Author Guidelines

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Author Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation and Submission Guidelines for Intensi: Journal Psychology (INTENSI)

Authors are expected to prepare manuscripts according to the official INTENSI Article Template and the manuscript structure described in these guidelines.

Manuscripts should be clear, coherent, academically rigorous, ethically responsible, and prepared consistently with the journal's focus on psychological scholarship.

ABSTRACT

150–250 Words

KEYWORDS

3–5 Keywords

REFERENCES

APA 7th Edition

FIGURES

Recommended 300 dpi

General Manuscript Requirements

Authors should prepare their manuscript using the official INTENSI article template. The manuscript should present original scholarly work clearly and systematically.

Authors should ensure that:

the manuscript is relevant to psychology and the journal's focus and scope;
the article is written clearly, coherently, and academically;
research objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions are clearly presented;
all citations and references are accurate and consistent;
ethical requirements relevant to the research have been fulfilled; and
the manuscript follows the structure and formatting requirements described below.

Title and Author Information

Article Title: concise, informative, written in English, and formatted 16 pt, bold, centered according to the official manuscript template.

Author information should include:

full name of each author;
department or study program;
faculty;
university or institutional affiliation;
city and country; and
email address of the corresponding author.

The corresponding author should be clearly identified with an asterisk (*) in the manuscript.

Article History and Metadata

The published article contains the following publication history:

Received	Date manuscript was received
Revised	Date revised manuscript was received
Accepted	Date article was accepted
Published	Date article was published

Abstract

Recommended length: approximately 150–250 words.

The abstract should be structured and self-contained and should briefly present:

background or research problem;
research objective;
method;
participants or data source;
key findings, including essential statistics when relevant; and
principal conclusion or implication.

Do not include citations, undefined abbreviations, tables, or figures in the abstract.

Keywords

Provide 3–5 specific keywords or key phrases that accurately represent the main concepts of the article. Keywords should be separated by semicolons.

Example:
Psychological well-being; Academic stress; University students; Resilience.

Introduction

The Introduction explains the background and urgency of the research problem. Authors should begin with the broader psychological phenomenon or empirical context and progressively narrow the discussion to the specific problem addressed.

The Introduction should:

present relevant empirical evidence and recent scholarly findings;
describe the current state of knowledge;
identify the research gap, inconsistency, limitation, or unresolved issue;
explain the novelty and expected contribution of the study; and
conclude with an explicit research objective or research question.

The Introduction should be coherent and evidence-based and should not merely provide a general description of the topic.

Literature Review

The Literature Review provides the theoretical and empirical foundation for the study. Authors should define and explain the principal constructs or variables using authoritative theories.

Authors should:

synthesize relevant previous studies rather than list studies one by one;
critically compare findings, methods, populations, and limitations;
clarify conceptual relationships among variables;
establish the theoretical framework of the study;
connect the literature logically to the research gap and hypothesis; and
prioritize recent peer-reviewed sources while retaining essential seminal references.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis should be derived directly from the theories and empirical evidence presented in the Literature Review.

Authors should explain the logical reasoning that connects the independent and dependent variables, or the expected difference or effect, before stating the hypothesis. The proposed relationship should be specific, testable, and consistent with the research design and analysis.

Important: Present the hypothesis as a complete sentence or coherent paragraph, not as a numbered hypothesis list.

For exploratory or qualitative studies that do not require a formal hypothesis, this section may be replaced with clearly formulated research questions.

Research Method

The Method section describes how the research was conducted in sufficient detail to allow methodological evaluation and replication.

Research Design Describe the research approach and specific design, such as quantitative correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental, cross-sectional, longitudinal, qualitative, or mixed methods. State the research setting and study period when relevant, and briefly explain why the selected design is appropriate for the research objective or hypothesis.

Participants and Sampling Describe the target population, participant characteristics, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sampling technique, sample-size determination or rationale, relevant demographic characteristics, and recruitment procedure.

Instruments / Measures Describe each instrument or measurement scale, including the construct measured, number of items, response format, scoring procedure, interpretation, original source, adaptation process, and evidence of validity and reliability.

Procedure and Ethical Considerations Explain the data collection procedure sequentially, participant recruitment, informed consent, confidentiality, privacy protection, and voluntary participation. For research involving human participants, state the name of the ethics committee or institutional review body, approval or exemption status, and approval number when available.

Data Analysis Explain the analytical techniques used to answer each research question or test each hypothesis. Quantitative studies should identify descriptive and inferential statistical tests, assumption checks, significance threshold, confidence intervals, effect-size measures where appropriate, statistical software and version, and treatment of missing data, outliers, or incomplete responses. Qualitative studies should describe coding and analytical procedures, trustworthiness strategies, and software used when applicable.

Results

The Results section presents the findings objectively and in a sequence that directly corresponds to the research objective, research question, and hypothesis.

When applicable, report:

relevant descriptive information;
assumption-test results;
test statistics;
degrees of freedom;
p values;
effect sizes; and
confidence intervals where appropriate.

Tables and figures should only be used when they improve clarity. Avoid repeating identical numerical information in both the manuscript text and tables.

Tables and Figures

Tables Tables must be editable, numbered consecutively, provided with concise descriptive titles, and cited in the manuscript text. Define all abbreviations and statistical symbols in the table note.

Figures Figures should be clear and of high resolution. A minimum resolution of approximately 300 dpi is recommended. Each figure should be numbered, provided with a clear and informative title, and include source information where applicable.

Discussion

The Discussion interprets the meaning of the findings rather than repeating the numerical results.

Authors should:

explain whether the findings support the hypothesis or answer the research question;
connect the results to theories and empirical studies discussed in the Literature Review;
compare agreements and differences with previous research;
provide logical explanations for observed patterns;
address unexpected or contradictory findings critically;
discuss theoretical contributions and practical implications;
acknowledge the main limitations of the study; and
identify realistic future research directions.

Conclusion and Recommendations

The Conclusion should provide a concise synthesis of the principal findings and directly answer the research objective or research question.

It should highlight the central meaning of the results, the contribution of the study, and the most important implication for psychological knowledge or practice.

Do not introduce new data, new citations, or arguments that were not discussed previously.

Recommendations should be brief, realistic, directly derived from the findings, and written in paragraph form rather than as a numbered list.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledge individuals, institutions, research sites, communities, or organizations that provided meaningful assistance but do not meet the criteria for authorship. Contributions may include technical support, access to participants or facilities, administrative assistance, or other non-author support.

Author Contributions

Authors should describe the specific contribution of each author to the manuscript. The contribution statement should accurately reflect actual contributions and support transparency in authorship.

The CRediT taxonomy is recommended, including roles such as:

Conceptualization; Methodology; Validation; Formal Analysis; Investigation; Data Curation; Writing – Original Draft; Writing – Review & Editing; Visualization; Supervision; Project Administration; and Funding Acquisition.

References

References must follow APA 7th edition consistently.

Authors should:

include only sources cited in the manuscript;
ensure every in-text citation has a corresponding reference entry;
prioritize relevant, credible, and recent scholarly literature;
prioritize peer-reviewed journal articles and primary sources;
retain seminal references when theoretically necessary;
verify author names, year, title, journal or publisher information, volume, issue, page range, and DOI;
present DOI links in the https://doi.org/ format; and
use a reference manager such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote where possible.

Journal Article Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, volume(issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxx

Book Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (xth ed.). Publisher.

Webpage Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Website Name. https://example.org/page

Copyright & License

Authors retain copyright in articles published by Intensi Journal Psychology (INTENSI) and grant the journal the right of first publication.

Unless otherwise stated, published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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Under this license, readers and other users may share and adapt published material for non-commercial purposes, provided that the applicable license conditions are followed.

BY — Attribution Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and publication, a link to the license should be provided where reasonably possible, and changes must be indicated.

NC — NonCommercial The material may not be used primarily for commercial purposes under this license.

SA — ShareAlike If the material is remixed, transformed, translated, or built upon, the adapted material must be distributed under the same or a compatible ShareAlike license.

Author Rights Authors retain copyright and may archive, distribute, and reuse their published work in accordance with the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and the journal's copyright policy.

Pre-Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm that:

✓	The manuscript follows the official INTENSI article template.
✓	The title is concise, informative, and written in English.
✓	Author names, affiliations, and corresponding author email are complete.
✓	The abstract is approximately 150–250 words.
✓	Three to five relevant keywords or key phrases are provided.
✓	The research objective, research question, or hypothesis is clearly stated.
✓	The Method section contains sufficient information for methodological evaluation.
✓	Ethical approval and informed consent information are included where applicable.
✓	Tables are editable, consecutively numbered, titled, and cited in the text.
✓	Figures are clear, appropriately numbered, and of sufficient resolution.
✓	In-text citations and reference entries correspond correctly.
✓	References follow APA 7th edition consistently.
✓	The Author Contributions statement accurately reflects each author's contribution.

Recommended Manuscript Structure

Title → Authors & Affiliations → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Literature Review → Hypothesis / Research Questions → Research Method → Results & Discussion → Conclusion → Acknowledgments → Author Contributions → References

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Articles published by INTENSI are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.

Online Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted through the official INTENSI Online Journal System. Authors should complete all required submission metadata and upload the manuscript and supporting files through the OJS platform.

Before submission, authors are required to prepare the manuscript using the official INTENSI Article Template and complete the Declaration of Originality.

Submit to INTENSI Download Template Declaration of Originality

Submission Documents: Authors should use the official manuscript template and ensure that the Declaration of Originality is completed as part of the required submission documentation.

Prepare Your Manuscript Carefully

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts comply with INTENSI's academic, methodological, ethical, formatting, and referencing requirements before submission.