About the Journal

About JADTI

Journal of Applied Digital Technology and Innovation (JADTI) provides a scholarly forum for researchers, software developers, educators, information-systems specialists, and digital-business practitioners to disseminate validated advances in applied digital technology. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary but remains anchored in research on digital systems, methods, tools, and measurable technological innovation.

Aim

To promote credible, reproducible, and practically relevant scholarship on digital technologies by connecting software and systems research with evidence-based application in real-world contexts.

Mission

  • Publish original research on the design, development, adoption, and evaluation of digital systems and applications.
  • Advance responsible use of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and human-centered digital technologies.
  • Encourage collaboration across computing, education, research methods, and digital business.
  • Strengthen transparency, research ethics, and methodological rigor in applied technology research.

Article Types

  • Original Research Articles
  • Design, Development, and Evaluation Studies
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (with reproducible methods)
  • Empirical Case Studies with transferable technical insights

Publication Information

Official title: Journal of Applied Digital Technology and Innovation

Abbreviation: JADTI

Publisher: Artha Vistara Cendekia.

Publication frequency: Twice yearly, April and October.

Publication language: English.

Publication model: Immediate open access.

Focus and Scope

JADTI publishes original, methodologically sound research on digital technologies, with particular emphasis on the design, development, optimization, integration, application, and empirical evaluation of software, platforms, algorithms, and digital systems. Work may originate in education, research, commerce, industry, or public services, provided the manuscript demonstrates a clear contribution to digital technology or technology-based innovation.

Core Areas

  • Software Engineering and Application Development: web and mobile applications, software architecture, system development methodologies, testing, maintainability, software quality, and deployment.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems: machine learning, natural language processing, generative AI, intelligent feedback systems, recommender systems, and responsible AI implementation.
  • Data Analytics and Research Technologies: data visualization, decision-support systems, digital research tools, qualitative and quantitative analytics platforms, bibliometric systems, and technology-assisted evidence synthesis.
  • Educational Technology and Human–Computer Interaction: technology-enhanced learning, computer-assisted language learning, adaptive learning, immersive learning environments, learning analytics, accessibility, user experience, and usability evaluation.
  • Information Systems and Digital Transformation: organizational information systems, digital workflows, cloud-based services, cybersecurity applications, and digital governance.
  • Digital Business and Entrepreneurship: e-commerce systems, financial technology, digital marketing analytics, digital platforms, information-driven business models, and technology adoption in enterprises.
  • Digital Innovation Evaluation: design science research, system validation, software usability, technology acceptance, implementation outcomes, and real-world impact assessments.

Typical In-Scope Manuscripts

  • Development and evaluation of a browser-based AI writing-support application with architecture, algorithmic design, user testing, and learning- or usability-related outcomes.
  • Development and validation of qualitative data analysis or systematic-review software, including reproducible benchmarks and user experience studies.
  • Design and evaluation of a web-based immersive debate platform or learning application, with clearly reported system functionality and evidence of effectiveness or usability.
  • Empirical evaluation of an e-commerce decision-support system, digital-business analytics tool, or organizational information system.

Out-of-Scope Manuscripts

  • General teaching-method studies without a substantial digital-technology component.
  • Purely descriptive accounts of application creation without validation, technical contribution, or meaningful evaluation.
  • Generic management or marketing studies unrelated to digital systems or digital business technology.
  • Literature essays or narrative reviews without a transparent and rigorous research method.

Editorial principle: Journal scope determines eligibility, not author affiliation or the identity of a product. Submissions by journal partners, editors, or their collaborators receive independent assessment and are not guaranteed acceptance.

Peer Review Process

JADTI uses a double-anonymized peer-review process. Author and reviewer identities are concealed during the review process wherever technically feasible. Manuscripts undergo an initial editorial check for scope, originality, ethical compliance, and reporting quality before review.

Review Workflow

  1. Editorial screening: The handling editor checks scope, manuscript completeness, methodological plausibility, research ethics, and originality.
  2. Reviewer assignment: Normally, at least two qualified, independent reviewers with relevant expertise evaluate the manuscript.
  3. Scholarly review in the manuscript: Reviewers download the anonymized Word manuscript and insert specific feedback directly using Microsoft Word Review > New Comment. Where helpful, they may also use Track Changes for suggested edits. Reviewers upload the annotated Word file through OJS; no separate evaluation form is required. Reviewers submit their editorial recommendation through the OJS review workflow.
  4. Editorial decision: The handling editor reads the annotated manuscripts and recommendations submitted through OJS and makes an evidence-based decision. Reviewer recommendations are advisory rather than automatically binding.
  5. Revision and verification: Authors use the comments in their reviewed manuscript to prepare a revised clean file and a point-by-point response. Revised manuscripts may be returned to reviewers.
  6. Acceptance and production: Accepted papers proceed to copyediting, layout, metadata checks, and publication.

Editorial Independence and Conflicts of Interest

Editors, reviewers, and authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest. Manuscripts authored by an editor, publisher representative, or partner institution member must be handled by an independent editor with no relevant conflict, and reviewed by independent reviewers. No author is entitled to favorable treatment.

Reviewer Anonymity and Confidentiality

Before reviewer-annotated Word files are shared with authors, the editor must inspect comments, Track Changes authorship, document properties, and hidden personal information. Reviewer names or other identifiers must be removed to maintain double-anonymized review. Confidential messages to the editor must be entered in OJS, not in the annotated file intended for authors. Reviewers and editors must protect submitted manuscripts and may not upload them to third-party AI services without authorization and adequate safeguards.

Appeals

Authors may request reconsideration by providing a reasoned, evidence-based appeal through the journal's official contact channel. An uninvolved editor assesses appeals when a conflict exists. The decision will be communicated with an explanation.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

JADTI is committed to responsible scholarly publishing, transparency, impartial editorial decisions, and credible research. Its policies are informed by recognized publication-ethics practices, including guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Duties of Authors

  • Submit original, accurate research and avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and inappropriate image or data manipulation.
  • Give proper attribution and cite sources appropriately; disclose related manuscripts and prior dissemination, including preprints where applicable.
  • Obtain ethics approval/waiver and consent when applicable and safeguard confidential or identifiable data.
  • Disclose all relevant financial and non-financial conflicts, funding sources, author contributions, and consequential AI assistance.
  • Cooperate with reasonable editorial requests for clarifications, data verification, or corrections.

Duties of Editors

  • Base decisions on relevance, scholarly merit, methodological rigor, and ethical standards, without discrimination or commercial influence.
  • Preserve the confidentiality of submissions and recuse themselves from decisions involving conflicts of interest.
  • Investigate credible complaints or allegations fairly, protect due process, and document decisions.
  • Correct the scholarly record when a correction, expression of concern, or retraction is warranted.

Duties of Reviewers

  • Provide objective, constructive, confidential, and timely assessments.
  • Declare potential conflicts and decline assignments beyond their competence or availability.
  • Do not appropriate unpublished ideas, data, or code; do not use submitted material for personal advantage.
  • Flag suspected duplication, unsupported claims, significant methodological concerns, or ethical issues to the editor.

Handling Misconduct

Allegations of plagiarism, fabricated or falsified data, unethical participant handling, citation manipulation, authorship disputes, or inappropriate peer-review practices will be investigated according to the available evidence. The journal may request explanations, supporting data, institutional input, or independent assessment, and may reject, correct, or retract material as appropriate.

Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions

If a published article contains an error that does not invalidate its central conclusions, a linked correction may be issued. Substantial unresolved reliability concerns may warrant an expression of concern. Proven or serious invalidating problems may warrant a clearly labeled retraction linked to the original article. The publication record and DOI metadata will be updated as applicable.

Complaints and Appeals

Complaints and appeals must be submitted in writing with supporting details to the journal's official editorial contact. They will be assessed by an editor without a relevant conflict, with due process and an explanation of the resolution.

Open Access Policy

JADTI provides immediate open access to published content without subscription or paywall restrictions. Readers may access and share articles under the applicable article license.

Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright and grant JADTI the right of first publication. Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Users may copy, share, adapt, and redistribute the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given, a license link is supplied, and changes are indicated.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party figures, datasets, or other content comply with applicable permissions and license requirements.

Self-Archiving

Authors may deposit preprints, accepted manuscripts, and the final published version in institutional or subject repositories, with clear acknowledgment and citation of the published version of record.

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

JADTI welcomes research on artificial intelligence and technology-assisted research, and requires transparent reporting of AI use. Authors must identify generative-AI tools that made a material contribution to manuscript drafting, coding, data analysis, figure creation, or interpretation and state how outputs were verified. AI systems cannot be credited as authors. Researchers remain accountable for factual accuracy, citations, human-participant protection, and intellectual-property compliance.

Editors and reviewers must not upload confidential submitted manuscripts, data, or review materials to external AI systems unless appropriately authorized and confidentiality is demonstrably protected.

Data and Code Availability

Manuscripts should include a Data and Code Availability statement. When ethical and legal conditions permit, authors are encouraged to provide supporting datasets, analysis scripts, software version information, code repositories, instruments, and configuration details. When data cannot be shared, explain restrictions and identify how results can be independently assessed without exposing protected information.

Research Involving Human Participants

Authors must describe ethics committee approval or exemption, consent procedures, confidentiality safeguards, and secure handling of human-participant data where applicable. For research involving educational technology, writing analytics, interviews, or user testing, particular care is required when handling students' work, voices, recordings, or other identifying records.

Transparency for Software Studies

Development studies should disclose the software stack, version, deployment environment, architecture or design rationale, evaluation framework, test cases, and limitations to the extent necessary for the work to be evaluated or replicated.

Publication Fees

JADTI provides information about any applicable submission or publication charges before an author submits a manuscript. No undisclosed fee is charged. Editorial decisions are based on scholarly assessment and are never guaranteed by payment.

Any applicable charges and waiver arrangements will be displayed on this page when established.

Digital Preservation

JADTI intends to implement a sustainable preservation strategy for published articles, including regular platform backups, controlled storage of publication files, and use of an appropriate long-term preservation service when available. Only mechanisms actually activated by the journal will be listed as implemented.

Privacy Statement

Names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered into this journal site will be used exclusively for editorial, publication, and journal-management activities. Access will be restricted to authorized journal personnel and necessary service providers. The journal will not sell author, reviewer, or reader personal information. Requests concerning the correction or appropriate removal of personal data may be directed to the official journal contact, subject to legal and scholarly-record obligations.