Author Guidelines
Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT) publishes papers to international audiences of engineering researchers. The journal aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of engineering. It plays a vital role in promoting the process that accumulated knowledge, values, and skills will be transmitted from one generation to another and making methods and contents of the research in engineering available to industries and researchers. The journal encompasses a variety of topics, including civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architecture, naval engineering, computer science, industrial engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mining engineering, geological engineering, product design, computer systems, and engineering and information systems.
All papers submitted to the journal should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The official language of the manuscript to be published in Jurnal JEMT should be English.
1. General Guidelines
All manuscripts must be submitted to the Jurnal JEMT using the online submission at our website (https://ejurnal.itats.ac.id/jemt). The author should register as an Author (please select at the bottom of the form). If authors have any problems with the online submission, please contact the Editorial Office at the following email: [email protected].
2. Manuscript Template
The manuscript should be prepared according to the author's guidelines in the MS Word article template.
3. Reviewing of Manuscripts
At least two peer-reviewers independently review every submitted paper. The decision for publication, amendment, or rejection is based upon their reports/recommendations and made by the Editor. If two or more reviewers consider a manuscript unsuitable for publication in this journal, a statement explaining the basis for the decision will be sent to the authors within three months of submission.
4. Revision of Manuscripts
Revised manuscripts can only be sent to the editorial office through the Online Submission Interface.
5. Guideline for Online Submission
The author should first register as an Author through the following address:
https://ejurnal.itats.ac.id/jemt/user/register
The author should fill out the form in as much detail as possible. After the form textbox was filled out, the author clicked on the "Register" button to proceed with the registration. Therefore, the Author is brought to the online submission interface, where the Author should click on “New Submission.” The submission will be done in the five-step submission process. The following are five steps in the online submission process:
Step 1 - Starting the Submission: Select the Articles in the journal section. Then, the Author must check on the submission checklists.
Step 2 – Uploading the Submission: To upload a manuscript to this journal, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and choose the manuscript document file (.doc/.docx) to be submitted, then click the "Upload" button until the file has been uploaded.
Step 3 – Entering Submission’s Metadata: Detailed authors' metadata should be entered, including marking as the corresponding author. After that, the manuscript title and abstract must be uploaded by copying the text and pasting it into the textbox, including the keywords. Please pay attention to entering all the authors' details, not just the first author.
Step 4 – Uploading Supplementary Files: The Author need not upload anything here except data or images that are separated from the manuscript.
Step 5 – Confirming the Submission: The author should final check the uploaded manuscript documents in this step. To submit the manuscript to Jurnal JEMT, click the Finish Submission button after ensuring that the documents are valid. The corresponding author or the principal contact will receive an acknowledgment by email. It will be able to view the submission’s progress through the editorial process by logging in to the journal website.
After this submission, the Author who submits the manuscript will get a confirmation email about the submission. Therefore, the Author can track their submission status at any time by logging in to the online submission interface. Submission tracking includes the status of the manuscript review and editorial process.
6. User Rights
All articles are published as Open Access articles. It is permanently free of charge for everyone to read and download.
7. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
7.1 General Organization of Paper
After the peer-reviewed process, the paper will be published in Jurnal JEMT and decided as “Accepted” by the Editor. The Editorial Office of Jurnal JEMT will reproduce the final paper layout. The final paper layout in PDF type, known as “Uncorrected Proof,” should be corrected by the Author.
According to Engelmore and Morgan [1], manuscript content should, in general, be organized in the following order: Title; author name; author affiliation; author email; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions and Suggestions; Acknowledgments; and References.
7.2 Section Headings
Three levels of heading are allowed as follows:
Level 1 (Heading1 format) - 11pt, Times New Roman bold, UPPERCASE, left aligned
Level 2 (Heading2 format) - 11pt, Times New Roman bold, Title Case, left aligned
Level 3 (Heading3 format) - 11pt, Times New Roman bold italic, Title Case, left aligned
7.3 Body Text
The body of the text is a set of body text paragraphs defined as follows:
11pt Times New Roman
One spaced
Spacing after the heading is 6 pts (0.21 cm)
Spacing before the new heading is 6 pts (0.21 cm) with one empty line
Indentation for the first line is 1.27 cm
7.4 Bullets
Bullet and numbering within body text are not allowed. All sentences should be typed as a descriptive paragraph.
7.5 Tables
Tables are sequentially numbered with the table title and number above the table. Tables should be centered in the column OR on the page. Elements of a table should be single-spaced. However, double spacing can be used to show data groupings or separate parts within the table. Table headings should be in 11pt, not bold. Tables are referred to in the text by the table number, e.g., Table 1. Do not show the vertical line in the table. Only a horizontal line should be shown in the table and the table heading.
7.6 Figures
Figures are sequentially numbered, commencing at 1 with the figure title and number below the figure as shown in Figure 1.
7.7 Equations
The equation should be prepared using MS Equation Editor (not in image format). The equation number is to be placed on the right side of the equation.
7.8 Units, Abbreviations, and Symbols
Metric units are preferred and should be consistent throughout the body text. Define abbreviations and symbols for the first time as they are introduced in the text.
7.9 Manuscript Heading, Font, and Spacing
The manuscript should be typed using a word processor (Microsoft Word) software. The font used throughout the paper is Times New Roman. The paper size is A4 (i.e., 210 x 297 mm), single-column format (mirrored-margin) with a 2.5 cm margin at the top, a 2.5 cm margin at the bottom, 3.0 cm margin on the inside, and 2.5 cm margin on the outside. Lines are one-spaced and justified. Page numbers should be included in the text in each page's footer section. Using pronouns such as I, we, etc., is to be avoided.
7.10 Paper Title
This is your opportunity to attract the reader’s attention. Remember that readers are the potential authors who will cite your article. Identify the central issue of the paper. Begin with the subject of the paper. The title should be accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete. Do not contain infrequently used abbreviations.
The paper's title should be in 13pt bold Times New Roman, Title Case, and be centered. The title should have 13 pts above and 5 pts below.
7.11 Author Name, Affiliations, and Email
Write the author (s) names without titles and professional positions such as professor, doctor, production manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names. Write a clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes the name of the department/unit (faculty), the name of the university, an address, and country. Please indicate the Corresponding Author (include email address) by adding a number in superscript behind the name.
Author names and affiliations should be in 11pt Times New Roman.
7.12 Abstract and Keywords
An abstract should stand alone, which means that there is no citation in the abstract. Consider it the advertisement for your article. The abstract should tell the prospective reader what you did and highlight the key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear, and specific. Use words that reflect the precise meaning. The abstract should be exact and honest. Please follow word limitations (max. 300 words).
Keywords are the labels of your manuscript and are critical to correct indexing and searching. Therefore, the keywords should represent the content and highlight of your article. Use only those abbreviations that are firmly established in the field. e.g. DNA. Each word/phrase in the keyword should be separated by a semicolon (;), not a comma (,).
7.13 Introduction
An Introduction: Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of the introduction section. Before the objective, the Authors should provide an adequate background and a very short literature survey to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous research, to show the main limitation of the earlier study, to show what you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation) and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Do not describe the literature survey as author by author; it should be presented as a group per method or topic reviewed that refers to some literature.
An example of a novelty statement or a gap analysis statement at the end of the Introduction section (after the state of the art of the previous research survey) is “........ (summary of background)....... A few researchers focused on ....... There have been limited studies concerned with........ Therefore, this research intends to ................. The objectives of this research are .........”.
7.14 Methods
Methods should allow readers to reproduce the experiment. Provide sufficient detail to enable the work to be remade. A reference should indicate published methods; only relevant modifications should be described. Do not repeat the details of established methods.
7.15 Results and Discussion
Results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than provide data in great detail. Please highlight differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
In the discussion, it is the most crucial section of your article. Here, you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often, it should begin with a summary of the leading scientific findings (not experimental results).
The discussion should cover the following components: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what/how)? Do you provide an interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences?
7.16 Conclusions
Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract or list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. It would be best if you also suggested future experiments and/or pointed out those underway.
7.17 Acknowledgment
Recognize those who helped in the research, especially funding supporters of your research. Include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or maybe another supporter, i.e., Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers, who may have given materials. Do not acknowledge one of the author's names.
7.18 References
Cite the leading scientific publications on which your work is based. Cite only items that you have read. Do not inflate the manuscript with too many references. Avoid excessive self-citations. Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region. Check each reference against the source (author name, volume, issue, year, DOI Number). Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models.
All publications cited in the text should be included as references. References are sequentially numbered as they appear in the text. Reference numbers are indicated in square brackets. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list, they should follow the standard reference style of the journal. They should substitute the publication date with “Unpublished results” or “Personal communication.” The citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
The full URL and the date when the reference was last accessed should be given. Any further information should also be provided if known (DOI, author names, dates, a reference to a source publication, etc.). Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired or can be included in the reference list.
This manuscript has to follow the IEEE reference style. Please set it in the reference management software you use.
[1] R. Engelmore and T. Morgan, Blackboard Systems (The Insight Series in Artificial Intelligence). Addison-Wesley, 1988.
