Instructions to Authors

Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge Systems welcomes original research articles, review articles, theoretical studies, case studies, computational studies, framework papers, methodological studies, and application-oriented manuscripts that connect knowledge, methods, models, and systems across multiple disciplines.

The journal is suitable for work involving knowledge engineering, interdisciplinary systems, decision support, knowledge management, intelligent information systems, computational modelling, systems thinking, digital knowledge platforms, data-driven knowledge integration, and applied cross-disciplinary research.

Submission Process

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission system. Authors should register or log in to the journal website, select the appropriate submission section, upload the manuscript file, provide complete author details, enter the title and abstract, add keywords, and complete all required submission metadata.

During submission, authors should confirm that the manuscript is original, not under consideration elsewhere, relevant to the journal scope, ethically prepared, and compliant with the journal’s formatting, copyright, plagiarism, and publication ethics requirements.

Manuscript Structure

Research articles should normally include the following sections:

• Title
• Author names and affiliations
• Corresponding author details
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Background or literature review
• Conceptual framework, methodology, model, or system design
• Data, materials, case context, or study setting, where applicable
• Results, analysis, or findings
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements, if applicable
• Funding statement, if applicable
• Conflict of interest statement
• Data availability statement, if applicable
• References

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract should clearly summarize the research problem, purpose, method or framework, major findings, and contribution. Authors should avoid unnecessary citations, undefined abbreviations, and excessive background information in the abstract.

Keywords should reflect the manuscript’s main subject area. Suitable keywords may relate to interdisciplinary research, knowledge systems, knowledge engineering, decision support, systems thinking, information systems, digital knowledge management, computational modelling, data integration, or cross-domain applications.

Formatting Requirements

• The manuscript should be written in clear academic English.
• The structure should be logical and suitable for the type of contribution.
• Headings and subheadings should be clearly organized.
• Figures, tables, frameworks, models, and diagrams should be numbered and cited in the text.
• Technical terms, abbreviations, and domain-specific concepts should be defined clearly.
• References should be complete, accurate, and consistently formatted.
• Interdisciplinary manuscripts should clearly explain the relationship between the disciplines involved.

Figures, Tables, Models, and Frameworks

Figures, tables, conceptual models, knowledge frameworks, system diagrams, workflows, and analytical outputs should be clear, readable, and relevant to the manuscript. Each item must have a suitable caption and must be referred to in the main text.

References

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all references are accurate, relevant, and properly cited. References should include sufficient bibliographic details so readers can identify and locate the cited sources. Authors should avoid irrelevant citations, excessive self-citation, and citation manipulation.

Ethical Requirements

Submissions must comply with accepted standards of publication ethics. Authors must avoid plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, falsification, inappropriate image or result manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and improper authorship practices.

Submission Checklist

• The manuscript matches the focus and scope of the journal.
• The manuscript is original and not submitted elsewhere.
• The title, abstract, keywords, author details, and affiliations are complete.
• All figures, tables, models, frameworks, and references are properly cited.
• The interdisciplinary contribution is clearly explained.
• Ethical declarations, conflict of interest statement, and funding information are included where applicable.
• The manuscript has been checked for grammar, clarity, plagiarism, and technical consistency.
• All authors have approved the submission.