Author Guidelines
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Articles according to the focus and scope of the journal.
The article is the result of quantitative research by testing between variables of lingual facts or literary facts. Articles are also allowed to use a qualitative approach, in the sense that the author describes the variables of lingual facts or literary facts.
The study of articles is up-to-date, except in the interdisciplinary humanities group that has a classical focus on studies, such as philology, history of language/literature, and philosophy of language/literature.
Articles can provide benefits, significance, and contributions to the development of linguistic and literary studies in contemporary times.
Article writing is free from similarity. Editors only accept articles with a similar presentation of no more than 25%.
The number of words in the entire body of the article is between 4000 to 4500 words, including the bibliography.
Articles are written in Indonesian or an international language recognized by the United Nations.
For Arabic script written in Latin, use the Indo-Arabic transliteration guidelines.
Adjusting the writing with the cursive style/template provided.
The writing of sub-chapters, tables, and citations uses the 7th Editon APA (American Psychological Association) model and it is highly recommended to use Mendeley's reference software manager.
WRITING FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS
Page Stup
Margin; Top 2,5 cm; Bottom; 2,5 cm; Left 2,5 cm; and Right 2,5cm.
Paper; A4; Width 21 cm and Height 29,7 cm.
Paragraph; Before 0 pt; After 0 pt; Line Spacing Multiple; at 1,15; and Check Mark (√) Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style!
The entire article in the body of the Lingua Franca journal article is written using the letters "Calibri" size 12, except for the header and footer of the article.
Article Template
Indonesian Template; English Template.
WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
Title
Writing the title of the article is not allowed to exceed 15 syllables. It is better to avoid using sub-titles if the main title already explains the research variables
Name; Affiliates; City; Country; E-mail; and Whatsapp Number
Write full name without a title, affiliation with city and country, email correspondence by affixing (*), and email of all authors. Authors are also required to include a Whatsapp number under the email.
Abstract
Abstract written in two languages; English and Indonesian. Make sure it contains four elements; research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.
Keywords
Written with three or four keywords in alphabetical order.
Preliminary
The author should explain the lingual/literary facts which if it becomes a debate and research problem accompanied by data so that it becomes the urgency of the research. In the next paragraph, the author describes at least three previous studies that are relevant to the research topic. From these previous studies, the authors can explain the gaps and research differences, so that they can formulate a state of the art or research novelty.
In the next paragraph, the author should explain the research method which consists of elements; research design/type/approach, data and data sources, data collection techniques, and data analysis.
Discussion
In the first sub-chapter;
The author explains the theoretical framework of the research that is relevant to the discussion. Theory must be operational. In the sense that the theory used is by the research topic. The theory is quoted from primary references and strengthened by developer theory obtained from secondary references. It is not allowed to review theories at length if they are not related to the discussion.
Second subchapter;
The author explains the exposure of the research data. The data is presented in tabular form for the APA 7th Edition model and is accompanied by accurate references. Especially for literary research entitled literary criticism, the author is allowed to present the data directly in a single-spaced format.
In the third sub-chapter;
The author describes the data analysis; discussion; and research reasoning. In this subchapter, the author is also required to review the research topic in depth by playing the theory tools and research data.
Closing
Explain the research overview, at least one paragraph, and a maximum of three paragraphs which include research recommendations. It is not allowed to repeat the writing of the main discussion.
Bibliography
Written in order; alphabetically with the APA 7th Edition model and conforms to the Mendeley's software reference manager format.
In writing a bibliography, the composition of 75% is a journal reference with a recent ten-year study accompanied by the DOI of each article. While 25% are referenced from books, websites, news, or other references that are relevant to the research.