COUNS-EDU The International Journal of Counseling and Education

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DOI: 10.1007/xxxxxx-xxx-0000-0

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Manuscript title;maximum 15 words;written in

English;font Calisto MT;size15; one space; right
alignment; attract readers and convey main
findings of research
Author name*)1, Author name2
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Affiliations 1, Country ,2 Affiliations 2, Country
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Abstract
Written in English;concise and factual and is able to stand alone as a unit of
information; describes the major points of the research, includes the
background, purpose and focus of research, methods used, finding or results
and conclusions of the full-length paper.Keep provides logical connections (or
transitions) between the information included. Finish up with a final sentence
that includes what you most want the reader to be thinking about as they
move on to reading the paper.Typed with one space and the length of article
between 100 - 150 words. If possible, avoid containing no information not
included in the paper, trade names, acronyms, abbreviations, or symbols.

Keywords:Written in English. Choosing appropriate keywords is

important, because these are used for indexing purposes. Please select a
maximum of 5 words to enable your manuscript to be more easily identified
and cited.

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International Journal of Counseling and Education, XX(X): pp. XX-XX. DOI:
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Introduction
The introduction is a little different from the short and concise abstract. The reader
needs to know the background to your research and, most importantly, why your
research is important in this context. What critical question does your research address?
Why should the reader be interested?
The purpose of the Introduction is to stimulate the reader’s interest and to provide
pertinent background information necessary to understand the rest of the paper. You
must summarize the problem to be addressed, give background on the subject, discuss
previous research on the topic, and explain exactly what the paper will address, why, and
how. A good thing to avoid is making your introduction into a minireview. There is a huge
amount of literature out there, but as a scientist you should be able to pick out the things
that are most relevant to your work and explain why. This shows an
editor/reviewer/reader that you really understand your area of research and that you can
get straight to the most important issues.

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Keep your Introduction to be very concise, well structured, and inclusive of all the
information needed to follow the development of your findings. Do not over-burden the
reader by making the introduction too long. Get to the key parts other paper sooner
rather than later.
Tips:
1. Begin the Introduction by providing a concise background account of the problem
studied.
2. State the objective of the investigation. Your research objective is the most
important part of the introduction.
3. Establish the significance of your work: Why was there a need to conduct the
study?
4. Introduce the reader to the pertinent literature. Do not give a full history of the
topic. Only quote previous work having direct bearing on the present problem.
5. Clearly state your hypothesis, the variables investigated, and concisely
summarize the methods used.
6. Define any abbreviations or specialized/regional terms.
7. Provide a concise discussion of the results and findings of other studies so the
reader understands the big picture.
8. Describe some of the major findings presented in your manuscript and explain
how they contribute to the larger field of research.
9. State the principal conclusions derived from your results.
10. Identify any questions left unanswered and any new questions generated by your
study.

Be concise and aware of who will be reading your manuscript and make sure the
Introduction is directed to that audience. Move from general to specific; from the problem
in the real world to the literature to yourresearch.Last, please avoid to make a sub
section in Introduction.

Method
In the Method section, you explain clearly how you conducted your research order
to: (1) enable readers to evaluate the work performed and (2) permit others to replicate
your research.You must describe exactly what you did: what and how experiments were
run, what,how much, how often, where, when, and why equipment and materials were
used. Themain consideration is to ensure that enough detail is provided to verify your
findings andto enable the replication of the research.You should maintain a balance
between brevity (you cannot describe every technicalissue) and completeness (you need
to give adequate detail so that readers know whathappened).

Tips:
1. Define the population and the methods of sampling;
2. Describe the instrumentation;
3. Describe the procedures and if relevant, the time frame;
4. Describe the analysis plan;
5. Describe any approaches to ensure validity and reliability;
6. State any assumptions;
7. Describe statistical tests and the comparisons made; ordinary statistical methods
should be used without comment; advanced or unusual methods may require a
literature citation, and;
8. Describe the scope and/or limitations of the methodology you used.

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In the social and behavioral sciences, it is important to always provide sufficient

information to allow other researchers to adopt or replicate your methodology. This
information is particularly important when a new method has been developed or an
innovative use of an exisiting method is utilized.Last, please avoid to make a sub section
in Method.

Results and Discussions

The purpose of the Results and Discussion is to state your findings and make a
interpretations and/or opinions, explain the implications of your findings, and make
suggestions for future research. Its main function is to answer the questions posed in the
Introduction, explain how the results support the answers and, how the answers fit in
with existing knowledge on the topic. The Discussion is considered the heart of the paper
and usually requires several writing attempts.
The discussion will always connect to the introduction by way of the research
questions or hypotheses you posed and the literature you reviewed, but it does not
simply repeat or rearrange the introduction; the discussion should always explain how
your study has moved the reader's understanding of the research problem forward from
where you left them at the end of the introduction.
To make your message clear, the discussion should be kept as short as possible
while clearly and fully stating, supporting, explaining, and defending your answers and
discussing other important and directly relevant issues. Care must be taken to provide
commentary and not a reiteration of the results. Side issues should not be included, as
these tend to obscure the message.
Tips:
1. State the Major Findings of the Study;
2. Explain the Meaning of the Findings and Why the Findings Are Important;
3. Support the answers with the results. Explain how your results relate to
expectations and to the literature, clearly stating why they are acceptable and
how they are consistent or fit in with previously published knowledge on the topic;
4. Relate the Findings to Those of Similar Studies;
5. Consider Alternative Explanations of the Findings;
6. State the Clinical Relevance of the Findings;
7. Acknowledge the Study’s Limitations, and;
8. Make Suggestions for Further Research.

It is easy to inflate the interpretation of the results. Be careful that your

interpretation of the results does not go beyond what is supported by the data. The data
are the data: nothing more, nothing less. Please avoid and make over interpretation of
the results, unwarranted speculation, inflating the importance of the findings, tangential
issues or over-emphasize the impact of your research.

Work with Graphic:

Figures and tables are the most effective way to present results. Captions should be
able to stand alone, such that the figures and tables are understandable without the
need to read the entire manuscript. Besides that, the data represented should be easy to
interpret.
Tips:
1. The graphic should be simple, but informative;
2. The use of color is encouraged;
3. The graphic should uphold the standards of a scholarly, professional publication;

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4. The graphic must be entirely original, unpublished artwork created by one of the
co-authors;
5. The graphic should not include a photograph, drawing, or caricature of any
person, living or deceased;
6. Do not include postage stamps or currency from any country, or trademarked
items (company logos, images, and products), and;
7. Avoid choosing a graphic that already appears within the text of the manuscript.

Look this example below:

Table #... <Title of Table>

SMAN 1 Jurusan JenisKelamin Jumlah
Laki –Laki Perempuan
Megang Sakti IPA 22 37 59

IPS 21 38 59
Jumlah 43 75 118
Lubuklinggau IPA 19 47 66

IPS 20 41 61

Jumlah 39 88 127
Total 82 163 245
Table with permission ©Sofyan, Afriyadi. 2013.

Figure # ... <Title of Figure>

Figure with permission ©Koniaturohmah, Siti. 2016.

Last, please avoid to make a sub section in Results and Discussion.

Conclusions
The conclusion is intended to help the reader understand why your research should
matter to them after they have finished reading the paper. A conclusion is not merely a
summary of the main topics covered or a re-statement of your research problem, but a
synthesis of key points.It is important that the conclusion does not leave the questionn
unanswered.
Tips:

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1. State your conclusions clearly and concisely. Be brief and stick to the point;
2. Explain why your study is important to the reader. You should instill in the reader a
sense of relevance;
3. Prove to the reader, and the scientific community, that your findings are worthy of
note. This means setting your paper in the context of previous work. The
implications of your findings should be discussed within a realistic framework,
and;
4. Strive for accuracy and originality in your conclusion. If your hypothesis is similar
to previous papers, you must establish why your study and your results are
original.

For most essays, one well-developed paragraph is sufficient for a conclusion,

although in some cases, a two or three paragraph conclusion may be required.The
another of important things about this section is (1) do not rewrite the abstract; (2)
statements with “investigated” or “studied” are not conclusions; (3) do not introduce new
arguments, evidence, new ideas, or information unrelated to the topic; (4)do not include
evidence (quotations, statistics, etc.) that should be in the body of the paper.

Acknowledgments
Acknowledge anyone who has helped you with the study, including: Researchers
who supplied materials, reagents, or computer programs; anyone who helped with the
writing or English, or offeredcritical comments about the content, or anyone who
provided technical help. State why people have been acknowledged and ask their
permission. Acknowledge sources of funding, including any grant or reference numbers.
Please avoid apologize for doing a poor job of presenting the manuscript.

References
References should follow the style detailed in the APA 6 th Publication Manual. Make
sure that all references mentioned in the text are listed in the reference section and vice
versa and that the spelling of author names and years are consistent. Please to not be
used footnote or endnote in any format.
Tips:(Please cross check for)
1. Spelling of author names;
2. Punctuation;
3. Number of authors to include before using “etc.”, and;
4. Reference style

We suggest all of you using software ENDNOTE, MENDELEY, ZOTERO, or EASYBIB

for easily citation. References should be the most recent and pertinent literature
available (about 5-10 years ago). Authors must also carefully follow APA6th Publication
Manual guidelines for nondiscriminatory language regarding gender, sexual orientation,
racial and ethnic identity, disabilities, and age. In addition, the terms counseling,
counselor, and client are preferred, rather than their many synonyms.

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