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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Please prepare your manuscript before submission, using the following guidelines and the article template below:

Template

Format

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format. We currently do not accept other formats, such as LaTex or PDF files.

Article Length

Articles should be maximum 10-15 pages, including references. A maximum of 4 pages long appendices are allowed.

Article Organization

Body of articles should be organized (at least) into the IMRaD structure as follow;

  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Result
  • Discussion/conclusion

Article Title

A title of 10 (ten) words maximum should be provided. The article title has to be in English regardless of the articles content's languages.

Author Details

All contributing author names should be added, and their names arranged in the correct order for publication. A correct email address should be supplied only by the first author. The full name of each author must be present in the exact format they should appear for publication, including or exclude any middle names or initials as required The affiliation of each contributing author should be correct on their individual author name.

Biographies and Acknowledgments

Authors who wish to include these items should save them together in the MS Word file to be uploaded with the submission. If they are to be included, a brief professional biography of 100 words maximum should be supplied for each named author.

Authors must declare all sources of external research funding in their article and a statement to this effect should appear in the Acknowledgements section.

Structured Abstract

Authors must supply a structured abstract in their submission, which includes:

  • Purpose
  • Design/methodology/approach
  • Findings
  • Research limitations/implications
  • Practical implications
  • Social implications
  • Originality/value

A maximum of 250 words in total excluding keywords. It has to be in English regardless of the articles content's languages.

Keywords

Authors should provide appropriate and short keywords that encapsulate the principal topics of the paper. The maximum number of keywords are 5 (five) words.

Article Categories

Authors must categorize their paper as part of the article information. The category which most closely describes their paper should be selected from the list below.

  • Research paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the authors. The research may involve the construction or testing of a model or framework, action research, testing of data, market research or surveys, empirical, scientific or laboratory research.
  • Technical paper. Describes and evaluates technical products, processes/services.
  • Conceptual paper. These papers will not be based on research but will develop hypotheses. The papers are likely to be discursive and will cover philosophical discussions and comparative studies of others' work and thinking.
  • Case study. Case studies describe actual interventions or experiences within organizations. They may well be subjective and will not generally report on research. A description of a legal case or a hypothetical case study used as a teaching exercise would also fit into this category.
  • Literature review. It is expected that all types of paper cite any relevant literature so this category should only be used if the main purpose of the paper is to annotate and/or critique the literature in a particular subject area. It may be a selective bibliography providing advice on information sources or it may be comprehensive in that the paper's aim is to cover the main contributors to the development of a topic and explore their different views.
  • General review. This category covers those papers which provide an overview or historical examination of some concept, technique or phenomenon. The papers are likely to be more descriptive or instructional than discursive.

Headings

Headings must be concise, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings.

Notes/Endnotes

Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.

Figures

All Figures (charts, diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots, and photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form. All Figures should be of high quality, legible and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Graphics may be supplied in color to facilitate their appearance on the online database. Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel should be supplied in their native formats. Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into MS Word template document. Photographic images should be inserted in the main body of the article and of high quality.

Tables

Tables should be typed and included in the main body of the article. The position of tables should be inserted in the text as close to the point of reference as possible. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure/plate.

References

Jurnal Dampak prefers articles which refer mainly to journal articles, research reports, and conference proceedings, rather than rely heavily on textbooks or handbooks to demonstrate articles' novelty in the subject discussed. The use of Mendeley as a tool in referencing is preferable and encouraged. References should be carefully checked for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.

Author(s) should cite publications in the text following the APA citation style. At the end of the paper, a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied as follows:

For books:
Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication.

For book chapters:
Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials, Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.

For journals:
Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume issue, pages, DOI link.

For published conference proceedings:
Surname, Initials (year of publication), "Title of paper", in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers, DOI link.

For unpublished conference proceedings:
Surname, Initials (year), "Title of paper", paper presented at Name of Conference, date of the conference, place of conference, available at: URL if freely available on the internet (accessed date).

For working papers:
Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of the organization, date.

For encyclopedia entries (with no author/editor):
The title of Encyclopedia (year) "Title of entry", volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages. (For authored entries please refer to book chapter guidelines above)

For newspaper articles (authored):
Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages.

For newspaper articles (non-authored):
Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages. For archival or other unpublished sources Surname, Initials, (year), "Title of the document", Unpublished Manuscript, collection name, inventory record, the name of the archive, location of the archive.

For electronic sources:
If available online, the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed. Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).

Privacy Statement

Dampak: Jurnal Teknik Lingkungan, published by the Department of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Andalas, respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, readers, and everyone else who uses its website (jurnaldampak.ft.unand.ac.id). This statement describes what personal information the journal collects, why it is collected, who may see it, and how it is protected. By using the website and its services, you accept the practices described here.

Our commitments
  • Names and email addresses entered on this website are used only for the journal’s stated purposes. They are not made available to any other party or for any other purpose.
  • The journal takes reasonable precautions, but hacking and data-mining techniques available on the Internet keep advancing. Dampak therefore cannot guarantee that third parties will never harvest users’ email addresses by some means found online.

1. What We Collect

Who you are What we collect When
Author Name, email address, postal address, telephone number, institutional affiliation, optional biographical details, and the manuscript itself. A manuscript may contain personal data of research participants if the author has not fully anonymized it. When you submit a manuscript
Reviewer Name, email address, institutional affiliation, areas of expertise, and the content of your review report When you agree to review a manuscript
Reader or registered user Name, username, email address, and affiliation When you register an account on the journal’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform
Anyone who writes to us Your contact details and the content of your message When you contact the editorial office
Any visitor Server log data recorded automatically: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, device information, search terms, and cookie information Whenever you use the website

2. Why We Use It

  • Publishing process: handling submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, copyediting, production, and publication.
  • Communication: contacting authors, reviewers, editors, and readers about manuscript status, review requests, decisions, and enquiries.
  • Website operation: running, securing, and improving the website and OJS platform, including remembering login details.
  • Records and preservation: keeping journal records and preserving the scholarly record, including archiving published content.
  • Legal compliance: meeting legal requirements and protecting the rights, property, and safety of the journal, Universitas Andalas, users, and the public.
  • Statistics: producing anonymized or aggregated figures on usage, submissions, and readership.

3. Grounds for Processing

The journal collects and uses personal information only when at least one of the following applies:

  1. You have given consent.
  2. It is necessary to carry out the publishing process you have asked for, such as handling your submission and publishing your article if it is accepted.
  3. It serves the journal’s legitimate interests, such as running the journal, managing peer review, protecting the integrity of the scholarly record, and communicating with you, and these interests do not override your rights.
  4. The law requires it.

4. Who Can See Your Information

Recipient What they may see Why
The public Author names and affiliations, and the corresponding author’s email address, published with each article Attribution and scholarly communication
Authors and reviewers (in review) Nothing about each other’s identity. Peer review is blind, and reviewer identities are not revealed to authors without the reviewer’s consent. Fair and confidential review
Service providers Only what each service needs, covering website hosting, plagiarism checking with Turnitin, DOI registration with Crossref, archiving services, and technical support for OJS. These providers must protect confidentiality and may not use the information for other purposes. Running and preserving the journal
Indexing and abstracting services Article metadata, including author names, affiliations, and abstracts Making articles easier to find
Universitas Andalas Relevant information, handled by authorized staff of the university and the Department of Environmental Engineering Journal administration and oversight
Authorities Information that the law requires, or that is needed to comply with a legal obligation, protect rights or property, prevent fraud, protect personal safety in urgent cases, or guard against legal liability Legal and safety reasons

The journal does not sell, rent, or lease personal information to third parties for their marketing.

5. Security and Its Limits

The journal applies appropriate technical and organizational measures to guard personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. The OJS platform has security features, and access to personal data is limited to authorized staff. No method of transmitting or storing data over the Internet is completely secure, however, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed. As stated above, this includes the possibility that third parties may harvest users’ email addresses through methods found online.

6. How Long We Keep Information

Personal information is kept only as long as needed for the purposes in this statement, to protect the scholarly record, and to meet legal obligations, such as archiving under the journal’s Archiving page or resolving disputes. Information tied to published articles is kept permanently as part of the scholarly record. Data linked to rejected manuscripts or inactive accounts is managed or deleted according to the journal’s retention practices and applicable law.

7. Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. The journal’s website, which runs on OJS, uses them as follows:

  • Essential cookies: needed for the site to work, for example to let authors, reviewers, and editors log in to secure areas.
  • Functional cookies: remember choices such as your username or language preference.

You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when one is sent. If you refuse them, some parts of the website may not work.

8. Links to Other Websites

The website may link to sites run by others. The journal does not control these sites and is not responsible for their content or privacy practices, so please read the privacy policy of each site you visit.

9. Changes to This Statement

The journal may update this statement when its practices, services, or legal requirements change. Significant changes will be posted on this page. Please review the statement from time to time.

10. Contact

For questions or concerns about this statement or the way the journal handles personal information, contact the editorial office of Dampak: Jurnal Teknik Lingkungan through the Contact page.