Author Guidelines

Editorial Screening and Peer Review

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening to ensure they meet the journal’s scope, scientific standards, ethical requirements, and formatting guidelines.
Manuscripts that do not meet these expectations may be desk-rejected before peer review.

Submissions that pass screening proceed to double-blind peer review, where at least two expert reviewers evaluate the scholarly quality, rigor, originality, clarity, and contribution of the work.

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Manuscript Types Accepted

The journal accepts the following categories of scholarly work:

• Original Research Articles – Full studies presenting new findings supported by methodology, data analysis, and interpretation.

• Review Articles – Broad and analytical literature reviews that synthesize current knowledge and propose future research directions.

• Case Studies – Real-world analyses of incidents, implementations, or organizational practices relevant to IT, cybersecurity, or AI.

• Short Communications / Technical Notes – Concise reports describing focused results, prototypes, algorithms, or preliminary findings.

Word counts are flexible but must be appropriate for the depth and scope of the manuscript.

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Scientific and Academic Standards

All manuscripts must:

• Demonstrate clarity, rigor, originality, and scholarly contribution.

• Include accurate and reproducible methodology when applicable.

• Cite recent, credible, and relevant literature (preferably 2020–present).

• Use clear academic writing and proper technical explanation.

• Meet ethical, confidentiality, and data integrity requirements.

• Follow IEEE citation style.

• Have a similarity score below 15% (excluding references).

The editorial team may return or reject manuscripts that do not meet these minimum standards.

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Information Consistency Requirement

The information entered into the submission system must match the manuscript exactly, including:

• Title

• Abstract

• Keywords

• Author names and affiliations

• References

Submissions with mismatched information will be returned for correction.

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Manuscript Structure

Research and review articles should follow the general IMRAD structure:

1. Title

2. Abstract (150–300 words)

3. Keywords (3–6)

4. Introduction

5. Methods / Methodology

6. Results

7. Discussion

8. Conclusion and Future Work

9. Acknowledgments (optional)

10. References (IEEE style)

Case studies and short communications may adjust structure as appropriate, while maintaining academic rigor and clarity.

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Formatting Requirements

• Main manuscript must be submitted as a single-column Word document (DOCX).

• Use Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.15 spacing.

• Remove all author-identifying information from the manuscript for double-blind review.

• Ensure figures, tables, and supplementary materials are high quality, clearly labeled, and captioned.

• Equations must be typed, not inserted as images.

A manuscript template may be provided for authors to ensure consistency.

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Supplementary Materials and Data

Authors are encouraged to upload any supplementary materials that support the evaluation of their work, including:

• Data sets

• Source code or pseudocode

• Figures or tables

• Appendices

• Technical documentation

• Permissions for copyrighted materials

• Conflict of interest or ethics approvals

All supplemental files must be clearly labeled. This material may be published with the final article if appropriate.

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Ethical and Legal Requirements

Authors must affirm that:

• The submission is original and not under review elsewhere.

• All authors approve the submission and authorship order.

• Necessary permissions have been obtained for any third-party content.

• Human or sensitive data follow institutional or national ethical guidelines.

• Conflicts of interest (if any) are fully disclosed.

The editorial office may request supporting documentation at any stage.

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