Author Guidelines

The Jurnal Matematika dan Statistik serta Aplikasinya (MSA) publishes scientific articles on topics relevant to the fields of mathematics, statistics, and their applications. The scope of applications includes, but is not limited to:

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Jurnal MSA (Matematika dan Statistika serta Aplikasinya)

1. General Information

Jurnal MSA (Matematika dan Statistika serta Aplikasinya) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scientific research in mathematics, statistics, and their applications.

The journal welcomes original research that advances mathematical and statistical theories, develops innovative methodologies, or demonstrates meaningful applications of mathematical and statistical methods to scientific, technological, industrial, and societal problems.

All submitted manuscripts must demonstrate scientific originality, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, and relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

Authors are required to carefully read and comply with these Author Guidelines, the Submission Preparation Checklist, and the journal's Publication Ethics policy before submitting their manuscripts.

2. Focus and Scope

Jurnal MSA publishes original scientific research in mathematics, statistics, and their applications, including but not limited to:

1. Pure and applied mathematics.

2. Mathematical modeling and optimization.

3. Probability theory and stochastic processes.

4. Statistical theory and methodology.

5. Applied and industrial statistics.

6. Financial and business mathematics.

7. Computational mathematics and numerical methods.

8. Statistical machine learning and data mining.

9. Combinatorics and algebra.

10. Mathematical and statistical applications in engineering, industry, manufacturing, and other relevant scientific disciplines.

Manuscripts must clearly demonstrate their relevance to at least one of these areas and provide a meaningful theoretical, methodological, computational, or empirical contribution.

3. Types of Manuscripts

Jurnal MSA primarily accepts original research articles presenting new scientific findings, mathematical or statistical developments, methodological innovations, computational investigations, or empirical applications.

Submitted manuscripts must contain a clearly stated research problem, appropriate methodology, verifiable findings, and a significant scientific contribution.

Important Editorial Policy: Effective January 1, 2026, Jurnal MSA no longer accepts manuscripts classified as systematic literature reviews.

Manuscripts falling within this excluded category may be rejected during the initial editorial screening without proceeding to external peer review.

Other manuscript types mentioned in the journal's editorial information, including narrative reviews and perspective articles, remain subject to the Editorial Board's assessment of relevance, originality, and suitability.

4. Originality and Publication Ethics

All submitted manuscripts must comply with established principles of scientific integrity and publication ethics.

Authors must ensure that:

1. The manuscript represents original scholarly work and has not been previously published.

2. The manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

3. All sources, ideas, data, methods, figures, and other materials obtained from previous work are properly acknowledged.

4. The manuscript does not contain plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabricated data, falsified findings, or other forms of scientific misconduct.

5. All listed authors have made appropriate scholarly contributions and have approved the final manuscript.

6. The authorship order has been agreed upon by all contributors.

7. Any relevant conflicts of interest, funding sources, or ethical considerations have been appropriately disclosed.

8. The authors accept responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the research findings.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to investigate suspected ethical violations and take appropriate editorial action in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics policy.

5. Language Requirements

All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal MSA must be written in English, in accordance with the journal's language policy implemented from Volume 13, Number 2 (2025).

Authors must use clear, grammatically correct, and consistent academic English.

Technical terminology, mathematical notation, abbreviations, and scientific expressions must be used consistently throughout the manuscript.

Although the main manuscript must be written in English, abstracts and keywords must be provided in both English and Indonesian.

Manuscripts with significant language deficiencies may be returned for improvement before editorial evaluation.

6. Manuscript Preparation and Formatting

Templat Naskah Jurnal MSA:

1. Microsoft Word (.docx): Unduh Templat Microsoft Word

2. LaTeX (.tex): Unduh Templat LaTeX

Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the official Jurnal MSA manuscript template.

The following formatting specifications apply:

Mathematical equations, symbols, superscripts, subscripts, and other technical elements must be properly formatted using appropriate document preparation tools.

Authors using LaTeX should provide the necessary source files and supporting materials when required by the Editorial Board.

The final manuscript must maintain consistent formatting throughout all sections.

7. Title, Authorship, and Affiliations

7.1 Article Title

The article title must be concise, informative, scientifically accurate, and representative of the research content.

Unnecessary abbreviations, uncommon mathematical formulas, and ambiguous expressions should be avoided.

7.2 Authors and Affiliations

All authors must be identified by their full names without academic degrees or professional titles.

Institutional affiliations must include the relevant department or academic unit, institution, and country.

Superscript numbers should be used to associate authors with their respective affiliations when necessary.

7.3 Corresponding Author

One author must be designated as the corresponding author.

The corresponding author's contact information must be provided in accordance with the official journal template, including an active email address and the required institutional or postal details.

All authors must approve the manuscript's content, authorship order, and submission to Jurnal MSA.

8. Abstract and Keywords

8.1 Abstract

The manuscript must include abstracts in both English and Indonesian.

Each abstract must contain approximately 150–200 words and should clearly summarize:

1. The research background or problem.

2. The primary research objective.

3. The research methodology or analytical approach.

4. The principal findings.

5. The main conclusion or scientific contribution.

The abstract must be concise, self-contained, and understandable without referring to the main manuscript.

Unnecessary abbreviations, uncommon formulas, citations, and references to tables or figures should be avoided.

8.2 Keywords

Exactly six (6) keywords must be provided in both English and Indonesian.

Keywords must accurately represent the central concepts, methods, or research subjects addressed in the manuscript.

Keywords should be separated by commas and placed immediately below the corresponding abstract.

9. Manuscript Structure

Research articles submitted to Jurnal MSA must follow a clear and systematic scientific structure.

9.1 Introduction

The Introduction must present the research background, problem formulation, motivation, relevant previous studies, identified research gap, and research objectives.

The scientific novelty or contribution of the study should be clearly explained.

9.2 Literature Review

The Literature Review must present the relevant theoretical foundations, mathematical concepts, statistical methods, and previous studies supporting the research.

Authors should critically synthesize existing knowledge rather than merely describe individual references.

Detailed mathematical proofs may be provided in the Appendix when appropriate.

9.3 Research Methodology or Model Development

The methodology must describe the research design, mathematical or statistical framework, data sources, analytical procedures, algorithms, assumptions, or computational methods used in the study.

Descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow independent verification or reproducibility.

For research proposing new mathematical or statistical models, this section should include the model formulation, assumptions, estimation or solution procedures, and evaluation strategy.

9.4 Results

The Results section must present research findings accurately, objectively, and systematically.

Mathematical derivations, statistical estimates, computational results, simulation outcomes, or empirical findings should be reported with appropriate scientific precision.

Tables and figures must be referenced in the main text and placed in the Appendix in accordance with the current journal guidelines.

9.5 Discussion

The Discussion must provide scientific interpretation of the results and explain their significance in relation to the research objectives, theoretical expectations, or relevant previous studies.

Authors should discuss the implications of their findings, methodological strengths, and relevant limitations.

Claims and conclusions must be supported by the presented evidence.

9.6 Conclusion

The Conclusion must summarize the principal findings and explain the contribution of the study.

The conclusions must directly address the research objectives and should not introduce new findings that have not been discussed.

Recommendations for future research may be included where appropriate.

9.7 Acknowledgments (Optional)

Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, research facilities, or funding organizations that supported the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

9.8 List of Notations (Optional)

A list of mathematical symbols, abbreviations, and notations may be provided when necessary to improve readability and consistency.

9.9 References

The References section must include all works cited in the manuscript and must follow the journal's designated citation and reference style.

9.10 Appendix (When Applicable)

The Appendix may contain supporting materials, including mathematical proofs, extended derivations, supplementary analyses, tables, figures, or technical information required to substantiate the research.

10. Mathematical Equations and Notations

Mathematical equations must be clearly presented using consistent notation and appropriate formatting.

Authors must ensure that:

1. Mathematical symbols and variables are consistently defined.

2. Equations are numbered sequentially when referenced in the manuscript.

3. Equation numbering follows the official journal template.

4. Mathematical expressions are accurate and readable.

5. Definitions, theorems, lemmas, propositions, and proofs are clearly distinguished where applicable.

6. All essential mathematical assumptions are explicitly stated.

Authors should avoid unnecessary changes in symbols or notation that may create ambiguity.

11. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures must comply with the journal's current manuscript presentation requirements.

• All tables and figures must be clearly numbered and appropriately titled.

• Table titles must appear above the tables.

• Figure captions must appear below the figures.

• Tables and figures must be explicitly referenced in the main text.

• Images must have sufficient resolution to ensure readability and publication quality.

• Unnecessary decorative elements, frames, or visual effects should be avoided.

• Tables and figures must be placed in the Appendix, rather than embedded within the main text, in accordance with the current Jurnal MSA guidelines.

Authors remain responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted materials when necessary.

12. Citations and References

Proposed Standard: IEEE Referencing Style — Subject to Editorial Confirmation

For consistency, Jurnal MSA should apply one referencing system throughout the manuscript, official template, and author instructions.

Under the proposed IEEE standard, in-text citations use sequential reference numbers enclosed in square brackets.

Examples:

• Single source: [1]

• Multiple sources: [2], [3]

• Consecutive sources: [4]–[6]

The reference list must be numbered according to the order in which sources first appear in the manuscript.

Each bibliographic entry should include sufficient publication information, such as author names, article or book title, publication venue, volume, issue, page range, publication year, and DOI when available.

Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or other compatible applications.

All cited sources must appear in the reference list, and all listed references must be cited in the manuscript.

DOIs and URLs should be accurate and accessible whenever available.

Editorial note: The final reference style must be confirmed by the Editorial Board and applied consistently across the journal's official manuscript templates and website.

13. Required Submission Documents

Authors must prepare and submit the required files through the Jurnal MSA online submission system.

The required documents include:

1. Main Manuscript: The complete article prepared according to the official journal template.

2. Statement of Originality: A declaration confirming the originality of the manuscript and compliance with publication ethics.

3. Supporting Documents: Additional materials when applicable or requested by the Editorial Board.

The Statement of Originality is mandatory. Manuscripts submitted without this document may be declined during the initial editorial screening.

All uploaded files must be complete, readable, and properly identified.

14. Submission Metadata

Authors must ensure that the information entered into the online submission system is accurate and consistent with the manuscript.

Required metadata include the article title, author names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author's email address, abstract, and keywords.

Authors must verify the accuracy of all metadata before completing the submission process.

Any changes in authorship or other significant metadata after submission must be communicated to the Editorial Board and handled in accordance with journal policy.

15. Editorial Screening and Peer Review

All submitted manuscripts are subject to an initial editorial screening to evaluate their suitability for Jurnal MSA.

The screening may consider:

1. Relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

2. Compliance with accepted manuscript types.

3. Originality and publication ethics.

4. Scientific quality and potential contribution.

5. Compliance with language and formatting requirements.

6. Completeness of submission documents.

Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum requirements may be returned for correction or rejected without external peer review.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening proceed to the journal's established peer-review process.

Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts in response to editorial or reviewer comments.

Editorial decisions are made according to scientific quality, relevance, ethical compliance, and the journal's editorial policies.

16. Final Submission Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to Jurnal MSA, the authors confirm that:

1. The manuscript complies with the journal's focus and scope.

2. The submitted work is original and has not been previously published.

3. The manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.

4. All authors have approved the submitted manuscript.

5. The manuscript follows the journal's formatting and language requirements.

6. All required supporting documents have been provided.

7. All information submitted through the online system is accurate.

8. The authors agree to comply with the journal's publication ethics, editorial policies, and peer-review procedures.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to return or reject manuscripts that do not comply with these requirements.

Submission Portal: https://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/msa/about/submissions

1. Financial and business mathematics,
2. Industry and manufacturing,
3. Engineering,
4. Modeling and optimization,
5. Probability theory,
6. Industrial statistics,
7. Computational methods,
8. Statistical machine learning,
9. Data mining,
10. Combinatorics, and algebra.

Submitted articles may originate from research results or literature reviews that include computational simulations. Manuscripts submitted to MSA Journal must be original works that have not been published in any other scientific journal. Articles may be written in either Bahasa Indonesia or English, using proper academic writing standards.

Manuscript Format

• Manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word format or Latex format ( with complete Folder with figures).
• Paper size: A4 (210 × 297 mm).
• Margins: left 2.5 cm, top 3.0 cm, right 2.0 cm, bottom 2.0 cm.
• Layout: single-column, with a simple text layout.

Only use MS Word’s standard writing features (bold, italics, subscript, superscript, equation, etc.), and avoid embedding unsupported objects such as graphic designs, symbols, or equations from other applications.

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, single spacing.

Statement Of Originality

Please upload the Statement of Originality  file along with article file in the submission. The article that submitted without the statement will be declined.

Specific Guidelines

Title, Authors, and Affiliations

The article title must be concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and uncommon formulas.

All author names should be written in full (without academic titles). Each author should be marked with a superscript number corresponding to their affiliation.

Author affiliations should be listed below the author names, in accordance with the superscript numbering.

The corresponding author must be clearly indicated, and their complete mailing address, email, phone, and fax number should be provided in a footnote.

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should briefly state the purpose, results, and conclusions of the article, in approximately 150–200 words.

Abbreviations and uncommon formulas should be avoided.

Six (6) keywords must be provided directly below the abstract, separated by commas.

The abstract and keywords must be written in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Structure of the Manuscript

The main body of the manuscript should include the following sections:

Introduction – explains the background and objectives of the research.

Literature Review – presents supporting theories relevant to the study; proofs may be placed in the appendix if necessary.

Research Methodology / Model Development – provides detailed information on the materials and methods used, ensuring reproducibility. For model development, include model description, evaluation, and applications.

Results – presents research findings systematically, accompanied by tables or figures (to be placed in the appendix).

Discussion – provides analysis and interpretation of the results.

Conclusion – states the key findings of the study.

Acknowledgments – if applicable.

Notation List – if applicable.

References – formatted using the IEEE style.

Appendices – including proofs, figures, and tables (each with a clear number and caption).

Important notes:

Figures must be placed in the appendix, not within the main text. Each figure should occupy one page if necessary, without frames. Captions should be written below the figure, while table titles should be written above the table.

Ensure figure resolution and size are sufficient for high-quality printing.

References

References should follow the IEEE citation style, using reference management tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, or Microsoft Word References.

In-text citations:

Single author → last name, year.

Two authors → both last names, year.

Three or more authors → first author + et al., year.

Multiple references should be ordered alphabetically and by year.

Examples:

Journal/Proceedings:
[1] E. Petersen, N. Petrosillo, and M. Koopmans, "Emerging infections and increasingly important topic: review by the Emerging Infections Task Force," *Clin Microbiol Infect*, 2017.

Book:
[2] W.-S. Chan and Y.-K. Tse, *Financial Mathematics for Actuaries*. 2017.