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OJS GUIDELINES FOR AUTHOR

Note:

This document aims to help the authors in every process has to be followed in our e-Journal system.

Guidance in writing your manuscript, please follow the rule on menu “Author Guidelines” on

online.bpostel.com

Questions and suggestions can be addressed to redaksi@bpostel.com

CONTENTS

CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 1

I. REGISTER ......................................................................................................................................... 2

II. ARTICLE SUBMISSION ...................................................................................................................... 3

III. REVISE YOUR SUBMISSION............................................................................................................... 7

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I. REGISTRATION

1. On the main page, click “Register” menu on the top of the page.

2. You will be directed to page as shown below. Fill all the fields, especially with sign “*”. At

the bottom of the page you will find “Register as”. Choose “Author” and “Reader”. Click

“Register”

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II. ARTICLE SUBMISSION

1. Login

Fill in the field “username” and “password” and click “login” button.

2. Click on “New Submission”

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3. Step 1 starting submission

a. Select appropriate section in journal section

b. Read carefully the submission checklists and click one by one if you sure that you

fulfill everything stated on the checklist.

c. Scroll down and read copyright notice. If you agree, click on the checkbox “The

authors agree…”

d. Click “save and continue” button at the bottom of page

4. Step 2. Uploading the Submission

a. Click “Browse” button and search the file you want to upload in your storage and

then click “Upload” Button

b. Click “Save and Continue” button

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5. Step 3. Enter Metadata

a. Fill in all the fields on Author section. If article was written by more than one author,

click “add author” button and fill all the fields needed.

b. Fill in the title and abstract of your submission

c. Fill in the references, please read all instruction provided on the page

6. Step 4. Uploading Supplementary Files

In this step you can upload supplementary files (optional). you can read the explanation stated on

this page.

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7. Step 5. Confirming the Submission

Click finish submission

8. You can check the review and editing process any time by logging in to the website.

Your submission will be reviewed by editors. If the editors decide that your submission

meet the BPostel’s criteria, your submission will be forwarded to 2 (two) external reviewer

to be further reviewed. Otherwise, it will be rejected.

External reviewers have authority to reject your submission.

Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Decission

Reject Accept (with some suggestions) Add another reviewer

Reject Reject Reject the submission

Accept (with some suggestions) Accept (with some suggestions) Accept/revision

Editor will notify you soon after they come to a decision, accept or reject your submission

(by considering the suggestions from external reviewer).

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III. REVISE YOUR SUBMISSION

1. If editors come to a decision to accept (with/without revision), you will get notification

from them by email. If editor’s decision is either “Revision required” or “Resubmit for

review”, please do login and you will be directed to the page as shown below. Besides

contains the decision, the email should also contains the suggestions from reviewers.

2. Click “author” (on above figure) and you will be directed to a page as shown below and

click on “IN REVIEW…” (pointed by red arrow)

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3. Please download the file on “Peer Review” section and revise it based on e-mail sent by

editor/section editor as stated on step 1.

4. You have to upload your revised article on “Editor Decision” section and then notify the

editor by clicking on the box (marked with number 3 on above figure). You will be taken

to the page as shown below. You can make any comment related to revision you have

done and then click “send” button.