As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. If you are using Office 365, please convert the Ms Word document to lower version.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
Maximum size of file to be uploaded is 2 MB
Author Guidelines
Manuscript
The manuscript must be an original research paper which is sufficient to make a new contribution to knowledge in the field of industrial technology. Authors are asked to send their manuscripts electronically using the TEKNOIN online submission procedures. The corresponding author must also provide a statement that the manuscript is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Editors will ignore submissions that do not follow the procedures.
Manuscript Structure
Title.The title must be clear and informative, and not longer than 14 words. A good title is one that reflects the research findings.
Author’s name and institution. Author’s name (without academic degree) must follow with author's institution, address and email for correspondence. For multiple authors, one of the authors must be identified as the corresponding author.
Abstract and keywords. Number of words in the Abstract must be between 100-200 words. Abstract must consist of: background, research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Keywords should consist of 3 to 5 words or phrases. Keywords should reflect important terms in the manuscript.
Introduction. The Introduction section is written without subtitles, containing background of research, review of relevant previous studies, and the objectives of the research. In addition, the most important part of the Introduction must also show the significance and novelty of the research.
Methodology. The methodology section describes the research and analysis procedures.
Results and Discussion. The Results and Discussion section can be divided into several sub-sections. This section should provide a brief description of experimental results and its interpretations. Author should also compare their results obtained with other previous studies. This section also discusses the scientific findings, limitations of research, implications of research and future research. The author should also explore the novelty or contribution of his research to knowledge in the field of industrial technology.
Conclusion. This section contains conclusions as well as suggestions. The conclusion must be the answer to the research problem. Suggestions must be logical and appropriate.
References. The References section lists the articles, books, or other types of publications that are referred in the manuscript.
General Format
Manuscripts should be written in A4 paper and single line format. New paragraphs must begin 5 characters from the left margin, using Times-New-Roman font size 12.
The manuscript must be written in English.
The length of the manuscript must be between 8 and 12 pages.
The left margin is 2 cm, right margin is 2 cm, top margin is 3 cm, and bottom margin is 2 cm.
Title is written in capital letters only for the first letter of each word, font size 12, bold, and centered position.
Sub-sections should be written in capital letters only for the first letter of each word, font size 12, in bold, starting from the left margin.
Sub-sub-sections, if any, are written in capital letters only for the first letter of each word, in bold, and starting from the left margin.
Specific Format
Equations and formulas must be numbered by writing (1), (2) ... etc. that appear on the right.
Sub-sections may be written, for example 1.1, then 1.1.1., 1.1.2,… etc.
Table and Figure
Tables and figures should be presented as follows:
Table and figure title must follow the numeric numbering system (Arabic numbering system). The title for table is placed at the top of the table while the title of figure is at the bottom of the figure.
Table and figure should include the source, if any, placed at the bottom.
Each table contains only the title and content. The table contains only rows without column lines. Notes and sources, if any, should be listed below the table.
Acknowledgement
Anyone (individual/company/institution) who substantially contributes to the research must be noted in the Acknowledgement Section. Acknowledgement is only written to those who have contributed substantially to the research.
Citation
Citations in text must be written using family name and year of publication. Citation for 2 authors use the format (name 1 & name 2, year). Citations for more than 3 authors use the format (name 1, name 2, ... & name nth, year). Examples: (Hafdani & Sadeghinia, 2011), (Shi-lin, Peng, Yu-chao, & Jian-jun, 2016), (Ghaffari, Navaee, Oskoui, Bayati, & Rafiee-Tehrani, 2007).
References
References must have a minimum of 15 primary and recent references to confirm a high quality contribution to knowledge development. Primary references are articles in journals and proceedings. Citations and references should follow APA (American Psychological Association) style. Authors are advised to learn the APA style manual (http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html) in writing the manuscript. Authors are advised to use reference management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, and others. Some examples in writing the references are included below.
Books Alciatore, D. G. & Histand, M. B. (2003). Introduction to Mechantronics and Measurement System (2 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Books written by institutions Modern Language Association. (1984). MLA Handbook of Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Disertations. New York: Modern Language Association.
Edited Books Srivastava, A. C. (2006). Teknik Instrumentasi (translated by Susanto). Jakarta: Penerbit Universitas Indonesia (UI-Press).
Journal Articles Chen, S., Cowan., C.F.N., & Grant, P.M. (1991). Ortogonal Least Squares Learning Algorothm for Radial basis Function Network. IEEE Transaction on Neural Network, Vol.2, No.2., 302-309. Du, W. Y. (2003). A Mixed Learning Approach in Mechatronics Engineering. World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol 2, No.1.
Manuscript Template
The manuscript can be prepared using the following MS Word template: (Journal Template)
Manuscript Submission Procedures
Manuscripts in Microsoft Word format must be sent to the editor by clicking on the Online Submission tab in the journal website.
A short biography containing full name, academic degree, institution, telephone, cell phone number, etc. must be written when registering online in Online Submission.
Final Decision
Taking into account the results of the peer-review process, the decision regarding acceptance of the manuscript for publication will be notified to the author through the online system, with the alternative decisions as follows:
Accepted subjected to minor revisions, or
Accepted subjected to major revisions, or
Rejected.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).