SUMMARY
Academic Manuscripts are manuscripts of the results of research or legal studies and the results of other research on a particular problem that can be accounted for scientifically regarding the regulation of the problem in a Provincial Raperda, or Regency/City Raperda as a solution to the problems and legal needs of society. This research is a normative legal study using a statute approach and a conceptual approach. The results of the research show that academic texts are very important in the preparation and formation of regional regulations, because academic texts contain the results of philosophical, sociological and juridical studies on the formation of regional regulations. Philosophical studies are intended to examine related to legal ideals and conformity with Pancasila values as a material source of law formation in Indonesia. Sociological studies are intended to examine the problems faced and the needs of the community so that they need to be regulated, and juridical studies to examine the legal basis, related to the authority to form regional regulations, synchronizing them with regulations per law.