Draft for Universitas Pelita Bangsa with confidence. The template sets the correct structure, abstract, and references up front, so your manuscript clears editorial screening.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to Universitas Pelita Bangsa goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Universitas Pelita Bangsa guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Universitas Pelita Bangsa. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Universitas Pelita Bangsa journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Universitas Pelita Bangsa guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Universitas Pelita Bangsa guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's online submission system.
| Element | UPB requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract, written in both English and Indonesian, single paragraph, maximum 200 words. No specific variations by article type stated in the guidelines. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Maximum 5 words or phrases |
| References | APA (American Psychological Association) style. References must be from publications of the last 10 years with minimum 80% journal articles, listed alphabetically by author's last name and year of publication. Authors should use reference manager applications like Mendeley or Zotero. |
| Peer review | Single-blind review (identities of reviewers are not disclosed to authors, as stated: 'Jurnal ini menerapkan peninjauan single-blind, di mana identitas peninjau tidak diungkapkan kepada penulis') |
| Submission | jurnal.pelitabangsa.ac.id |
Read the Universitas Pelita Bangsa guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Universitas Pelita Bangsa in under a page.
Skim two or three recent UPB papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Universitas Pelita Bangsa journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Universitas Pelita Bangsa guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's online submission system.