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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.

Confirm that all authors of this submission have understood the journal's licensing policy. Further information about the journal's license agreement(s) and Terms of Use can be found in the journal's Copyright and License Agreement.
The submission has not been previously published (or published any portion of this paper including some or all of the dataset or variables) in any language. Nor is not being considered for publication in another journal
The manuscript submission is in English language with good grammar. The author confirms that a title page has been submitted.
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or editable format. Conform to the standard of author guidelines, and the text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Abstract has maximum 250 WORDS; No citation; State in the abstract a primary objective, research design, methodology, main outcomes and results, and the conclusions.
References expect a minimum of 30 references primarily with minimum 60% to journal papers. It used of a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and have choosen the APA (American Psychological Association) style. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The length of the submitted paper is BETWEEN 4000-6000 words.
Author(s) must declare the submission has no potential conflict of interest and declare that the submission is their own work. This section is mandatory for author, please read Declaration format for Manuscript https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/declaration
Confirm that research involving human subjects was submitted to and approved by an institutional review board and/or other entities responsible for oversight regarding the protection of human subjects.

ONLINE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science (NJBSS) uses an online submission platform. This system enables authors to trace the progress of their manuscript submission and speeds up the article’s processing time. For the initial stage, authors must conform to our guidelines (see the manuscript structure). Manuscripts that do not comply with the guideline will be rejected.

General Author Guidelines:

Is your manuscript adhere to the minimum standards? (written in English; The length of the submitted paper is minimal 4000 words including authors' data, abstract, and references.
References expect a minimum of 30 references primarily with a minimum of 60% to journal papers. It used a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and have chosen the APA (American Psychological Association) style current edition. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
All submissions are done online via https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss
Log in is required for the first time user. If you do not have an account, click "Register" button and make your account. To make a submission, you must have a user account and be enrolled as an Author.
An ID should be your email address being actively used now. If you have an account but forgot your password, click the "Forgot Your Password?" button. Your password will be given to your email address on your request. To begin, enter your User ID and password into the boxes provided, and click. At the welcome screen, click "New Submission" button. After that, click button to submit your new manuscript and follow for steps.
Information on the peer-review process can be viewed here
A manuscript structure article template can be downloaded here

SUBMISSION PREPARATION

The submission to NJBSS made online at SUMBISSION ONLINE Users need to register when accessing the system for the first time. Detailed instructions and help files available online, if you have trouble, users can call a contact listed on https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/about/contact or e-mail to [email protected]. NJBSS will follow up the manuscript that has been filed with precast posted on the server. The manuscript will undergo a review by a peer-review, are as strict as manuscripts posted on a precast server. Before submitting, make sure your manuscript has been formatted according to the template.

Type of Manuscripts

Articles Research/ Research Article

Research reports are of interest to the scientific community in the field of health will be published as a research article. A manuscript has been a well-described hypothesis, measurable results and has not been previously explored.

Review/reviews

Community scientists in the field of health can issue a review. The review contains the latest review of the science of nursing, midwifery, environmental health, health analysts, public health and science technology. In addition, a review is published as a guide for instructors in the field of health. Authors are encouraged to elaborate on the background and history of previous research and quote-review previously published reviews. Generally, the description in the review contains the latest information (last few years).
A comprehensive review and comment will be published as "Critical Reviews". Critical reviews are intended to discuss the literature that has been published, it is not intended to present a new review, reanalysis of data or further analysis. Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science will review the appropriate review as research articles. Critical reviews can be initiated by the Editor-in-Chief or the author. To review initiated by the author, before writing a review, the authors suggested outline handed to the review's editor, so that it complies with the Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science. The scope of the review can be determined prior to submission. This article is generally limited to five printed pages.

Manuscript Submission

Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.

Permissions

Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Online Submission

Please follow the hyperlink “Submit online” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.

Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production process.

Title Page

Authors are required to submit a title page containing the following details:

Manuscript Title: Concise, informative, and reflective of the study content.
Author(s) Name(s): Full names of all authors.
Affiliation(s): Institutional affiliation of each author, including department (if applicable), city, state/province, and country.
Corresponding Author: Clearly indicated with an active email address for correspondence.
ORCID iD: Provide the 16-digit ORCID identifier for each author (e.g., https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1022-1678).

For authorship policies and contribution requirements, please refer to the Authorship and Contributorship section available at: https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/PublicationEthics#authorship

Abstract

Please provide an abstract consists of one paragraph and should be no more than 200 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords

Please provide 5 to 7 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Main Text

The main body of the manuscript should be organized into the following structured subheadings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Each section must be clearly labeled and should present information in a logical, coherent, and scientifically sound manner.

The Introduction should provide the background of the study, highlight the research problem, and state the research objectives or hypotheses.
The Methods section must detail the study design, participants, procedures, data collection instruments, and analysis techniques to ensure reproducibility.
The Results should present the findings clearly and concisely, supported by tables and figures where necessary, without interpretation.
The Discussion should interpret the results in the context of existing literature, discuss their implications, and acknowledge the study’s limitations.
The Conclusion must summarize the key findings and suggest recommendations or directions for future research.

This structured format aims to ensure clarity, scientific rigor, and alignment with international academic publishing standards.

Acknowledgments

The Acknowledgments section is intended to recognize individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed to the completion of the manuscript but do not meet the criteria for authorship as defined by international authorship standards. These may include individuals who provided technical support, critical feedback, language editing, administrative assistance, or other substantial contributions to the research process or manuscript preparation.

Authors are encouraged to acknowledge the following, when applicable:

Funding bodies or sponsors, with full official names and grant numbers;
Institutional support, including laboratories, research centers, or departments that facilitated the research;
Individuals who assisted with statistical analysis, software use, data collection, fieldwork, or manuscript formatting;
Professional services such as language editing or writing assistance, provided that these contributors have given their explicit consent to be acknowledged.

Ethical Note: Authors must obtain permission from all individuals or entities listed in the Acknowledgments section prior to inclusion. This is to ensure that those acknowledged agree with how their contributions are represented and to maintain transparency in the scholarly record.

If there are no individuals or institutions to acknowledge, authors should clearly indicate this by stating: "Not applicable."

Declarations

All manuscripts must contain the following sections under the heading 'Declarations'. If any of the sections are not relevant to your manuscript, please include the heading and write 'Not applicable' for that section. Please review the declaration section from the journal policy.

Ethics approval and consent to participate
Consent for publication
Availability of data and materials
Conflicts of interest Statement
Funding
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Technology (Please refer to the section on Publication Ethics for further information regarding Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Technology).
Authors' contributions.
Authors' information.

Please see the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information as well as various examples of wording. Please revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.

Text

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 11-point Times New Roman) for text.

Use italics for emphasis.

Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.

Do not use field functions.

Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.

Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.

Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Tables

All tables must be numbered using Arabic numerals (e.g., Table 1, Table 2, etc.) in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text.
Tables should always be cited in the main text in consecutive numerical order.
Each table must include a clear and concise caption (title) placed above the table, explaining the components and context of the data presented.
Any previously published material included in a table must be properly cited by giving the original source as a full reference at the end of the table caption.
Use footnotes for any explanatory notes. These should be indicated by superscript lowercase letters (e.g., a, b, c) or asterisks (*) for statistical significance, and placed below the table body.
Important: All tables must be submitted in a format that allows for editing (e.g., as part of the Word document or embedded as editable tables in the manuscript). Tables submitted as images (JPEG, PNG, PDF, etc.) or non-editable formats will not be accepted, as they cannot be revised, reformatted, or processed during production.
Ensure that the table layout is clean and consistent with standard academic formatting. Avoid using merged cells or complex formatting that may hinder readability or production processing.

Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science Reference Style: APA

APA (American Psychological Association) references are widely used in the social sciences, education, engineering and business. For detailed information, please see thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7 th edition, https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines and https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition

Use of a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose APA (American Psychology Association) style. See https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-amp0000191.pdf?_ga=2.247663873.720597782.1556090951-68819641.1556090951 and https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-amp0000263.pdf?_ga=2.247663873.720597782.1556090951-68819641.1556090951

In the text:
Placement	References are cited in the text by the author's surname, the publication year of the work cited, and a page number if necessary. Full details are given in the reference list. Place them at the appropriate point in the text.
Within the same parentheses	Order alphabetically and then by year for repeated authors, with in-press citations last. Separate references by different authors with a semi-colon.
Repeat mentions in the same paragraph	If name and year are in parentheses, include the year in subsequent citations.
With a quotation	This is the text, and Smith (2012) says "quoted text" (p. 1), which supports my argument. This is the text, and this is supported by "quoted text" (Smith, 2012, p. 1). This is a displayed quotation. (Smith, 2012, p. 1)
Page number	(Smith, 2012, p. 6)
One author	Smith (2012) or (Smith, 2012)
Two authors	Smith and Jones (2012) or (Smith & Jones, 2012)
Three or more authors	Three or more authors is shortened right from the first citation: Smith et al. (2012) or (Smith et al., 2012).
Authors with same surname	G. Smith (2012) and F. Smith (2008) G. Smith (2012) and F. Smith (2012)
No author	Cite first few words of title (in quotation marks or italics depending on journal style for that type of work), plus the year: (Study Finds, 2007).
Not published yet	Do not provide a year in the reference if the document is not published yet. If the document is about to be published, use "in press": Smith (in press)
Groups of authors that would shorten to the same form	Cite the surnames of the first author and as many others as necessary to distinguish the two references, followed by comma and et al.
Organization as author	When a document doesn’t list a specific author, list the organization in the author position. The name of an organization can be spelled out each time it appears in the text or you can spell it out only the first time and abbreviate it after that. The guiding rule is that the reader should be able to find it in the reference list easily. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2012) or (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2012) University of Oxford (2012) or (University of Oxford, 2012)
Author with two works in the same year	Put a, b, c after the year (Chen, 2011a, 2011b, in press-a)
Secondary source	When it is not possible to see an original document, cite the source of your information on it; do not cite the original assuming that the secondary source is correct. Smith's diary (as cited in Khan, 2012)
Classical work	References to classical works such as the Bible and the Qur’an are cited only in the text. Reference list entry is not required. Cite year of translation (Aristotle, trans. 1931) or the version you read: Bible (King James Version).
Personal communication	References to personal communications are cited only in the text: A. Colleague (personal communication, April 12, 2011)
Unknown date	(Author, n.d.)
Two dates	(Author, 1959–1963) Author (1890/1983)
Self-translated passage	If you translated a passage from one language into another it is considered a paraphrase, not a direct quotation. Thus, to cite your translated material, all you need to do is include the author and date of the material in the in-text citation. It is recommended (but not required) that you also include the page number in the citation, because this will help any readers to find the translated passage in the original. You should not use quotation marks around the material you translated (alternative: to use the words “my translation” after the passage in squire brackets).
Notes	Endnotes should be kept to a minimum. Any references cited in notes should be included in the reference list.
Tables and figures	Put reference in the footnote or legend
Reference list
Order	Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. Alphabetical letter by letter, by surname of first author followed by initials. References by the same single author are ordered by date, from oldest to most recent. References by more than one author with the same first author are ordered after all references by the first author alone, by surname of second author, or if they are the same, the third author, and so on. References by the same author with the same date are arranged alphabetically by title excluding 'A' or 'The', unless they are parts of a series, in which case order them by part number. Put a lower-case letter after the year: Smith, J. (2012a). Smith, J. (2012b). For organizations or groups, alphabetize by the first significant word of their name. If there is no author, put the title in the author position and alphabetize by the first significant word.
Form of author name	Use the authors' surnames and initials unless you have two authors with the same surname and initial, in which case the full name can be given: Smith, J. [Jane]. (2012). Smith, J. [Joel]. (2012). If a first name includes a hyphen, add a full stop (period) after each letter: Jones, J.-P.
Book
One author	Author, A. A. (2012). This is a book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
Two authors	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2012). This is a book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
Three authors	Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2012). This is a book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
More authors	Include all names up to twenty. If there are more than twenty authors, list the first nineteen authors, followed by an ellipsis and the last author’s name.
Organization as author	American Psychological Association. (2003). Book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
No author	Merriam Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10^th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster (place of publication is optional).
Chapter	Author, A. A. (2012). This is a chapter. In J. J. Editor (Ed.), Book title: And subtitle (pp. 300–316). Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional). Author, A. A. (2012). This is a chapter. In J. J. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Book title: And subtitle (pp. 300–316). Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional). Author, A. A. (2012). This is a chapter. In J. J. Editor, P. P. Editor, & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Book title: And subtitle (pp. 300–316). Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
Edited	Editor, J. J. (Ed.). (2012). Book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional). Editor, J. J., Editor, A. A., & Editor, P. P. (Eds.). (2012). Book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional). Editor, J. J., & Editor, P. P. (Eds.). (2012).Edited online book: And subtitle. (The website name). https://www.w3.org
Edition	Author, A. A. (2012). Book title: And subtitle (4 ^th ed.). Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
Translated	Author, J. J. (2012). Book title: And subtitle. (L. Khan, Trans.). Abingdon: Routledge (place of publication is optional).
Not in English	Doutre, É. (2014). Mixité de genre et de métiers: Consé quences identitaires et relations de travail [Mixture of gender and trades: Consequences for identity and working relationships]. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 46, 327–336. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036218 For transliteration of Cyrillic letters please use the links: ALA-LC Romanization Tables at the web-site of The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html
Online	Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work: Subtitle [Adobe Digital Editions version]. (The website name) https://www.w3.org
Place of publication (optional)	Always list the city, and include the two-letter state abbreviation for US publishers. There is no need to include the country name: New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Washington, DC: Author Newbury Park, CA: Sage Pretoria: Unisa Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press Abingdon: Routledge If the publisher is a university and the name of the state is included in the name of the university, do not repeat the state in the publisher location: Santa Cruz: University of California Press Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press
Publisher	Give the name in as brief a form as possible. Omit terms such as “Publishers”, “Co.”, “Inc.”, but retain the words “Books” and “Press”. If two or more publishers are given, give the location listed first or the location of the publisher’s home office. When the author and publisher are identical, use the word Author as the name of the publisher.
E-book
	A citation of an e-book (i.e., a book accessed on an e-reader) or a book viewed online (e.g., on Google Books or in PDF form) includes the DOI where available. If there is no DOI, link to the page where the book is viewed, or where the e-book can be purchased or accessed. Since e-books sometimes do not include page numbers, APA recommends using other methods of identifying a specific passage in in-text citations—for example, a chapter or section title, or a paragraph number. Author, A. A. (2009). Book title: And subtitle. Abingdon: Routledge. https:/doi.org/10.1007/ххххххххххххх
Multivolume works
Multiple volumes from a multivolume work	Levison, D., & Ember, M. (Eds.). (1996). Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology (Vols. 1–4). New York, NY: Henry Holt (place of publication is optional). Use Vol. for a single volume and Vols. for multiple volumes. In text, use (Levison & Ember, 1996).
A single volume from a multivolume work	Nash, M. (1993). Malay. In P. Hockings (Ed.), Encyclopedia of world cultures (Vol. 5, pp. 174–176). New York, NY: G.K. Hall (place of publication is optional). In text, use (Nash, 1993).
Journal
One author	Author, A. A. (2011). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, 22(1), 123–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/хххххххххххххх Volume numbers in references should be italicized, but do not italicize the issue number, the parentheses, or the comma after the issue number. If there is no DOI and the reference was retrieved from an online database, give the database name and accession number or the database URL (no retrieval date is needed): Author, A. A. (2011). Title of the article.Title of the Journal, 22(1), 123–231. (The website name) https://www.w3.org
Two authors	Benjamin, L. T., Jr., & VandenBos, G. R. (2006). The window on psychology’s literature: A history of psychological abstracts. American Psychologist, 61(9), 941–954. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.61.9.941
Three authors	Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (1987). Title of the article. Title of Journal, 22(1), 123–231. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
More authors	Include all names up to twenty. If there are more than twenty authors, list the first nineteen authors, followed by an ellipsis and the last author’s name.
Organization as author	American Psychological Association. (2003). Title of the article: Subtitle of the article. Title of the Journal, 22(1), 12–23. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
No author	Editorial: Title of editorial. [Editorial]. (2012). Title of the Journal, 14, 1–2.
Not in English	If the original version is used as the source, cite the original version. Use diacritical marks and capital letters for the original language if needed. If the English translation is used as the source, cite the English translation. Give the English title without brackets. Titles not in English must be translated into English and put in square brackets. Author, M. (2000). Title in German: Subtitle of the article [Title in English: c article]. Journal in German, 21, 208–217. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx Author, P. (2000). Title in French [Title in English]. Journal in French, 21, 208–217. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx For transliteration of Cyrillic letters please use the links: ALA-LC Romanization Tables at the web-site of The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html
Peer-reviewed article published online ahead of the issue	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2012). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx If you can update the reference before publication, do so.
Supplemental material	If you are citing supplemental material, which is only available online, include a description of the contents in brackets following the title. [Audio podcast] [Letter to the editor]
Other article types	Editorial: Title of editorial. [Editorial]. (2012). Title of the Journal, 14, 1–2. Author, A. A. (2010). Title of review. [Review of the book Title of the book, by B. Book Author]. Title of the Journal, 22(1), 123–231. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Article in journal supplement	Author, A. A. (2004). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, 42(Suppl. 2), p–pp. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Conference
Proceedings	To cite published proceedings from a book, use book format or chapter format. To cite regularly published proceedings, use journal format.
Paper	Presenter, A. A. (2012, February). Title of the paper. Paper presented at the meeting of Organization Name , Location.
Poster	Presenter, A. A. (2012, February). Title of the poster. Poster session presented at the meeting of Organization Name , Location.
Thesis	Author, A. A. (2012). Title of thesis (Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master's thesis). Name of the Institution, Location.
Unpublished work
Manuscript	Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2008). Title of the manuscript. Unpublished manuscript. Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2012). Title of the manuscript. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Forthcoming article	Do not provide a year in the reference if the document is not published yet. If the document is about to be published, use "in press": Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (in press). Title of the article. Title of the Journal. https://doi.org/:xx.xxxxxxxxx
Forthcoming book	Author, A. A. (in press). Book title: Subtitle.
Internet
Website	When citing an entire website, it is sufficient just to give the address of the site in the text. The BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk ).
Web page	If the format is out of the ordinary (e.g., lecture notes), add a description in brackets. Author, A. (2011). Title of document [Format description]. (The website name) https://URL
Newspaper or magazine	Author, A. (2012, January 12). Title of the article. The Sunday Times, p. 1. Author, A. (2012, January 12). Title of the article. The Sunday Times. http://www.sundaytimes.com/xxxx.html Title of the article. (2012, January 12). The Sunday Times. https://www.sundaytimes.com/xxxx.html
Reports
May or may not be peer-reviewed; may or may not be published. Format as a book reference.	Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Report No. 123). Location: Publisher. Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Report No. 123). (The website name) https://www.w3.org
Working paper	Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Working Paper No. 123). Location: Publisher. Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Working Paper No. 123). (The website name) https://www.w3.org
Discussion paper	Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Discussion Paper No. 123). Location: Publisher. Author, A. A. (2012). Title of work (Discussion Paper No. 123). (The website name) https://www.w3.org
Personal communication	Personal communication includes letters, emails, memos, messages from discussion groups and electronic bulletin boards, personal interviews. Cite these only in the text. Include references for archived material only.
Other reference types
Patent	Cho, S. T. (2005). U.S. Patent No. 6,980,855. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Map	London Mapping Co. (Cartographer). (1960). Street map. [Map]. (The website name) https://www.londonmapping.co.uk/maps/xxxxx
Act	Mental Health Systems Act , 41 U.S.C. § 9403 (1988).
Audio and visual media	Taupin, B. (1975). Someone saved my life tonight [Recorded by Elton John]. On Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy [CD]. London: Big Pig Music Limited (place of publication is optional). Author, A. (Producer). (2009, December 2).Title of podcast [Audio podcast]. (The website name) https://www.w3.org Producer, P. P. (Producer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor. Smith, A. (Writer), & Miller, R. (Director). (1989). Title of episode [Television series episode]. In A. Green (Executive Producer), Series. New York, NY: WNET. Miller, R. (Producer). (1989). The mind [Television series]. New York, NY: WNET.
Database	Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, A. A. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Title of the Journal, 8(3). Retrieved February 20, 2003, from the PsycARTICLES database.
Dataset	Author. (2011). National Statistics Office monthly means and other derived variables [Data set]. Retrieved March 6, 2011,(The website name) https://www.w3.org If the dataset is updated regularly, use the year of retrieval in the reference, and using the retrieval date is also recommended.
Computer program	Rightsholder, A. A. (2010). Title of program (Version number) [Description of form]. Location: Name of producer. Name of software (Version Number) [Computer software]. Location: Publisher. If the program can be downloaded or ordered from a website, give this information in place of the publication information.
Social media
Facebook citation (post)	News From Science. (2019, June 21). Are you a fan of astronomy? Enjoy reading about what scientists have discovered in our solar system—and beyond? This [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNOW/photos/a.117532185107/10156268057260108/?type=3&theater Parenthetical citation: (News from Science, 2019) Narrative citation: News from Science (2019)
Facebook citation (page)	Community of Multiculturalism. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/communityofmulticulturalism/ Parenthetical citation: (Community of Multiculturalism, n.d.) Narrative citation: Community of Multiculturalism (n.d.)

Recommendation how to cite government documents:

https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/APA/book-government-publication

For more examples see:

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

Authorship principles

These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. For detailed information on authorship policies—including criteria for authorship, contributorship, and procedures for addressing authorship disputes—please refer to the journal’s Publication Ethics section available at: https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/PublicationEthics.

Disclosures and declarations

All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate).

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Author contributions

In absence of specific instructions and in research fields where it is possible to describe discrete efforts, the Publisher recommends authors to include contribution statements in the work that specifies the contribution of every author in order to promote transparency. These contributions should be listed at the separate title page.

Examples of such statement(s) are shown below:

• Free text:

All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by [full name], [full name] and [full name]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [full name] and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

• Conceptualization: [full name], …; Methodology: [full name], …; Formal analysis and investigation: [full name], …; Writing - original draft preparation: [full name, …]; Writing - review and editing: [full name], …; Funding acquisition: [full name], …; Resources: [full name], …; Supervision: [full name],….

For review articles where discrete statements are less applicable a statement should be included who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work.

For articles that are based primarily on the student’s dissertation or thesis, it is recommended that the student is usually listed as principal author:

A Graduate Student’s Guide to Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order, APA Science Student Council 2006

Affiliation

The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

Author identification

Authors are recommended to use their ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration or acquire an ORCID ID via the submission process.

All individuals have individual rights that are not to be infringed. Individual participants in studies have, for example, the right to decide what happens to the (identifiable) personal data gathered, to what they have said during a study or an interview, as well as to any photograph that was taken. This is especially true concerning images of vulnerable people (e.g. minors, patients, refugees, etc) or the use of images in sensitive contexts. In many instances authors will need to secure written consent before including images.

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Licensing and Copyright for Data Publication

To promote transparency, reproducibility, and ethical integrity in research, Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science adopts the following policies regarding the publication of research data:

Copyright Ownership: Authors retain copyright over the datasets they submit or make available in connection with their articles.
Default License: All data associated with a published manuscript must be shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), unless otherwise agreed upon with the editor.
Permitted Use: This license allows others to use, modify, and distribute the dataset (including for commercial purposes), provided that attribution is given to the original authors and that derivative works are shared under the same terms.
Repository Requirements: Authors are required to deposit their datasets in recognized open-access repositories (e.g., OSF, Zenodo, Figshare) and include citations and links to the datasets in the article.
Ethical and Legal Responsibility: Authors must ensure:
- The data shared do not breach confidentiality, privacy, or legal agreements.
- Informed consent has been obtained where necessary.
- Data have been properly anonymized where applicable.
Alternate Licenses: In exceptional cases, alternative data licenses (e.g., CC0, Open Data Commons) may be considered upon editorial approval. A written justification must be submitted and published alongside the article.
Corrections or Retractions: If issues related to published data arise (e.g., ethical breaches, significant errors), NJBSS reserves the right to take corrective action in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines. Please read our policy about retraction of articles

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