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Tips for Writing Quality Journal Articles 

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Writing should be fun. There are several keys to writing. The first is responsive speed which takes practice. The more we read, the more skilled we will be at writing. There’s also something called precision: it takes a method.

“The last keyword, writing, also needs variation. If you want variety, you need perspective and theory,” said Daniel Susilo, as a speaker at the Journal Writing workshop organized by the Journal and Scientific Work Publication Unit of FPSB UII on December 17, 2021.

This workshop aims to improve the quality of articles included in the UII Communication Journal. All authors who have passed the first stage are invited to this opportunity to improve the quality of their respective manuscripts.

“Writing scientific journal articles with good quality is not an easy matter. There are several factors, including lack of time, writing materials due to lack of research, and perhaps also because of a lack of understanding of strategies in writing scientific journals,” said Puji Rianto, Editor in Chief of the Communication Journal. UII and the Head of the Journal and Scientific Work Publication Unit of FPSB UII on Friday (17/12/2021).

Daniel, also Editor in Chief at the SINTA 2 indexed Journal of Communication Studies, provides several strategies for preparing the manuscript. The main mistake of many journal writers is to transfer the results of research reports just like that, raw. “Unfortunately, the author just transferred the results of the research report to a journal format. It should have been rewritten,” said Daniel.

Manuscript Preparation Strategy

First, make sure the abstract consists of important points such as containing the objectives (This article aims), methods (This research uses qualitative methods), results (it finds that), and conclusions (This article reflects on). Second, the abstract contains significant findings that do not include citations and copy and paste words from the body of the article.

Third, the author should write the title simple, short, attractive, accurate, and unique. “If possible, no more than 12 words,” said Daniel. He then tried to open a direct consultation by changing the title of the two manuscripts written by the UII Communication Journal writer. For example, one author has a title of more than 12 words: “Comparison of health information seeking patterns based on risk perception attitude framework in the case of COVID-19, a study in rural and urban areas of East Java province.” Then Daniel was suggested to be, “Comparison of RPA-based Health Information Search on handling COVID-19 in East Java,” typed Daniel in the chatbox of the zoom application.

Meanwhile, according to Daniel, the writer must make a convincing article in the introduction. Make sure the introduction contains the problem, the significance of the study, the state of the arts and novelty, and the point of view of the problem.

Daniel advises, When the article is done, reread your manuscript. When rereading, make sure the plot has been written with the flow. If you write in English, leave it to a proofreader to help you whose mother tongue is not English. This UMN Communications lecturer then also asked the writers to pay attention to the surroundings of the journal to be addressed. Don’t also forget to check the similarities in the Turnitin application.

 

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Improving the Quality of Journal Language by Proofreading

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The last stage in journal publishing is the one that most often makes people complacent. Usually, when the deadline comes out, people have exhausted a lot of energy, and their focus also begins to decrease a lot. Many minor mistakes from a technical point of view, from manuscript layout to simple details such as grammar, were missed towards the end of the journal’s publication.

For this reason, the Journal and Scientific Paper Publication Management Unit of FPSB UII held Language Training for journal staff within the FPSB environment. Participants came from the management of the UII Communication Journal, Psychological Journal, Asian Journal of Media and Communication/AJMC, Psychological Intervention Journal, to the journal that will be republished, namely JEE (Journal of English Education) belonging to the UII English Education Study Program. This training is expected to improve language skills to become the last gatekeepers before the publication in the future.

“I plan to hope that these staff members can help become proofreaders at the end of the technical stages of journal publishing. Meanwhile, the lecturers who are editors can focus more look at the substance of the manuscript more deeply,” said Puji Rianto, Head of the FPSB UII Journal and Scientific Paper Publication Management Unit, at the OJS Workshop and FPSB UII Journal Management Proofreader on December 15, 2021, in Yogyakarta.

According to Puji, some mistakes that often go unnoticed appear in several forms. For example, sometimes, there are manuscripts whose paragraphs are broken during the layout process. The second example is typos and citations. Sometimes this error is not visible because it is too detailed and inserted. Saturation of looking at scripts and computer screens is also often the cause. “Therefore, I suggest we can go back to using printed dummy checks. Usually, this can help make it easier for us to find these small mistakes,” said Puji Rianto. It is hoped that this minor error can be minimized and improve the quality of journals at FPSB UII.

The following error is on the grammatical side. For example, you are writing commas, compound sentences, hyphens, writing acronyms, and first-person pronouns. Writing your words must use capital letters. “Also, note that there is no hyphen at the beginning of the sentence. Even if there is, it must be followed by a comma,” continued Puji Rianto.

Another thing that must be considered is the consistency in writing the identity and environment. Does he use English at the beginning of the title, the second line, or only in the abstract and others. This consistency is often missed because writers often fail to follow the environment in journals at FPSB UII.

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Tricks for Writing to be Accepted on Media: Tricks from UII Students

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Online media is now the most favorite media in the world. Young readers have now 100 percent switched to online platforms. Online news and articles are increasingly in demand by the media. Many news and articles appear. Often the content of one media with other media is similar. The writing style makes the reader-run away because it is not attractive.

Nurul Fajrikusumastuti, student of Communication Studies at the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII), a contributor to liputan6.com, provides some tricks and tips to penetrate online media. In a monthly discussion organized by the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) NADIM on December 15, 2021, Nurul explained the method that has been effective since May 2021 to penetrate online media. Dozens of his writings have been published in the online media.

Communicative, not just informative!

The psychology of online readers today is different from that of book readers. Writing must be full of information, but if it is too full of data, the reader will be tired of digesting it. Online media readers are now more comfortable if they are involved in writing. “For example, we can open with little pleasantries like this: you all must have experienced traffic jams. Now imagine how it feels!” Nurul gave an example.

Keyword Hits, Hips

Perspective, The world of online media is like fighting over readers. To be read, the title and topic must be a magnet to attract readers to open the news page. For that, the title must be eye-catching. To get on the radar and appear on the main page of search engines, topics must contain keywords that are currently hit or are trending.

However, the article’s content will be very dull if the contents of one news with other news are only repeated. The author must see a different perspective, even with the same theme. “Yesterday it was viral about the artist’s accident on the toll road. Maybe what comes to mind is the chronology. But in the days ahead, the chronology theme can’t be reloaded. We have to write with the theme of the accident but with a different perspective. For example, we make a kaleidoscope of accidents for a year or other themes,” explained Nurul, who also qualified as a contributor after going through several pieces of training at the student level.

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Trik Agar Tulisan dapat Dimuat di Media: Trik dari Mahasiswa UII

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Media online kini mejadi primadona. Pembaca muda kini sudah 100 persen beralih ke platform online. Berita dan artikel online kian menjadi permintaan media. Banyak berita dan artikel betmunculan. Sering kali konten satu media dengan media lain sering kali serupa, bahan ga ya tulisannyapun membuat pembacanya lari karena tak menarik.

Nurul Fajrikusumastuti, mahasiswa Iimu Komunikasi Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), yang sekaligus menjadi kontributor untuk liputan6.com, memberikan beberapa trik dan tips untk bisa menembus media online. Dalam diskusi bulanan yang diselenggarakan oleh Pusat Studi dan Dokumentasi Media Alternatif (PSDMA) NADIM 15 Desember 2021, Nurul membeberkan caranya yang sejak Mei 2021 lalu jitu untuk menembus media online. Belasan tulisannya sudah dimuat di media online tersebut.

Komunikatif, tidak cuma Informatif!

Psikologis pembaca online saat ini berbeda dengan pembaca buku. Tulisan emang dituntut untuk sarat informasi, namum jika terlalu penuh dengan informasi, pembaca akan lelah mencernanya. Pembaca media online kini lebih betah jika mereka turut dilibatkan dalam tulisan. “Misalnya kita bisa buka dengan sedikit basa-basi begini: kamu semua pasti pernah mengalami macet. Nah kebayangkan bagaimana rasanya!” Nurul mencontohkan.

Keyword Hits, Perpektif Hips

Jagad media online seperti berebut pembaca. Untuk bisa dibaca, judul dan topik harus menjadi magnet daya tarik pembaca untuk membuka laman berita. Untuk itu judul harus eyechating. Untuk masuk dalam radar dan nongol di laman utama mesin pencari, topik harus memuat kata kunci yang kini sedang hits atau sedang trend.

Namun, konten artikel akan sangat membosankan jika isinya satu berita dengan berita lain hanya diulang-ulang. Penulis harus panda melihat perspektif berbeda, meskipun dengan tema yang sama. “ Kemarin sedang viral tentang kecelakaan artis di jalan tol. Mungkin yang terpikir adalah kronologinya. Tapi hari-hari kedepan tema kronologi kan tidak bisa dimuat lagi. Kita harus membuat tulisan dengan tema kecelakaan tapi dengan perspektif berbeda. Misal kita bikin kaleidoskop kecelakaan selama setahun, atau tema lain,” jelas Nurul yang juga lolos menjadi kontributor setelah melalui beberapa pelatihan di level mahasiswa.

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Is it Possible to be a Writer and Journalist Since a Student

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Involvement in organizational and non-organizational activities opens up opportunities for improving soft skills and developing portfolios. This will be very beneficial for students who want to facilitate future career opportunities.

The discussion organized by the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) NAdim Communication Department, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) discussed the experiences of two students who while studying while also pursuing careers as journalists in online media, namely Purworejonews and liputan6.com. On Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, presenting Siti Fauziah or so-called Fau (Purworejonews) and Nurul Fajri Kusumastuti (liputan6.com).

These two UII Department of communication students work in the media by writing articles for different media. Even though they are both article writers, they have other stories in their journey.

Before becoming part of Perworejonews, Siti Fauziah was actively involved in the Student Journalist Community at UII Public Relations. The ability to write articles makes it easy to meet the needs of article writers on purworejonews.

Unlike Nurul, this 2018 communication student took part in a training organized by liputan6. This complete training, which only six people attended, provided him with many things and honed his skills in the field of journalism. After the training, seeing his excellent competence in the world of writing, Nurul was offered to be one of the contributors at liputan6.com since May 2021.

Nurul and Fau get several benefits by being involved in various activities. In addition to getting an honorarium for each article published, they can also develop themselves with the multiple experiences and soft skills they get in the media. “I didn’t think about getting honors at first. I just thought that this would be good for building my portfolio,” said Nurul.

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Meningkatkan Kualitas Bahasa Jurnal dengan Proofreading

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Tahap terakhir dalam penerbitan jurnal adalah yang paling sering membuat orang terlena. Biasanya, ketika menjelang deadline terbit, orang sudah banyak terkuras tenaganya, dan fokusnya juga mulai banyak berkurang. Banyak kesalahan-kesalahan kecil dari segi teknis penulisan, layout naskah, hingga detil-detil sederhana seperti tata bahasa luput menjelang akhir peberbitan jurnal.

Maka dari itulah, Unit Pengelolaan Jurnal dan Publikasi Karya Ilmiah FPSB UII mengadakan Pelatihan Bahasa untuk para staf jurnal di lingkungan FPSB. Peserta berasal dari pengelola Jurnal Komunikasi UII, Jurnal Psikologika, Asian Journal of Media and Communication/AJMC, Jurnal Intervensi Psikologi, hingga jurnal yang akan terbit kembali yaitu JEE (Journal of English Education) milik Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris UII. Pelatihan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan bahasa sehingga ke depannya dapat menjadi penjaga gawang tweakhir menjelang terbit,

“Rencananya saya harap teman-teman staf ini dapat ikut membantu menjadi proofreader di akhir tahapan teknis penerbitan jurnal. Sementara dosen-dosen yang menjadi editor bisa lebih banyak fokus mencermati sisi substansi naskah lebih mendalam,” kata Puji Rianto, Kepala Unit Pengelolaan Jurnal dan Publikasi Karya Ilmiah FPSB UII, dalam Workshop OJS dan Proofreader Pengelola Jurnal FPSB UII pada 15 Desember 2021 di Yogyakarta.

Menurut Puji, beberapa kesalahan yang sering luput dari pandangan muncul dalam beberapa bentuk. Misalnya pertama, kadang ada naskah yang paragrafnya terputus saat proses tata letak. Contoh kedua adalah kesalahan ketik (typo) dan penulisan sitasi. Terkadang kesalahan ini tak terlihat karena terlalu detil dan tersisip. Kejenuhan memandang naskah dan layar komputer juga sering jadi sebab. “Maka dari itu, saya sarankan kita bisa kembali menggunakan pengecekan dummy tercetak. Biasanya ini bisa membantu memudahkan kita menemukan kesalahan-kesalahan kecil ini,” kata Puji Rianto. Harapannya kesalahan kecil ini bisa diminimalisir dan meningkatkan kualitas jurnal di FPSB UII.

Kesalahan selanjutnya adalah di sisi tata bahasa. Misalnya penulisan tanda koma, kalimat majemuk, tanda hubung, penulisan akronim, dan kata sapa kata ganti orang pertama. Penulisan kata anda, harus menggunakan huruf besar. “Juga perhatikan tidak ada penulisan kata hubung di awal kalimat. Jikapun ada, harus diikuti oleh tanda koma,” sambung Puji Rianto.

Hal lain yang harus diperhatikan adalah konsistensi dalam penulisan identitas dan selingkung. Apakah ia menggunakan Bahasa Inggris di awal judul atau di baris kedua, atau hanya di abstrak dan lain-lain. Konsistensi ini seringkali luput karena seringkali penulis gagal mengikuti selingkung pada jurnal di FPSB UII.

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Mungkinkah Menjadi Penulis dan Wartawan Sejak Mahasiswa

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Keterlibatan dalam berbagai kegiatan baik organisasi maupun non-organisasi membuka peluang peningkatan soft skill dan mengembangkan portopolio. Hal ini akan sangat menguntungkan bagi mahasiswa yang ingin memudahkan peluang karir di masa depan.

Diskusi yang diselenggarakan oleh Pusat Studi dan Dokumentasi Media Alternatif (PSDMA) NAdim Ilmu Komunikasi Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) mengupas pengalaman dua mahasiswanya yang sembari kuiah juga meniti karir sebagai pewarta di media online yakni Purworejonews dan liputan6.com. Diskusi dilakukan secara daring pada Rabu, 15 Desember 2021 dengan menghadirkan Siti Fauziah atau biasa disapa Fau (Purworejonews) dan Nurul Fajrikusumastuti (liputan6.com).

Kedua mahasiswi Imu komunikasi UII ini sama-sama bekerja di media dengan menuis artikel untuk media yang berbeda. Meski mereka sama-sama penulis artikel, namun keduanya memiliki cerita yang berbeda dalam proses perjalanannya.

Sebelum menjadi bagian dari Perworejonews, Siti Fauziah ikut terlibat aktif di Student Journalist Community di Humas UII. Kemampuan menuis artikel membauatnya mudah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan penulis artikel di purworejonews.

Berbeda dengan Nurul, mahasiswa komunikasi angkatan 2018 ini mengikuti sebuah pelatihan yang diselenggarakan oleh liputan6. Pelatihan eksklusif yang hanya diikuti oleh enam orang ini membekalinya banyak hal dan mengasah kemampuannya di bidang jurnalistik. Usai pelatihan, melihat kompetensinya yang bagus di dunia tulis menulis, Nurul ditawari untuk menjadi salah satu kontributor di liputan6.com sejak Mei 2021 ini.

Nurul dan Fau mendapatkan beberapa keuntungan dengan keterlibatannya dalam berbagai kegiatan. Selain mendapatkan honor untuk setiap tulisan yang dimuat, mereka juga dapat megembangkan diri dengan berbagai pengalaman dan soft skill yang mereka dapatkan di media. “Aku nggak berpikir soal dapet honor awalnya. Aku cuma mikir bahwa ini akan bagus untuk membangun portofolioku,” ungkap Nurul.

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[Diskusi NADIM] Menjadi Penulis Artikel dan Wartawan Sejak Mahasiswa

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[Diskusi NADIM] Menjadi Penulis Artikel dan Wartawan Sejak Mahasiswa

Ingin nulis artikel di media tapi bingung harus memulai dari mana? Jangan khawatir, PSDMA Nadim akan membahas hal ini.

Di hari Rabu, 15 Desember 2021 kita akan kembali mengadakan diskusi dengan tema yang berbeda dari sebelumnya.

Ke dua teman kita, @sitifauz_ dan @nfjrk akan berbagi pengalaman serta pengetahuan di dunia kepenulisan, sesuai dengan kiprah mereka selama menjadi wartawan dan kontributor di beberapa media.

Jangan lewatkan diskusi dengan tema Menjadi Penulis Artikel dan Wartawan di Media Sejak Mahasiswa! ini, ya!

Klik Zoom Link di:

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Presentasi Akhir P2A UII: 10 Media Kreatif dari 6 Negara

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Setelah beberapa kali webinar dan kuliah umum, seluruh peserta P2A mulai membuat produksi media kreatif selama dua minggu. Semua peserta dibagi menjadi sepuluh kelompok. Setiap kelompok terdiri dari berbagai anggota dari universitas dan negara beragam di ASEAN. Seperti Indonesia (UII dan UAJ), Vietnam (DTU dan UEL), Kamboja (AIC), Malaysia (UUM), Singapura, dan Filipina.

Dan hari H pun tiba, tepatnya 10 Desember 2021, setelah berminggu-minggu dan bekerja sama tim, masing-masing kelompok diundang untuk mempresentasikan hasil akhirnya. Ada yang mempresentasikan photo story dengan media flipbook, atau website photo story, ada yang menghadirkan e-magazine, atau ada juga yang menyajikan animasi yang disebut picture story.

Banyak juga yang membuat vlog individual dan vlog grup. Yang menarik adalah tema apa yang mereka bawakan kepada para juri. Misalnya, Anda dapat melihat bagaimana mereka menyajikan tema dan topik yang berbeda seperti berbagai es krim di negara-negara ASEAN, Tempat Bersejarah di Asian, atau Anda dapat melihat berbagai pekerjaan atau profesi unik di seluruh negeri di Asean. Setidaknya terkumpul sepuluh media kreatif dari sepuluh kelompok, enam negara, delapan kampus, dan lebih dari seratus mahasiswa (peserta).

Banyak komentar dari para juri yang juga merupakan dosen dari rekanan P2A Ice Cream. “Ini adalah proses pembelajaran yang sempurna untuk mereka dan masa depan mereka. Ya. Selamat untuk kalian semua. Tahukah Anda, tidak semua mahasiswa kita memiliki kesempatan untuk mengikuti program ini,” kata Dorien Kartikawangi, Kepala Prodi Komunikasi, Universita Katolik Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Adzira Husain, dosen School of Computing, College of Arts & Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, juga mengapresiasi semua pihak. Ia mengomentari konsep, sinematografi, foto, dan teknik lain dari karya para peserta. “Saya tahu sulit mendapatkan komitmen dari negara lain, tetapi Anda telah melakukannya dengan sebaik-baiknya,” kata Adzira Husain.

Sementara itu, Herman Felani, dosen Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi UII, juga mengapresiasi kerja keras tim tersebut. Ia mengucapkan selamat kepada seluruh kerja tim dan para mentor yang telah mendampingi proses media kreatif. “Ini juga pembelajaran berbasis proyek Anda. Jadi prosesnya juga jauh lebih berharga dari sekadar hasil. Tapi tentunya kita ingin yang berbasis hasil juga, bagus,” kata Herman Felani.

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P2A Final Presentation: 10 Creative Media from 6 Countries

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After several webinars and general lectures, all of the participants of P2A start to make a creative media production for two weeks. All of the participants were divided into ten groups. Every group contains various members from any university and country in ASEAN. Such as Indonesia (UII and UAJ), Vietnam (DTU dan UEL), Cambodia (AIC), Malaysia (UUM), Singapore, and Filipina.

And the D day has come, ot 10 December 2021, after weeks and teamwork, each group was invited to present their final results. Some of them offer a photo story with flipbook medium, or website of photo stories, some of them were presenting e-magazine, or some of them present an animation so-called picture story

Many of them also create vlogs and group vlogs. The exciting thing is what theme they bring to the judges. For example, you can see how they present different themes and topics such as various ice cream in other countries in ASEAN, Historical Places in Asia, or you can see multiple unique jobs or professions across the country.  At least there collected ten creative media from ten groups, six countries, eight campuses, and more than a hundred students (participant).

 

There are many comments from the judges, who are also a lecturer from partners of P2A Ice Cream. “This is a perfect learning process for them and their future. Yeah. Congratulation to all of you. You know, not all our students have the opportunity to join this program,” said Dorien Kartikawangi, head of School of Communication, Universita Katolik Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Adzira Husain, lecturer at the School of Computing, College of Arts & Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, also appreciates all groups. She shares more comments on the concept, the cinematography, the photo, and other technique of the work. “I know it’s hard to get the commitment from a different country, but you have done it the best,” Said Adzira Husain.

At the same time, Herman Felani, lecturer of the Department of Communications, UII, also appreciate the team’s hard work. He congrats all the teamwork and the mentors who have accompanied the creative media process. “This is also your project-based learning. So the process is also much more precious than just the result. But of course, we want an outcome-based, good,” said Herman Felani.