Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES OF THEOLOGIA IN LOCO

As part of the submission process, author(s) are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned by Theologia in Loco to the author(s) that do not adhere to these guidelines:

  • Author(s) should register at theologiainloco.com and creating an account as an author;
  • Please read the Focus and Scope of Theologia in Loco before submitting an article;
  • Author(s) need to read and pay attention to the Publication Ethics of Theologia in Loco and submit the Statement of Ethics to Theologia in Loco;
  • Author(s) should use Online Submission Service to submit the manuscript;
  • Please use the Manuscript Template before submitting your manuscript;
  • The manuscript should be original, research-based, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals;
  • The manuscript should be typed in Microsoft Word document file format, Cambria, size 12 pts, one and a half-space, A4 paper (210mm x 297mm);
  • The article should be between 5000 and 8000 words. The allowable length of the manuscript is at the editor’s discretion; however, the manuscript with a length of less than or exceeding the specified word count may be returned to the author(s) for revision before the editors consider the manuscript. The word count excludes tables, figures, and references;
  • The manuscript must include 100-150 words abstract and 5-10 keywords. Please read the details in the manuscript template. All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end;
  • The abstract of the manuscript should contain the title, purpose, methods, and research findings.
  • Article Structure: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. Authors are allowed to use subheadings under the main headings. If necessary, Acknowledgement and Appendix may be included. For the detail, please read the Manuscript Template;
  • The manuscript will be reviewed by two expert reviewers anonymously (double-blind peer review) and edited without changing any substantial contents;
  • The editor will decide the manuscript is accepted and revised after the reviewer process. The results of the review process will be sent to the author(s) dashboard.

Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Discussion

Conclusion

References

  • Author(s) should use Reference Management such as Zotero or Mendeley;
  • All mentioned references (footnotes) should be written using the edition 9th Turabian style;
  • Footnotes to text material should be written according to these below examples:
  • The basic format for books:

Footnote: Joas Adiprasetya, Berdamai dengan Salib: Membedah Ioanes Rahmat dan Menyapa Umat (Jakarta: Grafika KreasIndo & UPI STT Jakarta, 2010), 5-10. 

For the next citation, use short title:

Adiprasetya, Berdamai dengan Salib, 7-8.

References: Adiprasetya, Joas. Berdamai dengan Salib: Membedah Ioanes Rahmat dan Menyapa Umat. Jakarta: Grafika KreasIndo & UPI STT Jakarta, 2010.

  • The basic format for the book chapter:

Footnote: Ingrid Lilly, “War and Violence in the Old Testament,” in A Faith Not Worth Fighting for: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Nonviolence, ed. Tripp York and Justin Bronson Barringer, The peaceable kingdom series v. 1 (Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2012), 131.

References: Lilly, Ingrid. “War and Violence in the Old Testament.” In A Faith Not Worth Fighting for: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Nonviolence, edited by Tripp York and Justin Bronson Barringer. The peaceable kingdom series v. 1. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2012.

  • The basic format for article journals:

Footnote: Joas Adiprasetya, “Pastor as Friend: Reinterpreting Christian Leadership,” Dialog 57, no. 1 (2018): 47–52, https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12377.

References: Adiprasetya, Joas. “Pastor as Friend: Reinterpreting Christian Leadership.” Dialog 57, no. 1 (2018): 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12377.

  • The basic format for papers presented at Seminar:

Footnote: Setiawidi, Agustinus. “Israel Riwayatmu Dulu, Kini, dan Nanti: Hubungan Gereja dan Negara Israel” Makalah dipresentasikan di Kala dan Kalam STFT Jakarta, Jakarta (22 Februari 2016), 3-4.

References: Setiawidi, Agustinus. “Israel Riwayatmu Dulu, Kini, dan Nanti: Hubungan Gereja dan Negara Israel” Makalah dipresentasikan di Kala dan Kalam STFT Jakarta, Jakarta (22 Februari 2016).

  • The basic format for Website:

Footnote: Binsar Pakpahan, “Katakan Cinta,” http://binsarspeaks.net (diakses pada 31 Maret 2012).

References: Binsar Pakpahan, “Katakan Cinta,” http://binsarspeaks.net (diakses pada 31 Maret 2012).