Checklist for preparing your paper for publication

You can use this checklist to perform a final check of your submission before submitting it to the journal for review.

Does your manuscript meet the minimum standards? (Written in English/Bahasa Indonesia; the submitted paper must be at least 4 pages and no more than 16 pages; use tools such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero for reference management and formatting, and select the IEEE style). Any published manuscript longer than 8 pages will incur an additional fee of USD 00 per page.

Is your manuscript written in JDDAT format? At this stage, it is important that you adhere to every detail of the JDDAT format. Please try to adhere to the format as closely as possible.

Is your title adequate and is your abstract written correctly? The title of the paper should be a maximum of 12 words, without acronyms or abbreviations. The abstract (MAXIMUM 250 WORDS) should be informative and fully self-explanatory (no quotations within the abstract), providing a clear statement of the problem, approach, or proposed solution, and presenting the main findings and conclusions.

Authors are advised to present their articles in the following section structure: Introduction - Proposed Method/Algorithm/Procedure (optional) - Research Methods - Results and Discussion - Conclusions. Authors may present complex theorem proofs or proofs of the correctness of obscure algorithms after the introduction (obvious theorems and direct proofs of existing theorems are NOT required).

Introduction: Explains the context of the research and states its precise objectives. The introduction should contain the following three sections:

- Background: The author should clarify the context. Ideally, the author should provide an overview of the state of the art in the field discussed in the report.

- Problem: Without a problem, there would be no reason to write the paper, and certainly no reason to read it. Therefore, please tell readers why they should continue reading. Experience shows that a few lines are often sufficient for this section.

- Proposed Solution: Now and only now! - The author can outline the contribution of the paper. Here, the author should ensure the reader is aware of the novel aspects of the paper.

The author should place the paper in its proper context by citing relevant papers. At least 10 references (recent journal articles) should be used in this section.

Methods section: The presentation of the experimental methods should be clear and complete in every detail to facilitate reproducibility by other scientists.

Results and discussion section: The presentation of results should be simple and straightforward in style. This section reports the most important findings, including the results of appropriate statistical analyses and comparisons with other studies. Results presented in figures should not be repeated in tables. This is where the author should verbally explain what they found in the study. It should be organized clearly and in a logical sequence. This section should be supported by appropriate references.

Conclusion section: Summarizes the main findings of the study in a paragraph. Are the claims in this section supported by the results, and do they seem reasonable? Has the author shown how the results relate to expectations and previous research? Does the article support or contradict previous theories? Does the conclusion explain how the research has advanced the body of scientific knowledge?

Language: If an article is poorly written due to grammatical errors, it may make it more difficult to understand the science.

Please ensure that the manuscript is up-to-date. It is expected that 20 to 30% of your references should be recent papers.

Is the manuscript clearly written? Is the article engaging? Does the content flow well from one section to another? Please try to keep your manuscript at an appropriate level. It should be easily understood by qualified professionals, but at the same time, avoid describing already known facts (use proper references instead). Manuscripts often receive negative reviews because reviewers cannot understand the manuscript, and this is the author's fault (not the reviewer's). Remember, if reviewers have difficulty, other readers will face the same problem, and there is no reason to publish the manuscript.

Do you have enough references? We typically expect a minimum of 10 to 30 references, especially for journal papers, depending on the length of the paper. Textbook citations should be used very rarely, and citations to web pages should be avoided. All cited papers should be referenced in the text of the manuscript.

Figures and Tables. Relationship of Tables or Figures to Text: Because tables and figures complement the text, they should be referenced in the text. Avoid placing figures and tables before their citations.