Submissions

Author Guidelines

How to prepare and submit a manuscript to Protek: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Elektro

Contents

1. About the Journal
2. Language
3. Types of Articles
4. Before Submission
5. Online Submission
6. Initial Evaluation
7. Article Structure
8. Figures and Tables
9. References
10. After Submission and Fees
11. Submission Checklist

1. About the Journal

Protek: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Elektro (E-ISSN 2527-9572) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Khairun, Ternate, Indonesia. It publishes three issues a year, in January, May, and September, and is accredited SINTA 4. Every article receives a DOI under the prefix 10.33387/protk.

The journal covers electrical engineering, electronics, instrumentation, control, telecommunications, applied computing, computer engineering, and informatics. Submissions are welcome from authors anywhere in the world. See the Focus and Scope for details.

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2. Language

Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors are encouraged to check spelling and grammar before submission, for example with Grammarly. Authors should give enough context for readers from other regions and disciplines to understand the contribution of the work.

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3. Types of Articles

Manuscripts should normally not exceed 4,000 words.

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4. Before Submission

Before submitting, make sure that the manuscript:

1. is original, within the journal's scope, and written in English;
2. is prepared in MS Word (.docx) with the Protek template;
3. has a similarity index of no more than 25% (checked with Turnitin);
4. cites 15–40 references in IEEE style, at least 80% of them from international journals;
5. has consecutively numbered pages, has been spellchecked, and avoids extensive use of italics and bold in the text;
6. includes the required declarations (Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, Generative AI Declaration, and Acknowledgment).

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5. Online Submission

Manuscripts are submitted online through the Protek website. Authors receive a confirmation email and can track the review status by logging in.

More details: Submission Guidelines.

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6. Initial Evaluation

Every submission is screened by the editors for scope, compliance with the template, and originality. All manuscripts are checked with Turnitin; the maximum allowed similarity is 25%, and manuscripts above this limit are returned to the authors for correction and resubmission. Manuscripts that pass screening proceed to peer review. See the Plagiarism and Retraction Policy and the Peer Review Process.

Authors may check their manuscripts before submission with Turnitin or iThenticate.

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7. Article Structure

Manuscripts must follow the order of the Protek template. Numbered sections (dark) form the main body:

Title

The title should describe the research aims, the method or model used, and the objective. It must not contain acronyms or abbreviations.

Authors and Affiliations

• Write the full names of all authors and their affiliations, as shown in the template.
• Designate one corresponding author and provide an email address, full postal address, and telephone and fax numbers.

Abstract

150–250 words, written in English in the past tense, with no citations. The abstract must be informative and self-explanatory: state the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and the major findings and conclusions. It should contain:

Keywords

Add keywords beyond those already in the title, so that the article is easier to find in indexing databases.

1. Introduction

The introduction (recommended length: 500–1,000 words) gives the reader an enticing glimpse of what is to come. Present the background and the problem, review the relevant and recent literature, identify the research gap, and state the proposed approach, objectives, and novelty of the work. The introduction should be understandable to readers from a range of disciplines.

2. Theoretical Basis and/or Proposed Method/Algorithm (optional)

Where needed, explain the theory underlying the research, or the proposed method or algorithm, in more detail.

3. Method

Describe the research design and procedure in chronological order, supported by references. Include enough detail for others to reproduce the work: system models, circuit or block diagrams, algorithms, hardware and software specifications, datasets, simulation parameters, and evaluation metrics.

4. Results and Discussion

Present the results and discuss them comprehensively in the same section. Explain what the results mean, how they answer the research objectives, and how they compare with previous studies or benchmark methods. Do not simply repeat values already shown in tables and figures.

5. Conclusion

Summarize the main findings and how they meet the objectives stated in the introduction. The conclusion may include limitations, future research directions, and application prospects. Do not repeat the abstract or list results in bullet points.

Declarations

• Author Contributions: required for papers with more than one author, for example: A. Author: conceptualization, methodology, writing – original draft; B. Author: software, validation, writing – review and editing.
• Conflict of Interest: state any conflicts, or write: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” See the Conflict of Interest policy.
• Generative AI Declaration: name any AI tool used in preparing the manuscript and its purpose, or state that none was used (see Publication Ethics and the Gen AI Policy).
• Acknowledgment: thank funders (with grant numbers) and people who helped with the work but do not qualify as authors.

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8. Figures and Tables

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9. References

• Cite references in the text with numbers in square brackets, in order of first appearance: “This theory was first put forward in 1970 [9].”
• Cite several sources as [1], [3], [5] and ranges with a dash: “Several recent studies [7], [9], [11]–[15] have suggested that...”
• Author names, pages, and dates are not needed in the in-text citation.
• List only works that are cited in the text, numbered in order of citation. Use Mendeley (style: IEEE).

Reference Examples (IEEE)

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10. After Submission and Fees

Article Processing Charge

The charge covers online publication of the full paper, an individual DOI, indexing, editorial and review fees, and the plagiarism check. Details: Articles Processing Charge.

Authors must also follow the journal's policies on Publication Ethics, Conflict of Interest, Data and Reproducibility, and Generative AI.

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11. Submission Checklist

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