The Journal of ESP in Indonesia (JESPI) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Postgraduate Program of English Education of FKIP, University of Bengkulu. Its primary objective is to disseminate scholarly information on research and development in the field of English for Specific/Academic/Occupational Purposes worldwide, and to bridge between theory and practice. The journal welcomes year-round submissions and contributions that address the common professional concerns of both researchers and practitioners. It is published biannually—at the beginning and at middle of the year.
Journal of ESP in Indonesia (JESPI) welcomes submissions on the following areas of inquiry and development in ESP/EAP/EOP (English for Occupational Purposes):
Needs Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Materials Development and Evaluation
Genre Analysis
Instructional Design
Methodology
English-Medium Instruction (EMI)
Assessment and Evaluation
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)
English as an International Language (EIL)
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
English for Occupational Purposes (EOP)
Peer Review Process
The journal operates a peer review process and promotes blind reviewing. The editorial boards will decide the acceptance or rejection of articles based on the review results supplied by the reviewers. There are no communications between authors and editors concerning the rejection decision. Before going to the review process, all manuscripts will be checked to be free from plagiarism using "Turnitin" software. If there is an indication of plagiarism, the manuscript will instantly be rejected. Authors whose papers are rejected will be informed of the reasons for the rejection.
Publication Frequency
The journal is published twice a year namely in January and July. Each edition contains 8 articles.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Journal History
The Journal of ESP in Indonesia was established on February 23, 2021. This journal is under the Master of English Education study program. This journal published for the first time in July 2022. This journal accepts articles on English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia which include articles on teaching English in schools and universities for special purposes such as English for academic, work, and vocational purposes.
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.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
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.
Author Guidelines
When submitting a manuscript, the author should follow the guidelines below.
1) The manuscript should be within the scope and focus of this journal subject.
2) The manuscript is sent in Ms.Word format with the following conditions:
A4 paper (21 cm x 21,7cm) with the page margin; Left (3 cm), top (2,5 cm), Right (2,5 cm), and bottom (2,5 cm);
The number of the manuscript pages between 8 - 17 pages.
The script is written one column with Times New Roman font 10, except for the title of the manuscript (Times New Roman font 11).
The conjunctions (and, in, or with, as well, about, that, against, so, because, then, for the sake,) and prepositions (in, to, from, into, within, by, through) are written in lowercase.
3) Manuscript are written with the following regulations.
Title (Times New Roman font 16; contains uppercase in the first letter and bold; 1 space).
Author(s) Name (Times New Roman font 10).
Author(s) Affiliation (Times New Roman font 10), contains the name of the institution/organization/workplace/author’s works/study place.
Correspondence (Times New Roman font 10), contains first author’s email address.
Abstract (Times New Roman font 10; contains uppercase in the first letter and bold; 1 space). The manuscript abstract is written in English only.
Keywords (Times New Roman 10; bold) and their contents (Times New Roman 11), keywords are written in English; with a number of 3-5 keywords.
Introduction (Times New Roman font 11 and bold) and its contents (Times New Roman font 10; 1, space).
Methodo (Times New Roman font 11 and bold) and its contents (Times New Roman font 10; 1 space).
Findings (Times New Roman font 11 and bold) and its contents (Times New Roman font 10; 1 space).
Discussion (Times New Roman font 11 and bold) and its contents (Times New Roman font 10; 1 space). Descriptions of the findings and discussion should be made separately.
Conclusion and Suggestion (Times New Roman font 11 and bold) and its contents (Times New Roman font 10; 1 space).
References (Times New Roman font 11 ) and reading sources (Times New Roman font 10; 1 space). Source of citations and bibliography must be the same. The writing format of a bibliography refers to the American Psychological Association (APA). Citation and bibliography writing are advised to use the Mendeley application.
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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.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
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.