Information For Authors

Author Guidelines

A. Important Notes for Authors Before Submitting a Manuscript

  • Ensure that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication in another journal.

  • The file must be prepared in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF format.

  • The manuscript should follow the MSA Journal template. Please download the Word Template here or the LaTeX Version here.

  • Ensure that all references linked to URLs are active and accessible.

     

    General Guidelines

    The Journal of Mathematics and Statistics and Its Applications (MSA) publishes scientific articles relevant to the fields of mathematics, statistics, and their applications. The scope of applications includes financial and business mathematics, industry and manufacturing, engineering, modeling, optimization, probability theory, industrial statistics, computation, statistical machine learning, data mining, combinatorics, and algebra.

    Manuscripts should an original research. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published in any other scientific journal.

    Starting from Volume 13, No. 2 (2025), manuscripts are required to be written in English using proper academic writing standards.

    Update:

    Effective January 1, 2026, the editorial board of Jurnal MSA will no longer accept submissions categorized as systematic literature reviews.

    This decision has been made to refine the journal’s scope and focus, allowing us to prioritize primary research, empirical studies, and methodological innovations that align more closely with our strategic vision for the coming years. We believe this shift will better serve our readership and maintain the high standard of original research for which our journal is known.

    As such, any systematic review manuscripts currently in the pipeline must be formally accepted for publication prior to December 31, 2025, to be considered. Manuscripts submitted after this date will be desk-rejected without being sent out for peer review.

    We encourage authors to consider our updated Author Guidelines for alternative article types, such as narrative reviews, perspective pieces, or original research articles.

Manuscript Format

  • 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, plain text format

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

Authors are encouraged to use only the basic formatting tools available in MS Word (e.g., bold, italics, subscript, superscript, equations) and avoid embedding designs, special symbols, or equations from external tools.

Specific Writing Instructions

Title, Author Names, and Affiliations

  • The title should be concise yet informative. Avoid abbreviations and uncommon formulas.

  • Full names of all authors should be listed without academic titles. Superscripts should be used to indicate author affiliations.

  • Author affiliations should appear below the author names.

  • The corresponding author’s details (full postal address, email, phone, fax) should be provided as a footnote.

Abstract and Keywords

  • The abstract should be concise, containing objectives, results, and conclusions. The length should be 150–200 words. Avoid abbreviations and uncommon formulas.

  • Keywords (six in total) should be placed directly below the abstract, separated by commas.

  • Both the abstract and keywords must be written in English and Indonesian.

Sections of the Manuscript

  1. Introduction – background and research objectives.

  2. Literature Review – concise theoretical foundation; detailed proofs (if needed) may be placed in the Appendix.

  3. Methodology (Model Development) – materials, methods, and details sufficient for reproducibility. If proposing a model, provide a full description and evaluation approach.

  4. Results – presented systematically with comprehensive discussion; tables and figures must be placed in the Appendix, not within the main text.

  5. Discussion – interpretation of results and implications.

  6. Conclusion – main findings and contributions.

  7. Acknowledgements – if applicable.

  8. List of Notations – if applicable.

  9. References – according to the referencing style (see below).

  10. Appendix – including detailed proofs, figures, and tables.

Figures and Tables

  • Figures and tables must be placed in the Appendix, not within the main text.

  • Each figure/table must have a clear caption and sequential numbering.

  • Captions for figures should be placed below the figure, while table titles should appear above the table.

  • Ensure images are of sufficient resolution (one page per figure if necessary) and free from frames.

References

In-text Citations

  • Single author: surname and year (e.g., Allan, 1996).

  • Two authors: both surnames and year (e.g., Allan & Jones, 1995).

  • Three or more authors: first author’s surname followed by et al. and year (e.g., Kramer et al., 2000).

  • Multiple sources should be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.

Reference List
References must be arranged alphabetically by the first author’s surname. Multiple works by the same author should be distinguished using “a,” “b,” “c,” etc. after the year. Examples:

  • Journal/Proceedings Article:
    Capek, P., Hejtmanek, V., Solcova, O., Klusacek, K., & Schneider, P. (1997). Gas transport in porous media under dynamic conditions. Catalysis Today, 38, 31–38.

  • Book:
    Strunk Jr., W., & White, E. B. (1979). The Elements of Style (3rd ed.). Macmillan, New York.

  • Book Chapter:
    Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1999). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age (pp. 281–304). E-Publishing Inc., New York.