Teknisia is a scientific journal publishing articles in the field of Civil Engineering. The journal features research results, scientific reviews, and literature reviews, enriched by insightful applications to specific cases. Published bi-annually, in May and November. Issued by the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Teknisia publishes articles that focus on :
Structural engineering,
geotechnical engineering,
hydrological engineering,
construction management,
transportation engineering (structures and systems),
and disaster engineering.
Peer Review Process
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers are responsible for:
Evaluating and assessing manuscripts within their area of expertise.
Providing scholarly, constructive, and honest feedback to authors.
Offering suggestions for improvement to enhance the manuscript's quality.
Evaluating the originality and contribution of the manuscript to the field.
Considerations Before Reviewing
If a manuscript falls outside your expertise, please contact the editor or journal manager as soon as possible.
The journal review process should be completed within a maximum of one month. If you encounter difficulties meeting this deadline, notify the editor or journal manager promptly.
If you initially agree to review but are unable to complete it within the timeframe, please inform the editor or journal manager as soon as possible.
Article Review
During manuscript assessment, reviewers should consider several aspects:
Originality and Content Quality: Evaluate the article's novelty and determine if it belongs within the top 25% of its field. Ensure the article:
Adheres to the journal's standards.
Significantly contributes to knowledge.
Emphasizes the importance of the research objectives or background.
Structural Organization:
Check for clear division into standard sections: introduction, methodology, results and discussion, and conclusion.
Ensure figures and tables are well-organized.
Content Clarity:
Theme Alignment: Verify the article aligns with the journal's theme or topic.
Specific Clarity Elements:
Title: Assess if the title clearly reflects the article's content.
Abstract: Evaluate if the abstract accurately summarizes the article.
Introduction:
Confirm the research objectives are clearly defined.
Assess if the author effectively articulates the research issues by:
Summarizing relevant previous research.
Specifying the objects of study in previous research.
Clearly outlining the different aspects the author examines.
Methodology: Evaluate whether the author:
Precisely explains data collection details.
Uses methods aligned with their objectives.
Identifies specific procedures undertaken.
Explains innovative methods in detail and clarity.
Employs sufficient sampling.
Adequately describes materials and tools.
Results and Discussion:
Verify clear presentation of findings with logical and scientific explanations.
Constructively inform the author and editor of any data processing issues identified.
Conclusion: Examine if the conclusion:
Aligns with or contradicts the hypothesis.
Explains the correlation of findings with previous research.
Clearly articulates the research's contribution to knowledge.
Tables and Figures: Assess the suitability, effectiveness in presenting data, and ease of comprehension of tables and figures.
Reviewer Responsibilities After Completing the Review
All manuscripts received for review are considered confidential and must not be:
Shown to anyone outside the review process without the editor's authorization.
Discussed with colleagues in the same field unless approved by the editor beforehand.
Reviewers are prohibited from:
Directly contacting the authors about the manuscript.
Engaging in any actions that violate publication ethics.
If you suspect plagiarism or fraud:
In cases of suspected plagiarism, report it to the editor or journal manager with detailed citations of the allegedly copied material.
Notify the editor or journal manager if you suspect research misconduct or fraudulent data.
Review Procedure
Reviewers are requested to complete the provided reviewer form to conduct their review. Additionally, reviewers are welcome to upload a file of the article with their comments for more detailed feedback or corrections to the author.
Publication Frequency
Teknisia Journal is published bi-annually, in May and November.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Teknisia was first published in April 1996 and received accreditation as a national scientific journal on March 20, 2000, by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia (Number 69/DIKTI/Kep/2000).
It was further accredited on December 9, 2003, by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia (official Decree Number 49/Dikti/Kep/2003).
In 2019, Teknisia underwent another reaccreditation and achieved an upgrade from Sinta 5 to Sinta 4, starting from Volume 14, Number 1. This was officially recognized by the Minister of Research and Technology/National Research and Innovation Agency on December 23, 2020 (Decree Number 200/M/KPT/2020).
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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-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.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Author Guidelines
A. General Guidelines
Submissions should be in the field of Civil Engineering and can be in the form of scientific research, scientific reviews, or literature studies, with emphasis placed on specific case studies.
Authors are obligated to uphold ethical academic writing standards and possess a comprehensive understanding of potential benefits and risks associated with the published article.
The author is solely responsible for all matters related to software implementation, citations/references, and copyright.
Authors are prohibited from simultaneously submitting the same paper to multiple journals or other publication platforms.
B. Writing Guidelines
The article must be written using the manuscript template available on the Teknisia website.
The article may be written in English with proficiency and accuracy, adhering to the rules of the language.
The manuscript content:
Title. The article title should clearly reflect the addressed issue and avoid ambiguity. Uncommon abbreviations should be avoided. The title should be concise, not exceeding 15 words, and written in sentence case with initial capitalization. Use a font size of 14 pt with a line spacing of 1.15.
Author. The author's full name without abbreviations or titles should be bold in a font size of 10 pt with a line spacing of 1 pt. Between the title and the author's name, use a font size of 11 pt and a line spacing of 1 pt (before: 0 pt and after: 6 pt). Identify the corresponding author with an asterisk and reference them with their name and email address. If there are multiple authors, separate their names with commas.
Institution of Affiliation. Write the institutional name below the author's name, followed by the city and country name (without address details). Use a font size of 9 pt with a line spacing of 1 pt. Affiliation details should start with the department. Example: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Abstract. Present the abstract in grammatically correct English using italics, Times New Roman font size 10 pt, and a line spacing of 1 pt. Limit the abstract to a maximum of 250 words. Write the abstract comprehensively, summarizing the entire content. Divide the abstract into three sections (introduction, methods, and results) within a single paragraph.
Article history. This section is filled out by the editor.
Keywords. Keywords should be listed on a single line, separated by commas, and written in italics using Times New Roman font size 9 pt and a line spacing of 1.0.
General Provisions. Avoid using bullet points, numbering, or item lists in the article content. Use narrative paragraphs instead. The document should be:
A4 paper size.
Top margin: 4 cm. Left, right, and bottom margins: 3 cm.
Portrait layout.
Text in two columns, justified alignment.
Times New Roman font size 11 pt.
Single line spacing of 1 pt.
6 pt spacing between paragraphs.
No indent.
Chapter Writing. Chapter titles should be Times New Roman font size 11 pt, 6 pt spacing after the title, not indented, not numbered, refer to chapter styles or "Style" with the title "Chapter Writing." Each chapter must have at least one sub-chapter.
Sub-chapter writing. Sub-chapter titles should be Times New Roman font size 11 pt, italics, 0 pt spacing before the title, 6 pt spacing after the title, sentence case (capitalized first letter, lowercase for the rest) without periods.
Sub-chapter content should be written in paragraphs instead of using item lists. Equations or formulas should be left-aligned. Equation numbering should be right-aligned.
Equations and symbols. Use an equation editor to create equations and symbols, adhering to standard conventions. Symbols and notations within equations should be defined descriptively upon their initial occurrence. Explanations for symbol annotations within equations should be crafted in paragraph format, avoiding the use of item lists.
Utilize a spacing before of 0 pt and a spacing after of 6 pt.
Equations and formulas should be left-aligned, with numbering right-aligned. Use "Eq. (1)" to refer to equations within the text, except at the beginning of sentences where "Equation (1)" is appropriate.
Each table/figure must be referenced in the text. Referencing should not rely on location indicators (below, above, following, etc.).
Tables should be auto-fit to one or two columns for larger space requirements. The font size for tables should range between 8 - 10, with footnotes in size 8. Text within tables should have a spacing of 1 pt, without spacing before and after paragraphs.
Images should be presented in high resolution, ensuring clarity and readability after printing. Images should not be copied from other documents. Borders are not necessary for images, and poor-quality images will be rejected. Graphs should include axis titles and legends, without including a title directly on the graph image. Each numerical value (axis value) on a graph should have tick points on its axis lines.
Tables and Figures. Tables, images, and graphs should not appear immediately after the title but must commence with a narrative and be sequentially numbered. Table captions are placed at the top of the table using the 'center' format, while image captions are positioned below the image, also using the 'center' format.
References. The references should include at least 15 entries, with 80% sourced from journals and 20% from books. References should be from the past 10 years, adhere to the citation format outlined in the APA 6th edition. For assistance with citation and reference formatting, refer to the resources available at https://apastyle.apa.org/6th-edition-resources.
The total number of pages should range from 9 to 12 pages, including the references.
Published articles must be free of errors, including issues such as forgery and plagiarism. This should be substantiated through proof obtained from a plagiarism check, with a requirement that the similarity index is less than 15%.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
The copyright of each article is retained by the author (s).
The author grants the journal the first publication rights with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, allowing others to share the work with an acknowledgment of authorship and the initial publication in this journal.
Articles and all related material published are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
