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Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING ARTICLES

Journal of Didactic Mathematics is a scientific journal in the field of didactic mathematics and mathematics education which is open to the scientific community. The Journal of Didactic Mathematics is published thrice a year,  in April, August, and December. Journal of Didactic Mathematics publishes research articles and theoretical study results that have never been published by other scientific journals and magazines.

The manuscript is a summary of the results of literacy (meta-analysis) or field research.

1. The manuscript is written in Microsoft Word format.
2. The manuscript is written in Indonesian or English with the font Garamond. The length of the script is 7 to 15 pages typed with a single space.
3. Title, Author's Identity, email, Affiliation, and Abstract are written in 1 column in Indonesian and English and are accompanied by keywords.
4. The paper size is A4 with Multiple Margin type: Normal, the width of the margins is 2.54 cm for the top, bottom, left, and right.

WRITING SYSTEM

First part: title, author's name, email, affiliation, abstract and keywords (Indonesian and English)

• The title is printed in capital letters, bolded with Garamond font type 14, single-spaced, and consists of a maximum of 15 words.
• The author's name is written under the title without a title, may not be abbreviated, beginning with a capital letter, without beginning with the word by, the order of authors is the first author followed by the second, third, and so on.
• The author's email address is written at the bottom according to the format in the article template.

Main parts: Introduction, Methods, Exposure of research results and discussion

Introduction (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts Garamond; single space)

The articles must be 7-15 pages including bibliography and appendix (if any). In a specific case, it could be more than 15 pages, for example, the article has over 5 pages of reference. The articles published can be research articles (priority) and library research (limited number).

The introduction must at least comprise four paragraphs that cover four mandatory points respectively, i.e., (1) the mathematics education problems that were identified and addressed in the research, (2) potential solutions or works to the problems that the prior studies proposed or tried solving, (3) identification of knowledge or research gap, and (4) the statement of research purposes or research questions. Research problems draw from a thorough analysis of prior research or a dept preliminary research. The second point specifically captures the prior attempts to resolve the identified research problems from which the authors identify the knowledge gap. The knowledge or research gap deals with the importance, the position, and the distinction of the current research toward prior relevant research. It is not enough to state that little is known or few types of research have been carried out on the topic. The author(s) should also be more specific about the findings of the prior studies to make a clear distinction from the current study. The introduction ends with the statement of research purposes which refers to research problems and knowledge gaps. The author(s) is highly encouraged to explicate how the answers to the research questions will help to resolve the research problems. The explanations which do not closely link to research purposes or topics must not be included to have an effective introduction. In this journal article, there is no subchapter or heading for theoretical review as in the research report document. It is included in the four points above.

Methods (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts Garamond; single space)

This part addresses the methods employed in the research. It includes types of research (classroom action research, design research, etc.), research subjects, research instruments (developed by the researcher/s or adapted to the existing instrument), data sources, data collections, and data analysis. The author(s) must pay careful attention to the data analysis since it is not just a general step. For example, the author(s) states that the data was analyzed through four steps; reducing data, displaying data, making an inference, and verification. The four steps are required to be operationally elaborated referring to what the author(s) did in the research. 

Findings and Discussion (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts Garamond; single space)

This part includes three major points, i.e., representative or selected research data that support main findings, research findings, and the discussion or a dept-analysis of the findings.  For example, if the research was about students' problem-solving of non-routine mathematics tasks then the authors should present selected data on students' work, explain the findings drawn from the presented data, and follow a thorough analysis of the findings. Some questions to help to make the analysis are: Why are the findings? How do the findings solve the identified research problems or answer the proposed research questions?  How do the findings relate to prior studies or the body of knowledge? How do the findings imply mathematics teaching and learning theoretically or empirically? The discussion or analysis of the findings is not enough to just state that it relates to prior studies. This part ends with suggestions for further research.

End section: Conclusions, acknowledgment (optional), and references.

Conclusion (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts Garamond; single space)

The conclusion answers the research hypothesis or purpose. It is not the replication of findings and discussion but a summary of the findings that refer to research purposes. The conclusion is written in the form of a descriptive paragraph (one to three paragraphs), not as the numbering.

Acknowledgment (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts Garamond; single space)

Acknowledgment is optional. The authors are encouraged to acknowledge any parties that give a contribution to the research. It is not the same as the dedication chapter in the thesis/dissertation. 

References (14pts, Garamond bold)

(12 pts, Garamond, single space)

The guideline for bibliography in the Journal of Didactic Mathematics is as follows:

1. References must be the same as citations
2. Minimum 25 references for each article, 80% of them are primary references such as journal articles, conference proceedings, and thesis/dissertation.
3. The references must be from the last 10 years
4. The authors are highly encouraged to use reference apps such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, and others
5. The references apply to APA 6^th Edition (American Psychological Association). Further read about APA is available here

http://www.misericordia.edu/uploaded/documents/library/Books/APAStyle.pdf?1436800286903

PRESENTATION TECHNIQUE REFERENCES

Journal article with DOI:

Podsakoff, N. P., Whiting, S. W., Podsakoff, P. M., & Mishra, P. (2011). Effects of organizational citizenship behaviors on selection decisions in employment interviews. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 310–326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020948

Journal article with DOI, eight or more authors:

Schwartz, S. J., Weisskirch, R. S., Hurley, E. A., Zamboanga, B. L., Park, I. J. K., Kim, S. Y., . . . Greene, A. D. (2010). Communalism, familism, and filial piety: Are they birds of a collectivist feather? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16, 548–560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021370

Journal article with DOI, reprinted from another source, translated:

Piaget, J. (1972). Intellectual evolution from adolescence to adulthood (J. Bliss & H. Furth, Trans.). Human Development, 15, 1–120. (Original work published 1970) http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000271225

Journal article without DOI (when DOI is not available):

Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38–48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap

Conference paper abstract:

Liu, S. (2005, May). Defending against business crises with the help of intelligent agent based early warning solutions. Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Miami, FL. Abstract retrieved from http://www.iceis.org/iceis2005/abstracts_2005.htm

Proceedings published regularly:

Wroe, S., Ferrara, T. L., McHenry, C. L., Curnoe, D., & Chamoli, U. (2010, December 7). The craniomandibular mechanics of being human. Proceedings of the Royal Society B/Biological Sciences, 277, 3579–3586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.0509

Proceedings published in book form:

Katz, I., Gabayan, K., & Aghajan, H. (2007). A multi-touch surface using multiple cameras. In J. Blanc-Talon, W. Philips, D. Popescu, & P. Scheunders (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 4678. Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (pp. 97–108). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74607-2_9

Books with Editor/s:

Fauvel, J., & Maanen, J.v. (Eds.). (2000). History in mathematics education: The ICMI study. Dordrecht, Netherland: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Books with Three Authors:

Riedesel, C.A., Schwartz, J.E. & Clements, D.H. (1996). Teaching elementary school mathematics. Boston, USA: Allyn & Bacon. 

Book Chapters:

Tzanakis, C., & Arcavi, A. (2000). Integrating history of mathematics in the classroom: An analytic survey. In J. Fauvel, & J. van Maanen (Eds.), History in mathematics education (pp. 201–240). The ICMI Study. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Web Articles:

Fauvel, J. (2000). The role of history of mathematics within a university mathematics curriculum for the 21st century [Web article]. Retrieved from http://www.bham.ac.uk/ctimath/talum/newsletter

Hughes, B. (2011, August). Completing the square – Quadratic using addition [Web article]. Retrieved from http://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/completing-the-square-quadratics-using-addition

History of mathematics. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mathematics

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Musa_al-Khwarizmi

O'Connor, J. J., & Robertson, E. F. (1999, July). Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi [Web article]. Retrieved from http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Al-Khwarizmi.html

Master’s thesis, from a commercial database

McNiel, D. S. (2006). Meaning through narrative: A personal narrative discussing growing up with an alcoholic mother (Master’s thesis). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 1434728)

Doctoral dissertation, from an institutional database

Adams, R. J. (1973). Building a foundation for evaluation of instruction in higher education and continuing education (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/

Doctoral dissertation, from the web

Bruckman, A. (1997). MOOSE Crossing: Construction, community, and learning in a networked virtual world for kids (Doctoral dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Retrieved from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/?asb/thesis/

Conference/Seminary Papers

Lawrence, S. (2008). History of mathematics making its way through the teacher networks: Professional learning environment and the history of mathematics in mathematics curriculum. Paper presented at the 10th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME), Monterrey, Mexico.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
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 Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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