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Information for Authors

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in KEDS, provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article.

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Types of Articles

The journal seeks to publish two types of contributions in the form of original articles, and reviews.

  • Original articles: Articles which represent in-depth research in various scientific disciplines.
  • Review articles: Contain unstructured abstract and include up-to-date references. Meta-analyses are considered as reviews.

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Before Submission

Please make sure that your manuscript meets the following criteria:

  • Your manuscript is an original work and has not been published or is currently under review with another journal or conference proceedings.
  • Your work complies with all research ethics standards. If the study involves human or animal subjects, the manuscript should include a separate section titled Ethics Approval.
  • The manuscript is written in acceptable English and is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
  • The manuscript is formatted according to the KEDS template (Manuscript Template).
  • All figures are of acceptable quality and uploaded as separate files.
  • References are correctly formatted and numbered according to their order of appearance in the text. Please ensure the reference style is followed.
  • Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that align with the aims and scope of the journal will proceed to the review stage.
  • Manuscripts must comply with the journal's guidelines outlined below.

Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be rejected or returned to the author before entering the peer review process.

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Manuscript Template

Manuscript Template can be downloaded here.

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Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

All papers published by KEDS is on english. Use of a reference tool such as Mendeley, End Note, or Zotero for reference management and formatting, and choose IEEE.

Manuscript submitted to this journal should follow the heading below, except for the review article: Title; Authors Name; Authors Affiliation; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Author Contributions; Funding; Declaration of Conflicting Interests; Data Availability; Acknowledgments (optional); and References.

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 main 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. Number of word in title is no more than 20 words.

Authors Name and Affiliation

Write Author(s) names without title and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Production Manager, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names. If you have one word name such as Laksana, write Laksana Laksana. Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Affiliation includes: name of department/unit, (faculty), name of university, address, country. Please indicate Corresponding Author (include email address) behind the name. The journal can only accommodate one corresponding author per submission.

Abstract

The abstract should be clear, concise, and descriptive. This abstract should provide a brief introduction to the problem, objective of paper, followed by a statement regarding the methodology and a brief summary of results. The abstract should end with a comment on the significance of the results or a brief conclusion. An abstract should stand alone, means that no citation in the abstract. An abstract should be written in one paragraph and not more than 250 words.

Keywords

Maximum of 5 keywords, crucial to the appropriate indexing of the papers, are to be given.

Introduction

The Introduction ought to give readers with the background data required to know your study, and also the reasons why you conducted your experiments. The Introduction ought to answer the question: what question/problem was studied? Please don't write a literature review in your Introduction, however do cite reviews wherever readers will realize a lot of data if they need it. Whereas writing the background, make certain your citations are relevant, well balanced, and current (not older than ten years).Once you have got provided background material and expressed the matter or question for your study, tell the reader the aim of your study. Typically the explanation is to fill a niche within the information or to answer an antecedent unrequited question. The ultimate factor to incorporate at the top of your Introduction could be a clear and precise statement of your study aims.

Method

This section provides the reader with all the small print of however you conducted your study. You ought to use subheadings to separate totally different methodologies. Afterwards, you ought to describe what you probably did within the past, describe new strategies in enough detail that another investigator will reproduce your experiment, and describe established strategies in short. You have got to easily cite a reference wherever readers will realize a lot of detail and state all applied math tests and parameters.

Results and Discussion

Results and Discussion. In the Results section, merely state what you found, however don't interpret the results or discuss their implications. Results ought to be bestowed in an exceedingly logical order. Generally this may be so as of importance, not essentially the order within which the experiments were performed. Use the past to explain your results; but, discuss with figures and tables within the present. Do not duplicate knowledge among figures, tables, and text. a standard mistake is to re-state abundant of the info from a table within the text of the manuscript. Instead, use the text to summarize what the reader can realize within the table, or mention one or 2 of the foremost necessary knowledge points. It is sometimes abundant easier to scan knowledge in an exceedingly table than within the text. Your Discussion ought to answer the question: What do your results mean? In alternative words, the bulk of the Discussion associated Conclusions sections ought to be an interpretation of your results. You ought to discuss your conclusions so as of most to least necessary. Compare your results with those from alternative studies as recommend further experiments required to clarify your results. Discuss what your results might mean for researchers within the same field as you, researchers in alternative fields, and therefore the general public. 

Conclusion

In conclusion, state however your results extend the findings of previous studies. If your findings are preliminary, you must recommend future studies that require to be disbursed.

Author Contributions

For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing. Authorship statements should be formatted with the names of authors first and CRediT role(s) following. Sample: Zhang San: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software. Priya Singh: Data curation, Writing- Original draft preparation. Wang Wu: Visualization, Investigation. Jan Jansen: Supervision. Ajay Kumar: Software, Validation. Sun Qi: Writing- Reviewing and Editing.

Funding

You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement, it is recommended to state this.

Declaration of Conflicting Interests

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places: 1. A summary declaration of interest statement in the title page file (if double anonymized) or the manuscript file (if single anonymized). If there are no interests to declare then please state this: 'Declarations of interest: none'. 2. Detailed disclosures as part of a separate Declaration of Interest form, which forms part of the journal's official records. It is important for potential interests to be declared in both places and that the information matches.

Data Availability

Explain where and how the data supporting the findings of this study can be accessed, including any repository links, digital object identifiers (DOIs), or specific access instructions. Indicate whether the data are openly available, available upon reasonable request, or subject to restrictions (e.g., due to privacy, ethical, or legal considerations). If the data are not publicly available, please provide a clear justification. Additionally, specify the type of data shared (e.g., raw data, processed data, analysis scripts), and ensure that all shared datasets are properly anonymized if they involve human participants.

Acknowledgment

Recognize those who helped in the research, especially funding supporter of your research. Include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or may other supporter i.e. Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers who may have given materials.

References

All references cited in the manuscript must be listed in the reference section and formatted consistently according to the journal’s citation style (IEEE). 

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Submission Declaration and Verification

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture, or an academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out.

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Online Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors, as only one corresponding author is permitted for each manuscript. Submission must be made through the online Digital Commons by following the instructions provided on the screen. Only Word files (.doc, .docx, .rtf) are accepted.

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Initial Evaluation

All submitted manuscripts will be checked by the Editorial Office to ensure they are properly prepared and comply with the ethical policies of the journal. All manuscripts are screened for potential plagiarism. Manuscripts that fail to meet the journal’s ethical standards or formatting guidelines will be rejected before entering the peer review process.

Manuscripts that are incomplete or not prepared according to the required style will be returned to the authors without scientific review. After these initial checks, the Editorial Office will consult the Editor-in-Chief to evaluate whether the manuscript fits the scope of the journal and whether it is scientifically sound. Manuscripts deemed to have insufficient priority for publication will be promptly rejected. These decisions are subject to verification by the Editor-in-Chief.

Authors should submit their manuscripts in English. Please ensure that your manuscript is written in clear and grammatically correct English. The Editor reserves the right to reject a manuscript based on insufficient language quality.

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Revised Manuscript

The revised version of the manuscript should be submitted online in the same manner as the initial submission. However, there is no need to submit the “First Page” or “Covering Letter” file when submitting a revised version.

When submitting a revised manuscript, authors are required to include the referees’ comments along with a point-by-point response at the beginning of the document. Additionally, all changes made in the manuscript must be clearly highlighted in green so they are easily identifiable by the reviewers and editors.

Note: The revised manuscript must be submitted within a maximum of 2 months from the editorial decision date. Failure to do so may result in withdrawal of the manuscript from the review process.

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After Acceptance

Upon acceptance, your article will be exported to production to undergo typesetting. once the typesetting is complete, you will receive the proofs.

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Proof

One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness, and correctness of the text, tables, and figures. We will do our best to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, we kindly expect the proofreading to be completed within 48 hours to ensure a smooth publication process. Note that the publisher may proceed with the publication of an article if no response is received.

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Supplementary Materials

Authors can publish online supplementary files along with their articles. Each supplementary file should include an article title, journal name, authors' names, affiliations, and email address of the corresponding author. supplementary files will be published as received from the authors without any conversion, editing, or reforming.

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Article Publishing Charge

This journal charges the following author charge.

Article Submission: 0.00 (IDR)
Authors are not required to pay an Article Submission Fee.

Article Publication Charge: 2,000,000.00 (IDR) (approximately USD 150)
If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge.

Fee Exemption for International Authors

To encourage global scholarly collaboration, the journal waives the Article Publication Charge for manuscripts whose first author is affiliated with an institution outside Indonesia. This exemption is applied automatically upon acceptance and does not require a separate waiver request.

Waiver Policy

To promote inclusive academic participation and support researchers with limited access to funding, the journal offers a waiver policy for Article Publication Fee. Authors who are unable to pay the full fee due to financial constraints, particularly those from low-income countries or underfunded institutions may apply for a partial or full waiver.

Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission and will not affect the editorial decision. All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and authors will be notified of the outcome prior to the initiation of the publication process.

Please note that not all waiver applications will be granted; approval is subject to the journal’s internal assessment and budget availability.

Refund Policy

The article publication fee is not refundable under any circumstance.

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