PT Altianka Literasi Media adopts the APA Style (7th Edition) as the primary standard for citations and references. The consistent use of reference formatting aims to enhance academic quality, facilitate source verification, support scholarly integrity, and align with internationally recognized publishing practices.

Authors are required to ensure that all sources cited within the manuscript are included in the reference list, and that every reference list entry is cited in the text.

General Principles of APA Style (7th Edition)

• Uses the author-date citation system.
• Every in-text citation must correspond to a reference list entry.
• The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Authors are encouraged to use primary and credible scholarly sources.
• DOIs should be included whenever available.
• Active URLs may be used when a DOI is not available.

Examples of In-Text Citations

Single Author

(Putra, 2024)

Two Authors

(Putra & Sari, 2024)

Three or More Authors

(Putra et al., 2024)

Narrative Citation

According to Putra (2024), the quality of scholarly publications is influenced by a well-managed editorial process.

Examples of Reference List Entries

Journal Article

Putra, A., & Sari, D. (2024). Academic publishing quality assurance in higher education. Journal of Educational Research, 12(3), 120–134. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx

Book

Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2023). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (6th ed.). Sage Publications.

Conference Proceedings

Sari, D., & Putra, A. (2024). Digital transformation in academic publishing. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Technology (pp. 45–53). https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx

Website

American Psychological Association. (2024). APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org

Reference Management Software

To improve citation accuracy and consistency, authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as:

• Zotero
• Mendeley
• EndNote
• RefWorks

Additional Requirements

• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all references cited in their manuscripts.
• Incomplete or improperly formatted references may be returned for correction before the publication process continues.
• The publisher encourages the use of recent and relevant references appropriate to the subject area.
• Most references should be derived from primary sources and reputable scholarly publications.