Author Guidelines
Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript through the Online Submission Module (OSM). Regardless of the source of the word-processing tool, only electronic PDF (.pdf) or Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) files can be submitted through the OMS. There is no page limit. Only online submissions are accepted to facilitate rapid publication and minimize administrative costs. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review. If for some technical reason submission through the OMS is not possible, the author can contact ijfac[at]unsri.ac.id for support.
Terms of Submission
Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not currently under consideration by another journal publisher. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. It is also the authors’ responsibility to ensure that the articles emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the necessary institution. Only an acknowledgment from the editorial office officially establishes the date of receipt. Further correspondence and proofs will be sent to the author(s) before publication unless otherwise indicated. It is a condition of submission of a paper that the authors permit editing of the paper for readability. All inquiries concerning the publication of accepted papers should be addressed to: ijfac[at]unsri.ac.id
Peer Review
All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet standards of academic excellence. If approved by the editor, submissions will be considered by double-blind peer-reviewers, whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors. If your article is based on a conference article which may have been published elsewhere, it is important that you observe the following:
The submitted article must have been substantially revised, expanded and rewritten so that it is significantly different from the conference paper or presentation on which it is based. The article must be sufficiently different to make it a new, original work. As a guide, you should aim to have more than 50% new material. This is a matter of judgment and will be based on a comparison of the submitted article with the original conference paper.
The original conference article should be supplied by the author with the expanded article for the purpose of comparison. All such articles will be subject to the same review process as any other submitted article. Please include the statement 'This article is a revised and expanded version of a article entitled [title] presented at [name location and date of conference]' in the online system when you submit your article, using the "Notes for the Editor" field.
If the original conference article on which the extended article is based has been published elsewhere, or the copyright has been assigned to the conference organisers or another party, authors should ensure that they have cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owners. Articles will not be accepted, post-review, for publication unless suchwritten permissions have been provided along with author copyright forms.
Additional Information
Appeal Process:
As part of the quality improvement of the Journal, it is also important that the authors are given the
highest importance within the system. If you are not happy with the overall recommendation from theEditor in Chief on your paper, you could appeal once against the decision. The process for appeal is:
1. Write an email to the Editor in Chief explaining the reasons of your unhappiness and that you
would like to appeal. Email to: ijfac[at]unsri.ac.id
2. The Editor in Chief will send your paper and all the reviews + copy of his overall decision to the arbitrator.
3. The arbitrator will communicate his comments to the Editor in Chief, and if necessary, Editor in
Chief will reconsider his decision on the paper. Editor in Chief will communicate the results of the
Appeal to the author at the earliest. There is only one appeal possible for each paper.
Article Structure:
Every article should be included:
- Title and Authorship Information
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
Title and Authorship Information
Paper title: The title of the manuscript should reflect the purposes and findings of the work in order to provide maximum information in a computerized title search. Minimal use of nonfunctional words is encouraged. Only commonly employed abbreviations (e.g., DNA, RNA, ATP) are acceptable. Code numbers for compounds may be used in a manuscript title when placed in parentheses AFTER the chemical or descriptive name.
Full author names: The authors' full first and last names and affiliations with addresses (including postal codes) at time of work completion should be listed below the title. The name of the corresponding author should be marked with an asterisk
Full institutional mailing addresses: Authors should write all affiliation addresses including co-author in journals metadata and on the article.
Email addresses: Authors should entry all email addresses including co-author in journals metadata, institutional email is preferred.
Abstract
The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained and citation-free and should not exceed 200 words. There are 4 components must contained within the abstract i.e. research aim, methods, brief results and conclusion. Abstract must be written in English whereas Indonesian abstract is optional.
Introduction
This section should be succinct, with no subheadings. Author should clearly state the research progress position among other reports and its novelty must be explicitly written. References must be cited accordingly, do not include irrelevant references. No images or figures contained in this section.
Materials and Methods
This part should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated. It can be divided into subsections if several methods are described. Heading and sub-headings can be used up to 3 levels. Chemicals grade and specification should be stated. Instruments used in the research should be also described its operational condition.
Results and Discussion
This section may each be divided by subheadings or may be combined. Results must be written systematically and provide explanation on "what", "why" and "how" data obtained is relevant to the aim. references used must be relevant to the discussion described, primary resources is preferred compare to secondary. Avoid using undergraduate thesis whereas master and doctoral thesis is allowed.
Conclusions
This should clearly explain the conclusions not repeating the result of the work and also highlighting its importance and relevance. Make sure that conclusion is coherent with the research aim. Conclusion should be written in paragraph style not in bullets or numbered.
Acknowledgments
All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the paper before the references and may include supporting grants, presentations, and so forth.
References
Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references must be numbered consecutively and citations of references in text should be identified using numbers in square brackets (e.g., “as discussed by Smith [9]”; “as discussed elsewhere [9, 10]”). All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed.
Preparation of Figures
Upon submission of an article, authors are supposed to include all figures and tables in the PDF file of the manuscript. Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files. If the article is accepted, authors will be asked to provide the source files of the figures. Each figure should be supplied in a separate electronic file. All figures should be cited in the paper in a consecutive order. Figures should be supplied in either vector art formats (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap formats (Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.). Bitmap images should be of 300 dpi resolution at least unless the resolution is intentionally set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels should be embedded in separate layers.
Preparation of Tables
Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. Vertical rules should not be used.
Proofs
Corrected proofs must be returned to the publisher within 2-3 days of receipt. The publisher will do everything possible to ensure prompt publication. It will therefore be appreciated if the manuscripts and figures conform from the outset to the style of the journal.
Disclosure Policy
A competing interest exists when professional judgment concerning the validity of research is influenced by a secondary interest, such as financial gain. We require that our authors reveal any possible conflict of interest in their submitted manuscripts.
If there is no conflict of interest, authors should state that “The author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.”
