Author Guidelines

Author Submission Guidelines

International Journal of Science, Technology and Convergence (IJSTC)

The International Journal of Science, Technology and Convergence (IJSTC) invites original scholarly contributions that advance scientific knowledge, technological development, and the integration of emerging technologies.

The journal particularly welcomes research that demonstrates a meaningful convergence of scientific principles, engineering approaches, computational methods, technological systems, or real-world applications.

1. Suitable Contributions

IJSTC considers manuscripts covering a broad range of science and technology disciplines, including:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Data Science and Computational Intelligence

• Computer Science and Information Technology

• Cybersecurity and Digital Systems

• Internet of Things and Smart Technologies

• Robotics and Intelligent Automation

• Cloud, Edge and Distributed Computing

• Software Engineering and Information Systems

• Biomedical Engineering and Health Technologies

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences

• Environmental Science and Sustainable Technologies

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy

• Materials Science and Nanotechnology

• Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Industrial and Manufacturing Technologies

• Mathematical and Computational Modelling

• Emerging and Convergent Technologies

Interdisciplinary and technology-driven studies are especially encouraged where the research demonstrates a clear scientific or technological contribution.

2. Categories of Manuscripts

IJSTC accepts several forms of scholarly contributions.

2.1 Research Articles

Comprehensive papers presenting original theoretical, experimental, computational, or applied research.

2.2 Review Articles

Critical evaluations of existing research that identify developments, limitations, research gaps, and emerging directions.

2.3 Technical Research Papers

Papers describing new algorithms, systems, architectures, engineering approaches, computational techniques, prototypes, or technological frameworks.

2.4 Short Research Communications

Concise reports of significant findings, preliminary results, novel techniques, or emerging technological developments.

2.5 Case Studies

Detailed investigations of real-world implementations, technological deployments, scientific applications, or organizational technology systems.

2.6 Conceptual and Framework Papers

Manuscripts proposing new models, architectures, theoretical frameworks, methodologies, or technology concepts supported by appropriate scholarly analysis.

3. Originality Requirement

Every submission must represent original scholarly work.

Authors must confirm that:

• The manuscript has not been previously published.

• The manuscript is not simultaneously under review by another journal.

• The submitted work is not substantially duplicated from another publication.

• All sources and previously published material have been appropriately cited.

• All authors have approved the submitted version.

• Any substantial overlap with the authors' previous work has been disclosed.

Duplicate or simultaneous submissions may result in rejection.

4. Scientific and Technical Quality

Manuscripts should demonstrate:

• A clearly defined research problem.

• Appropriate research objectives or hypotheses.

• A sound theoretical or technical foundation.

• A clearly described methodology.

• Appropriate experimental or analytical procedures.

• Valid and reproducible results.

• Evidence-based discussion.

• Clearly stated limitations.

• A meaningful scientific or technological contribution.

For computational and experimental studies, sufficient technical detail should be provided to enable qualified researchers to understand and, where feasible, reproduce the work.

5. Recommended Manuscript Organization

A typical research manuscript should contain the following sections:

1. Title

2. Abstract

3. Keywords

4. Introduction

5. Related Work / Literature Review

6. Research Problem and Objectives

7. Methodology / Materials and Methods

8. System Design / Experimental Setup, where applicable

9. Results

10. Discussion

11. Limitations

12. Conclusion

13. Future Work

14. Acknowledgements, if applicable

15. Funding Statement

16. Conflict of Interest Statement

17. Ethics Statement, where applicable

18. Data / Code Availability Statement, where applicable

19. References

20. Appendices / Supplementary Material, if required

The structure may be modified according to the discipline and type of manuscript.

6. Title Requirements

The title should accurately communicate the central subject of the research.

Authors should:

• Keep the title concise and informative.

• Avoid unnecessary abbreviations.

• Avoid unsupported claims such as "revolutionary" or "breakthrough."

• Clearly identify the principal technology, method, application, or scientific problem where appropriate.

A descriptive title is preferred over a highly promotional title.

7. Abstract

The abstract should normally be 150–300 words.

It should provide a concise overview of:

Background → Objective → Method → Results → Contribution

The abstract should:

• Stand independently from the main manuscript.

• Clearly state the research problem.

• Briefly describe the methodology.

• Present the principal findings.

• Explain the significance of the results.

References, extensive equations, tables, and figures should not normally be included in the abstract.

8. Keywords

Authors should provide 4–7 keywords.

Keywords should represent the principal:

• Scientific field

• Technology

• Methodology

• Application domain

• Research topic

Avoid using overly broad terms such as "technology" or "research" unless they are essential to the subject.

9. Methodology and Reproducibility

For empirical, experimental, computational, or technical research, authors should provide sufficient information about the research process.

Depending on the study, this may include:

• Dataset description

• Dataset source

• Sample characteristics

• Experimental environment

• Hardware specifications

• Software and libraries

• Algorithm parameters

• Model architecture

• Training procedures

• Evaluation metrics

• Statistical methods

• Simulation parameters

• Baseline methods

• Experimental controls

For AI/ML research, authors are encouraged to report relevant information such as dataset division, preprocessing, model configuration, training parameters, evaluation methodology, and baseline comparisons.

10. Results and Analysis

Results should be presented objectively and logically.

Authors should:

• Distinguish observed results from interpretation.

• Use appropriate statistical or computational analysis.

• Report relevant measurements and uncertainty where applicable.

• Avoid presenting unsupported conclusions.

• Clearly explain comparisons with existing approaches.

• Ensure that figures and tables accurately represent the reported results.

Where appropriate, authors should report negative, null, or unexpected findings rather than selectively presenting favorable results.

11. Figures, Tables and Equations

All figures and tables must be:

• Numbered consecutively.

• Referred to in the manuscript.

• Clearly labeled.

• Legible at publication size.

• Accompanied by appropriate captions.

Figures reproduced from other sources must have appropriate permission and attribution.

Equations should be prepared using appropriate equation-editing tools and should remain readable after typesetting.

12. Data and Software

IJSTC encourages authors to make research materials available whenever ethically, legally, and technically possible.

Where applicable, authors should provide:

• Dataset information

• Dataset repository

• Source code

• Simulation files

• Experimental protocols

• Model configurations

• Supplementary datasets

If data or code cannot be shared, authors should briefly explain the relevant restriction.

13. Statistical Reporting

Where statistical analysis is used, authors should clearly describe:

• Statistical tests.

• Sample size.

• Significance criteria.

• Confidence intervals where appropriate.

• Effect sizes where relevant.

• Assumptions underlying statistical tests.

• Software used for analysis.

Statistical results should be interpreted rather than simply listed.

14. Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, animals, personal information, medical records, surveys, interviews, or other ethically sensitive material must comply with applicable ethical standards.

Where required, manuscripts should include:

Ethics Approval:
Name of approving institution or ethics committee and approval/reference number.

Participant Consent:
Information concerning informed consent where applicable.

Where formal ethical approval was not required, authors should provide an appropriate explanation.

15. Authorship and Author Contributions

Only individuals who have made substantial contributions to the research and manuscript should be listed as authors.

The corresponding author should ensure that:

• All authors have approved the manuscript.

• Author names and affiliations are accurate.

• The author order has been agreed upon.

• All authors are aware of the submission.

Where appropriate, authors may provide a contribution statement identifying roles such as:

• Conceptualization

• Methodology

• Software

• Investigation

• Data analysis

• Writing – original draft

• Writing – review and editing

• Supervision

• Project administration

16. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose relationships or circumstances that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research.

If no relevant conflict exists, authors may use:

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

17. Funding Disclosure

All sources of financial support should be identified.

For example:

Funding: This research received no external funding.

If funding was received, authors should identify the funding organization and, where applicable, the grant or project number.

18. Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Tools

Authors using generative AI or other AI-assisted tools during manuscript preparation should disclose material use of such tools according to the journal's requirements.

AI systems should not be listed as authors.

Authors remain responsible for:

• Accuracy of the manuscript.

• Verification of generated information.

• Originality.

• Appropriate citation.

• Protection of confidential information.

• Compliance with research and publication ethics.

AI-generated references and technical claims should be independently verified before submission.

19. Similarity and Plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts may undergo similarity or plagiarism screening.

Authors must properly acknowledge:

• Direct quotations.

• Ideas derived from other researchers.

• Previously published figures.

• Datasets.

• Algorithms and methodologies.

• Their own previously published material.

Similarity reports will be evaluated in context. A similarity percentage alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

20. Peer Review

IJSTC uses a double-blind peer-review process.

The general editorial workflow is:

Submission → Editorial Screening → Reviewer Assignment → Peer Review → Revision → Final Decision → Production

During editorial screening, the manuscript may be evaluated for:

• Scope

• Originality

• Technical quality

• Basic formatting

• Research significance

• Ethical compliance

Manuscripts that do not satisfy fundamental requirements may be returned or rejected before external review.

21. Anonymous Review Preparation

For manuscripts undergoing double-blind review, authors should remove identifying information from the review manuscript.

This includes:

• Author names

• Institutional affiliations

• Personal email addresses

• Acknowledgements identifying the authors

• Unnecessary references that explicitly identify the authors

• File metadata containing author information

A separate title page may be provided where required by the submission system.

22. Revision of Manuscripts

When revisions are requested, authors should submit:

Revised Manuscript

A clean, updated version incorporating the requested changes.

Response to Reviewers

A structured response addressing each reviewer comment.

Authors are encouraged to use the following format:

Reviewer Comment:
[Reviewer observation]

Author Response:
[Response and explanation]

Revision Made:
[Description or location of the change]

Where authors disagree with a reviewer recommendation, they should provide a clear scholarly justification.

23. References

References must be accurate, complete, and consistently formatted.

Authors should verify:

• Author names

• Article titles

• Journal titles

• Publication year

• Volume and issue

• Page numbers where applicable

• DOI

• URLs where appropriate

DOIs should be included whenever available.

Authors should prioritize relevant peer-reviewed and authoritative sources and avoid excessive citation of unrelated material.

24. Manuscript Formatting

Unless a specific journal template states otherwise, manuscripts should be prepared using the following general format:

• File format: DOC or DOCX

• Page size: A4

• Standard margins

• Readable academic font

• 11–12 point body text

• Consistent heading hierarchy

• Continuous page numbering

• Tables and figures placed close to their first citation

• References included at the end of the manuscript

Authors should use the official journal template where one is provided.

25. Submission Package

A complete submission may include:

Required

1. Manuscript

2. Author information

3. Abstract and keywords

4. Figures and tables

5. References

6. Required declarations

Where Applicable

7. Cover letter

8. Ethics approval documentation

9. Copyright or licensing documentation

10. Supplementary data

11. Source code

12. Dataset information

13. AI-use disclosure

14. Funding declaration

26. Cover Letter

The cover letter should briefly explain:

• Manuscript title.

• Article type.

• Main research contribution.

• Relevance to IJSTC.

• Scientific or technological significance.

• Confirmation of originality.

• Confirmation that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.

• Any important ethical or conflict-of-interest information.

Authors should avoid repeating the entire abstract in the cover letter.

27. Technology-Specific Requirements

For technology-focused manuscripts, authors should clearly distinguish between:

Proposed Method

What is newly introduced by the authors.

Existing Method

What has previously been established in the literature.

Improvement

How the proposed approach differs from existing approaches.

Evaluation

How performance or effectiveness was measured.

Evidence

What experimental, computational, theoretical, or empirical evidence supports the conclusions.

Claims of improved performance should be supported by appropriate baselines and evaluation criteria.

28. Research Using External Datasets

When external datasets are used, authors should identify:

• Dataset name.

• Original source.

• Access date where relevant.

• Dataset version where available.

• Licensing conditions.

• Number of samples/records.

• Relevant preprocessing.

• Train/validation/test division where applicable.

Authors should not claim ownership of third-party datasets.

29. Software and Algorithmic Research

For papers presenting software, algorithms, frameworks, or computational systems, authors should provide sufficient information regarding:

• System architecture.

• Algorithm design.

• Input and output.

• Computational requirements.

• Implementation environment.

• Evaluation methodology.

• Limitations.

• Reproducibility considerations.

Where source code is publicly available, authors may provide a repository link in accordance with the journal's submission requirements.

30. Publication Decision

Following peer review, the editorial decision may include:

• Accept

• Minor Revision

• Major Revision

• Resubmission Required

• Reject

The final decision is based on the overall scholarly assessment of the manuscript, including its relevance, methodological soundness, originality, clarity, and contribution.

31. Author Checklist

Before clicking Submit, authors should verify:

☐ The manuscript falls within IJSTC's scope.
☐ The research is original.
☐ The manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.
☐ All authors have approved the submission.
☐ The corresponding author is identified.
☐ The abstract is complete and self-contained.
☐ Keywords have been provided.
☐ The methodology is sufficiently detailed.
☐ Results are clearly presented.
☐ Tables and figures are properly numbered.
☐ All figures and tables are cited in the text.
☐ References have been checked.
☐ DOIs have been added where available.
☐ Ethical requirements have been addressed.
☐ Funding information has been disclosed.
☐ Conflicts of interest have been declared.
☐ Data/code availability has been addressed where applicable.
☐ AI-assisted writing or research use has been disclosed where required.
☐ The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism and inadvertent overlap.
☐ The manuscript has been prepared according to the journal template.
☐ The anonymous manuscript contains no unnecessary identifying information.

32. Final Submission Statement

By submitting a manuscript to the International Journal of Science, Technology and Convergence, authors confirm that the submitted work is original, that all listed authors have approved the manuscript, and that the submission complies with the journal's applicable editorial, ethical, and scholarly requirements.

The journal reserves the right to return manuscripts that do not satisfy fundamental submission requirements before initiating the peer-review process.