Author Guidelines

The expected coverage of the articles published in the Innovative Engineering and Sustainability Journal (IESJ) includes the broad theme of but is not limited to, innovative theories and applications in civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, biomedical engineering, instrumentation engineering, urban engineering, cross-cutting issues of technology and sustainability, with the focus area are particularly in Southeast Asia and Asia. 

 

The Innovative Engineering and Sustainability Journal considers the following type of publications:

  • Full-length original articles with 5,500-7,000 words (including references)
  • Opinions, viewpoints, or comments on particular relevant issues with 1,000-2,000 words
  • Invited Reviews with up to 3,000 words

 

The full-length original articles should normally result from the original research which has not been published elsewhere. An opinion, viewpoint, or comment, on the other hand, is a short article that does not offer a full-length type of original research. An opinion or a viewpoint or a comment may highlight current issues on built-environment and sustainability and may also criticize a published paper in IESJ.

 

 

Preparation for Submission

 

General Condition:

 

The article submitted to Innovative Engineering and Sustainability must be an unpublished article or an article that is not being submitted to any other journal, and if published, will not be republished without consent of the Journal. The author is fully responsible for the use of copyrighted materials in his/her article. If published, the copyright of the article belongs to the author and the Journal.

 

The use of MS Word, OpenOffice, and given Template:

 

The author must submit an article in MS Word or OpenOffice format only. The article prepared must follow the template provided by the Journal. The author may download the template in the Author Guidelines section. The Tables and Figures must be embedded in the manuscript. Figures must be provided in high-resolution size.

 

Structure of the Article:

 

For the full-length original articles, the structure should normally follow the following format:

 

  • Title: the title should normally be concise but informative. The title should be in the “Title” case;
  • Author names and affiliations: Indicate the normal order of the name of the authors. All authors must provide his/her affiliation; email address and phone number (includes country and area code). The corresponding author, the author who will communicate during the process, must be indicated;
  • Abstract: should contain the background of the study, objectives, methodology, and results within a maximum of 200 words;
  • The Sections: the author has the freedom to choose the heading of the sections to suit the appropriate flow and order of the discussion towards the clarity of the article. This is an example. The author may or may not follow this example.
    • Introduction: this section contains the background, significance, and objectives of the study;
    • Methodology: this section discusses the methods used in the research/study;
    • Results and Discussions: This section provides clear and concise results of the research/study and provides sufficient detail of the discussions on the results (what, why, and how);
    • Conclusions: this section concludes the discussions and offers policy implications if any.

 

Each Section may contain Sub-sections. Sections and Sub-sections must be numbered. This is an example:

 

1                    Introduction [Segoe UI, bold, 12pts] – Level 1

[single space, 11 pts]

The relationship between the high-density residential area and the energy consumption of the transportation has been sufficiently studied in different development of the cities. [Cambria Math, 11 pts]. [no indentation]

[single space]

Another paragraph … [no indentation]

 

  • Background of the Study [Cambria Math, bold, 12 pts, Title Case, numbered] – level 2

[space: single, 11 pts]

  • Significance
  1. The Breakthrough [Cambria Math, 12 pts, Title Case, numbered with a, b, c, etc.]
  2. Supporting the National Policy
    • Objectives
  • Methodology
  • Results and Discussions
  • Conclusions and Recommendations

 

For other articles i.e. Opinions, Viewpoints, and Comments, the sections can be varied and adjusted according to the needs towards the clarity of the messages brought by the articles.

 

Units:

The article must use an SI unit. When expressing figures, the article must use the following format: 1,948.52 (use comma to separate thousands, and period to express decimal). But, the Year 2014 should not be a comma or period.

 

The formula of Mathematics:

Authors may use embedded equation editor in MS Word for complex mathematical expression such as , but use normal text for simple equations/expressions. For example, x/y=a exp. y (to express x over y equal to a to the power of y).

 

Tables:

Table Caption must appear at the Top and be numbered consecutively. Place footnote belongs to the table at the bottom of the table body. The footnote must be a smaller size font i.e. 9pts. The caption must be clear and concise.

 

Example of a Table:

 

Table 5 Number of Population and Corresponding Number of Sample in each City [numbered, Cambria Math 11 pts, normal, Center-justified]

 

City

No of Population*

Expected Number of Response

No of Responses acquired**

Central Jakarta

914,812

36

36

North Jakarta

1,747,315

69

69

West Jakarta

2,463,560

96

97

South Jakarta

2,185,711

86

86

East Jakarta

2,843,816

111

112

Pulau Seribu District

23,340

2

2

Total

10,178,554

400

402

                                *Source: www.bps.go.id (Indonesian Statistical Office), **Through telephone survey [Cambria Math, 9 pts]

 

 

Figure:

 

The captions of the Figure must appear at the bottom of the Figure and be numbered consecutively. The caption of the Figure should not be embedded in the figure rather place separately. The caption must be clear and concise.


Figure 3 Victory Monument [Cambria Math, 11 pts]
                                                                       

 

 

References:

 

All references cited in the text must be present in the reference list and vice versa. For web reference, the full URL and date of access should be given. The reference list must appear in Alphabetical order at the end of the article. Web references must be separated from non-web references and should be put after non-web references.

 

Within the text: for a single author (last name of the author, year of publication), for example (West, 2012). For two authors (both authors’ last names, year of publication), for example (Wackernagel and Rees, 1996). For three or more authors (first author’s last name and et al., year of publication), for example (Ratti et al., 2005), but in the reference list, all authors’ names must be present.

 

The Reference Style:

 

  • Journal publication: (please do not abbreviate the journal names)

Simpson, J.R. (2002). Improved Estimates of Tree-shade Effects on Residential Energy Uses. Energy and Buildings, 34:1067-1076

  • Book:

Watson, R.D, and K.S. Chapman (2002). Radiant Heating and Cooling Handbook. McGraw-Hill Handbooks, New York.

  • Edited Book:

Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in Jones, B.S., Smith, R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E-Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281-304.

  • Internet Sources:

Energy Price Information, US Department of Energy. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/prices.html. Retrieved on 8 August 2010.

 

 

Submissions

 

The submission can be done online through OJS at https://iesj.ft.uns.ac.id. Alternately, submission can also be done by sending the papers through this email: ariva.pe@kmitl.ac.th