Author Guidelines

APINDO SME's & Sustainability Journal, published twice a year since 2025, is an English journal and specializes in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and sustainability issues in Indonesia. The journal aims to serve and invite academics, policymakers, practitioners, and analysts interested in the growth, challenges, and sustainability of SMEs. The journal also provides readers with a better understanding of SMEs and Sustainability development through the publication of articles. 

Submitted articles must be original research-based work that has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be reviewed by the editors, editorial board, and blind reviewers. Submissions that do not adhere to the formatting and length guidelines will be rejected without review.

Submissions to APINDO SME's & Sustainability Journal must be written in English and submitted electronically via the journal's online submission portal. Articles should be approximately 9,000-10,000 words, inclusive of all text, tables, figures, notes, references, and appendices intended for publication. Additionally, all submissions must include a 150-word abstract and 5 keywords. All quotations, passages, and words in local or foreign languages should be translated into English.

All notes must appear in the text as citations. A citation usually requires only the last name of the author(s), year of publication, and (sometimes) page numbers. For example: (Porter, 1985). Explanatory footnotes may be included but should not be used for simple citations. All works cited must appear in the reference list at the end of the article. In the matter of bibliographical style, we recommend authors use reference manager applications such as Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Then, choose the American Political Science Association (APSA) as the bibliographical manual style such as below:
- Porter, M. E, 1985.  The Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. New York: Free Press.

Make sure that your paper is prepared using the APINDO SME's & Sustainability Journal template here.