Focus-and-Scope

Jurnal Penelitian Saintek (JPS) publishes high-quality research across the sciences and engineering. The journal is published twice a year, in April and October, by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. It places particular emphasis on research carried out in Indonesia, while welcoming submissions from researchers worldwide.

◉ Focus

The journal exists to make rigorous science and engineering research available to the people who can use it: scientists, educators, senior researchers, project managers, research administrators, and advanced students. It particularly welcomes work that:

  • introduces a new method, instrument, material, or model, rather than repeating an established procedure in a new place;
  • addresses a problem of practical consequence in Indonesia or in comparable settings, and says plainly what the finding changes;
  • reports enough methodological detail for another researcher to repeat the work;
  • connects laboratory or computational findings with application, teaching, or policy.

☰ Scope

The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following subject areas.

Subject area Covers
Agriculture Agronomy, horticulture, agricultural technology, post-harvest science.
Architecture and Civil Engineering Structures, construction materials, building technology, urban and regional planning.
Astronomy and Space Engineering Observational astronomy, astrophysics, space instrumentation.
Biology and Bio-System Engineering Molecular and cell biology, biotechnology, bioprocess and biomedical engineering.
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Organic, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry; process and materials chemistry.
Computer Science and Engineering Artificial intelligence, data science, software engineering, networks, information systems.
Earth Science and Engineering Geology, geophysics, geodesy, mining and geospatial technology.
Electrical, Electronic, and Electric Engineering Power systems, control, telecommunications, embedded systems, instrumentation.
Environmental Science and Engineering Pollution control, waste management, renewable energy, climate and sustainability.
Food Science and Engineering Food chemistry, processing, safety, nutrition and functional food.
Mathematics and Mathematics Education Pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Organization of Laboratories Laboratory management, safety, accreditation, and instrumentation.
Physics, Material, and Mechanical Engineering Applied physics, materials science, manufacturing, thermodynamics, mechanics.
Science and Engineering Education Curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher education in science and engineering.

▸ Types of Manuscript

Type Description
Empirical study Original experimental, computational, or field research with data collected and analysed by the authors.
Theoretical article A model, derivation, or framework developed and argued analytically.
Case study A detailed examination of a single system, site, process, or implementation, with its context and limits made explicit.
Systematic literature review A synthesis of prior studies conducted with an explicit, replicable protocol and reported against PRISMA.

⚠ Outside the Scope

  • Work outside the sciences, engineering, and science or engineering education.
  • Purely descriptive reports with no analysis or contribution beyond local record-keeping.
  • Narrative literature reviews without a systematic, reproducible protocol.
  • Student coursework or project reports submitted without development into a research article.
  • Work already published elsewhere, or under review at another journal.

See also the Author Guidelines, Peer Review Process, and Publication Ethics.