Author Guidelines
J-PS (Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram) receives manuscripts from research and scientific review that have not been published and are not in the publication process of the other scientific journal. The manuscript is written in Indonesian or English which will be reviewed by an editorial board that is in accordance with the theme of the manuscript. The manuscript must be written as a word document (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file.
The manuscript well-typed in single column on A4 size paper, use 12 pt of Times New Roman. The manuscript contains an original work and have potentially contribute to the highly scientific advancement.
The manuscript should contain the following section in order:
1. TITLE
The title must be written briefly and clearly, and must show precisely the problem to be raised, not to provide a variety of interpretive opportunities, not to contain abbreviations that are not commonly used, not too long (no more than 15 words), Times New Roman, font size 14 pt.
2. THE AUTHOR NAME
Full name without academic degrees and titles, the author name should be accompanied by complete affiliation address and corresponding email.
3. ABSTRACTAbstract is written in italics (Italic) along 150-250 words with a font size of 10 pt and Times New Roman fonts and the distance between single-spaced lines. If the article is in Indonesian, then the abstract must be written in Indonesian and English that is good and correct. If the article is in English, the abstract must be written in English only. The Abstract section must contain the core issues to be raised, the method of solving them, and the scientific findings obtained and conclusions. Abstracts for each language can only be written in one paragraph in a single column format.
Keywords: Written in English 2-5 words or groups of words, written alphabetically.
4. INTRODUCTION (12pt, Times New Roman)The introduction must contain (in sequence) a general background, a state of the art as a basis for statements of scientific novelty from articles, statements of scientific novelty, and research problems or hypotheses. At the end of the introduction, the purpose of the article review must be written. In the format of scientific articles, literature review is not permitted as in the research report, but is manifested in the form of a state of the art study to show the scientific novelty of the article.
5. METHOD (12pt, Times New Roman)The flow of research should be presented in this section complete with captions. Image captions placed as part of the image title (figure caption) are not part of the picture. The methods used in completing the study are written in this section.
6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (12pt, Times New Roman)The results and discussion contain scientific research findings and discussions. Write down scientific findings obtained from the results of research that has been done but must be supported by adequate data. The scientific findings referred to here are not the results of research data obtained. The scientific findings must be explained scientifically including: What scientific findings were obtained? Why did that happen? Why are trend variables like that? All these questions must be explained scientifically, not only descriptive, if necessary supported by adequate scientific basis phenomena. In addition, it should also be explained in comparison with the results of other researchers who are almost the same topic. The results of research and findings must be able to accommodate the research objectives in the introduction.
7. CONCLUSION (12pt, Times New Roman)The conclusion describes the answer to the hypothesis and / or the purpose of the research or scientific findings obtained. Conclusions do not contain repetitions of the results and discussion, but rather summarize the findings as expected in the objectives or hypotheses.
8. RECOMMENDATION (12pt, Times New Roman)Recommendation describe things that will be done related to the next idea of the research. Barriers or problems that can influence the results of research are also presented in this section.
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT (12pt, Times New Roman, "Optional")This section can be written in case there are certain parties need to be acknowledged, such as research sponsors. The acknowledgement must be written in brief and clear. In addition, avoid the hyperbole acknowledgment.
10. REFERENCES (12pt, Times New Roman)All references referred to in the text of the article must be registered in the References section. The bibliography must contain reference libraries originating from primary sources (scientific journals and amounting to a minimum of 80% of the total bibliography) published in the last 10 (ten) years. Each article contains at least 10 (ten) references. Writing a referral system in an article text and writing a bibliography should use a reference management application program, for example: Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, or others.
Guide to Writing References
Writing references should use reference management applications such as Mendeley, End Note, Zotero, or others. The format of writing used in the J-PS (Prisma Sains: Jurnal Pengkajian Ilmu dan Pembelajaran Matematika dan IPA IKIP Mataram) is in accordance with the format of the APA (American Psychological Association).
a. Journal articles: Bekker, J. G., Craig, I. K., & Pistorius, P. C. (1999). Modeling and Simulation of Arc Furnace Process. ISIJ International, 39(1), 23–32.
b. Book:Fridman, A. (2008). Plasma Chemistry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
c. Articles in proceedings:Roeva, O. (2012). Real-World Applications of Genetic Algorithm. In International Conference on Chemical and Material Engineering (pp. 25–30). Semarang, Indonesia: Department of Chemical Engineering, Diponegoro University.
d. Thesis and dissertation, research reports: Istadi, I. (2006). Development of A Hybrid Artificial Neural Network – Genetic Algorithm for Modelling and Optimization of Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma Reactor. PhD Thesis. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
e. Chapter in edited book: Hovmand, S. (1995). Fluidized Bed Drying. In Mujumdar, A.S. (Ed.) Handbook of Industrial Drying (pp.195-248). 2nd Ed. New York: Marcel Dekker.
f. WebsiteUnited Arab Emirates architecture. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2010, from UAE Interact website: http://www. uaeinteract.com/
g. Articles from the websites:Benton Foundation. (1998, July 7). Barriers to closing the gap. In Losing ground bit by bit: Low-income communities in the information age (chap. 2). Retrieved from http://www.benton.org/library?low-Income/two.html