Manuscript Types

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Manuscript Types

Guidelines for scholarly contributions and manuscript preparation.

Overview

METHOMIKA: Jurnal Manajemen Informatika & Komputerisasi Akuntansi is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal that provides a platform for disseminating scholarly contributions in Informatics Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computerized Accounting.

Manuscripts should demonstrate scientific originality, methodological rigor, analytical depth, and relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope. The following manuscript categories describe the forms of scholarly contributions considered under the journal's proposed editorial framework.

Categories of Manuscripts

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present new scientific findings derived from systematic investigations, experiments, computational modeling, empirical analysis, or the development and evaluation of information technology solutions.

Examples of eligible research:

  • Experimental and quantitative research.
  • Development and evaluation of information systems.
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
  • Software engineering and system implementation.
  • Computer networks and cybersecurity research.
  • Computerized accounting and business information systems.
  • Computational modeling and algorithm evaluation.
  • Empirical case studies with clear research contributions.

Recommended manuscript structure:

Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature Review (if applicable), Research Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments (if applicable), and References.

2. Review Articles

Review Articles provide a comprehensive, structured, and critical synthesis of previously published research within the journal's academic scope. Such manuscripts should identify significant developments, methodological trends, research limitations, knowledge gaps, and opportunities for future investigation.

Examples of review approaches:

  • Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR).
  • Scoping Reviews.
  • Critical Reviews of emerging technologies.
  • Systematic comparative analyses of research methods.
  • Meta-analysis, where methodologically appropriate.

Review Articles should clearly describe their search strategy, data sources, eligibility criteria, study selection procedures, and methods of synthesis. Systematic reviews should follow relevant reporting guidelines, such as PRISMA, where applicable.

Recommended manuscript structure:
Introduction, Review Methodology, Results, Critical Discussion, Research Gaps and Future Directions, Conclusion, and References.

3. Short Communications

Short Communications present concise and focused research findings that offer a clear scientific or technological contribution. These manuscripts may report preliminary findings, innovative computational approaches, experimental observations, or targeted evaluations of new technologies.

Expected characteristics:

  • A clearly defined and focused research problem.
  • An identifiable element of novelty or contribution.
  • Appropriate and reproducible research methods.
  • Sufficient evidence supporting the main findings.
  • A concise discussion of results and limitations.

Recommended manuscript structure:
Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

General Manuscript Requirements

Originality: Manuscripts must contain original scholarly work and must not have been published previously or be under consideration by another journal.

Language: English is required for manuscripts intended for publication beginning with Volume 11, Number 1 (2027).

File Format: Microsoft Word (.docx), following the official METHOMIKA manuscript template.

Manuscript Length: 4-15 pages, in accordance with the journal's current author guidelines, unless an approved category-specific requirement provides otherwise.

References: APA referencing style, with citations and reference metadata managed using appropriate reference software.

Similarity: Manuscripts must comply with the journal's similarity threshold of less than 20%. The editorial team may also assess the context and significance of detected similarities.

Research Ethics: All submissions must comply with the journal's authorship, research integrity, plagiarism, and publication ethics policies.

Editorial Assessment

All manuscripts are subject to an initial editorial screening to assess their relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope, originality, academic quality, methodological adequacy, language quality, and compliance with submission requirements.

The editorial team may request revisions, recommend reclassification of a manuscript, or decline submissions that do not meet the journal's requirements. Manuscripts passing the initial assessment may proceed to peer review. Acceptance is not guaranteed by successful completion of the initial screening.

Manuscripts Not Considered

As a proposed editorial policy, the following submissions are not considered suitable:

  • Manuscripts outside the journal's Focus and Scope.
  • Previously published or simultaneously submitted works.
  • Submissions containing plagiarism, fabricated data, or misleading research findings.
  • Purely descriptive reports without identifiable scholarly contributions.
  • Opinion pieces, promotional materials, and non-scholarly content.
  • Manuscripts lacking sufficient methodological explanation or research evidence.

Full English Publication Policy

Effective from Volume 11, Number 1 (April 2027), manuscripts intended for publication in METHOMIKA must be prepared entirely in English. This requirement also applies to editorial correspondence, reviewer comments, author responses, manuscript revisions, and scholarly discussions throughout the publication process.

METHOMIKA: Jurnal Manajemen Informatika & Komputerisasi Akuntansi
Published by Universitas Methodist Indonesia
Publication Frequency: April and October