AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The submitted articles should be relevant to the theme and sub-themes of the 4th International Conference on Culture and Sustainable Development (ICOCAS) 2026.

Theme: 

Rethinking Environmental Sustainability in Indonesia: Environmental Justice and Community Resilience.

Sub-theme:

1. Environmental Publics, Media, and Cultural Discourse

2. Sustainability, Society, and Everyday Life

3. Community Resilience, Local Knowledge, and Environmental Justice

4. Ecology, Environment, and Climate Change

Authorship and APC:

1. Authors are permitted to submit a maximum of 2 (two) papers, either as the first author or as a co-author.
2. The maximum number of authors permitted per manuscript is five.
3. The Article Processing Charge (APC) remains chargeable for articles submitted and rejected by IOP due to non-compliance with the scope of EES (Earth and Environmental Science) or the policies and guidelines of IOP Conference Proceedings.
4. The payment of the Article Processing Charge (APC) may be made to the bank account that the ICOCAS Organizing Committee will provide.

General Requirements:

Please ensure that all authors have prepared their papers in Microsoft Word in accordance with the provided guidelines and template (available at https://bit.ly/templateicocas2026). The following points are stipulated in the IOP-ConfSer template file and must be followed to avoid issues when preparing the proceedings article. 

1. Page size: European A4
2. Top margin: 4 cm; bottom margin: 2,7 cm; left and right margin: 2.5 cm.
3. Using Cambria (11 pt).
4. No page numbers, no other page headers or footers.
5. Text is single-spaced.
6. All pages are in portrait orientation.
7. Tables and image information conform to the template format.
8. The length of the articles is between 4000 and 6000 words.
9. The paper includes the author’s name(s) and affiliation(s) (Department, Institution, City, Country), use institutional email address (if any).
10. The Abstract consists of 150-250 words providing concise information about the content of the article, including the main findings and conclusions. 
11. The Keyword consists of a maximum of 5.
12. All articles must have a title, authors, and affiliations, an abstract, and keywords.
13. The acceptable similarity percentage of the article is below 20% (with no exceptions).

References:

References should follow the format provided in the article template and follow the Vancouver (numbered) citation style. The reference list must include at least 15 primary sources. At least 60% of the references should be journal articles, while the remaining 40% may include books, conference proceedings, and other relevant sources. The use of reference management software, such as Mendeley or Zotero, is mandatory for citation and referencing.

Generative AI Tools Policy 

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any written or visual content produced by or edited using generative AI technology meets all Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) policies. All AI-generated content must be checked to ensure it is accurate and free from plagiarism. Generative AI tools cannot be used to create, alter or manipulate original research data and results such as blots or measurements. 

Notes:

1. Please ensure that the submitted paper is in its final form, ready for publication, and has been thoroughly proofread. The authors’ names will be extracted exactly as they appear in the submitted file.
2. Manuscripts involving international collaboration are highly encouraged.
3. Non-compliance with the conference theme and similarity percentage requirements may result in rejection.