Manuscript Preparation and Template
Please prepare your manuscript following this structure. A downloadable Word template will be added to this page. Until then, use a plain, single-column layout; the editorial office handles the final typesetting.
Format
- Language: English. File format: Microsoft Word (.docx) or OpenDocument (.odt).
- Font: 12 pt serif, 1.5 line spacing, A4 page, numbered pages and lines.
- Remove all author names, affiliations, and acknowledgements from the manuscript file for double-blind review.
Structure of a research article
- Title: concise and informative, up to 20 words. Species names in italics, with authorities where relevant.
- Abstract: a single paragraph of up to 250 words covering background, aim, methods, main results, and conclusion. An additional Indonesian abstract is welcome.
- Keywords: 3 to 6 keywords, separated by semicolons.
- Introduction: context, knowledge gap, and aim or hypothesis.
- Methods: study site or participants, design, sampling, analysis. State ethical approval and field permits here.
- Results: in logical order, with tables and figures cited in the text.
- Discussion: interpretation, comparison with earlier work, limitations.
- Conclusion: the main findings and their implications.
- Declarations: author contributions (CRediT), conflicts of interest, funding, data availability, use of AI tools, and acknowledgements. The acknowledgements are given in the submission metadata for blind review.
- References
Figures and tables
Tables are editable text, not images. Figures are supplied as separate files at 300 dpi or higher, with captions that can be understood alone. Reproduced material needs permission from the copyright holder.
References
Use APA 7th edition author-date citations. Every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and the reverse. Include the DOI for each reference where one exists.
Before you submit
Check the Submission Checklist and the Publication Ethics statement.
