AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas 

1. General Information

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas  is a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to publishing original research articles that contribute to the advancement of intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, computer science, and related computational technologies.

The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, lecturers, practitioners, and professionals to disseminate innovative research findings, theoretical developments, experimental studies, and practical implementations of intelligent computational systems.

All submitted manuscripts must be original, scientifically rigorous, and relevant to the journal's aims and scope. Manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

2. Focus and Scope

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas welcomes original research articles covering, but not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning, explainable artificial intelligence, and intelligent decision-making.

  2. Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Data mining, predictive analytics, knowledge discovery, data visualization, and large-scale data processing.

  3. Computer Vision and Image Processing: Object detection, image classification, image segmentation, pattern recognition, and video analytics.

  4. Natural Language Processing: Text mining, sentiment analysis, language modeling, information extraction, and computational linguistics.

  5. Intelligent Information Systems: Expert systems, decision support systems, recommendation systems, and knowledge-based systems.

  6. Internet of Things and Smart Systems: Intelligent sensors, edge computing, smart cities, smart agriculture, and industrial automation.

  7. Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Intelligent robotics, autonomous navigation, control systems, and human–robot interaction.

  8. Cybersecurity and Intelligent Networks: Intrusion detection, anomaly detection, network intelligence, and AI-based cybersecurity.

  9. Optimization and Computational Intelligence: Evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, metaheuristic optimization, and fuzzy systems.

  10. Applied Intelligent Computing: Applications of intelligent technologies in education, healthcare, transportation, agriculture, industry, business, and public services.

Interdisciplinary research is encouraged, provided that it demonstrates a clear contribution to intelligent systems or computational methodologies.

3. Types of Manuscripts

The journal primarily accepts the following manuscript categories:

Original Research Articles

Articles presenting original research findings, including novel algorithms, computational models, experimental evaluations, intelligent system architectures, or innovative applications.

Review Articles

Comprehensive and systematic reviews that critically evaluate existing research, identify knowledge gaps, and propose future research directions. Review manuscripts should employ transparent and reproducible literature selection and analysis methods.

Applied Research Articles

Research articles demonstrating the development, implementation, and systematic evaluation of intelligent technologies in real-world environments.

All manuscript categories are subject to editorial screening and peer review.

4. Manuscript Preparation

Authors must prepare manuscripts using the official Jurnal Sistem Cerdas article template, when available.

The following general requirements apply:

Component Requirements
Manuscript language English
Manuscript length Recommended 6–15 pages
Paper size A4
File format Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
Font and layout Follow the official journal template
Article title Concise, informative, and representative of the research
Abstract 150–250 words
Keywords 3–5 keywords
References Recommended minimum of 25 relevant references
Citation style IEEE referencing style
Similarity screening Required before editorial acceptance

The official journal template takes precedence over general formatting recommendations in this guideline.

5. Manuscript Structure

Research manuscripts should be organized according to the following structure.

5.1. Title

The title should accurately reflect the research objectives, methods, or principal contribution. Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations, overly broad expressions, and ambiguous terminology.

5.2. Author Information

The manuscript must include the full names of all authors, institutional affiliations, countries, and corresponding author's email address.

All listed authors must have made substantial scholarly contributions to the research and approved the submitted manuscript.

ORCID identifiers are encouraged.

5.3. Abstract

The abstract must contain 150–250 words and clearly summarize the research.

It should include the research background or problem, objectives, methods, principal findings, and conclusions.

Authors are strongly encouraged to include quantitative results, such as accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, processing time, or other appropriate performance indicators.

The abstract should be written as a single paragraph without citations, tables, or figures.

5.4. Keywords

Provide 3–5 keywords representing the principal concepts, methodologies, and application domains of the research. Keywords should be separated by semicolons.

5.5. Introduction

The introduction must explain the research background, problem formulation, significance, and objectives.

Authors should critically discuss relevant previous studies to establish the current state of knowledge and identify specific research gaps.

The final part of the introduction should clearly state the novelty, scientific contributions, and objectives of the proposed research.

5.6. Research Methodology

The methodology section must provide sufficient information to enable scientific evaluation and reasonable reproducibility.

Depending on the research design, this section should describe:

  • Research design and methodological framework.

  • Dataset characteristics, sources, and collection procedures.

  • Data preprocessing and feature engineering.

  • Proposed algorithms, architectures, or computational models.

  • Experimental settings and implementation environment.

  • Training, validation, and testing procedures.

  • Baseline models and comparative methods.

  • Performance evaluation metrics.

  • Statistical analysis methods, where applicable.

For machine learning and artificial intelligence research, authors should report relevant hyperparameters, data partitioning strategies, random seeds where applicable, and measures taken to prevent data leakage.

5.7. Results and Discussion

The results section must present the main research findings objectively and systematically.

Results should be supported by appropriate tables, figures, graphs, mathematical analyses, or experimental evidence.

The discussion should interpret the findings, explain their scientific significance, and compare them with relevant previous studies.

Authors are encouraged to include comparative experiments, ablation studies, robustness analyses, and computational efficiency evaluations when relevant to the proposed contribution.

Research limitations, potential threats to validity, and practical implications should also be discussed.

5.8. Conclusion

The conclusion must summarize the principal research findings and explain how the study addresses its stated objectives.

It should emphasize the scientific contribution and potential implications without merely repeating the abstract.

Future research directions may be included where relevant.

5.9. Acknowledgments

Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, funding agencies, or organizations that contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

Funding information and grant identification numbers should be disclosed when applicable.

5.10. References

All references must follow the IEEE citation and reference style.

Authors should prioritize relevant peer-reviewed journal articles, reputable conference proceedings, and authoritative scientific publications.

Recent literature, particularly research published within the previous five years, should be adequately represented while retaining important foundational references.

Every reference listed must be cited in the manuscript, and every in-text citation must appear in the reference list.

6. Tables, Figures, and Equations

Tables and figures must be numbered sequentially according to their appearance in the manuscript.

Table captions should appear above the tables, while figure captions should appear below the figures.

All visual materials must be legible, scientifically relevant, and appropriately referenced in the manuscript.

Equations must be clearly formatted, numbered where necessary, and accompanied by explanations of mathematical symbols and variables.

Authors must obtain appropriate permission for copyrighted materials reproduced from other publications.

7. Citation and Referencing Style

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas uses the IEEE referencing style, with citations indicated by sequential numbers in square brackets.

Examples of in-text citations:

  • Intelligent systems have been widely implemented in decision support applications [1].

  • Recent studies [2], [3] have investigated deep learning approaches for image classification.

  • Several optimization algorithms have been compared in previous research [4]–[6].

Examples of reference formatting:

Journal Article

[1] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of the research article," Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 100–110, 2025, doi: xx.xxxx/xxxxx.

Conference Paper

[2] A. A. Author, "Title of the conference paper," in Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems, 2025, pp. 50–56.

Book

[3] A. A. Author, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 2nd ed. City: Publisher, 2024.

Website

[4] Organization Name, "Title of webpage," Website Name. [Online]. Available: https://example.org. [Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026].

Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote to ensure consistency.

8. Research Originality and Publication Ethics

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas is committed to maintaining academic integrity and responsible scientific publishing.

Authors must comply with the following ethical principles:

Originality and Plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly work. Plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, and unattributed use of others' intellectual contributions are prohibited.

Duplicate Submission and Publication

Manuscripts must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal or previously published in substantially the same form.

Data Fabrication and Falsification

Fabrication, manipulation, or falsification of research data, experimental results, and scientific evidence is strictly prohibited.

Authorship and Contribution

Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions. Guest authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could reasonably influence the research or its interpretation.

Ethical Approval

Research involving human participants, sensitive personal information, or other activities requiring ethical oversight must obtain appropriate institutional approval or exemption, where applicable.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

Authors must disclose the substantive use of generative artificial intelligence tools in manuscript preparation or research processes, consistent with the journal's publication ethics policy.

AI tools must not be listed as authors. Human authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and validity of all submitted content.

9. Similarity Screening

All manuscripts may undergo similarity screening using appropriate plagiarism detection software.

The editorial team will evaluate similarity reports by considering the nature, context, and sources of textual overlap rather than relying exclusively on a numerical similarity score.

Manuscripts containing substantial unattributed overlap, plagiarism, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected.

Authors are encouraged to conduct similarity checks before submission.

10. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial evaluation to assess relevance, completeness, originality, ethical compliance, and conformity with journal guidelines.

Manuscripts that satisfy the initial screening requirements are forwarded for peer review.

The journal adopts a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another.

Each manuscript should normally be evaluated by at least two qualified reviewers with expertise relevant to the research topic.

Editorial decisions may include:

  1. Accept Submission.

  2. Revisions Required.

  3. Resubmit for Review.

  4. Decline Submission.

The final publication decision is made by the editorial team based on scientific quality, reviewer recommendations, journal scope, and publication ethics.

Acceptance is not guaranteed by successful completion of the review process.

11. Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal's Online Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

Authors should follow these procedures:

  1. Register or log in to the journal's OJS website.

  2. Select the option to create a new submission.

  3. Choose the appropriate manuscript section.

  4. Complete the submission requirements and declarations.

  5. Upload the manuscript file in the required format.

  6. Enter the manuscript metadata, including title, abstract, keywords, and author information.

  7. Upload supplementary files when necessary.

  8. Review all submission information and confirm the submission.

The corresponding author is responsible for monitoring the submission status and responding to editorial communications.

12. Revision of Manuscripts

Authors receiving a revision decision must carefully address reviewer and editor comments.

A revised submission should include a revised manuscript and a point-by-point response explaining how each comment has been addressed.

Where authors disagree with a reviewer recommendation, they should provide a clear, evidence-based academic justification.

Revisions must be submitted within the deadline specified by the editorial team. Extension requests should be communicated before the deadline whenever possible.

13. Data Availability and Reproducibility

Jurnal Sistem Cerdas encourages transparent, reproducible, and verifiable scientific research.

Where legally and ethically permissible, authors are encouraged to make datasets, source code, experimental configurations, and supporting materials available through appropriate repositories.

Research involving artificial intelligence and machine learning should provide sufficient experimental detail to support independent evaluation.

When datasets or code cannot be shared due to privacy, confidentiality, licensing, or security restrictions, authors should clearly explain the limitations on access.

14. Copyright and Licensing

Authors must comply with the copyright and licensing policy officially adopted by Jurnal Sistem Cerdas.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts do not infringe third-party intellectual property rights.

Any open-access license, copyright transfer, or publication agreement applicable to accepted manuscripts will be governed by the journal's published policies.

15. Article Processing Charges

Information concerning submission fees, article processing charges, publication fees, and applicable waivers must follow the journal's officially published fee policy.

Authors are advised to review the journal's Article Processing Charges page before submitting a manuscript.

16. Final Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that:

  • The manuscript is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

  • The manuscript is relevant to the journal's focus and scope.

  • The manuscript follows the official journal template.

  • The title, abstract, and keywords meet journal requirements.

  • The research objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions are clearly presented.

  • The scientific novelty or contribution is explicitly identified.

  • All tables, figures, and equations are appropriately numbered and cited.

  • All references follow IEEE style.

  • The manuscript has undergone careful language and technical proofreading.

  • Ethical approval, funding, conflicts of interest, and AI-tool use are disclosed where applicable.

  • Author identities have been removed from the review manuscript and document metadata when required for double-blind review.

  • All authors have approved the final manuscript and agreed to its submission.

17. Contact and Editorial Correspondence

For inquiries regarding manuscript preparation, submission procedures, editorial policies, or publication processes, authors may contact the editorial office through the official Jurnal Sistem Cerdas website.

All correspondence concerning submitted manuscripts should preferably be conducted through the OJS platform to ensure proper documentation and editorial tracking.