As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Prospective authors are expected to adhere to the following guidelines when submitting manuscripts to The Sunan Ampel Review of Political and Social Sciences (SARPASS):
Each manuscript must begin with an abstract of 200–250 words that succinctly summarizes the content of the article.
The recommended length for articles is approximately 6,000 words, though shorter or longer manuscripts may be considered at the discretion of the editorial board.
Submissions may be based on either conceptual frameworks or empirical research findings.
Manuscripts should be submitted via email as an attachment. Microsoft Word format is preferred.
References must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style, with in-text citations in the format: (Author’s Name, Year). Footnotes should be reserved for supplementary information, not for citations.
Abbreviations should be avoided unless previously specified. Journal titles should always be written out in full.
The reference list must adhere to APA format. A few examples are provided below:
Author, N. (2009). This is an Example of APA Style. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press.
Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research (12th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Cox, B., & Philpott, D. (2003). Faith-Based Diplomacy: An Ancient Idea Newly Emergent. The Brandywine Review of Faith & International Affairs, 1(2).
Easton, B. (2008). Does Poverty Affect Health? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.), Understanding Health Inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp. 97-106). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Li, S., & Seale, C. (2007). Learning to Do Qualitative Data Analysis: An Observational Study of Doctoral Work. Qualitative Health Research, 17, 1442–1452. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732307306924
All submitted manuscripts will undergo a peer-review process by qualified scholars in the relevant field. Please be aware that this process may take several weeks or months.
Manuscripts accepted for publication may be subject to editorial revisions for clarity, consistency, and style.
Authors are expected to remain available to address any inquiries or comments from readers regarding their published work.
Copyright Notice
By submitting their work to SARPASS, authors agree to the following terms:
Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant SARPASS the right of first publication. This work will be simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in SARPASS, but no modifications or commercial use can be made.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to disseminate their work electronically (e.g., in institutional repositories or on personal websites) prior to and during the submission process, as this can lead to productive exchanges and greater dissemination of the published work.
By submitting the manuscript, authors confirm that their submission is original, has not been published elsewhere, and does not infringe on any third-party rights. They also agree that they have obtained all necessary permissions for any copyrighted material used within the manuscript.
