and the aims of the manuscripts. Importantly it should also showcase the significance and novelty of the research.
  5. Methods. This section describes the appropriate analysis tools along with the data collection and their analyses.
  6. Results and Discussion. This section explains the results of the analysis. These should be presented clearly and concisely. The author (s) should explore their findings' novelty or contribution by comparing them to the existing literature and theories of Professional Teachers.
  7. Conclusion. This section concludes and provides the study's practical, theoretical, and policy implications. The conclusion(s) should be drawn from the items discussed in the previous section of the manuscript (discussion).
  8. References. This section lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred to in the body of the manuscript.

General Writing Format

  1. The manuscript is prepared in an A4 paper, single-sided, and single-line spacing format. A new paragraph should start five characters from the left margin, using 11-size, Times-new-Romans font type.
  2. The manuscript is written in proper English.
  3. The manuscript should be between 6 to 15 pages long (3000-7000 words).
  4. The top and bottom margins are 1,5 inches.
  5. The title is written using capital letters only at the first word or special name (example: location name), 14 font size, and center position.
  6. Subtitles are written using capital letters only at the first word or special name, 11 font size, starting from the left margin.
  7. Subs of subtitles, if any, are written using capital letters only at the first word or special name. They should be started from the left margin.
  8. Subs of subtitles, if any, are written using capital letters only at the beginning of each word except for connecting words, all in italics. They should be started from the left margin.
  9. References should be those of the last ten years' publication (>80%), except for key references (80%). Referring to any textbook should be minimized (<20%).

Specific Writing Format

  1. Equations and formulas should be numbered as (1), (2)...etc appearing to their right.
  2. The paper does not directly present estimation results from a software package. They should be presented in summary tables.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be presented as follows:

  1. The name of tables and figures should follow a numbering system (Arabic numbering system). The title of the tables and figures are placed at the top and the bottom, respectively.
  2. The tables and figures should provide the source of information, if any, at the bottom.
  3. Any table should contain only the heading and contents. The table contains row lines only without column lines. Note(s) and source(s) should be included underneath the table where appropriate.

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment, if any, should be written as the foot-noteÂof the manuscript's title.

Subjects and Authors Index

The authors should provide an index of the subject, namely the specific terms in the manuscript. The authors should also provide the index of authors, namely the key authors of papers referred to in the manuscript. Please write the family name followed by the given name.

Citation

Citation in the text should be written using the APA Style. Example:

  1. Character strength possessed by students is believed and has been proven to support subjective well-being in adolescents (Gillham et al., 2011; Oliveira, Nunes, Legal, & Noronha, 2016; Yasmin, Natasha; Khan, 2017).
  2. Self-regulation character is behavior directed at the goals to be achieved by individuals, in which self-regulation has a relationship with self-control (Hofmann, Schmeichel, & Baddeley, 2012)..
  3. The Authors are recommended to use Mendeley Reference software or Zotero.

References

The main references are international journals and proceedings. All references should be to the most pertinent and up-to-date sources. References are written in APA Style. Only works cited in the text should be written on the reference arranged in alphabetical order. Please link the in-text citation with the list of the references and use a consistent format for references – see examples below:

Journal
Journal Article: Single author
Ruxton, C. (2016). Tea: Hydration and other health benefits. Primary Health Care, 26(8), 34-42. doi:10.7748/phc.2016.e1162
Where a DOI is available it must be included at the end of the citation. The database name, URL and date of retrieval are not required.
Journal Article: 2 authors
Aspy, D. J., &amp; Proeve, M. (2017). Mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation: Effects on connectedness to humanity and to the natural world. Psychological Reports, 120(1), 102-117. doi:10.1177/0033294116685867
Pratolo, B. W., &amp; Soviyah, S. (2018). Instructions/template for preparing manuscript for ELTEJ. English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 1(1), 1-8. Online Journal Article: No DOI assigned
Craig, P. (2012). Contemporary nutrition issues. Journal of the Home Economics Institute of
Australia, 19(2), 12-21. Retrieved from http://www.heia.com.au/

If a DOI is not available, provide the home page URL of the journal publisher. The retrieval date is not required.
Proceedings

Paper in conference proceedings in print
Game, A. (2001). Creative ways of being. In J. R. Morss, N. Stephenson &amp; J. F. H. V. Rappard (Eds.), Theoretical issues in psychology: Proceedings of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology 1999 Conference (pp. 3-12). Sydney: Springer.
Paper in conference proceedings online: Electronic database
Balakrishnan, R. (2006, March). Why aren't we using 3D user interfaces, and will we ever? Paper presented at the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/vr.2006.148

1. Basic Format for Books

Calfee, R. C., &amp; Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

2. Edited Book, No Author

Duncan, G. J., &amp; Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

3. Edited Book with an Author or Authors
Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K. V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

4. A Translation

Laplace, P. S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities (F. W. Truscott &amp; F. L. Emory, Trans.). New York, NY: Dover. (Original work published 1814)
5. Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

O'Neil, J. M., &amp; Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY: Springer.

Thesis: Unpublished
Zarei, R. (2017). Developing enhanced classification methods for ECG and EEG signals (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

Thesis: Institutional Repository 
Mosek, E. (2017). Team flow: The missing piece in performance (Doctoral dissertation, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia). Retrieved from http://vuir.vu.edu.au/35038/

Standard: Retrieved from a Database

Standards Australia, &amp; Standards New Zealand. (2018). Interior and workspace lighting part 2.5: Hospital and medical tasks (AS/NZS 1680.2.5-2018). Retrieved from https://www.saiglobal.com/

Standard: Print
Standards Australia. (2013). Gas installations. Part 1, general installations (AS/NZS 5601.1:2013). Sydney, NSW: Author.

1. Webpage or Piece of Online Content

Eco, U. (2015). How to write a thesis [PDF file]. (Farina C. M. &amp; Farina F., Trans.) Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/...How_to_write_a_thesis/.../Umberto+Eco-How+to+Write+... (Original work published 1977).

If the page&#39;s author is not listed, start with the title instead. If the date of publication is not listed, use the abbreviation (n.d.).
Spotlight Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/about_the_owl/owl_information/spotlight_resources.html
You only need to include a date of access when the page&#39;s content is likely to change over time (like, for instance, if you're citing a wiki that is publicly edited).
Purdue University Writing Lab [Facebook page]. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2019, from https://www.facebook.com/PurdueUniversityWritingLab/

Note:
Please be sure to check for spelling and grammar before submitting your paper.

Manuscript Template

The manuscript should be prepared according to the following MS Word template.

How to send the manuscript

  1. The manuscript in Microsoft Word should be sent to the editor by clicking the Online Submission tab on our Website.
  2. A brief bio containing full name, academic title, institution, telephone, and mobile number should be written in the data fields when registering online in the website submission.

Final Decision

Taking into account the results of the peer-reviewing process, the decision as to the acceptability of each manuscript for publication will be notified to the author(s) through the website system in the following alternative conclusions:
a. Accepted without revision, or
b. Accepted with minor revision, or
c. Accepted with major revision, or
d. Rejected.