Author Guidelines

The following are guidelines for writing a paper in Explore: Nusantara Journal Of Informatics published by LKP Tematik Aperta Nusantara. The author is fully responsible for the contents of the manuscript written and the manuscript is a written work that has never been published [1]. The bibliography is made sequentially starting from 1, 2, 3 and so on.

Title Title Written in 20pt Garamond Font (Max 12 Words: English, bold) Author1, Author2 1Department, Faculty, Institution 2Department, Faculty, Institution City 1email1@ubl.ac.id, 2email2@ ubl.ac.id *(corresponding author sign) The title must be clear, straightforward, concise and informative that represents the contents of the article, maximum 12 words, 20pt font size, bold and only the first letter of the word is capitalized.

The author's name is written clearly without a title. All author email addresses are displayed, if the corresponding author is not the first author, an * symbol can be added behind the corresponding author's email address.

Abstract [Garamond 9] The abstract should be a summary containing the background, research objectives, methods, findings, and main conclusions of the paper. Abstracts in Indonesian are written aligned left-right, after the abstract in English, with one space and one column. The word "Abstract" as the title is written in 9-point Garamond font, bold, aligned left, with the first letter capitalized. The abstract text is written in 9-point Garamond font, single-spaced, up to about 250 words. After the abstract in Indonesian, write the keywords of the manuscript, 3 to 6 words/phrases. Then continue with the main text of the manuscript.

Keywords Keywords are written in 3 - 6 words/phrases which must be part of the title of the manuscript and separated by commas between words/phrases.

Manuscript Structure The manuscript is written with the structure; 1. Introduction, 2. Basic Theory (optional) 3. Research Method (can include analysis, architecture, methods used to solve problems, implementation), 4. Results and Discussion, 5. Conclusion, 6. Acknowledgements (optional) and 7. Bibliography.

The content of the introduction is the answer to questions [3,4]: (1). Background, (2). A brief literature review of related research (3). Reasons for conducting this research and (4). Objective questions. State of the art, gap analysis, and novelty can be seen here. Avoid discussing literature reviews and general definitions.

Research methodology Describe the preparation method and characterization techniques used. Describe briefly, but remain accurate such as size, volume, replication, and machining techniques. For new methods must be explained in detail so that other researchers can reproduce the experiment. Meanwhile, established methods can be explained by selecting references [5-7].

Manuscript Length The manuscript is written on A4 paper with a minimum of 6 pages excluding the bibliography, a maximum of 15 pages including tables and figures, 6pt spacing between paragraphs and referring to the writing procedures as arranged in this paper.

Results and Discussion The series of research results are arranged in a logical order/arrangement to form a story. The content only contains facts/data and does not discuss the results. Tables and Figures can be used but do not repeatedly describe the same data in the form of images, tables, and text. To further clarify the description, you can use subtitles.

Discussion is a basic explanation, relationships, and generalizations shown by the results. The description answers the research questions. If there are doubtful results, convey them objectively.

Manuscript Layout An easy way to create a layout is to use this guide directly. Basically, it is recommended not to use numbering (1, 2, 3, a, b, c etc.) in discussing the manuscript, but to change it into sentences. Avoid using bullet points/sequential lists accompanied by *, √, and other symbols. Avoid blank pages.

In order for the submitted manuscript to be processed immediately by the editor, make sure the manuscript has been written correctly by following the instructions in this guide carefully.

Tables Tables must be numbered according to the order of presentation (Table 1, etc.). The table title is written above the table in a centered position, it should not be bold or colored. The font size used is 10pt for both the table title and the table contents. The table must be referred to and referred to in the text. There are no vertical lines in the table.

Figures Figures are numbered according to the order of presentation (Fig. 1, etc.). The figure title is placed below the figure in a centered position (centered). The font used in the figure title is 10pt. Figures must be referred to and referred to in the text.

Formulas Formulas are written clearly using equations with index numbers, explanations of formula variables are written in capital letters.