Author Guidelines

KUBIK: Jurnal Publikasi Ilmiah Matematika welcomes original and high-quality research articles in pure and applied mathematics. Authors must prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the following guidelines to ensure consistency, scientific quality, and compliance with the journal's editorial and publication standards.

1. General Submission Guidelines

  1. Manuscripts must be written in English or Bahasa Indonesia, using clear, accurate, and appropriate academic language.

  2. Manuscripts must follow the official KUBIK template, which can be downloaded here.

  3. Manuscripts must be 6–20 pages in length, including tables, figures, acknowledgments, and references.

  4. Each manuscript must include at least 20 relevant, credible, and scholarly references, prioritizing recent peer-reviewed publications and relevant foundational literature.

  5. Submitted manuscripts must present original, unpublished research that falls within the journal's Focus and Scope and is not simultaneously under consideration for publication elsewhere.

  6. Manuscripts should contain the essential components of scientific research, including an introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusions, and references.

  7. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the KUBIK Online Submission System. Authors must register or log in before submitting their manuscripts.

  8. All submissions undergo initial editorial screening, plagiarism checking using Turnitin, and double-blind peer review before a final editorial decision is made.

  9. Authors must comply with the journal's Publication Ethics, Copyright Notice, Data Sharing Policy, and other applicable editorial policies.

2. Manuscript Types

2.1 Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present new scientific findings, theoretical developments, mathematical methods, models, algorithms, or applications resulting from original research.

These manuscripts should demonstrate a clear contribution to mathematical knowledge through original theoretical analysis, rigorous mathematical proofs, numerical investigations, computational approaches, or applications of mathematical methods.

Original Research Articles may address the development of mathematical theories, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, optimization, numerical methods, and other topics within the journal's Focus and Scope.

2.2 Review Articles

Review Articles provide a comprehensive and critical synthesis of existing scholarly literature on specific topics in pure or applied mathematics.

These manuscripts should contribute to the advancement of mathematical knowledge by critically evaluating previous research, identifying significant developments, comparing theoretical or methodological approaches, and highlighting research gaps or unresolved problems.

Review Articles must clearly describe their review objectives, literature selection procedures, analytical approach, and the significance of their findings.

Manuscripts that merely summarize existing publications without substantial critical analysis or meaningful scientific synthesis are not considered suitable for publication.

3. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Manuscripts must be prepared using the official KUBIK template. Authors should maintain consistency in formatting, mathematical notation, equations, tables, figures, and references.

3.1 Title

The title should be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the main focus and contribution of the research.

  • The title must not exceed three lines.

  • Use Calibri, 18 pt, bold, as specified in the journal template.

  • Avoid uncommon abbreviations, unnecessary technical expressions, and overly general wording.

  • The title should clearly represent the mathematical problem, method, or contribution of the study.

3.2 Authors' Names and Affiliations

The manuscript must include the full names of all authors, their institutional affiliations, institutional addresses, and email addresses.

  • Academic degrees and professional titles must not be included.

  • The corresponding author must be clearly identified.

  • All authors must approve the final submitted manuscript and agree to its submission.

  • To maintain the integrity of double-blind peer review, author-identifying information must be removed from the anonymized manuscript provided to reviewers. Complete author details must be entered in the OJS submission metadata.

3.3 Abstract

The abstract must be written in one paragraph containing 175–200 words.

It should briefly and clearly describe:

  1. The research background or motivation.

  2. The research objectives.

  3. The methods or mathematical approaches employed.

  4. The principal findings.

  5. The significance or scientific contribution of the research.

The abstract must be self-contained and should not include references, citations, figures, tables, or unnecessary mathematical equations.

3.4 Keywords

Authors must provide 3–5 relevant keywords immediately after the abstract.

Keywords should accurately represent the main concepts, mathematical methods, and research topics addressed in the manuscript.

3.5 Introduction

The Introduction should provide a clear background and scientific justification for the research.

It should include:

  1. The research background and motivation.

  2. A description of the mathematical problem being investigated.

  3. A critical review of relevant literature and previous studies.

  4. Identification of the research gap or unresolved problem.

  5. The novelty and scientific contribution of the proposed research.

  6. The research objectives.

Authors are encouraged to incorporate recent and relevant scholarly references to establish the state of the art and demonstrate how the research contributes to existing mathematical knowledge.

References must be cited numerically in the order of their first appearance, following IEEE citation style, for example, [1], [2], and [3].

3.6 Methods

The Methods section should clearly explain the mathematical theories, models, algorithms, analytical procedures, computational approaches, or experimental designs employed in the research.

Depending on the nature of the study, this section may be titled Methods, Mathematical Methods, Models and Experiments, or Theory and Experiments.

The methodological description should be sufficiently detailed to enable readers to understand, evaluate, and reproduce the research procedures where applicable.

For theoretical studies, mathematical assumptions, definitions, propositions, theorems, and analytical procedures must be clearly established.

For computational or applied studies, relevant algorithms, numerical procedures, datasets, software, and experimental settings should be appropriately described.

3.7 Results and Discussion

The Results and Discussion section should systematically present, analyze, and interpret the principal findings of the research.

Authors should:

  1. Present research findings clearly and logically.

  2. Provide adequate mathematical evidence, proofs, numerical results, or supporting data.

  3. Explain the significance and interpretation of the findings.

  4. Compare the results with relevant previous studies.

  5. Discuss the mathematical implications and scientific contributions of the research.

  6. Identify relevant limitations and possible directions for further investigation.

Research findings may be presented through equations, tables, graphs, and figures where appropriate.

The discussion should go beyond merely describing the results and demonstrate their relevance to existing mathematical theories, methods, or applications.

3.8 Conclusion

The Conclusion should directly address the research objectives and summarize the principal findings and scientific contributions.

The conclusion must not simply repeat the abstract or the Results and Discussion section.

Authors are encouraged to highlight the implications, limitations, and potential directions for future research, where relevant.

3.9 Acknowledgments

An Acknowledgments section may be included after the Conclusion and before the References.

Authors may acknowledge institutional support, research funding, technical assistance, or other contributions that do not meet the criteria for authorship.

Funding sources should be clearly identified when applicable.

3.10 Data Availability Statement

Authors must provide a Data Availability Statement indicating the accessibility of datasets or supporting research materials, where applicable.

For theoretical mathematical studies that do not generate or analyze datasets, authors may state:

“No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article.”

For studies involving empirical data, numerical simulations, or computational analyses, authors should identify the availability of relevant datasets, source codes, or supporting materials.

Further details are provided in the journal's Data Sharing Policy.

3.11 References

The References section must contain only sources cited in the manuscript.

Authors are required to include a minimum of 20 relevant, credible, and scholarly references that directly support the research background, methodology, results, and discussion.

The journal recommends that at least 80% of references consist of relevant scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, or original research publications from the last five years.

Relevant foundational and classical mathematical literature may also be included when scientifically justified.

All references must follow IEEE referencing style, numbered consecutively according to their first appearance in the manuscript.

Authors are encouraged to include Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) whenever available and to use reference management software such as Mendeley to ensure accuracy and consistency.

References should demonstrate familiarity with current research developments, relevant previous studies, and the state of the art in the research field.

4. Tables, Figures, and Mathematical Equations

4.1 Tables

  • Tables must be numbered consecutively as Table 1, Table 2, and so forth.

  • Table titles must be placed above the tables.

  • Every table must be appropriately cited and discussed in the manuscript.

  • Tables should be clearly formatted and contain information relevant to the research.

4.2 Figures

  • Figures must be numbered consecutively as Figure 1, Figure 2, and so forth.

  • Figure captions must be placed below the figures.

  • All figures must be clearly presented and appropriately referenced in the text.

  • Figures reproduced or adapted from other sources must include proper acknowledgment and comply with applicable copyright requirements.

4.3 Mathematical Equations

Mathematical equations must be presented clearly using appropriate mathematical notation.

  • Mathematical symbols and variables must be defined when first introduced.

  • Equations should be numbered consecutively when referenced in the text.

  • Mathematical expressions, assumptions, and derivations must be accurate and consistent.

  • Standard mathematical notation and terminology should be used throughout the manuscript.

4.4 Paragraph Formatting

Authors must follow the official KUBIK template regarding paragraph spacing, indentation, font styles, and document layout.

The first line of each new paragraph should be indented approximately 0.75 cm, except where the template specifies otherwise.

5. Plagiarism Screening and Publication Ethics

All submitted manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening using Turnitin before proceeding to peer review.

KUBIK applies a maximum overall similarity index of 25% as an initial screening guideline, with appropriate exclusions for references and properly cited quotations.

Similarity reports are evaluated contextually, and manuscripts containing substantial plagiarism may be rejected regardless of their similarity scores.

Authors must comply with the journal's Publication Ethics and Plagiarism Screening Policy.

6. Peer Review and Editorial Decision

All manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process.

Reviewers assess manuscripts based on originality, mathematical rigor, methodological soundness, scientific relevance, clarity, and contributions to mathematical knowledge.

Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts based on reviewers' comments and submit a point-by-point response explaining the revisions made.

The final decision regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection is made by the editorial team in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Process.

7. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their published works and grant KUBIK the right of first publication.

Articles published under the journal's current licensing policy are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

This license permits sharing, redistribution, and adaptation of published articles, provided that appropriate attribution is given and adapted materials are distributed under the same license.

For further information, authors should consult the journal's Copyright Notice and Open Access Policy.

8. Submission Information

Authors must submit their manuscripts through the official KUBIK online submission system:

Submit Manuscript — KUBIK

Before submitting their manuscripts, authors must ensure that all formatting, referencing, ethical, and submission requirements have been fulfilled.

Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines may be returned to the authors for correction before proceeding to peer review.