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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.


    • All submissions must meet the following requirements.

    • All authors associated with this manuscript have been consulted and have duly "signed off" prior to this submission.

    • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines - https://tinyurl.com/saiee-template [detailed instructions: http://goo.gl/8OcZVe]

    • 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)

    • I'm aware that the manuscript template (http://goo.gl/8OcZVe) has changed as per indexing guidelines (IEEE Xplore)

    • Yes & the authors hold copyright of all images

    • In case your manuscript is accepted, the article processing charge (APC) is US $ 500. The APC is required for your article to be published (open access) on IEEE Xplore. [ Waivers can be applied for - please submit your motivation to researchjournal@saiee.org.za ]

    • The manuscript has been professionally proofread (language editing). Because of publication via IEEE Xplore, US English should be used.

    • The submission file is a PDF

    • 100 % of the text is original - I declare understanding of plagiarism, incl. self-plagiarism, and confirm text originality. I understand the serious consequences of plagiarism (in any form) - including prohibition for future publishing.

    • Authors must have an ORCID profile {https://orcid.org/} - this must be provided when they update/create their authors profile.

    • Authors should please ensure that at least their affiliations and qualifications are made public in their ORCID profile {https://orcid.org/}.

    • Regarding usage of LLM/AI tools, we follow the ASSAf guidelines - the same as the South African Journal of Science (SAJS) - please see: Editorial Policies | South African Journal of Science (sajs.co.za)

    • Inclusive language policy, as introduced by the SAJS - https://sajs.co.za/inclusive-language-policy (i.e. writing in English that can be understood by English 2nd language readers).


    • Regarding datasets used in your publication, please submit the dataset to IEEE DataPort: https://ieee-dataport.org/ - please cite the resulting DOI in your article.




    • Ethics policy: ASSAf’s Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing and Peer Review.



    • Authors are encouraged to include the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the article in the keywords.

    • Pre-print and Post-Print Policy