Author Guidelines

General Requirements

• Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not simultaneously under review elsewhere
• Written in clear, academic English
• Length: 10–15 pages, including figures, tables, and references
• Submitted only through the OJS online system
• Must follow the official Digi-Meta manuscript template

Manuscript Structure

• Title (concise, max 15 words)
• Author name(s), affiliation(s), corresponding author email
• Abstract (150–250 words) and Keywords (3–5 terms)
• Introduction (background, problem statement, objectives, related work, research gap)
• Methods / Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgment (optional)
• References (minimum 20 references, ≥80% from journals/proceedings within the last 10 years)

Formatting

• A4 paper, 2.5 cm margins
• IEEE citation style, managed via Mendeley/Zotero
• Figures/tables numbered sequentially with captions and source attribution
• Equations numbered sequentially, right-aligned

Review Process

• Stage 1: Editorial screening (scope fit, format compliance, similarity check)
• Stage 2: Double-blind peer review (minimum 2 reviewers)
• Stage 3: Editorial decision (accept / minor revision / major revision / reject)
• Estimated timeline: 6–10 weeks

Publication Ethics

• Authors submit an authorship statement and conflict-of-interest declaration
• Digi-Meta adheres to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines
• Plagiarism, data fabrication, or fabricated authorship result in immediate rejection/retraction