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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

• Abstracts and Papers must be submitted through OCS of Literary Studies Conference:  https://e-conf.usd.ac.id/index.php/lsc/lsc2021/schedConf/cfp
• Papers must be on language, literature, translation, or cultural studies.
• Articles must be in English, 2500 words (minimum), saved as Word Document (.doc/.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).
• Papers should include (a) title; (b) name of author (with no academic title), e-mail, and institution; (c) abstract; (d) 3 or 4 keywords; (e) introduction, discussion, and conclusions, (f) references, and (g) appendices—optional.
• Abstracts should be prepared in English, 200 - 250 words.
• Abstracts should state (a) the purpose of the study, (b) basic procedures in the study, and (c) principal conclusions.
• Citation and Reference follow/adapt the APA format.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstract should stand alone, i.e. no citation in abstract. Consider it the advertisement of your article. Abstract should tell the prospective reader what you did and highlight the key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear and specific. Use words which reflect the precise meaning, Abstract should be precise and honest. Please follow word limitations (200-250 words).

On the abstract, explicitly include the introduction, objective of the papers, discussion/findings, and conclusion.

Below the abstract, rovide three to four keywords Each word/phrase in keyword should be separated by a semicolon (;) not a comma (,).

Paper Preparation Guidelines

Paper content should be organized in the following order: Title; Authors Name; Authors Affiliation; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Findings and Discussion; Conclusions; and References.

Paper Title

This is your opportunity to attract the reader's attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the main issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Do not contain infrequently-used abbreviations. The title of the paper should be in 18 pt bold Cambria and be justified. The title should not be more than 20 words.

Author’s Name(s) and Affiliation(s)

Write Author(s) names without title and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names.

Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes: name of department/unit, (faculty), name of university, address, country.

Submission Preparation Checklist

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another conference for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Director).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click.
4. 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.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Conference.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed track of the conference, authors' names are removed from submission, with "Author" and year used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of authors' name, paper title, etc.
7. If submitting to peer review, all Microsoft Office documents (including Supplementary Files) have been saved by going to File and selecting Save As; clicking Tools (or Options in a Mac); clicking Security; selecting "Remove personal information from file properties on save"; clicking Save.

Copyright Notice

Authors who submit to this conference agree to the following terms:
a) Authors retain copyright over their work, while allowing the conference to place this unpublished work under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to freely access, use, and share the work, with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and its initial presentation at this conference.
b) Authors are able to waive the terms of the CC license and enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution and subsequent publication of this work (e.g., publish a revised version in a journal, post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial presentation at this conference.
c) In addition, authors are encouraged to post and share their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) at any point before and after the conference.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this conference site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this conference and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.