Types of paper

Jurnal Pendidikan Teknik Mesin received articles in an original research paper in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on mechanical engineering and automotive.

Original research paper

Original research paper is an article that reports detailed research and classified as primary literature. Its format includes an introduction and background problems, hypotheses, methods, results, interpretation of findings, and discussion sections. This paper is generally long, with word count ranging from 4000 to 7000.

 

General structure of original research paper

Paper identity

The title should be short and simple. After the title of the manuscript, followed by the names of authors and affiliation. Last is the complete contact information for the corresponding author, including the email address.

Abstract

The abstract section is created in a single paragraph. The first sentence generally states the purpose of the experiment and the next sentence explains how the investigation is conducted. The next sentence presents an overview of the experimental results and the last sentence describes the significance of the results and their impact on the field of study in general. Add 3-5 strong keywords.

Introduction

The introduction of a manuscript includes a brief overview of the literature relating to the research topic. Introduction is generally written descriptively, beginning with a broad topic and slowly focusing on the work being done. An introduction usually requires several paragraphs beginning with one or two paragraphs that introduce the reader to the field of the problem under investigation in general. Then, in the next paragraph explains something more specific. The last paragraph is very important, which is what experimental questions will be answered by a study and how to do it.

Method

The research method contains a direct description of the methods used in a study. The method contains the statement of the materials used in the study, the main procedures, the techniques used in the data retrieval, and the analysis techniques. If the research uses a particular experimental design, the method part also includes the design/set up of the research. Similarly, for literature research, theoretical or modelling components are also clearly contained in this section.

Result and discussion

The results present experimental data to the reader. The results (which are also research findings) are generally presented in tables and figures that are interesting and clear. This section of the discussion contains interpretations of research results to give meaning to the reader or provide guidance for further research. All figures and tables need further explanation to reveal the truth.

Conclusion

The conclusion contains a summary of the research findings. Then, followed by the main points of the discussion. A general conclusion ends with a statement about how the research work contributes to the field of study as a whole.

References

This section lists all the references cited in the text. Jurnal Pendidikan Teknik Mesin using APA (American Psychological Association) 7th style. Citation and reference systems must use the Reference Management System such as Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero.

Manuscript/paper template

Manuscript accepted is written in English and written referring to the TEMPLATE [DOWNLOAD]. 

The manuscript must be in *.doc or *.rtf , and sent to the journal system via online submission by creating account in this Open Journal System (OJS) [click REGISTER if you have not had any account yet; or click LOG IN if you have already had an account].

Artwork

General points

• Avoid graphic plots that are too crowded.
• Use the appropriate axis.
• Symbols and data sets must be clear, easily distinguishable.
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original figure/artwork.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
• Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).
• If an appendix appears in your article and it contains one or more figures, continue the consecutive numbering of the main text. Do not number the appendix figures, "A1, A2, A3, etc."
• Examples of using Figure, available in manuscript/paper template.

Permissions

If you include figures that have already been published elsewhere, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format. In such cases, material from other sources should be used.

Tables

• Please submit tables as editable text and not as images.
• Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end.
• Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body.
• Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
• Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells. 
• Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order. 
• Examples of using Tables, available in full in manuscript/paper template.