Author Guidelines

Authors are required to carefully read these Manuscript Preparation Guidelines and the general Author Guidelines of ELTIKOM before submitting a manuscript. Proper preparation in accordance with these instructions is essential to ensure a smooth editorial, peer-review, and publication process.

Use of Official Template

All manuscripts must be prepared using the official ELTIKOM Microsoft Word template, available on the journal website.
The template includes predefined settings for page layout, fonts, headings, tables, figures, equations, and references.
Authors must not modify the template formatting.

Originality and Contribution

Submitted manuscripts must present original research that has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere.
The novelty, contribution, and positioning of the work relative to existing studies must be clearly stated.

Manuscript Withdrawal Policy

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing a manuscript after it has entered the editorial or peer-review process. ELTIKOM invests significant editorial and reviewer resources in each submission.

Similarity Check (Plagiarism Screening)

All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software.
Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 25% (excluding references, properly cited quotations, and standard methodological descriptions) will be rejected without further review.

OUTLINE OF MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

1. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORY

Authors must select the appropriate category during submission:

Research Article
Reports original research involving modeling, algorithm development, system design, experimental evaluation, simulation, or empirical analysis.
Minimum references: 25 primary sources.

Review Article
Provides a comprehensive, critical, and systematic review of recent developments in a specific research area.
Minimum references: 80 primary sources.

2. LANGUAGE

Manuscripts must be written in English (American English preferred). Authors are responsible for grammatical accuracy and clarity. Professional language editing is strongly recommended for non-native English speakers.

3. FORMAT AND LENGTH

Main Sections (mandatory):

  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESEARCH METHOD
  • RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION

Length:
For research articles, the main body must be at least 5,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables, figures, and appendices.

4. MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE

Manuscripts must be organized in the following order:

  1. Title
  2. Author Information
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. RESEARCH METHODS
  7. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  8. CONCLUSION
  9. Declaration of AI and AI-Assisted Technologies (if applicable)
  10. CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement
  11. Declaration of Competing Interest
  12. Acknowledgment (if applicable)
  13. Data Availability
  14. Funding
  15. References
  16. Appendices (if applicable)

5. AUTHORSHIP

Manuscripts must be written by at least two authors. All listed authors must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Substantial contribution to conception, design, analysis, or interpretation
  • Drafting or critical revision of the manuscript
  • Final approval of the version to be published
  • Accountability for the integrity and accuracy of the work

6. ABSTRACT

  • Length: 150–250 words
  • Single paragraph
  • No references

Structure:
Background → Problem → Objective → Methods → Key Results → Contributions/Implications

7. INTRODUCTION

Must include:

  • Research context and importance
  • Clear problem definition
  • Relevant recent literature review (primarily last 5 years)
  • Research gaps
  • Explicit statement of novelty and contribution

8. RESEARCH METHODS

Must be sufficiently detailed to allow replication:

  • Models, algorithms, systems, or frameworks
  • Data sources, preprocessing, and sampling
  • Justification of methods
  • Ethical approval and consent (if applicable)

9. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This section must be divided into two subsections:

Results
Presents experimental, simulation, or evaluation outcomes only.

Discussion

  • Interpretation of results
  • Comparison with previous studies
  • Demonstration of novelty and contribution
  • Practical relevance and limitations

Avoid excessive raw data or repetitive numerical descriptions.

10. CONCLUSION

Should:

  • Summarize key findings
  • Address research objectives
  • Highlight contributions and implications
  • Suggest future research directions

ADDITIONAL MANDATORY STATEMENTS (AFTER CONCLUSION)

Declaration of AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

If applicable, authors must include the following statement:

During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [AI tool name, version, provider] for [specific purpose]. All AI-assisted outputs were reviewed and edited by the authors, who take full responsibility for the content of this publication.

CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement

Authors must specify individual contributions using the CRediT taxonomy, for example:

First Author: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft.
Second Author: Supervision, Validation, Writing – Review & Editing.

Declaration of Competing Interest

Authors must declare any potential conflicts:

The authors declare no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.

Acknowledgment (if applicable)

Acknowledgments are used to recognize individuals or institutions that contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria.

Data Availability

Authors must state data accessibility:

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

All funding sources must be disclosed, for example:

This work was supported by [Funding Agency] under Grant [number].

REFERENCES

  • IEEE referencing style (mandatory)
  • Minimum references:
    • Research article: 25
    • Review article: 80
  • At least 80% recent primary references (last 5 years)
  • Reference managers (Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero) are strongly recommended

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

  • The official ELTIKOM template is used
  • All required sections are included
  • Similarity index is below 25%
  • AI usage (if any) is disclosed
  • Authorship, conflicts, data, and funding statements are complete