Author Guidelines
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
Authors are required to follow the Author Guidelines and ensure that their manuscripts meet all submission requirements. Submissions that do not comply will be returned for revision before entering the peer-review process.
Types of Contributions
Original Research and Review Articles.
Authorship Criteria
Authorship in Jurnal Biolokus is based on substantial scholarly contributions to the research and manuscript. All authors must meet the following criteria:
- Substantial contribution: Contribute to the conception or design of the study, data collection, analysis, or interpretation.
- Manuscript preparation: Participate in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
- Final approval: Approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission for publication.
- Accountability: Accept responsibility for the integrity of the work and agree to address any questions concerning its accuracy or ethical conduct.
All individuals who meet these criteria must be appropriately credited as authors. Contributions that do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged, with the individual's permission. Honorary, guest, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors meet the authorship criteria, that author names, affiliations, and contributions are reported accurately, and that all co-authors approve the submitted and final versions of the manuscript. The order of authors must be agreed upon by all authors based on their respective contributions.
Any request to add, remove, or rearrange authors after submission must include a valid justification and written approval from all affected authors, including those being added or removed. Such changes are subject to editorial approval. Authorship disputes that cannot be resolved among the authors may be referred to the relevant institution for investigation.
AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for scholarly work. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and proper attribution of all manuscript content. Any use of AI tools must be disclosed in accordance with the journal's AI policy.
General Information
1. Originality and Similarity Check
Manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Biolokus: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Biologi dan Biologi must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions must not be submitted to another publication during the review process unless they have been formally withdrawn. All manuscripts are subject to similarity checks to identify potential plagiarism.
2. Language and Editing
Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English, using either American or British English consistently. Authors are encouraged to use spelling and grammar-checking tools before submission. Authors who require assistance with language quality may consider professional English-language editing services.
3. Peer Review
Each submitted manuscript is independently evaluated by at least two reviewers. The editor makes the final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection based on the reviewers’ recommendations and the journal’s editorial policies. If a manuscript is rejected, the authors will be informed of the reasons for the decision.
4. Manuscript Revision
Authors must return revised manuscripts within the deadline specified by the editor. Revisions should be submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Manuscripts returned more than three months after the revision request may be treated as new submissions, unless an extension has been approved by the editor.
5. Manuscript Format and Template
Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and follow the official Jurnal Biolokus manuscript template.
Structure of the Manuscript
The manuscript must be prepared and suggested present follow the structure:
- Title: The title should be brief, clear, specific, and informative which reflects the article content. The length of the title maximum 20 words. The article title does not contain any uncommon abbreviations.
- Author’s names and affiliations: The author's names should be accompanied by the author's affiliations, and corresponding email, without any academic titles and job title.
- Abstract: which comprised of approximately 250 words, provides a brief description of introduction, objective, method, results, and conclusion. An abstract should stand alone, means that no citation in the abstract.
Keywords: Written alphabetically 3-5 words or phrases. Keywords are the labels of the article and critical to correct indexing and searching. - Introduction: The introduction comprises of: (1) research problem; (2) insight and problem solve planning; (3) summary of theoretical studies and the results of the present study (state of the art), related to the observed problems (gap analysis), (4) research aims, and (5) research contribution.
- Method: This section must clearly and comprehensively describe the research design, population and sample, materials and instruments, data collection procedures, and data analysis techniques. Sufficient detail must be provided to enable readers to understand and reproduce the study. Research involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards and welfare requirements. Authors must explicitly state the ethical approval authority and approval number in this section and provide the relevant ethics approval letter, where applicable.
- Results and Discussion: This section presents the research findings clearly and systematically in relation to the research questions or objectives. Data should be presented in tables or figures where appropriate, with the main findings highlighted in the text. The findings should be interpreted logically and scientifically, drawing on relevant theories and reliable references. Authors should compare their findings with previous studies, discuss similarities and differences, and explain their implications for existing knowledge or theory.
The discussion should interpret the findings rather than merely repeat the results. It should address how the findings answer the research questions or objectives, explain possible reasons for the observed results, and relate them to relevant theories and previous studies. Any unexpected findings, discrepancies with previous research, and theoretical or practical implications should also be discussed where relevant. - Conclusion: The conclusion should directly address the research objectives and summarize the main findings and their significance. It should provide a clear synthesis of the study rather than merely repeat the results, discussion, or abstract. Where appropriate, authors may suggest directions for future research.
- Acknowledgment: This section may be used to acknowledge individuals or organizations that contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship. Contributions may include technical assistance, proofreading, or the provision of research materials. Funding sources should be reported separately in the Funding Statement. Authors should obtain permission from individuals named in this section and keep acknowledgment brief and appropriate.
- Author Contributions: This journal requires all submitted manuscripts to include an Author Contributions Statement based on the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). Contribution roles must be selected from the official CRediT list below. Additional or ad hoc roles outside this list are not allowed.
CRediT Contributor Roles:
Conceptualization – Ideas; formulation or development of the main research goals and aims.
Methodology – Development or design of the methodology; creation of models.
Software – Programming and software development; designing computer programs; implementation of code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.
Validation – Verification of the overall results, experiments, and research outputs, including reproducibility checks.
Formal analysis – Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize data.
Investigation – Conducting the research process, including experiments, fieldwork, or data/evidence collection.
Resources – Provision of study materials, reagents, samples, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.
Data Curation – Managing, cleaning, annotating (including metadata), and maintaining research data (and, where necessary, related software code) for initial use and future reuse.
Writing – Original Draft – Preparation and writing of the initial manuscript draft, including substantive translation where applicable.
Writing – Review & Editing – Critical review, commentary, and revision of the manuscript at any stage (pre- and/or post-publication).
Visualization – Preparation and presentation of figures, tables, graphs, diagrams, or other visual data representations.
Supervision – Oversight and leadership in planning and executing the research, including mentorship to the research team.
Project administration – Management and coordination of the planning and execution of the research project.
Funding acquisition – Securing financial support for the research project. - Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research, its interpretation, or the publication of the manuscript. Such interests may include personal, professional, academic, political, religious, ideological, or intellectual relationships or affiliations. If no conflicts of interest exist, authors must include the following statement: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
- Funding Statement: Authors must include a funding statement in their manuscripts. If the research received no external funding, state: “This research received no external funding.” If the research was funded, provide the funder's name and grant number, where applicable, using the following format: “This research was funded by [Funder Name], grant number [XXX].” If the article processing charge (APC) was funded by a separate source, state: “The APC was funded by [Funder Name].”
- Declaration of the Use of AI: Authors must disclose the use of AI tools in preparing their manuscripts, including tools used for text generation, image creation, data analysis, coding assistance, or translation (see the AI Policy). The declaration must be included in a separate section of the manuscript and specify the name and version of the AI tool, along with its purpose of use. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the submitted content.
Examples:
“During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used ChatGPT to enhance the clarity of the writing. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.”
Authors who did not use AI tools are not required to include a declaration. However, they may voluntarily state:
“The author(s) affirm that no artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the writing, analysis, or preparation of this manuscript.” - Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate (if applicable): Research involving human participants or animals must comply with applicable national regulations, institutional policies, and relevant ethical standards. Authors must identify the ethics committee or institutional review board that approved the study and provide the approval number, where applicable.
Research involving human participants must comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, where applicable. Authors must obtain informed consent from participants and, where required, approval from the relevant ethics committee. If a study involves identifiable personal information, authors must obtain appropriate consent for the collection, use, and publication of such information.
Authors should include the following statements, as applicable:
Human research: “The study was conducted in accordance with applicable national regulations, institutional policies, and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and was approved by [name of ethics committee or institutional review board] (approval number: [XXX]).”
Animal research: “The study was conducted in accordance with applicable national regulations and institutional policies for the care and use of animals, and was approved by [name of ethics committee] (approval number: [XXX]).”
Informed consent: “Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study.”
Consent for publication: “Written informed consent for publication was obtained from the individual(s) whose identifiable information is included in this article,” where applicable. - References: All citations and references must follow the APA 7th edition style. Authors are encouraged to use reference management software, such as Mendeley or Zotero, to organize and format their references.
At least 80% of the references should consist of journal articles published within the last 10 years, while the remaining 20% may include books and research reports, as relevant to the topic. Authors must ensure that every source cited in the text appears in the reference list and vice versa. References must be arranged alphabetically by the first author's surname. Authors should provide DOI links for references where available, particularly for journal articles.
Examples of the required citation and reference formats are provided below.
Journal articles:
Rushton, E. A. C., & Walshe, N. (2022). Climate change, sustainability and the environment: The continued importance of biological education. Journal of Biological Education, 56(3), 243–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2022.2116843
Book:
Creswell, J. W. (2022). A concise introduction to mixed methods research (second edition). SAGE Publications.
Book Chapter:
Zeidler, D. L. (2014). Socioscientific issues as a curriculum emphasis theory, research, and practice. In N. G. Lederman & S. K. Abell (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II (1st Edition, p. 30). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/978020309726739/socioscientific-issues-curriculum-emphasis-dana-zeidler
Webpage:
Petrenko, C., Paltseva, J., & Searle, S. (2016). Ecological impacts of palm oil expansion in Indonesia | International Council on Clean Transportation (Issue July). http://www.theicct.org/ecological-impacts-of-palm-oil-expansion-indonesia
