MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

This page explains how to organise and format a manuscript for Jurnal Sains Teknologi dan Sistem Informasi (SATESI). Authors must use the official manuscript template together with the instructions below. Preparing a manuscript in the journal’s format does not guarantee that it will be accepted for publication.

OFFICIAL MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE

Please keep the page size, margins, fonts, spacing, heading styles, and column layout of the official template, and do not replace them with the formatting of another journal.

Download the SATESI manuscript template: SATESI Template (.docx)

1. GENERAL FORMAT

  • File format: an editable Microsoft Word file (.docx).
  • Language: academic Indonesian and English, using British or American spelling consistently.
  • Manuscript length: normally between 4,000 and 7,500 words, including references, tables, and figure captions. A longer or shorter manuscript may be considered when the research design or the conventions of the discipline justify it.
  • Abstract: normally 150 to 250 words.
  • Keywords: 3 to 6 specific terms or short phrases.
  • Citation style: IEEE numbered citations and references.
  • Page layout: follow the official template for all typographic and page layout settings.

2. TITLE, AUTHOR INFORMATION, ABSTRACT, AND KEYWORDS

Title. Use a concise, specific, and informative title that reflects the main subject and contribution of the work. Avoid unnecessary abbreviations and claims that the study does not support.

Author information. On the identified manuscript or title page, give the names of the authors without academic titles, followed by their institutional affiliations and countries. Identify the corresponding author, and provide contact details and ORCID identifiers where available. Where identifying information should appear or be removed in the submission files is set out in the Submission Requirements page.

Abstract. Write a self-contained summary of 150 to 250 words. It should normally cover the research problem or context, the objective, the method or analytical approach, the main findings or arguments, and the conclusion or implications. Avoid citations, unexplained abbreviations, and information that the manuscript does not support. Follow the way the template presents the abstract.

Keywords. Provide 3 to 6 specific terms or short phrases that capture the main concepts, methods, population, setting, or subject area. Avoid terms that are too broad and avoid unnecessary repetition of words from the title.

3. ORGANISATION OF THE MAIN TEXT

  • Introduction. Establish the context, synthesise the relevant literature, identify the research problem or knowledge gap, state the objective, research questions, or hypotheses where appropriate, and explain the intended contribution.
  • Literature review or theoretical framework. Include this as a separate section where appropriate, or integrate it into the Introduction. Connect concepts, theories, and earlier findings critically to the study, instead of simply listing sources.
  • Methods or scholarly approach. Describe how the research or analysis was carried out, including the design, context, data sources or materials, selection procedures, instruments, and analytical approach. Explain the quality assurance procedures, and name the software or tools needed to understand the analysis.
  • Results or findings. Present the findings in an order that follows the objectives or questions. Use tables, figures, quotations, or other evidence where they help, without repeating information unnecessarily.
  • Discussion. Interpret the findings, relate them to existing scholarship, explain their significance, and address alternative interpretations and limitations. Results and Discussion may be combined.
  • Conclusion. Answer the central research question and summarise the main contribution. State the implications and directions for further research, without introducing findings that are not supported and without merely repeating the abstract.

Disciplinary flexibility. Theoretical, conceptual, historical, literary, legal, linguistic, ethnographic, and other interpretive manuscripts may use a structure other than the conventional IMRAD format. The purpose, approach, evidence, analysis, contribution, and conclusion must still be clearly identifiable.

4. TABLES, FIGURES, AND OTHER DISPLAY MATERIAL

  • Number tables and figures separately, in the order in which they first appear, and refer to each of them in the text.
  • Provide informative captions, readable labels, units, and explanatory notes where needed. Follow the template for the placement of captions.
  • Prepare tables as editable text, not as screenshots. Define abbreviations and statistical notation in the table notes.
  • Supply figures that remain legible at their intended publication size. Avoid blurred images and labels that become unreadable when reduced.
  • Do not rely on colour alone to convey meaning. Use labels, patterns, or symbols where needed.
  • Credit the source of any reproduced or adapted material in the caption. Permission and reuse are governed by the journal’s Intellectual Property and Licensing policies.

5. ABBREVIATIONS, EQUATIONS, AND QUOTATIONS

  • Define non-standard abbreviations when they are first used, and use terminology consistently.
  • Prepare equations in an editable equation editor. Define all symbols, and number the equations that are referred to elsewhere in the text.
  • Present numerical precision consistently, and identify units, sample sizes, and statistical measures where applicable.
  • Distinguish direct quotations clearly from your own writing. Give the source and a locator such as a page number, and explain translations where relevant.

6. CITATIONS AND REFERENCES

  • Use the IEEE numbered style. Cite sources with numbers in square brackets, and list the references in the order in which they are first cited. Do not arrange the reference list alphabetically.
  • Assign one number to each source, and use the same number for every later citation of that source.
  • Make sure that every citation corresponds to an entry in the reference list, and that every listed reference is cited in the text.
  • Give complete bibliographic information for each type of source, including authors, title, publication details, and the page range or article number where applicable.
  • Include a DOI where one is available, preferably in its resolvable form (https://doi.org/...). For online material without a DOI, give the URL and the access information that IEEE style requires.
  • Select references for their relevance. Keep the foundational, historical, legal, literary, or archival sources that the study needs alongside current scholarship.
  • Reference management software may be used, but authors remain responsible for checking the final numbering, the bibliographic details, and the match between citations and references.

7. PRESENTATION OF DECLARATIONS

Place each applicable declaration under a clearly labelled heading, normally after the main text and before the references, in the position that the template prescribes. Whether a declaration is required, and what it must disclose, is determined by the policy that governs it. Where a policy requires one, use an explicit statement that there is nothing to declare or that the declaration does not apply.

Declaration Heading Governing Policy
Author Contributions Authorship and Contributorship
Funding Publication Ethics and applicable funding disclosure requirements
Conflicts of Interest Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Approval and Consent Ethical Oversight
Data Availability Data Availability
Use of AI and Automated Tools AI Usage Policy
Acknowledgments Authorship and Contributorship

Do not leave out a required disclosure in order to anonymise a manuscript. Follow the file arrangement described in the Submission Requirements page.

8. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

  • Label supplementary items consistently, give each one a descriptive title, and refer to them in the main text.
  • Explain what each item contains, how it relates to the manuscript, and which software is needed to open it.
  • Supplementary material should complement the article and should not replace the explanation of its main contribution.
  • The conditions for sharing data are governed by the Data Availability and Data and Reproducibility policies. The arrangements for uploading files are described in the Submission Requirements page.

RELATED INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSISTANCE

  • The Author Guidelines give general orientation for authors.
  • The Submission Requirements page covers the required files, the OJS metadata, and the submission checklist.
  • If the template and these instructions appear to conflict, please ask for clarification before submitting, by writing to jurnal.satesi@gmail.com.