Instructions to Authors

Emerging Digital Systems welcomes original research articles, review articles, technical studies, case studies, simulation-based studies, experimental investigations, and application-oriented papers in emerging digital technologies, intelligent systems, digital transformation, software systems, cyber-physical systems, cloud computing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence applications, data-driven systems, digital platforms, and advanced computing solutions.

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are original, technically sound, ethically prepared, and not under consideration by another journal at the time of submission. Manuscripts should be written clearly, follow a logical academic structure, and present a meaningful contribution to the subject area of the journal.

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 complies with the journal’s scope, formatting requirements, publication ethics, plagiarism policy, copyright policy, and author declaration requirements.

Manuscript Structure

• Title
• Author names and affiliations
• Corresponding author details
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Literature review or background
• Materials and methods or methodology
• System design, model, architecture, algorithm, or framework, where applicable
• Results
• 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 summarize the research problem, objective, method, system or model used, major findings, and conclusion. Authors should avoid unnecessary citations, undefined abbreviations, and excessive background information in the abstract.

Keywords should reflect the main topic of the manuscript. Suitable keywords may relate to digital systems, intelligent systems, software architecture, cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, automation, data-driven platforms, digital transformation, or advanced computing.

Formatting Requirements

• The manuscript should be written in clear academic English.
• Text should be typed with consistent formatting and proper spacing.
• Headings and subheadings should be clearly structured.
• Figures, tables, models, architectures, workflows, and algorithms should be numbered and cited in the text.
• Equations, pseudocode, and technical notations should be clearly presented where applicable.
• Abbreviations should be defined at first use.
• References should be complete, accurate, and consistently formatted.

Figures, Tables, Algorithms, and System Models

Figures, tables, diagrams, algorithms, system architectures, workflows, screenshots, and experimental results 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 that 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, algorithms, system models, and references are properly cited.
• 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.