Submissions

Author Guidelines

We invite researchers, academics, graduate students, and practitioners to submit original, high-quality research papers that have not been published previously and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

1. Focus and Scope

Widya Social Nexus is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarly research in the fields of interdisciplinary social sciences, sociology, cultural dynamics, education, and contemporary societal developments. Submissions must offer a substantial theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution to the discipline.

2. Manuscript Categories

The journal welcomes original research articles that present empirical investigations, rigorous conceptual frameworks, or robust theoretical analyses aligned with the journal’s focus and scope.

3. General Submission Requirements

Please review the following requirements before submitting:

• Language: Manuscripts must be written in clear, precise, and natural US Academic English or Indonesian.
• File Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) prepared strictly according to the journal template.
• Length: The manuscript length should ideally be between 5,000 and 8,000 words (including references, tables, and figures).
• Double-Blind Peer Review: To ensure an impartial review process, the main text must be completely anonymized. Remove all author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, and identifying citations from the document body. Author details must be entered solely through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) submission interface.

4. Manuscript Structure and Formatting Guidelines

Manuscripts must be structured in the following logical sequence:

A. Title

• The title must be clear, descriptive, concise, and structured in Capitalized Each Word format.
• The title must consist of no more than 15 words.

B. Author Information

• Authors' full names should be listed without academic titles.
• Institutional affiliations must include the department, faculty, university/institution, city, and country.
• The Corresponding Author must be clearly identified with an asterisk (*) and include an active institutional email address.

C. Abstract

• Write a concise, single-paragraph abstract between 150 and 250 words.
• The abstract must explicitly summarize the research objective, methodology, main results, and conclusion.
• It must be fully self-contained, formatted with full justification, and free of citations, table references, or undefined abbreviations.
• Provide 3 to 5 keywords immediately below the abstract.

D. Introduction

• Clearly outline the background of the study, the research context, and the current state of the art to highlight the gap in existing literature.
• Conclude the section with a precise statement of the research objective or rationale.
• Maintain a logical academic flow using precise US Academic English and supported by recent, relevant primary references.

E. Research Methods

• Clearly and concisely describe the research design, participants or data sources, sampling techniques, data collection instruments, and analytical procedures.
• Provide sufficient methodological detail to enable replication by other researchers while citing established methodologies where appropriate.

F. Result and Discussion

• Present the findings clearly using narrative text supported by concise, well-formatted tables or figures.
• Provide a critical interpretation that explains the significance of the results, compares them with previous studies, addresses research questions or hypotheses, and highlights the theoretical or practical implications.

G. Conclusion

• Succinctly summarize the main findings and core contributions in relation to the research objectives without simply repeating the results.
• Acknowledge key limitations and offer clear, actionable recommendations for future research.

5. References Style and Citations

• All sources cited within the text must appear in the reference list, and every reference entry must be cited in the text.
• References must be formatted strictly according to the APA (American Psychological Association) 7th Edition style guide.
• Ensure entries are accurate, complete, and include active Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) where available. Avoid uncited literature or informal sources.

Reference Examples:

• Journal Article:
  Hansen, A. (2026). Consumption, Sustainability and Variegated Consumer Societies: Development and Distinction in Late-socialist China and Vietnam. Sociologica, 20(2), 85–104. https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.1971-8853/23738
• Collaborative Journal Article:
  Karlsson, J. C., & Kirchhoff, J. W. (2026). Shifting Alliances–a Simmelian Perspective on Social Service Work in Norway. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 48(2), 322–331. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-06-2025-0455
• Multi-author Journal Article:
  Richards, I., Jones, C., & Trott, V. (2026). Neoliberal Capitalism and the Political Aesthetics of Tradwife Imagery. Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, 27(1), 102–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/1600910X.2025.2550259
• Book:
  Verhoef, A. H. (2025). Happiness, Unhappiness, and Chance in the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

6. Publication Ethics and Integrity

• Plagiarism Screening: All submitted manuscripts undergo rigorous screening for textual overlap using professional plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin). Manuscripts exceeding a similarity index of 20% will be desk-rejected.
• Originality and Ethics: Authors must ensure that submissions are entirely original and free from data fabrication, falsification, image manipulation, and redundant publication.

7. Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting via the Widya Social Nexus OJS Platform, please verify that your submission meets all the following criteria:

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it currently before another journal for consideration.
2. The manuscript file is in Microsoft Word file format and conforms strictly to the journal template.
3. All citations and references adhere to the APA 7th Edition format with active DOIs included where applicable.
4. The abstract is between 150 and 250 words and contains no citations or abbreviations.
5. The manuscript has been thoroughly proofread in Indonesian or natural US Academic English.