Authorship, Author Responsibilities & Manuscript Guidelines

1. Review and approve the manuscript and its final version before submission.
2. Ensure that individual contributions are accurately stated.
3. Declare relevant funding sources and potential conflicts of interest.
4. Confirm that the manuscript represents original work and that sources, data, methods, and ideas from other works are properly cited.
5. Cooperate with the editorial team when clarification, correction, or investigation is required.
6. Promptly inform the editorial team when a significant error or omission is identified after submission or publication.

• A clear explanation of the proposed change must be provided.
• All authors concerned must confirm their agreement.
• Additional documentation may be requested where necessary.
• Changes must not be made unilaterally.
• Authorship changes must accurately reflect actual scholarly contributions.

Instructions for Authors

Authors are required to prepare manuscripts using the official BIMA article template.

Please download and use the official BIMA manuscript template before preparing your submission.

1. Page Size and Article Length

Manuscripts must be prepared using A4 paper size (210 × 297 mm) and follow the page layout provided in the official BIMA template.

The recommended article length is 6–8 pages, including tables, figures, equations, and references, unless otherwise specified by the Editorial Team.

2. Font and Formatting

Authors must use the font, font size, paragraph spacing, line spacing, heading styles, and other formatting specifications provided in the official BIMA template.

The main text should be formatted consistently throughout the manuscript. Fundamental template settings should not be manually modified unless required by the Editorial Team.

3. Page Margins

Page margins, column layout, paragraph spacing, indentation, and other page-formatting requirements must follow the official BIMA article template.

4. Tables

• Number tables consecutively (Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.).
• Refer to every table explicitly in the manuscript.
• Provide a concise and informative title.
• Use editable tables rather than images or screenshots.
• Maintain consistent formatting with the BIMA template.
• Ensure that tables are readable and sufficiently explained.

5. Figures

• Number figures consecutively.
• Refer to every figure explicitly in the manuscript.
• Ensure figures remain readable at publication size.
• Provide informative captions.
• Submit figures at sufficient resolution and in an appropriate format.

Figure captions should be placed below the corresponding figures. Figures reproduced or adapted from other sources must include appropriate acknowledgment and citation.

6. Equations

Mathematical equations should be created using an editable equation editor, preferably the Microsoft Word Equation Editor, rather than inserted as images.

• Number equations consecutively where appropriate.
• Refer to equations explicitly in the manuscript.
• Define all mathematical symbols, variables, parameters, and abbreviations.

7. References

Manuscripts should contain an adequate number of relevant and up-to-date references appropriate to the research field.

Authors are encouraged to prioritize:

• Original research articles.
• Recent peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Reputable international or national journals.
• Relevant conference proceedings.
• High-quality scholarly databases and primary research sources.

Authors should minimize unnecessary reliance on textbooks, non-scholarly websites, blogs, and sources that do not provide strong academic evidence.

8. Citation Style

BIMA uses the IEEE referencing style.

In-text citations must be numbered consecutively according to the order in which the sources first appear in the manuscript.

9. Reference Accuracy

Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their references.

• Author names.
• Article or book title.
• Journal or proceedings title.
• Publication year.
• Volume and issue.
• Page range or article number.
• DOI, where available.
• Publisher or institution, where applicable.
• URL and access date for appropriate online sources.

Authors must not fabricate, estimate, or modify DOI information.

10. Originality and Duplicate Submission

Manuscripts submitted to BIMA must be original and must not have been published previously in substantially similar form.

A manuscript submitted to BIMA must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal or publication venue.

11. Ethical Research and Data Integrity

Authors must ensure that research has been conducted according to appropriate ethical and scientific standards.

Research involving human participants, personal data, animals, or other ethically sensitive materials must comply with applicable ethical requirements and institutional regulations.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that reported data, experimental results, images, and analyses are accurate and have not been fabricated or improperly manipulated.

12. Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the BIMA online submission system. Authors must register an account or log in to an existing account before submitting a manuscript.

Required submission information may include:

• Article title.
• Author names.
• Affiliations.
• Email addresses.
• ORCID identifiers, where available.
• Abstract.
• Keywords.
• References.
• Corresponding author information.

Manuscript Structure

The following structure provides a consistent framework for presenting research articles.

1. Title

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and representative of the main content of the research. It should communicate the principal research topic, method, approach, or contribution where appropriate.

• Avoid unnecessary words.
• Avoid unexplained abbreviations.
• Avoid overly broad titles.
• Avoid excessive technical terminology where a clearer expression is possible.
• Avoid including the research location unless scientifically relevant.

2. Author Names and Affiliations

Author names must be written in full without academic or professional titles.

• Full name.
• Institutional affiliation.
• Department or program, where applicable.
• City and country.
• Institutional email address.
• ORCID identifier, where available.

Superscript numbers should be used to associate authors with their respective affiliations. The corresponding author should be clearly identified.

3. Abstract

The abstract should be concise, informative, and representative of the entire article. It should generally communicate the research background, objective, method, main results, and principal conclusion or implication.

4. Keywords

Authors should provide at least five keywords representing the principal concepts of the article. Keywords should be relevant, concise, and use commonly recognized academic terminology.

5. Introduction

The Introduction should establish the scientific context and rationale of the research. It should normally discuss the research background, relevant literature, current state of research, research gap, motivation, objective, and novelty or contribution.

Authors should critically discuss previous studies rather than merely listing or summarizing them.

6. Materials and Methods

This section should provide sufficient information for readers to understand, evaluate, and, where reasonably possible, reproduce the research.

• Research design.
• Dataset or data sources.
• Data collection and preprocessing.
• Algorithms or computational methods.
• Model architecture.
• Hyperparameters.
• Evaluation metrics.
• Baseline methods.
• Experimental scenarios.
• Hardware and software environment where relevant.

7. Results and Discussion

Results should be presented clearly using appropriate tables, figures, graphs, statistical analyses, performance metrics, or comparative experiments.

The discussion should explain what the results mean, why they occurred, how they compare with previous studies, their implications, and any limitations affecting interpretation.

8. Conclusion

The Conclusion should summarize the principal findings and directly address the research objectives or research questions. It should highlight the main scientific contribution without introducing new results.

9. Declaration of AI Use

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scientific validity of their manuscript. Generative AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.

10. Author Contributions

Each manuscript should include an Author Contributions statement describing the contribution of each author. Authors are encouraged to use the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy).

11. Acknowledgments

The Acknowledgments section is optional. Authors may recognize individuals, institutions, laboratories, organizations, or other parties that provided assistance or support that does not meet the criteria for authorship.

12. Funding

Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for the research, including the funding agency or institution and grant or project number where applicable.

13. Conflict of Interest Statement

14. Data Availability

Where applicable, authors are encouraged to provide information regarding the availability of datasets, source code, experimental materials, or other resources supporting the findings.

Where data cannot be publicly shared because of privacy, confidentiality, licensing, security, or other legitimate restrictions, the applicable restrictions should be stated clearly.

15. References

The reference list must contain only sources cited in the manuscript and must follow the IEEE referencing style.

• Every citation has a corresponding reference.
• Every reference is cited in the manuscript.
• Reference numbering follows the order of first citation.
• Bibliographic information is accurate.
• DOI information is verified where available.
• References are formatted consistently.

Reference Writing Instructions

All references must follow the IEEE referencing style.

1. Journal Articles

Format:

[Reference number] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of the article," Journal Name, vol. volume, no. issue, pp. page range or article number, year, doi: DOI.

Example:

[1] A. A. Author, B. B. Author, and C. C. Author, "Title of the research article," Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 100–112, 2025, doi: 10.xxxx/xxxxx.

2. Conference Proceedings

[2] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of the conference paper," in Proc. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Bandung, Indonesia, 2025, pp. 100–105, doi: 10.xxxx/xxxxx.

3. Books

[Reference number] A. A. Author, Title of the Book, edition, if applicable. City, Country: Publisher, year.

4. Book Chapters

[Reference number] A. A. Author, "Title of the chapter," in Title of the Book, B. B. Editor and C. C. Editor, Eds. City, Country: Publisher, year, pp. xx–xx.

5. Theses and Dissertations

[Reference number] A. A. Author, "Title of the thesis or dissertation," type of academic work, Department, University, City, Country, year.

6. Official Documents and Reports

[Reference number] Name of Institution, Title of the Document or Report, report or document number, if applicable. City, Country, year.

7. Websites and Online Sources

[Reference number] A. A. Author or Organization, "Title of webpage," Website Name, publication or update date, if available. [Online]. Available: URL. [Accessed: day-month-year].

8. Dataset and Software References

For datasets, software packages, repositories, and computational resources, authors should provide sufficient information to identify and access the cited resource.

• Creator or organization.
• Resource title.
• Version.
• Repository or platform.
• Publication year.
• DOI.
• Direct URL.

Important Notice

Submission of a manuscript to BIMA indicates that the authors have read and agree to comply with the journal's Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics, Peer-Review Policy, Copyright and Licensing Policy, and other applicable journal policies.

Failure to comply with the journal's requirements may result in the manuscript being returned to the authors for correction, delayed in the editorial process, or rejected during editorial screening. Authors remain responsible for ensuring that all information submitted to BIMA is accurate, original, ethical, and scientifically sound.