Author Guidelines

 

IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal aiming to foster an advanced forum for research and development that concentrate on innovation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that build towards a creative and sustainable digital society. ITSDI Journal published biannually (April & October) by Indonesian Association on Informatics and Computing (IAIC). ITSDI accepts high-quality manuscripts on cross-disciplinary knowledge and topics including, but not limited to, fields such as Computer Science/informatics, Computer engineering/computer systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology, and Information Systems, Circular Digital Economy, Cyber Security, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

Manuscripts for submission to ITSDI should be prepared according to the following instructions. Failure to comply with these instructions will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.

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Submission & Review Policies

Submission of Manuscript

All authors of a manuscript must have agreed to its submission to ITSDI and are responsible for the whole content, including literature citations and acknowledgments, and must have agreed that the corresponding author has the authority to act on their behalf on all matters pertaining to submission, revision, and publication of the paper.

Manuscript should be submitted online to ITSDI via e-submission system in the journal website (https://aptikom-journal.id/itsdi/index). Once a corresponding author has logged into their own account, online system will lead them through the submission process in a step-by-step orderly process.

“Checklist for Submission” helps to ensure that your manuscript follows author’s guideline. After entering all the checklist and information about authors, manuscript title, abstract, keywords and other details, you will be prompted for uploading files.

Revision of Manuscripts

The corresponding author will be notified of the editorial decision, whether the manuscript is accepted, rejected, or requires revision. Authors are required to submit their revised manuscripts within seven (7) calendar days of receiving the editorial decision and reviewers' comments. The revised manuscript must be accompanied by a detailed point-by-point response addressing all reviewers' comments and recommendations. Failure to submit the revised manuscript within the specified timeframe, without prior approval from the Editor-in-Chief, may result in the rejection or withdrawal of the manuscript.

Accepted Manuscripts

ITSDI will send all page proofs electronically to corresponding authors in PDF format, and the corresponding author must review their e-Proofs within 48 hours. This proof stage is not a time for extensive corrections, additions, or deletions. It is advised that editing is limited to the correction of typographical errors, incorrect data, and grammatical errors, and for updating information on references which were in press. Authors are required to mark up their corrections on e-Proofs and to attach a typed list of corrections (noting PDF page, column, and line of correction). The marked-up pages and itemized corrections list can either be sent by e-mail at [email protected].

Preparation of Manuscripts

Publication Types

  • Original articles: Papers reporting the results of research that are sufficiently well documented to be acceptable to critical readers.
  • Review articles: Provide reviews of subjects of importance to researchers written by experts in informatics, dealing with very active fields of research, current interests, fresh insights, and debates.
  • Case reports: Deal with short application cases of informatics interest or innovation such as application of information technology followed by evaluative studies. This publication type may also cover a scientific paper that records the current state or current position of scientific research and development.
  • Tutorials: Consist of a type of reviews that gives an instructional and reasonably thorough coverage of a specific subject or field for researchers to update their awareness and knowledge.
  • Communications: Include brief critical or explanatory discussions, expert perspectives on emerging issues in sustainable digital innovation, and scholarly comments on articles previously published in ITSDI, along with responses from the original authors.
  • Editorials: Provide a statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editors or experts in the informatics field, usually on current matters of scientific significance to the academic community or society at large.

Organization of Manuscript

The manuscript should be prepared in the following sequence: cover letter, title page with authors and affiliations, abstract and keywords, main text, acknowledgments, references, tables, figure legends, followed by figures. Cover letter, title page, and figures should be on separate files, and main texts are differently organized according to the publication type.

  1. Cover Letter

    The cover letter to the Editor must declare that a submitted manuscript has not been published and is not under simultaneous consideration for publication elsewhere in whole or in part in any language except in the form of an abstract. The cover letter must also state that authors understand that the manuscript may be regarded as redundant or duplicated if the manuscript contains any portion (defined as a paper, data, tables, or figures) that overlap substantially with information that has already been published. The cover letter accompanying the manuscript must specify the type of manuscript and include statements on ethical issues and conflict of interests, and complete contact information for the corresponding author.

  2. Title Page

    The first page should include the title of the manuscript with a running title (less than 40 characters including spaces), the authors of the manuscript with their highest degrees (e.g., MD, PhD) and their affiliations. It should also include name, full address and contact details (phone and email) of each author.

  3. Abstract and Keywords

    All original, review articles, case reports, and tutorials must include structured abstracts of 200 to 250 words and should be organized and include the Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions of the study. Five keywords should be listed at the bottom of abstract. Considerable care should be taken for selecting keywords because they will be used for subject indexing in this Journal and in other databases.

  4. Main Text

    The main body of the manuscript submitted as an original article should be prepared under the designated subheadings: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The other forms of manuscripts are organized in different formats. Subheadings for this section are classified as I, 1. 1), and (1) in sequence.

  5. Acknowledgments

    All names of people who contributed substantially, but have not met the criteria for authorship such as administrative support, technical assistance, and critical reviews of the manuscript, are acknowledged here. All sources of funding applicable to the study should be stated here explicitly.

  6. References

    ITSDI has adopted the stylistic and formatting recommendations of the IEEE Format. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their references and correct in-text citations. In-text Citation should be made by giving consecutive Arabic numerals in brackets such as [1], [2, 3], [4-6], and [2, 7-9]. In the reference section, the references should be numbered and listed in order of appearance in the text. List all authors if there are less than or equal to six authors, and list the first six authors followed by “et al.” if there are more than six authors.

  7. Tables and Figures

    Each table should be prepared on a separate page. Tables are used to present data that cannot be incorporated conveniently into the text. Number tables in order of citation in the text and avoid repetition of data. Tables should have a concise and informative title with the table content between horizontal lines. Vertical lines are not used. A table should not exceed one page when printed. Use lower case letters in superscripts a, b, c... for special remarks.

    Figures and illustrations should be prepared professionally with high quality tones and resolution. Photographs must be of sufficient contrast to withstand loss of contrast during printing. Microscopic figures must be original or scanned copies from the original, indicating magnification with a scale bar.

    Citations of tables and figures in text are presented as: Table 1, Figure 1, Tables 1, 2, Figures 1, 2, Tables 1-3, and Figures 1-3. When referring to both, use parentheses, e.g., (Table 1; Figure 2) or (Tables 1-3; Figures 4-6).

Main-text Guideline

1) Basic Structure for Original Articles

Introduction: Start the introduction on a separate page. The introduction should supply sufficient background knowledge and information to allow the reader to understand and evaluate the value of the study. It must also provide a rationale for the study. Cite references to provide the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review of the topic.

Methods: This section must include sufficient technical information to allow other researchers to be able to reproduce the results. Previously published or standardized techniques can be simply referred with reference citations. The statistical procedures used should be explained.

Results: Present the results concisely in logical sequence in the text. Tables and figures can be used, but information presented in tables and figures should not be repeated in the text. Extensive interpretation of the results should be moved to the Discussion section. Number tables and figures in the order in which they are cited in the text. All statements concerning significance of differences should be accompanied by probability values in parentheses.

Discussion: The discussion section should provide an interpretation and explanation of the results in relation to existing knowledge. Emphasis should be given to important new findings and new hypotheses should be described clearly. Conclusive remarks must be supported by facts or data. Study limitations might be included in this section.

2) Structure and Volume by Publication Types

Requirements by publication types are summarized in the table below. Any article longer than these limits should be discussed with the Editor.

Type Abstract Format of Main Text Word Limit
Original Article Required I-M-R-D 3,000 words
Review Article Required I-M-R-D, I-text-D 3,000 words
Case Report Required I-M-R-D, I-text-D 1,500 words
Tutorial Required I-M-R-D, I-text-D 1,500 words
Communication - Free style 800 words
Editorial - Free style 800 words

* I (Introduction), M (Methods), R (Results), D (Discussion)

3) General Document Format

  • The manuscript should be double spaced on 21.6 × 27.9 cm (letter size) or 21.0 × 29.7 cm (A4) paper with margins of 1 inch, prepared using the official ITSDI LaTeX template. All text should be Times New Roman 12-point font.
  • All manuscript pages are to be numbered consecutively, beginning with the abstract as page 1. Neither the author's names nor their affiliations should appear on the manuscript pages.
  • The use of acronyms and abbreviations is discouraged and should be kept to a minimum. When used, they are to be defined where first used, followed by the acronym or abbreviation in parentheses.

4) Technical Format

Units: Standard metric units are used for length, height, weight, and volume. The unit of temperature is given in degree Celsius (oC). All others are in terms of SI units. All units must be preceded by one space except percentage (%) and temperature (oC).

Numbers: Numbers should be Arabic numerals, except when beginning a sentence. Numbers greater than 999 should have commas (e.g., 13,970). The 24-hour system is used to indicate time (e.g., 18:00 hr).

Abbreviations: Limit abbreviations to common standard terms used at least 3 times. Standard examples: hr (hour), sec (second), min (minute), day, wk (week), month, yr (year), L (liter), mL (milliliter), μL (microliter), g (gram), kg (kilograms), mg (milligram), μg (microgram), n (sample size), SD (standard deviation), SE (standard error).

Examples of Reference Formats (IEEE Style)

  1. Journal Article
    • Chae YM, Yoo KB, Kim ES, Chae H. The adoption of electronic medical records and decision support systems in Korea. Healthc Inform Res 2011;17(3):172-7.
    • Vedel I, Lapointe L, Lussier MT, Richard C, Goudreau J, Lalonde L, et al. Healthcare professionals’ adoption and use of a clinical information system (CIS) in primary care: insights from the Da Vinci study. Int J Med Inform 2012;81(2):73-87.
  2. Proceeding
    • Wolf KH, Marschollek M, Bott OJ, Howe J, Haux R. Sensors for health-related parameters and data fusion approaches. In: Hein A, Thoben W, Appelrath HJ, Jensch P, editors. Proceedings of the European Conference on eHealth; 2007 Oct 11-12; Oldenburg, Germany. p. 155-61.
  3. Book
    • Wolter J, Dolan MW, Jacobs EB, Walker RA, Burrington-Brown J. The personal health record. Chicago (IL): American Health Information Management Association; 2009.
    • Lorenzi NM, Riley RT. Public health informatics and organizational change. In: O’Carroll PW, Yasnoff WA, Ward ME, Ripp LH, Martin EL, Ross DA, et al. Public health informatics and information system. New York (NY): Springer-Verlag; 2010. p. 179-98.
  4. Website
  5. Online Publication / Standard
    • International Organization for Standardization. Health informatics: quality criteria and methodology for detailed clinical methods. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization; 2009. (ISO/CEN/Working Draft 13972).
    • Hunter MG, Robertson PW, Post JJ. Significance of isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay results. J Infect Dis 2012 Aug 6 [Epub]. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis459
  6. Dissertation
    • Min JH. The study of security measures of threat on mobile internet environment [dissertation]. Seoul, Korea: Konkuk University; 2010.
  7. Others

    ‘Unpublished data’ and ‘Personal communications’ are not allowed. Accepted but unpublished papers may be listed with the journal name and tentative year followed by ‘in press’. Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) should be supplied for online-first publications.