Moda: The Fashion Journal publishes scholarly articles in the fields of fashion design, creative industries, and related disciplines such as interior design, architecture, and design management. The journal accepts both empirical research and literature-based studies. Submissions must be original, unpublished works and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, including in ISBN/ISSN-registered proceedings. Authors are fully responsible for the content and any consequences arising from their published work.

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES

Manuscript Specifications: Manuscript specifications are depicted more detail in the manuscript template for Moda: The Fashion Journal. The template for Moda: The Fashion Journal will be formatted and layouted before being published. Manuscript should be written in English or Indonesia and submitted in .doc or .docx format. The length of entire manuscript should not be more than 4,000-7,000 words (title, abstract, keywords, tables, figures, references, and appendices inclusive). All pages should be numbered consecutively at the bottom of manuscript.

Manuscript should be organized in the following order: title, abstract, keywords, main body of manuscript, references, and if applicable, appendices, acknowledgment, and footnotes. All tables and figures should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the manuscript. If tables or figures are being reproduced from another source, the author should obtain permission from the copyright holder and state the acknowledgment. Appendices, acknowledgment, and footnotes should also be placed on separate pages, arranged at the pages after tables and figures.

Title: The title should be clear and concise (i.e., what the manuscript is about), should not be too long and contain some of the keywords (no more than 20 words), and should be placed on a separate sheet together with the author's full name, affiliation, email address, and corresponding author (if more than one author). The author's affiliation should be the affiliation where the research was conducted. 

Abstract: The title must be included again, on the same page and immediately before the abstract. The abstract should contain a thorough overview or comprehensive summary of the article's contents (American Psychological Association, 2020), and should not be more than 250 words, including the aim of study, method in brief, and main results/findings.

Keywords: Three to five keywords need to be added after the abstract. Keywords are specific to the article and common within the subject discipline. It should allow the article to be accessed through a web search. 

Introduction: Introduction section states why the problem under study is important. It may be gaps, inconsistencies and or controversies. This section states the aim of study or the research question to address the problem. This section also states how the study relates to previous research, and how the significant position of the study.

Method: This section states “how the study was conducted”. In fashion design research, this may include a combination of artistic, practice-based, qualitative, and exploratory methods. When applicable, ethical considerations (e.g., informed consent, anonymity) and tools or instruments used (e.g., mood boards, interview guides, or design frameworks) should be described. The integration between creative practice and reflective inquiry is encouraged to demonstrate the knowledge generated through design.

RESULTS

This section presents the key findings of the study or design exploration in relation to the research objectives or design brief. For practice-based design research, results may take the form of design outputs, such as garments, prototypes, material explorations, or visual artifacts. The author should describe how these outputs embody or respond to the underlying concept, user needs, cultural references, or sustainability goals.

For fashion studies or contextual research, this section may include findings from data such as interviews, surveys, ethnographic observations, or visual/textual analysis. Themes, patterns, or insights should be clearly articulated and supported by relevant data examples (e.g., quotes, images, or case evidence).

DISCUSSION

 This section offers an interpretative analysis of the results. Authors should reflect on how the outcomes of the research or design inquiry relate to existing literature, theory, or cultural context. The discussion may include:

The relevance and originality of the design or findings

The implications for fashion design practice, sustainability, education, or the broader fashion industry

How the findings challenge, extend, or align with previous studies or design approaches

Reflections on the creative process or user responses

CONCLUSION

This section summarizes the main insights derived from the research or design project. Authors should concisely restate the core findings or outcomes and highlight their relevance to the broader field of fashion design, sustainability, business, or cultural studies.

References: The references should be listed alphabetically by author and should be placed on a separate sheet after the main body of manuscript.
In the text use the following style examples:
“It was examined by Fayolle (2013)” for a single author.
“It was examined in brief (Fayolle, 2013)” for a single author.
“It was examined in brief (Fayolle & Liñán, 2014)” for two authors.
“It was examined in brief (Fayolle et al. 2016)” for three or more authors.
“It was examined in brief (Fayolle, 2018a, 2018b)” for a single author with two or more publications in the same year.

Use the APA style (7th Edition) to write references and the following examples are below:
Journal Article:  Surname, Initials, Surname, Initials, & Surname, Initials. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), xxx–xxx. DOI

Example:
Fultz, A. E. F., & Hmieleski, K. M. (2021). The art of discovering and exploiting unexpected opportunities: The roles of organizational improvisation and serendipity  in new venture performance. Journal of Business Venturing, 36(4), 106121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2021.106121 

Bernardus, D., Murwani, F. D., Ardyan, E., Padmawidjaja, L., Aji, I. D. K., Jatiperwira, S. Y., Kusumojanto, D. D., Wardoyo, C., & Hermanto, Y. B. (2020). Which psychological characteristics strengthen “The entrepreneurial intention-action relationship”?: An extension of the theory of planned behavior. Cogent Business & Management, 7(1), 1823579. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1823579

Seidel, J., Sundermann, A., Brieger, S. A., Strathoff, P., Jacob, G. H., Antonio, T., & Utami, C. W. (2018). On how business students’ personal values and sustainability conceptions impact their sustainability management orientation: Evidence from Germany, Indonesia and the USA. Journal of Global Responsibility, 9(4), 335-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-03-2018-0010

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. (1997). Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. New England Journal of Medicine, 336(4), 309-316. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199701233360422

Journal Article in Advance Online Publication:

Shepherd, D. A., Sattari, R., & Patzelt, H. (2020). A social model of opportunity development: Building and engaging communities of inquiry. Journal of Business Venturing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2020.106033

Conference Proceedings and Paper Presentation:

Popescu, F., Van Rompay-Bartels, I., van Vlijmen, J., de Lange, A., & Wagensveld, K. (2020, July). Social Entrepreneurship in Cross-Cultural Context: Multiple Value Creation. In E. Markopoulos, R. S. Goonetilleke, A. G. Ho, & Y. Luximon (Eds.), Advances in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Communication of Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Human Factors in Communication of Design (Vol. 1218, pp. 24-31). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51626-0_3

Smith, R. (2000). What is Research Misconduct? In W. S. Nimmo (Ed.), Joint Consensus Conference on Misconduct in Biomedical Research: Proceedings of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Vol. 30, No. 1, Suppl. 7, pp. 4-8). Edinburgh: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/journal/supplements/supplement-7.pdf#page=5

Devadiga, N. M. (2017). Software engineering education: Converging with the startup industry. IEEE 30th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T) (pp. 192-196). Savannah, GA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET.2017.38

Rocha, J. B., Costa, L. F. C., Prada, R., Silva, A. R., Gonçalves, D., & Correia, P. (2020). Quizzes (as a tool for self-regulated learning) in software engineering education. IEEE 32nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T) (pp. 1-10). Munich, Germany: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET49119.2020.9206235

Book Chapter: Surname, Initials, & Surname, Initials. (year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. Editor & F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.

Baraldi, E., Lindahl, M., & Perna, A. (2017). Start ups as vessels carrying and developing science-based technologies: Starting and restarting JonDeTech. In L. Aaboen, A. La Rocca, F. Lind, A. Perna, & T. Shih (Eds.), Starting up in business networks: Why relationships matter in entrepreneurship (pp. 225-252). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52719-6_9

Book: Surname, Initials. (year of publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Example:
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Meyer, M. H., & Crane, F. G. (2014). New venture creation: An innovator’s guide to entrepreneurship (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications.

Aaboen, L., La Rocca, A., Lind, F., Perna, A., & Shih, T. (Eds.). (2017). Starting up in business networks: Why relationships matter in entrepreneurship. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52719-6

Webpage: Surname, Initials. (year of publication). Title of webpage. Website Title. URL

Example:
Rappolt-Schlichtmann, G. (n.d.). Distance learning: 6 UDL best practices for online learning. Understood. https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-distance-learning-udl-bestpractices 

Manuscript Template
Please use the manuscript template for Moda: The Fashion Journal that can be downloaded from here.
Note: MODA manuscript template was updated, in which the conclusion section was added. The updated template is started from April edition 2025.

Reference Management Software

Please use the reference management software (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote) to compose references and citations.

Submission Preparation Checklist

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.

1. Author the undersigned declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published before and is not currently being considered for publication or submitted elsewhere.
2. Author wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication and there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome.
3. Author confirm that the manuscript has been read and approved by all named authors and that there are no other persons who satisfied the criteria for authorship but are not listed. We further confirm that the order of authors listed in the manuscript has been approved by all of us.
4. Author confirm that we have given due consideration to the protection of intellectual property associated with this work and that there are no impediments to publication, including the timing of publication, with respect to intellectual property. In so doing we confirm that we have followed the regulations of our institutions concerning intellectual property.
5. Author follow all the review stages and revise the article according to the set time limit.
6. Author proofread the article according to the journal managing institution's recommendation.

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