Author Guidelines

    1. Manuscripts submitted to the PIKMA Journal (Publication of Media and Cinema Communication Sciences) editorial team must be unpublished in any other journal.
    2. An unpublished statement, curriculum vitae, email address, and institutional address must be attached for correspondence purposes.
    3. The authors must fully acknowledge the entire manuscript submitted to the PIKMA editorial team.
    4. Include Turnitin results or similarity indicator instruments with the manuscript.
    5. Manuscripts must be 4,000–5,000 words (excluding bibliography) relevant to the PIKMA journal's scope. They must be written in a 12-point Times New Roman font with a spacing of 1.5.
    6. All manuscripts submitted to the PIKMA Journal will be anonymously reviewed by reviewers appointed by the editorial board based on the topic and the reviewer's area of ​​expertise. The editorial board will notify the decision on manuscript submissions and rejections via email and OJS.
    7. The editorial board reserves the right to edit manuscripts without changing the authors' substance and main ideas.
    8. The author's Name is written without academic titles using Times New Roman 12 pts font, then bolded, and placed below the article title, along with their email addresses. If there are more than two authors, the first author's Name is listed below the article title, followed by the names of the subsequent authors. During the editing and review process, the editors will only contact the corresponding author.
    9. The article title is centered with the first word capitalized using Times News Roman 14 font.
    10. The abstract is written in the same font as the text, in 11 pt font.
    11. The introduction is presented without headings.
    12. The writing structure for a manuscript in the form of ideas, thoughts, or non-research consists of the following:
      • Title
      • Author's Name (without academic title)
      • Institution and email address
      • Abstract written in two languages ​​(English and Indonesian), 100-150 words.
      • Keywords (3-5 words or phrases)
      • Introduction
      • Methodology 
      • Results and Discussion
      • Conclusion
      • Bibliography
    13. The use of footnotes is not permitted. Citations should be in the author-date style (author's name, year). For example, (Adiyanto, 2023).
    14. All cited sources must be listed in the bibliography: no more, no less, and no difference.
    15. Authors are expected to use 80% of the literature published in the last 5 years. The primary sources used should be articles published in research journals.
    16. The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order using the 6th APA style, as in the following example:

Prosiding:

Correa, D., Silva, L. A., Mondal, M., Benevenuto, F., & Gummadi, K. P. (2015). The Many Shades of Anonymity : Characterizing Anonymous Social Media Content.  Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 9(1), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v9i1.14635 

Journal:

Delaney, A. L. (2020). A Relational Turbulence Model of Sexual Communication in Couples With Depression. Communication Research, 48(8), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650220958222

Scott, C. R., & Rains, S. A. (2020). (Dis)connecions In Anonymous Cummunication Theory : Exploring Conceptualizations of Anonymity In Communication Research. Annals of The International Communication Association, 44(4), 385–400. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2020.1843367

Book:

Mosco, V. (2009). The Political Economy of Communication (2nd ed.). California: SAGE Publications.

Website:

Riyanto, G. P., & Pertiwi, W. K. (2025). Jumlah Pengguna Internet di Indonesia Tahun 2025 Tembus 229,4 Juta. Retrieved September 10, 2025, from Kompas.com website: https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2025/08/08/16110007/jumlah-pengguna-internet-di-indonesia-tahun-2025-tembus-2294-juta?page=all

  1. Manuscripts can be submitted through the PIKMA Journal of Media and Cinema Communication Science Publication, an online system journal at https://journal.amikom.ac.id/index.php/pikma/user/register by first registering, or if already registered, by going directly to https://journal.amikom.ac.id/index.php/pikma/user/login.
  2. Published manuscripts with full copyright Jurnal PIKMA: Publikasi Ilmu Komunikasi Media dan Sinema