Manuscript template and section guidelines

All submissions to the Journal of Intelligent and Sustainable Systems (JISS) must use the Official JISS Template and adhere to the structural requirements outlined below.

Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines will be returned to authors during the Technical Triage phase.

1. Front Matter

• Article Title: Must be concise and informative. Include full author names, institutional affiliations (Department, University, City, Country), and the corresponding author’s email.
• ORCID iDs: Providing a validated ORCID iD for all authors is a mandatory requirement for indexing and accurate attribution.
• Abstract: A single-paragraph of 150–250 words. It must clearly state the study’s purpose, methods, key findings, and main conclusions.
  • Avoid citations and undefined abbreviations.
• Keywords: Include 4–6 specific keywords immediately after the abstract to assist in digital indexing and categorization.

2. Main Body Structure

• Introduction: Present the background, identify the specific research gap, and state the study’s objectives.
  • Explain the work's contribution to intelligent or sustainable systems.
• Literature Review & Theoretical Framework: Provide a critical overview of relevant studies.
  • Identify existing gaps and justify the theoretical framework used to build your study.
• Methods (Mandatory): Provide sufficient methodological detail to allow for independent replication.
  • This section must describe the research design, data collection, and analytical tools used.
• Results: Present findings clearly using text, high-quality figures, and tables. Use SI units consistently.
• Discussion: Interpret the results in the context of prior literature and theory.
  • Highlight the importance of the findings and their practical or theoretical implications.
• Conclusion: Summarize the main findings and suggest directions for future research.
  • Do not introduce new data or citations in this section.

3. Mandatory Technical Declarations

• Author Contributions (CRediT): Authors must use the CRediT taxonomy to specify individual roles (e.g., Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Writing—original draft).
• Funding: State all sources of financial support. If no funding was received, state: "This research received no external funding."
• Data and Code Availability Statement: Authors are required to provide a statement detailing where the data and code supporting the results can be found.
  • Example: "The data supporting the findings of this study are available in [Repository Name] at [DOI/URL]."
• Conflicts of Interest: Authors must declare any financial or personal relationships that could be perceived as influencing the work.
  • If none, state: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."
• Patents: Disclose any patents related to the study’s methods or tools.
• Abbreviations: List and define all abbreviations used (e.g., AI, IoT, SDGs).

4. Figures, Tables, and Math

• Visuals: Figures and tables must be cited in the text (e.g., “Figure 1”), high-quality, and positioned near their first mention.
  • Tables must be self-explanatory without reference to the main text.
• Mathematical Components: Use proper inline expressions and SI units.
  • Each equation must be introduced, numbered, and discussed in the text.

5. Reference Standards

• All references must be formatted in Roman script and include a valid DOI link wherever available.
• Use numerical citations in square brackets (e.g., [1], [1–3]).
• Journal Article: [1] Author, A.B.; Author, C.D. Title of article.
  • Journal Name, Year, Vol (Issue), pp–pp. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxx
• Book: [2] Author, A. Book Title, 3rd ed.; Publisher: Location, Year; pp. 10–20.
• Conference: [3] Author, A.B. Title of Paper. In Proceedings of the Conference Name, Location, Date;
  • Publisher: Location, Year; Paper No.
• Online Source: [4] Organization Name. Title of Webpage. Available online: URL (accessed on Day Month Year).