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Author Guidelines

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Mahasara: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Music

E-ISSN 2808-5388

1. General Provisions

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by other journals.
  • Articles must align with interdisciplinary music studies (musicology, ethnomusicology, music education, etc.).
  • Authors must use the official Mahasara 2026 Template (.docx).
  • Manuscripts can be written in English or Bahasa. An English abstract is mandatory.
  • Plagiarism similarity index must not exceed 20%.
  • Mendeley is mandatory for reference management.
  • The journal applies a double-blind peer review system.

2. Title & Author Identity

Title: 8–12 words, phrase form, clearly represent research substance. Avoid articles (the, a, an).

Author Identity: Full names without academic titles. Affiliation format: Study Program, Faculty, University. Mark corresponding author with (*) and include institutional email.

3. Abstract & Keywords

  • Word Count: 250–300 words in a single paragraph.
  • Content: Objective, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, and implications.
  • Keywords: 3–5 keywords, separated by semicolon (;).
  • No citations or references to figures/tables/equations in the abstract.

4. Article Structure

1. Introduction: Background, recent scholarly review (5–10 years), research gap, and clear research question.

2. Literature Review: Theoretical framework and scholarly positioning.

3. Methods: Design, data collection, analysis techniques, and validity assurance.

4. Results: Objective presentation. Tables must be editable (not screenshots). Figures must be high resolution.

5. Discussion: Interpretation, connection with previous studies, and theoretical/societal contributions.

6. Conclusion: Direct answer to research questions and future opportunities.

5. References

  • Minimum 80% primary sources.
  • Prioritize publications from the last 5–10 years.
  • Style: APA 7th Edition.
  • DOI must be included whenever available.

6. Ethical Statement & Copyright

No plagiarism or data fabrication. Conflict of interest must be declared. Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright with first publication rights granted to the journal.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

• The manuscript has been prepared using the latest official Mahāsarā Manuscript Template, and all instructional notes, sample text, and grey guidance text have been removed.

• The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not currently under consideration by another journal.

• Research articles contain approximately 6,000–8,000 words, excluding abstracts, references, table and figure captions, acknowledgements, and the conflict-of-interest statement.

• The article title is concise, specific, informative, uses sentence-style capitalization, and does not exceed 15 words.

• Complete author information has been provided, including full name, institutional affiliation, city and country, ORCID iD where available, and the corresponding author's email address.

• The manuscript contains English and Indonesian abstracts of 200–250 words each, written as one paragraph, with 4–6 keywords for each language.

• The manuscript follows Mahāsarā formatting requirements: Times New Roman 11 pt, 1.15 line spacing, justified alignment, 0.75 cm first-line indentation, and 2.5 cm margins.

• All tables, figures, photographs, diagrams, and musical notation are clearly numbered, appropriately captioned, and provided with sources or permission information where required.

• All citations and references follow APA Style, 7th Edition. Only cited sources appear in the reference list, and DOI information is included whenever available.

• A conflict-of-interest statement has been included in the manuscript.

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Copyright Notice

By submitting a manuscript to Mahāsarā: Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies, the authors confirm that the submitted work is original and that they have the necessary rights and permissions for all materials included in the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted photographs, figures, musical scores, recordings, archival materials, or other third-party content where permission is required.

The authors also confirm that the manuscript does not infringe the copyright, privacy, or other rights of any third party.

Copyright and licensing arrangements for accepted articles will follow the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy applicable at the time of publication.

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