Author Guidelines
INOTEKS · FOR AUTHORS
Author Guidelines
These guidelines explain how to prepare and submit a manuscript to INOTEKS: Jurnal Inovasi Ilmu Pengetahuan, Teknologi, dan Seni. Manuscripts that do not follow them are returned to the authors before peer review. Please read them together with the Article Template, the Focus and Scope and the Publication Ethics policy.
At a glance
- Language: English or Indonesian (English abstract always required)
- Length: 5,000–8,000 words including references (research article)
- Review: double-anonymous, at least two reviewers; target first decision within 3 months
- Similarity: overall index ≤ 20% (Crossref Similarity Check / Turnitin)
- References: APA 7th edition, managed with a reference manager; at least 80% from the last 10 years
- Fees: no submission or review fee; APC IDR 500,000 only after acceptance
- Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Contents
- Before you submit
- Article types and length
- Preparing the submission files
- Title page
- Anonymised manuscript
- Abstract and keywords
- Structure of the main text
- Formatting
- Tables and figures
- Citations and references (APA 7)
- Required statements
- Use of generative AI
- Ethics and originality
- Submission steps in OJS
- After submission
- Fees, copyright and licence
- Final checklist
1. Before you submit
Check that your manuscript:
- is original, has not been published, and is not under review elsewhere (a preprint is allowed – see the Preprint Policy);
- fits the scope of INOTEKS: applied and innovative work integrating science, technology and the arts, with clear social relevance;
- has been approved by all co-authors, who agree to its submission and to the order of authors;
- reports research approved by an ethics committee where people, personal data or animals are involved (see Ethical Clearance);
- uses the INOTEKS template and is written in clear, proofread English or Indonesian.
2. Article types and length
| Type | Purpose | Length (words, incl. references) | Minimum references |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research article | Original empirical, experimental, design or practice-based research | 5,000–8,000 | 30 |
| Conceptual article | A new model, framework or theoretical argument, grounded in the literature | 5,000–7,000 | 30 |
| Literature review | A systematic, scoping or critical review that synthesises a body of work | 6,000–9,000 | 50 |
Abstract, tables and references count towards the total. Appendices longer than three pages should be submitted as supplementary files. More details: Types of Manuscript.
3. Preparing the submission files
Submit two separate files, both made from the template, plus any supplementary files:
| File | Contents | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Title page | Title, all authors, affiliations, ORCID, corresponding author, and all required statements (section 11) | .docx |
| 2. Anonymised manuscript | Title, abstract, keywords and full text with all identifying information removed | .docx |
| 3. Supplementary files (optional) | Data, instruments, code, extra tables or figures, high-resolution images | any open format |
Do not send PDF files for review: editors and reviewers need an editable file. Remove document properties (File → Info → Inspect Document) so that the author’s name does not appear in the file metadata.
4. Title page
- Title: concise and informative, no more than 15 words, no abbreviations.
- Authors: full names without academic titles, in the agreed order. Every author must meet the authorship criteria in the Authorship Policies.
- Affiliations: department, faculty, university, city, country – one line per institution, linked with superscript numbers.
- ORCID iD: required for the corresponding author and strongly recommended for all authors.
- Corresponding author: one name with an institutional email address.
- Statements: author contributions (CRediT), funding, conflicts of interest, ethics approval and consent, data availability, and use of generative AI (section 11).
5. Anonymised manuscript
INOTEKS uses double-anonymous review, so the manuscript file must not reveal who the authors are:
- remove names, affiliations, acknowledgements, grant numbers and ethics approval numbers;
- cite your own earlier work in the third person (“Rahmawati (2022) found…”, not “in our earlier study…”);
- replace identifying places or institutions with neutral labels where necessary (e.g. “a state university in Java”);
- check file names, headers, footers, comments and tracked changes.
Manuscripts that identify the authors are returned before review.
6. Abstract and keywords
The abstract is a single paragraph of 200–250 words with no citations. For a research article it states, in order: the problem and aim; the method (design, participants or materials, analysis); the main findings, with key figures where useful; and the contribution or implication. Manuscripts in Indonesian include both an English and an Indonesian abstract.
Give 4–6 keywords, separated by semicolons, in alphabetical order. Prefer terms that readers would search for and that are not already in the title.
7. Structure of the main text
Research article
| Section | What it should contain |
|---|---|
| Introduction | The problem and why it matters; a focused review of current literature (mostly from the last 10 years); the research gap; the aim, research questions or hypotheses; and the novelty of the study. No separate literature review section is needed. |
| Method | Design; setting and participants or materials; instruments and their validity and reliability; procedure; data analysis; and ethics approval (anonymised). Give enough detail for the study to be repeated. |
| Results | The findings, in a logical order, supported by tables and figures. Report statistics fully (e.g. t(58) = 2.41, p = .019, d = 0.62). Do not interpret here. |
| Discussion | What the findings mean; how they compare with earlier studies; theoretical and practical implications; and limitations. |
| Conclusion | A short answer to the research questions and the main contribution, with recommendations for practice and further research. No new data and no citations. |
| References | APA 7th edition (section 10). |
Conceptual article and literature review
A conceptual article has Introduction, a body organised in thematic sections, Discussion/Implications and Conclusion. A literature review has Introduction, Method (databases, search strings, dates, inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening, with a PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for systematic reviews), Results/Synthesis, Discussion and Conclusion. See Reporting Guidelines.
8. Formatting
| Element | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Page | A4, margins 2.5 cm on all sides, single column |
| Font | As set in the template (Times New Roman 12 pt for body text), line spacing 1.15 |
| Headings | Maximum three levels, numbered only as in the template; no headings for single paragraphs |
| Paragraphs | First-line indent 1 cm, no blank lines between paragraphs, justified |
| Numbers and units | SI units; decimal point in English, decimal comma in Indonesian; numbers below ten in words in running text |
| Abbreviations | Spell out at first use, then use the abbreviation consistently |
| Foreign terms | Italic, e.g. local or Latin terms |
| Equations | Created with the Word equation editor and numbered (1), (2) at the right margin |
9. Tables and figures
- Tables and figures are placed in the text near their first mention, and each is cited in the text (“Table 1”, “Figure 2”).
- Use real, editable Word tables; tables pasted as images are not accepted. Use horizontal lines only (top, below the header, bottom).
- Table titles go above the table; figure captions go below the figure. Explain abbreviations in a note.
- Figures must be clear at print size: at least 300 dpi for photographs and 600 dpi for line art, in JPG, PNG or TIFF. Upload the original image files as supplementary files after acceptance.
- Charts must be readable in greyscale; label axes with units.
- You must hold permission to reuse any image or table taken from another source, and cite the source (see Permissions).
10. Citations and references (APA 7)
INOTEKS uses the APA 7th edition. Use a reference manager (Mendeley, Zotero or EndNote) so that citations and the reference list match. Every citation must appear in the reference list and every reference must be cited. At least 80% of references should be from the last 10 years, and most should be peer-reviewed journal articles. Include a DOI as a link for every source that has one.
| Source | In-text | Reference list |
|---|---|---|
| Journal article | (Pratama & Lestari, 2023) | Pratama, A., & Lestari, D. (2023). Title of the article. Journal Name, 12(2), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx |
| Book | (Creswell & Creswell, 2018) | Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design (5th ed.). SAGE. |
| Book chapter | (Nugroho, 2021) | Nugroho, B. (2021). Title of chapter. In C. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. 45–60). Publisher. |
| Conference paper | (Sari et al., 2022) | Sari, R., Putra, H., & Wibowo, T. (2022). Title. In Proceedings of … (pp. 1–8). Publisher. https://doi.org/… |
| Web page / report | (UNESCO, 2024) | UNESCO. (2024). Title of report. https://… |
Three or more authors are cited as “first author et al.” from the first citation. Avoid citing unpublished theses, Wikipedia, and blogs. See Reference Style & Manager.
11. Required statements
Place these statements on the title page; they are added to the article after acceptance. If a statement does not apply, say so.
| Statement | Example |
|---|---|
| Author contributions (CRediT) | A.P.: conceptualisation, methodology, writing – original draft. D.L.: data collection, formal analysis, writing – review & editing. |
| Funding | This research was funded by … (grant no. …). / This research received no external funding. |
| Conflicts of interest | The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
| Ethics approval and consent | Approved by the Research Ethics Committee of … (no. …). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. / Not applicable, with reason. |
| Data availability | The data are available in … at https://doi.org/… / available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. |
| Use of generative AI | The authors used [tool] to [purpose]; they reviewed and edited the output and take full responsibility. / No generative AI was used. |
| Acknowledgements (optional) | People or institutions who helped but do not qualify as authors. |
See Conflict of Interest, Data Policy and Author Declaration Form.
12. Use of generative AI
- AI tools cannot be authors, because they cannot take responsibility for the work.
- Authors may use AI tools for language editing and similar support, but must disclose this in the AI statement and check all output.
- AI must not be used to generate or alter data, images or results, or to write the substance of the manuscript without disclosure.
- Authors are responsible for any errors, fabricated references or plagiarism produced by AI tools.
Full policy: Generative AI Policy.
13. Ethics and originality
- All manuscripts are screened with Crossref Similarity Check (Turnitin). An overall similarity above 20%, or substantial overlap with a single source, leads to return or rejection (see Plagiarism Policy).
- Text reused from your own earlier work must be cited; redundant or salami publication is not accepted (see Duplicate Publication).
- Fabrication, falsification, image manipulation and citation manipulation are treated as misconduct and handled following COPE flowcharts (see Research Misconduct).
- Changes to the author list after submission require a signed request from all authors (see Authorship Changes).
14. Submission steps in OJS
- Register or log in at journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/inotek, with the Author role selected. Add your ORCID iD to your profile.
- Click Make a New Submission, choose the section and language, tick every item on the submission checklist, and add any comments for the editor.
- Upload the Anonymised manuscript as “Article Text” and the Title page as “Title Page”; upload supplementary files under their own component.
- Enter the metadata: title, abstract, keywords and all co-authors with affiliations, emails and ORCID iDs, in the same order as the title page.
- Confirm and finish. You receive an acknowledgement email from inotek@uny.ac.id.
Official channel only
INOTEKS accepts manuscripts only through its OJS site, and writes to authors only from inotek@uny.ac.id. Do not send manuscripts or payments in response to messages from other addresses or websites. See Website Security.
15. After submission
| Stage | What happens | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Initial check | Scope, template, anonymity and similarity screening by the editorial office | up to 2 weeks |
| Peer review | At least two independent reviewers, double-anonymous | 4–8 weeks |
| Decision | Accept, minor revision, major revision or reject, with the reviewers’ comments | target 3 months from submission |
| Revision | Revised manuscript with a point-by-point response table and changes highlighted | 2 weeks (minor), 4 weeks (major) |
| Acceptance | Letter of acceptance and APC invoice | – |
| Production | Copyediting, layout, proofreading by the author (respond within 3 days), DOI registration and publication in the April or October issue | 4–8 weeks |
Authors may appeal a decision once, with reasons, to the Editor-in-Chief (see Complaints & Appeals). A submission may be withdrawn before acceptance by writing to the editor; after acceptance, withdrawal is only possible for serious reasons (see Correction, Retraction & Withdrawal).
16. Fees, copyright and licence
There is no fee to submit or to have a manuscript reviewed. After acceptance, an Article Publication Charge of IDR 500,000 is payable. Waivers are decided by DRPM administrative staff, not by the editors, and a request for a waiver has no effect on editorial decisions (see Article Publication Charge). On acceptance, authors transfer copyright to INOTEKS, and the article is published open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Authors may deposit any version in repositories (see Copyright Notice and Self-Archiving).
17. Final checklist
- ☐ The manuscript fits the scope and is not under review elsewhere.
- ☐ The INOTEKS template is used, and the length is within the limit.
- ☐ The title page and the anonymised manuscript are separate .docx files.
- ☐ The manuscript and file properties contain no author information.
- ☐ The abstract is 200–250 words, with 4–6 keywords.
- ☐ Tables are editable; figures are high resolution and cited in the text.
- ☐ References follow APA 7, match the citations, and include DOIs.
- ☐ All statements (contributions, funding, conflicts, ethics, data, AI) are on the title page.
- ☐ All co-authors and their ORCID iDs are entered in OJS.
Questions: inotek@uny.ac.id · See also the Author FAQ.
