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Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 9/26/24

Year: 2024

Research Articles

JISTA has been indexed by TR-Dizin since 2019.

The purpose of the Journal of Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications (JISTA) is to stimulate announcement and dissemination of current knowledge, recent applications and case studies in the areas of intelligent systems in English or Turkish. The journal will publish original research articles, surveys, case studies, education, theory and philosophy on intelligent systems for engineering and other technical fields in science and technology using double blind peer review process. JISTA is an online journal which will be published at least 2 times a year (March and September) and delivered with free of charge (No Article Processing Charges(APC)).


 Papers in such disciplines as engineering, service systems, management science, economy and finance are going to be accepted especially about (but not limited to) the following subjects:

  • Artificial intelligent techniques and algorithms
  • Decision support systems
  • Case-based reasoning
  • Reasoning under uncertainty
  • Intelligent search algorithms
  • Cognitive aspects of artificial intelligence
  • Heuristic search
  • Intelligent robots, interfaces and automation
  • Knowledge representation
  • Machine learning
  • Multi-agent systems
  • Natural language processing
  • Artificial intelligence and chaos
  • Artificial intelligence theory and philosophy

Click to download author template file (.docx)


In order to reach the highest level of quality, authors should comply with the rules set out in this template.

The template will be returned to the author for reorganization of the articles not prepared in accordance with the template. Returned articles must be returned after they have been arranged in accordance with the rules.

2. Preparation of the Manuscript

Articles containing incorrect, inaccurate or incomprehensible sentences shall be returned in writing to be arranged in the language.

Times New Roman font (10 pt, single line spacing and two-sided) should be used as fonts.

2.1. Page Setup

The page size should be set to A4 (210x297 mm). Page margins should be:

• Top: 3 cm

• Bottom: 2.5 cm

• Left: 2 cm

• Right: 2 cm.

2.2. Paper title and abstract

The title of the article should be 18 pt in Times New Roman font, bold and the first letters shall be large, with a space of 1.5 lines left to the left, 18 pt before and 6 pt after.

The name (s) of the article author (s) should be given under the heading. Name (s) must be typed in Times New Roman 11 point, left justified, single line spacing followed by 6 point spacing.

Author (s) must be given under the institution address name (s). After the name, a number in the form of a superscript should be given before the name. The full mailing address must be entered in the address field along with the country name. Address (s) must be written in Times New Roman 9 point, italic, marginal, single line spacing.

The "Abstract" title should be written in Times New Roman 9 point, bold, left-justified, single line spacing and 18 pt spacing in the beginning. The summary text should be written in Times New Roman 9 font size, single-sided, single-line spacing.

There should be at least three key words. Key words should be written in Times New Roman 9 font size, left justified, single line spacing, 3 fonts in the beginning, 18 fonts in the end.

After summary and key words, the title, abstract and key words of the article should be given in English. The author (s) are responsible for their provision. The English title should be written in Times New Roman 14 pt., The first letters of the words should be large, left-justified, 1.5 lines.

2.3. Section titles

Section headings should be typed in Times New Roman font size 12 pt., bold and the first letters shall be large, blanks to the left with a single line spacing, 12 pt. before and 6 pt. after.

In the title, "and", "or", "with", "de" etc. Connectors should not be capitalized.

The point must be used after chapter title numbers.

Times New Roman should be given 10 pt and bold in parentheses immediately after the English title of the chapter titles.

2.4. Subsection titles

Subtitle headings should be typed in Times New Roman font size 11 pt, italic and only first letter big, left justified by single line spacing, 12 pt before and 6 pt after.

The dot must be used after the subsection heading numbers.

Sub-section headings should be given Times New Roman 10 point and italic in parentheses immediately after the English original title.

2.5. Tables

Tables should be placed within the specified page limits. The tables must be numbered appropriately and the table heading should be placed on the table. The title of the table should be 9 pt size, the table and number should be formatted in bold. Before the title of the table, 12 pt, then 3 pt.

Each table should have a short and understandable title describing its content in the form of "Table X. Table title (English table title)". The title of the table should be understood without reference to the text. English title should be given in 8 pt in brackets immediately after the original title.

Tables should be used where data can not be understood clearly, many digital information must be presented, or where relations can be expressed more meaningfully. Tables should be complementary, not copies of texts and figures. Tables should be simple and short. It would be more appropriate to place your tables into and out of single cells using the spreadsheet tool of your word processing program.

Tables that do not fit in a single column should be placed on two columns sideways. In this case the table should be placed at the bottom or top of the page (see Table 2).

 

Table 1Table title

Column Header 1

Column Header 2

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2.6. Figures

Figures should be prepared electronically and placed in the document. All details should be clearly readable and not on top of each other.

Figures should be placed within specified page boundaries. The indentation should not be used and the shape layout should not be adjusted to align with the text.

Shapes should be numbered appropriately and should be placed in the shape of "Figure X. Figure head" centered on the shape head. The figure title should be 9 pt size and the figure and number should be formatted in bold. Before figure heading, 6 points, then 12 point space should be left. The figure title should be given in English, in 8 pt in brackets immediately after the original title.

All forms in the text should be numbered sequentially and numbered using Arabic numerals.

Forms that do not fit in a single column should be centered on the entire page.

 

 

Figure 1. The caption of the figure

 


Table 2Table title in English

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2.7. Equations

The equations should be placed on a separate line, left aligned and numbered. A blank line must be left before and after the equation.

Equation numbers should be placed in parentheses, starting from 1, in order and aligned to the right edge.

 

a = b + c                                                         (1)

 

3. Reference Text and Citations

References and citations should be prepared in accordance with Harvard (Author, date) system (see Resources section). As an example, you can look at this quote (Surname1 and Surname2, 2013). All sources should be cited in the text. When quoting or preparing sources, any numbering in parentheses or without parentheses should not be used (Surname1 et al., 2010).

Sources must be typed in 9-point, half-width, single-line spacing, 0.5 cm hanging indentation (Yilmaz, 2012).

4. Conclusions

We hope that the information provided in this template will be useful in preparing your article.

Acknowledgment

You can write here, if any, the people, institutions or supporters (you can specify support numbers and supporters) before the resources section.

References

Surname1, A., Surname2, B., 2013. Title of the article. Journal name, 38(1), 72-80.

Surname1, A., Surname2, B., Surname3, C. 2010. Title of the proceeding. IMS2012, 6th International Symposium on Intelligent and Manufacturing Systems, 15-17 September 2010, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, pp. 85-90.

Yilmaz, C., 2012. Title of the book, 2., Publisher, City.

Appendix

If it exists, it should be written immediately after the resource section without going through the numbering and going to a new page.

Peer Review Policy

Journal of Intelligent Systems: Theory and Applications (JISTA), applies double blind peer-review process in which both the reviewer and the author are anonymous. Reviewer selection for each submitted article is up to area editors, and reviewers are selected based on the reviewer’s expertise, competence, and previous experience in reviewing papers for JISTA.
Every submitted article is evaluated by area editor, at least, for an initial review. If the paper reaches minimum quality criteria, fulfills the aims, scope and policies of JISTA, it is sent to at least two reviewers for evaluation.
The reviewers evaluate the paper according to the Review guidelines set by editorial board members and return it to the area editor, who conveys the reviewers' anonymous comments back to the author. Anonymity is strictly maintained.
The double blind peer-review process is managed using “ULAKBİM Dergi Sistemleri”, namely Dergipark platform.


Open Access Policy

JISTA provides immediate open access for all users to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public, supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge.


Archiving Policy

JISTA is accessed by Dergipark platform which utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.


Originality and Plagiarism Policy

Authors by submitting their manuscript to JISTA declare that their work is original and authored by them; has not been previously published nor submitted for evaluation; original ideas, data, findings and materials taken from other sources (including their own) are properly documented and cited; their work does not violate any rights of others, including privacy rights and intellectual property rights; provided data is their own data, true and not manipulated. Plagiarism in whole or in part without proper citation is not tolerated by JISTA. Manuscripts submitted to the journal will be checked for originality using anti-plagiarism software.


Copyright Policy

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors may enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Licence


The journal JISTA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


Journal Ethics and Malpractice Statement

For all parties involved in the publishing process (the author(s), the journal editor(s), the peer reviewers, the society, and the publisher) it is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior. The ethics statements for JISTA are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org.

1. Editor Responsibilities
Publication Decisions & Accountability
The editor of JISTA is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published, and, moreover, is accountable for everything published in the journal. In making these decisions, the editor may be guided by the journal’s editorial board and/or area editors, and considers the policies of the journal. The editor should maintain the integrity of the academic record, preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards, and always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

Fair play
The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s).

Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure, conflicts of interest, and other issues
The editor will be guided by COPE’s Guidelines for Retracting Articles when considering retracting, issuing expressions of concern about, and issuing corrections pertaining to articles that have been published in JISTA.
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the explicit written consent of the author(s). Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
The editor should seek so ensure a fair and appropriate peer-review process. The editor should recuse himself/herself from handling manuscripts (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor, or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. The editor should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.

2. Reviewer Responsibilities
Contribution to editorial decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Promptness
Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the editor.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author(s) is inacceptable. Referees should express their views clearly with appropriate supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author(s). Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published data of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

3. Author Responsibilities
Reporting standards
Authors reporting results of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of a manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. All co-authors must be clearly indicated at the time of manuscript submission. Request to add co-authors, after a manuscript has been accepted will require approval of the editor.

Hazards and human or animal subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment that has any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript. Additionally, manuscripts should adhere to the principles of the World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki regarding research study involving human or animal subjects.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works
In case an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal’s editor to either retract the paper or to publish an appropriate correction statement or erratum.

4. Publisher Responsibilities
Editorial autonomy
The publisher is committed to working with editors to define clearly the respective roles of publisher and of editors in order to ensure the autonomy of editorial decisions, without influence from advertisers or other commercial partners.

Intellectual property and copyright
We protect the intellectual property and copyright of the publisher, its imprints, authors and publishing partners by promoting and maintaining each article’s published version of record. The publisher ensures the integrity and transparency of each published article with respect to: conflicts of interest, publication and research funding, publication and research ethics, cases of publication and research misconduct, confidentiality, authorship, article corrections, clarifications and retractions, and timely publication of content.

Scientific Misconduct
In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of a correction statement or erratum or, in the most severe cases, the retraction of the affected work.

No fee is required (no article submission, processing, or publication charges).

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