Cellular, satellite, propagation, antennas.
2G/3G/4G/5G measurements and planning · LTE TDD vs FDD · coverage planning across frequency bands · drive-test field measurement · antenna design and characterization · RF propagation modelling.
About the journal
A journal for the full stack of modern electronic systems.
JOWIM is published twice a year by the Department of Telecommunication Engineering at Politeknik Negeri Padang, Indonesia. We welcome original research, review articles, and short communications from Indonesia and beyond.
Aims & scope
Computer science, computer engineering, IT, wireless & multimedia.
JOWIM publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications across the disciplines listed below. Work that crosses disciplinary boundaries — networking combined with applied security, antenna design for specific protocols, multimedia QoS on real networks — is especially welcome.
Wireless & mobile
Networking & fibre
GPON, FTTH, network planning.
GPON and FTTH architecture · bill-of-quantity and cost analysis · OLT/ONU placement and splitter ratios · QoS measurement on production networks · protocol performance evaluation.
Multimedia
Codecs, streaming, QoE.
Audio/video codecs · streaming protocols · QoS and QoE measurement · multimedia over wireless networks · content delivery networks.
Security
Penetration testing, web security.
Penetration testing methodology · SQL injection and input validation · network intrusion detection · applied cryptography · security audit frameworks.
Computer engineering
Embedded systems, IoT, signal processing.
Embedded and real-time systems · IoT protocols and architectures · digital signal processing · hardware/software co-design.
Peer review process
Double-blind review. Two reviewers minimum. Six-week median time to first decision.
1 · Submission
Initial check.
The editor-in-chief confirms the manuscript is within scope, properly formatted, and not under review elsewhere. Out-of-scope submissions are returned within five working days.
2 · Assignment
Reviewer matching.
Manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with subject-matter expertise. Reviewers are anonymous to authors; authors are anonymous to reviewers.
3 · Decision
Accept · revise · reject.
Reviewer recommendations are combined by the handling editor. The editor-in-chief issues a decision: accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. Median time to first decision: 6 weeks.
Publication ethics
Standards for authors, reviewers, and editors.
JOWIM follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, WAME). The full ethics policy is below; the short version is: original work only, no simultaneous submission, full disclosure of conflicts of interest, and honest reporting of methods and results.
For authors
Originality, attribution, disclosure.
Manuscripts must report original work that has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. All co-authors must have approved the submitted version. Conflicts of interest and sources of funding must be disclosed. Image manipulation, data fabrication, and plagiarism are grounds for rejection and retraction.
For reviewers
Confidentiality, objectivity, timeliness.
Reviewers treat manuscripts as confidential documents. Reviews are objective, evidence-based, and constructive. Reviewers who cannot meet the four-week review window must decline promptly. Reviewers disclose conflicts of interest before accepting a manuscript.
For editors
Fairness, recusal, transparency.
Editors recuse themselves from manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's merit, not the author's affiliation or identity.
Corrections & retractions
Post-publication issues.
Honest errors are corrected via published errata. Research misconduct is investigated following COPE flowcharts and may lead to retraction with a public notice.
AI use disclosure
Generative AI must be declared.
Use of generative AI tools (writing, image, code) must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. AI tools cannot be listed as co-authors.
Licensing
CC BY-SA 4.0.
Every article is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Authors retain copyright. Anyone may read, redistribute, and create derivative works provided attribution is given and derivatives carry the same license.
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Publication frequency
Twice a year. Continuous online release.
Two issues per year: May and November. Articles are released online as soon as they pass final review, so the website is the canonical record of publication. Special issues are guest-edited on occasion.
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Fees
Zero APCs.
No submission fees, no article processing charges, no subscription fees. Funded institutionally by Politeknik Negeri Padang.
Indexing
Garuda · Google Scholar · Index Copernicus · Dimensions
Every article receives a DOI. Full-text PDFs are deposited in the institutional repository at Politeknik Negeri Padang.
Archiving
ISSN 3047-2172 · DOI prefix 10.62671/jowim
Permanent identifiers assigned to every article. Author rights retained under CC BY-SA 4.0.