Author Guidelines

Notes for Contributors
As part of the submission process, author(s) are required to check that their submissions comply with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to the author(s) that do not adhere to these guidelines:

  • The manuscript has not been previously published, nor is it currently being considered for publication in another journal or any other forms of publication.
  • The manuscript is formatted and referenced in accordance with the manuscript guidelines (see following).
  • The manuscript does not contain any identification of author(s) other than provided in the title page. 
  • Author(s) are required to obtain necessary permission for reproduction of any figures, tables or extracts from other copyrighted sources.

Submitting The Manuscript

  • Manuscript should be submitted through the journal submission portal. Author(s) are required to log into the journal website to submit the manuscripts.
  • Please use the Journal of Rachana Interior Templates to prepare your submission files.

Preparing The Manuscript

  • Types of Manuscript: The journal accepts manuscripts in the forms of research papers, theoretical papers, design project reviews, exhibition reviews, and book reviews.
  • Length of Manuscript: Research papers and theoretical papers should be between 4000-6000 words. Project reviews, exhibition reviews and book reviews should be between 2000-3000 words.
  • Language of Manuscript: Manuscript should be written in English or Indonesian Bahasa. The use of the terms in other languages should be explained clearly with appropriate English translation. 
  • Layout and Style: Manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Word document file format (.doc). Manuscript should be typed 1,15 spaced, on A4 portrait document settings, left justified, with no special formatting. 
  • Title Page: It should contain the title of the manuscript, the name(s) of the author(s), the affiliation(s) of the author(s) and its address, email of the corresponding author, abstract, and keywords.
  • Abstract and Keywords: Manuscript should include an abstract of 150-200 words and 3-5 keywords. 
  • Figures and Tables: All figures and tables should be included in the body text of the manuscript. Image should be in high resolution. Tables should be presented as editable texts rather than as images. 
  • References: References should be adhere to the APA referencing system and listed at the end of the document rather than as footnotes. Authors are heavily suggested to use bibliography management tool such as Mendeley.

After this submission, Author who submit the paper will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, author(s) are able to track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. The submission tracking includes status of manuscript review and editorial process.