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Submission Preparation Checklist

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 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.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Template for writing the Zona Laut Journal articles can be downloaded at this link.

  1. Zona Laut accepts research articles or literature reviews in Innovation sains and ocean technology that was never published. The manuscript typed with Ms. Word, Times New Roman, font size 10, using A4 paper (210 mm x 297 mm) with an upper limit of 2 cm; below 2 cm; left-right 2 cm
  2. Manuscripts are sent online via OJS Zona Laut https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/zonalaut/submission
  3. All authors in the article must be entered/typed in OJS when filling out "authors' in the article submission process.
  4. Written in standard Indonesian. 1 space between lines. Each paragraph begins about 3 beats to the right.
  5. Systematics of research articles: Title (Indonesian and English), Author Identity (Name, Affiliation, and Email), Abstract accompanied by Keywords, Pendahuluan (Introduction), Metodologi (Methodology), Hasil dan Pembahasan (Results and Discussion), Kesimpulan (Conclusions), Ucapan Terima Kasih (Acknowledgments) and Referensi (References).
  6. The article title is not more than 20 words, typed in the middle (center), using Times New Roman with font size 14 pt REGULAR (Indonesia) and 14 pt (English) ITALIC.
  7. Author Identity: full name without the academic degree (if the author is more than one, all authors' names listed along with each author's institution of origin) using Times New Roman with font size 10 pt Regular. Author affiliation must be in 10 pt Regular font.
  8. An abstract is written in Indonesian and English using 1 space accompanied by 3-5 words or keyword phrases, using Times New Roman with a font size of 10 pt. Indonesian abstract length between 200-300 words (English Abstract adjusts). Abstracts are written in one paragraph, containing a minimum of objectives, methods, research results, and conclusions. Abstract and keywords inputted in OJS are abstract, and keywords are in English.
  9. The introduction (I. Pendahuluan) contains the background and purpose or scope of the writing. All sections in this introduction are presented in an integrated manner in paragraphs without writing any subtitles.
  10. The methodology (II. Metodologi) contains about formulating the problem under study in more detail (as far as possible written mathematically) and explaining the proposed method.
  11. Results and discussion (III. Hasil dan Pembahasan), which contains conveying the tests carried out and analyzing the results.
  12. The conclusion (IV. Kesimpulan) has research findings in answering research questions. Conclusions are described in paragraphs, not using numbering or bullets.
  13. Acknowledgments (Ucapan Terima Kasih) contain the author's thanks for the completion of the research.
  14. Citations, tables, and figures follow the rules of the IEEE Style.
  1. Use Reference Manager in managing references and citations such as Mendeley, EndNote, etc.
  2. Articles are written following the article writing templates on Zona Laut.
  3. Avoid duplication, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism.
  4. The author attaches a Statement of Manuscript Authenticity when submitting the article.
  5. Everything related to citation licenses or others associated with IPR carried out by the author, including the legal consequences that may arise because of it, is the author's full responsibility.
  6. Reference (Referensi) includes only the sources cited. Reference writing follows the IEEE Style rules, such as the following example:      

    [1] M. Negnevitsky, “Fuzzy expert systems,”   Artif. Intell. A Guide. to Intell. Syst., pp. 87–129, 2011

    [2]M. Yunus, “PENERAPAN FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEM UNTUK DIAGNOSA PENYAKIT TELINGA, HIDUNG DAN TENGGOROKAN (THT),” Matrik J. Manajemen, Tek. Inform. dan Rekayasa Komput., vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 51–53, 2015

    [3] A. Adeli and M. Neshat, “A Fuzzy Expert System for Heart Disease Diagnosis,” Proc. Int. MultiConference Engineers Comput. Sci., vol. I, pp. 1–6, 2010

    [4] Jonathan M. Garibaldi, “Fuzzy expert systems,” pp. 1–27, 1991

    [5] S. Das and P. K. Ghosh, “Hypertension Diagnosis: A Comparative Study using Fuzzy Expert System and Neuro-Fuzzy System,” IEEE Int. Conf. Fuzzy Syst., no. 2005, pp. 1–7, 2013.

Copyright Notice

  • Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed;
  • The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/ or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted;
  • An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable;
  • Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
  • Editorial Team checking manuscript using Turnitin app.