Author Guidelines
FUTURA: Multidisciplinary Journal of Future Studies
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
These Author Guidelines explain how to prepare a manuscript for submission to FUTURA: Multidisciplinary Journal of Future Studies. They follow the structure and requirements set out in the journal's official manuscript template (Template FUTURA) and are intended to help authors format their articles correctly before and during submission.
1. General Requirements
•Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
•Manuscripts must be prepared using the official FUTURA manuscript template, without altering its structure, margins, or predefined styles.
•Language: Indonesian or English, written clearly, formally, and consistently throughout the article.
•All citations and the reference list must follow the APA 7th Edition style.
•Authors are responsible for the accuracy of data, citations, and originality of the submitted work; plagiarism in any form is not tolerated.
2. Manuscript Structure
Every manuscript must follow the section order below, exactly as laid out in the FUTURA template. Each component and its requirements are summarized in the table.
Section Requirements
Title Written in capital letters, clear, concise, and informative (max. ±15 words); reflects the main variables/focus of the study.
Author names & affiliations Full names without academic titles, marked with superscript numbers linking to affiliation(s); corresponding author marked with an asterisk (*).
Affiliation Study program, faculty, university/institution, city, and country for each author.
Corresponding email Active email address of the corresponding author, underlined, placed below the affiliation block.
Article history A table containing the dates the article was Received, Revised, Accepted, and Published (completed by the editorial team during processing).
How to cite (APA 7th) A ready-to-use citation of the article itself, formatted per APA 7th edition, including the journal name in italics, volume(issue), page range, and DOI.
Abstract (Indonesian & English) One paragraph each, maximum 250 words, covering background, objective, method, key results, and conclusion — no citations, no footnotes, no undefined abbreviations. Followed by 3–5 keywords separated by semicolons.
1. Introduction Background, brief theoretical review, state of the art of prior research, research gap, problem statement, and objectives. Cite primary sources from the last 10 years using APA 7th (Author, Year).
2. Method Research approach (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed), design, population and sample/subjects/informants, data collection technique, instruments, and data analysis technique — detailed enough to be replicated.
3. Results and Discussion Systematic presentation of findings, supported by numbered and titled tables and/or figures with sources, each referred to in the text. Discussion critically links findings to theory and prior studies rather than merely describing results.
4. Conclusion Concisely answers the research objective(s); not a repetition of the results section.
5. Limitations and Future Research An honest, specific account of the study's limitations (e.g., sample, scope, method, data, time, or unexplored variables), followed by concrete recommendations for future research addressing those limitations.
Acknowledgments Optional. Recognition of funders, institutions, or parties who assisted the research.
References APA 7th edition; includes only sources cited in the text, alphabetically ordered.
3. Title, Authors, and Affiliation
1.Write the title in capital letters, clear and concise (approximately 12–15 words), reflecting the core variables or focus of the study.
2.List all authors' full names without academic degrees or titles.
3.Number each author with a superscript linked to their affiliation; mark the corresponding author with an asterisk (*).
4.Provide each affiliation as: study program, faculty, university/institution, city, country.
5.Provide the corresponding author's active email address, underlined, directly below the affiliation block.
4. Article History and How to Cite
The Article History table (Received, Revised, Accepted, Published) is completed by the editorial team during the review process; authors should leave the placeholder dates (dd Month yyyy) as provided in the template at submission.
The How to Cite box must present a ready-to-use APA 7th edition citation of the article itself: author name(s), year, article title in sentence case, journal name in italics, volume(issue), page range, and DOI.
5. Abstract and Keywords
•Provide two abstracts: one in Indonesian (ABSTRAK) and one in English (ABSTRACT).
•Each abstract is a single paragraph of no more than 250 words.
•Content must cover: brief background, research objective, method, key results, and conclusion.
•Do not include citations, footnotes, or undefined abbreviations in the abstract.
•List 3–5 keywords after each abstract, separated by semicolons (;), reflecting the article's main topics.
6. Body of the Article
6.1 Introduction
Present the background of the problem, a brief theoretical review, the state of the art of previous studies, the research gap, the problem statement, and the research objective(s). Cite primary sources published within the last 10 years using APA 7th format, e.g., (Author, Year). A closing paragraph may highlight the study's urgency, novelty/contribution compared to prior research, and briefly outline the article's structure.
6.2 Method
Explain the research approach (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods), research design, population and sample/subjects/informants, data collection technique, research instruments, and data analysis technique. This section must be detailed enough that another researcher could replicate the study.
6.3 Results and Discussion
Present findings systematically, supported where relevant by numbered and titled tables and/or figures, each with a source and a corresponding reference in the text (e.g., "as shown in Table 1" or "see Figure 1"). The discussion should critically connect the findings to theory and prior research, rather than simply restating the results in narrative form.
6.4 Conclusion
Answer the research objective(s) concisely and directly. The conclusion should not repeat the results section verbatim.
6.5 Limitations and Future Research
Honestly and specifically describe the limitations of the study — for example, limitations related to sample coverage, geographic scope, method, data, timeframe, or variables not yet examined. Clearly stated limitations help readers judge how far the findings can be generalized. Follow this with concrete recommendations for future research that address these limitations, such as expanding the sample or region, applying different methods or approaches, testing additional variables, or replicating the study in a different context — providing a roadmap for subsequent researchers.
7. Acknowledgments (Optional)
Authors may acknowledge funders, institutions, or individuals who supported the research. This section may be omitted if not applicable.
8. References
The reference list must follow APA 7th edition formatting and include only sources actually cited in the text, arranged alphabetically by the first author's surname. Common formats used in the FUTURA template include:
•Journal article: Surname, N. (Year). Title of the journal article in sentence case. Journal Name in Italics, Volume(Issue), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx
•Book: Surname, N., & Surname, N. (Year). Title of the book in italics (nth ed.). Publisher.
•Book chapter: Surname, N. (Year). Title of the chapter. In N. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book in italics (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
•Institutional report/document: Institution Name. (Year). Title of the report/document in italics. Publisher/URL.
Authors are strongly encouraged to prioritize primary sources (journal articles, research reports) published within the last 10 years and to use a reference manager (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote) to ensure consistent APA 7th formatting.
9. Tables and Figures
•Number tables and figures sequentially (Table 1, Table 2, ... / Figure 1, Figure 2, ...) in the order they appear.
•Give each table and figure a clear, descriptive title placed above the table or below the figure.
•State the source beneath every table and figure, including "Author(s), Year" for original data.
•Refer to every table and figure explicitly within the body text before or immediately after it appears.
10. Submission Checklist
•Manuscript is prepared using the official FUTURA template without structural changes.
•Title, author names, affiliations, and corresponding email are complete and correctly formatted.
•Both Indonesian and English abstracts are provided, each ≤250 words, with 3–5 keywords.
•All required sections are present: Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Limitations and Future Research.
•All in-text citations and the reference list follow APA 7th Edition and correspond one-to-one.
•All tables and figures are numbered, titled, sourced, and referred to in the text.
•The manuscript has been proofread for language, consistency, and formatting before submission.
Note: These guidelines summarize the structure and requirements embedded in the official FUTURA manuscript template. Authors should always base their manuscript file directly on the latest version of the template provided by the journal.
