Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. INTRODUCTION
   Journal of the Physical Society of Indonesia (JPSI) is an international journal covering all aspects of Physics, including Physics Education and Physics Engineering. The journal publishes original research papers, short communications, and review articles, and has been indexed by SCOPUS since 2012. The paper published in this journal implies that the work described has not been, and will not be published elsewhere, except in abstract, as part of a lecture, review or academic thesis.
   JIPS is published by the Indonesian Physical Society. The submitted manuscripts are classified into three categories: anoriginal paper which presents original works in detail, notes and/or short communications which present novel and/or valuable information and reviews which present a general survey of specialized subject in Physics. All manuscripts should be written in concise and clear English and suggested to be typed in accordance with the TEMPLATE.
   The names of the authors and addresses at which the research was carried out, including postal code, should appear under the title. Use Arabic number typed as superscript to link authors to their addresses and asterisk to indicate the author(s) to whom correspondence should be addressed. Main headings (Abstract, Introduction, Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusions) are typed in bold and capital italics. Type all headings aligned left and lower case except the first letter of the first word or any proper name. The abstract should contains no more than 200 words followed by 3-5 keywords. All references should be prepared according to the following style:
   1. Article in Journal: Barrer, R.M. and Craven, R.J.B., 2000, Phys.Chem., 2, 545–550.
   2. Chapter in a Book: Rao, C.N.R, and Rao, K.J., “Ferroics” in Solid State Chemistry Compounds. Eds. Cheetam, A.K., and Day, P, P., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992, 281-96.
   3. Whole Book: Barrer, R.M. and Craven, R.J.B., 1986, New Developments in Zeolite Science and Technology, ed. Murakame, Y, Iijima, A. and Ward, J.W., Kodansha, Tokyo, p.521.

   4. Text references to the literature must be numbers in square brackets. Journals titles should be abbreviated according to the Chemical Abstract Service Source Index (CASSI). Template file of the article could be downloaded in the website: Journal of the Indonesian Physical Society template for authors

       

2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN
   1. Ethics in Publishing
      For information on Ethics in Publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication see http://journal.himpunanfisikaindonesia/author/ethicalguidelines.pdf
   2. Conflict of interest
      All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.
   3. Submission declaration
      Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
   4. Copyright
      Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (for more information on this see http:// journal.himpunanfisikaindonesia/author/copyright.pdf). Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
      Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
   5. Language and language services
      Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors who require information about language editing and copyediting services pre- and post-submission are advised to contact the journal board for more information.

   6. Submission

      Submission to this journal proceeds online. You will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the author's homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.When submitting a revised manuscript, please be sure to upload only the revised manuscript files. The handling Editor has access to the original manuscript files; therefore, there is no need to upload these files again along with the revised manuscript.

       

3. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

   1. Use of word-processing software

      It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the word-processor used. All manuscripts should be written in concise and clear English and suggested to be typed with full justification, singled spaced for abstract, references, figure captions and tables (tables and figures should be typed on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript): double spaced for text, in Arial 11, using no more than 20 pages for original papers, 10 pages for notes and/or short communication and 30 pages for reviews. Left and right margins should be 3.0 cm length. The title should be typed in Arial 12 bold. The names of the authors and addresses at which the research was done, including postal code, should appear under the title. Use Arabic number typed as superscript to link authors to their addresses and asterisk to indicate the author(s) to whom correspondence should be addressed. Main headings (Abstract, Introduction, Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusions) are typed in bold and capital italics. Type all headings aligned left and lower case except the first letter of the first word or any proper name. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts. Do not import the figures into the text file but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and on the manuscript. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions of your word-processor.

   2. Article structure

      1. Introduction

         State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

      2. Experimental section

         Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

      3. Results and discussion

         Results should be clear and concise. This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

      4. Conclusions

         The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

      5. Appendices
         If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on.

      Essential title page information:

      • Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
      • Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
      • Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
      • Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a "Present address" (or "Permanent address") may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

   3. Abstract

      An abstract of at most 200 words is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the reference list. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

   4. Keywords

      Immediately after the abstract, provide of 3-5 keywords, using American spelling and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

   5. Abbreviations

      Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.

   6. Acknowledgements

      Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

   7. Nomenclature and Units

      Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI.

   8. Footnotes

      Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many word-processors build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.

   9. Artwork

      General points:

      1. Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
      2. Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font.
      3. Only Arial font in your illustrations.
      4. Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
      5. Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
      6. Provide captions to illustrations separately.
      7. Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
      8. Submit each figure as a separate file.

      Formats:

      Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please "save as" or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):

      1. EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as "graphics".
      2. TIFF: color or gray scale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
      3. TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
      4. TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/halftone (color or gray scale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
      5. DOC, XLS or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office, applications please supply "as is".

      Color artwork

      Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS or MS Office files) and with the correct resolution. If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures then INDO. J. CHEM. will ensure, that these figures will appear in color on the Web regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from INDO. J. CHEM. after receipt of your accepted article.

      Figure captions

      Ensure that each illustration has a caption, and supply them separately. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.

   10. Tables

       Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

   11. References

       Citation in text

       Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either "Unpublished results" or "Personal communication" Citation of a reference as "in press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

       Web references

       As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

       Reference style

       • Text: Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.
         Example: “..... as demonstrated [3,6]. Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ....”

       • List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.

         Examples:

         Reference to a journal publication:

         1. J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.

         Reference to a book:

         2. W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.

         Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

         3. G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing, Inc. New York, 1994, pp. 281–304.

       Journal abbreviations source

       Journal names should be abbreviated according to:

       • Index Medicus journal abbreviations: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html;
       • List of serial title word abbreviations: http://www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php;

   12. Submission checklist

       It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal's Editor for review. Ensure that the following items are present:

       One Author designated as corresponding Author:

       • E-mail address
       • Full postal address
       • Telephone and fax numbers

       All necessary files have been uploaded:

       • Keywords
       • All figure captions
       • All tables (including title, description, footnotes)

       Further considerations:

       • Manuscript has been "spellchecked" and "grammar-checked"
       • References are in the correct format for this journal
       • All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa

       • Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)

          

4. AFTER ACCEPTANCE

   1. Proofs
      One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Indo. J. Chem. now provides authors with PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 (or higher) available free to download from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

      The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.

      If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections and return them to Indo. J. Chem. in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Indo. J. Chem. may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.

   2. Offprints

      The corresponding author will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. For an extra charge, paper offprints can be ordered.

       

5. AUTHOR INQUIRIES

   For inquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit this journal's homepage in which you can track accepted articles at journal website. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, will be provided by the publisher.