Online Submission Policy

All manuscripts submitted to JAIES for publication must be submitted electronically via the journal's official online manuscript management system (OJS / DergiPark). Submissions via email will not be considered for evaluation. The following rules must be strictly adhered to during the submission process:

• Author Registration and ORCID: All contributing authors must be fully registered in the system and add their 16-digit ORCID iD numbers to their profiles, which is a mandatory requirement by international indices (TR Dizin, Scopus, WoS).
• File Separation (Double-Blind Guarantee): To maintain the integrity of the double-blind peer review process, authors must upload two separate files to the system:
  1. "Title Page": Containing the title, authors' full names, affiliations, and contact information.
  2. "Blinded Manuscript": The full text of the article, completely anonymized and stripped of any personal or institutional identifying information.
• Supplementary Files: High-resolution figures, tables, datasets, and a signed "Copyright Transfer Form" must be uploaded to the system as separate supplementary files during submission.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

To ensure the rapid processing of editorial and technical preliminary reviews, manuscripts must be prepared in strict accordance with the following formatting and linguistic standards:

• Language of Publication: The official publication language of the journal is English. Submitted texts must be grammatically correct, fluent, clear, and written in an academic tone. Manuscripts with poor language quality will be rejected outright prior to peer review, or a professional proofreading certificate will be requested.
• File Format: Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word (.docx) format, in a single-column layout.
• Page Layout and Typography: Times New Roman font, 12-point size, and 2.0 (double) line spacing should be used throughout the text. Page margins must be set to a standard 2.5 cm (1 inch) on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right). To facilitate the review process, line numbers must be added to the manuscript.
• Section Headings: All main and sub-headings within the article must be numbered using the decimal system (e.g., 1., 1.1., 1.1.1.).

Article Structure and Standard Sections

Original research articles submitted to JAIES must be structured hierarchically in accordance with international engineering and informatics publishing standards (the IMRAD model):

1. Title Page: A concise, descriptive, and SEO-friendly title; full names of all authors, their academic titles, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and the current contact information of the corresponding author.
2. Abstract: A structured, single-paragraph English abstract of 150 to 250 words must be placed at the beginning of the manuscript. The abstract should clearly summarize the objective, methodology/algorithm, main findings, and contribution to the literature, without containing any citations.
3. Keywords: 3 to 5 alphabetically ordered technical terms that reflect the focus of the study and facilitate indexing. It is recommended not to simply repeat words from the title.
4. Introduction: The theoretical background, problem definition, state-of-the-art literature review, motivation, and original value of the study should be presented here.
5. Materials and Methods / Methodology: Developed architectures, hardware/software components, mathematical models, algorithms, and datasets must be explained in sufficient depth and detail to allow the experimental work to be reproduced by other researchers.
6. Results and Analysis: Obtained data, performance metrics, and simulation/experimental results should be presented objectively, accompanied by high-quality graphics and clear tables.
7. Discussion: The significance and implications of the findings should be interpreted, compared with existing studies in the literature, and both the advantages of the proposed method and the limitations of the study must be objectively stated.
8. Conclusion and Future Work: The main outcomes derived from the research should be summarized, and potential future research directions building upon this study should be indicated.
9. Mandatory Disclosures: In accordance with the transparency principles of indexing databases, the following sub-headings must be included at the end of the manuscript:
   • Ethics Committee Approval: For research involving data collection from human participants (surveys, interviews, etc.) or the use of human/animal material, the name of the ethics committee, approval date, and document/decision number must be explicitly stated. For studies not requiring approval, a statement reading "Ethics committee approval is not required for this study" must be provided along with the scientific justification.
   • Author Contributions: In accordance with COPE standards, the specific contribution of each author to the research stages (design, data collection, analysis, drafting, etc.) must be clearly listed.
   • Conflict of Interest Statement: Authors must declare that there are no financial, personal, or institutional conflicts of interest that could influence the research results or objectivity.
   • Funding / Acknowledgements: Projects supporting the research (e.g., TÜBİTAK, EU grants) must be documented with the institution name and project number. If there is no funding, the statement "This research received no external funding" should be included.
10. References: A complete list of all sources cited in the text.

References and Citation Style

JAIES has adopted the APA 7 (American Psychological Association 7th Edition) citation style for the standardization of scientific sources and CrossRef database integration. All in-text citations and the reference list must be prepared flawlessly according to these guidelines:

• In-Text Citations: Sources in the text should be cited using the author's surname and the year of publication. E.g., "Edge computing architectures reduce latency significantly (Smith, 2025)." or "According to Smith (2025), artificial intelligence models..." For works with multiple authors, APA 7 rules apply (e.g., for three or more authors: "Jones et al., 2026").
• DOI Numbers: It is mandatory for indexing verification to include an active, clickable https://doi.org/... link at the end of all sources in the reference list that have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Editorial and Peer Review Process

To ensure that published works possess high scientific standards, innovation, and technical accuracy, JAIES operates a transparent and independent double-blind peer review process:

1. Technical and Ethical Pre-Review: Every manuscript submitted to the journal is first evaluated by the Field Editors and the Secretariat for compliance with technical guidelines, language proficiency, and scope. Concurrently, all submissions undergo a plagiarism check using iThenticate software. Manuscripts that exceed the journal's similarity limits or contain unethical practices are rejected outright without entering the peer review process.

2. Peer Review: Manuscripts that successfully pass the pre-review are sent to at least two independent external reviewers selected from the international reviewer pool based on their field of expertise. The identities of both reviewers and authors remain strictly confidential throughout the process. Reviewers prepare detailed reports evaluating the study's originality, methodological validity, consistency of results, and contribution to the literature.

3. Decision and Revision: Based on the reviewer reports, a decision of "Accept", "Minor Revision", "Major Revision", or "Reject" is made. Authors of manuscripts requiring revision must upload the revised text along with a "Response to Reviewers" file addressing the reviewers' comments point by point. In the event of conflicting opinions between two reviewers, the manuscript is submitted to a third reviewer. The Editor-in-Chief holds the final authority for publication approval.

Post-Acceptance Process and Copyediting

Manuscripts that have completed scientific evaluation and are accepted by the Editor-in-Chief enter the publication production phase:

• Copyediting and Typesetting: Accepted texts undergo XML conversion, professional language editing (copyediting), and page layout processing according to the journal's template, compliant with international indexing data harvesting standards.
• Galley Proofs: The typeset PDF proof of the manuscript is sent to the corresponding author for final checks. Authors are required to report typographical or typesetting errors within 48 hours. Major changes that alter the core content, data, or author order are strictly prohibited at this stage.
• DOI and Early Access: Once final approval is received from the author, a persistent DOI number is assigned to the manuscript, CrossRef registration is completed, and it is published online on the journal's "Ahead of Print / Article in Press" page. Articles in early access are considered officially published and are fully citable.

Article Processing Charges (APC) and Transparency Policy

JAIES supports the Platinum/Gold Open Access model, advocating for the unimpeded global dissemination of knowledge. To ensure free access for readers and to sustain publication processes (peer review management systems, iThenticate screening, DOI registrations, XML conversion, CrossRef memberships, and long-term Portico digital archiving), the journal is funded by Article Processing Charges (APC) collected from authors.

• Publication Fee: There is a fixed publication fee of 800 USD for each manuscript accepted for publication after passing the peer review process.
• Transparency Principle: The Article Processing Charge is not a "purchase" fee contingent upon peer review or acceptance. The fee covers solely the editorial and technical operational costs. No fee is requested if a manuscript is rejected. Financial transactions and the peer review process are strictly separated to ensure they do not influence each other under any circumstances.