Focus and Scope

IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education publishes theoretical, empirical, and methodological research that advances knowledge and practice in mathematics education. The journal focuses on innovations in mathematics teaching and learning, the development of mathematical competencies, and evidence-based approaches to improving mathematics education across diverse educational levels and contexts. The journal welcomes diverse research designs and methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, design-based, experimental, and evidence-synthesis studies, provided that they offer clear theoretical, methodological, or practical contributions to mathematics education.

The journal welcomes original contributions in the following areas:

1. Mathematics Teaching, Learning, and Didactical Design
This scope covers the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative approaches to mathematics teaching and learning, including learning models, pedagogical strategies, didactical design, learning trajectories, and the identification of students’ learning obstacles. It emphasizes the interactions among mathematical content, instructional practices, and students’ learning processes to promote meaningful mathematical understanding, engagement, and achievement. Contributions addressing innovative instructional designs, classroom practices, and evidence-based pedagogical interventions that enhance the quality of mathematics education across diverse educational levels and contexts are particularly encouraged.

2. Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Numeracy
This scope covers the development and investigation of students’ mathematical thinking, reasoning, proof, problem-solving, representation, communication, critical and creative thinking, mathematical literacy, and numeracy. It includes research examining students’ cognitive processes, metacognition, mathematical argumentation, and the application of mathematical knowledge to real-world situations. Contributions exploring strategies, interventions, and learning environments that strengthen mathematical competencies and support students in interpreting, analyzing, and solving mathematical problems across diverse educational contexts are encouraged.

3. Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education
This scope covers the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of digital technologies and artificial intelligence to support mathematics teaching and learning. It includes digital learning media, educational software, interactive multimedia, dynamic mathematical visualization, adaptive learning systems, educational games, and AI-supported instructional approaches. Contributions may investigate the pedagogical effectiveness, accessibility, usability, and ethical implications of technology integration, particularly its role in enhancing mathematical understanding, reasoning, problem-solving, numeracy, and student engagement.

4. Mathematics Curriculum, Assessment, and Evaluation
This scope covers the design, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of mathematics curricula, assessment systems, and educational programs across different educational levels. It includes curriculum development, learning outcomes, competency-based education, formative and summative assessment, authentic assessment, assessment instruments, and the measurement of mathematical competencies. Contributions addressing curriculum innovation, assessment validity and reliability, feedback practices, learning analytics, and evidence-based evaluation are encouraged, particularly those that inform instructional improvement and contribute to more effective, equitable, and meaningful mathematics education.

5. Mathematics Teacher Education and Professional Development
This scope covers the preparation, development, and professional learning of preservice and in-service mathematics teachers. It includes pedagogical content knowledge, mathematical knowledge for teaching, teacher beliefs and identities, instructional competencies, reflective practices, professional learning communities, and collaborative approaches to improving teaching. Contributions may examine teacher education programs, professional development interventions, lesson study, mentoring, and technology-supported teacher learning, particularly their influence on teachers’ instructional practices and their capacity to support students’ mathematical understanding and achievement.

6. Ethnomathematics and Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Mathematics Education
This scope covers the relationships between mathematics, culture, society, and community practices, with particular attention to mathematical knowledge embedded in local traditions, indigenous practices, cultural artifacts, and everyday activities. It includes ethnomathematical exploration, culturally responsive pedagogy, local wisdom, cultural identity, and community-based mathematics learning. Contributions addressing the integration of cultural knowledge into mathematics curricula, learning materials, instructional practices, and educational technologies are encouraged, especially those demonstrating how socio-cultural contexts can enrich mathematical understanding, promote inclusion, and make mathematics learning more relevant to students’ lives.

7. Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education, STEM, and Emerging Practices
This scope covers interdisciplinary approaches that integrate mathematics with science, technology, engineering, and other fields to address authentic and complex problems. It includes STEM and STEAM education, mathematical modeling, project-based learning, coding, computational thinking, sustainability-oriented education, and the application of mathematics to real-world challenges. Contributions may investigate interdisciplinary curriculum design, innovative learning environments, collaborative problem-solving, and technology-enhanced projects that connect mathematical concepts with practical applications, foster higher-order thinking, and develop competencies relevant to contemporary educational and societal needs.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

 IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is committed to maintaining high standards of academic quality, integrity, and publication ethics through a rigorous peer-review process. The journal applies a double-blind peer-review system, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process. The process follows recognized publication ethics principles, including the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. The peer-review process consists of the following stages:

1. Initial Editorial Screening
   All submitted manuscripts are initially evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief or a designated editor to determine their relevance to the journal's aims and scope. The editorial team checks compliance with the author guidelines, manuscript template, originality, language clarity, reference quality, and overall academic presentation. Manuscripts are also screened for similarity using Turnitin or an equivalent tool. Submissions that fall outside the journal's scope or fail to meet its basic requirements may be rejected or returned to the authors for preliminary revision.
2. Reviewer Assignment
   Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise in mathematics education or the specific subject area of the manuscript. Reviewers are selected based on their academic qualifications, research experience, and suitability to evaluate the submission. Reviewers must be impartial, independent of the authors, and free from relevant conflicts of interest. Reviewers are normally given 14 days to complete their evaluations.
3. Double-Blind Peer Review
   Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on their originality, significance, theoretical foundation, methodological rigor, validity and clarity of results, quality of discussion and conclusions, relevance of references, and contribution to mathematics education. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, evidence-based, and professional feedback. All manuscripts and review reports must be treated as confidential.
4. Editorial Decision and Revision
   Based on the reviewers' reports and the editor's assessment, one of the following decisions will be communicated to the corresponding author:
   Accept: The manuscript is accepted without further substantive revision.
   Minor Revision: Limited revisions are required before a final decision can be made.
   Major Revision: Substantial revisions are required, and the manuscript may undergo another round of peer review.
   Reject: The manuscript is not accepted for publication.
   Authors required to revise their manuscripts must submit the revised version within the deadline specified by the editor, together with a point-by-point response to the reviewers' comments. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers or assigned to additional reviewers when necessary.
5. Final Editorial Evaluation
   The Editor-in-Chief or handling editor evaluates the revised manuscript, the reviewers' recommendations, and the authors' responses before making the final decision. The decision is based on the manuscript's academic quality, the adequacy of the revisions, and its compliance with the journal's standards. The editor retains responsibility for the final publication decision.
6. Copyediting and Publication
   Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, language editing where necessary, and layout preparation in accordance with the journal's publication standards. Authors may be asked to review the final proofs to correct typographical and formatting errors. Following completion of the production process, the final article is published online through the journal's website.

Confidentiality and Publication Ethics 
The Editor-in-Chief, editors, and reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, review reports, and editorial discussions. Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest and decline assignments when their impartiality may be compromised. Unpublished information obtained during peer review must not be used or disclosed for personal or professional benefit. All participants are expected to uphold fairness, confidentiality, integrity, and responsible scholarly publishing in accordance with recognized publication ethics principles.

Through this process, IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education seeks to ensure that published articles make credible, rigorous, and meaningful contributions to the advancement of mathematics education.

Publication Frequency

IndoMath published twice a year, on Februari and Agustus

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. We are continuously working with our author communities to select the best choice of license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Plagiarism

Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education apply Zero tolerance towards plagiarism and therefore establishes the following policy stating specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in an article that is submitted for publication in Indomath. Plagiarism involves the "use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work."

Papers must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from another source needs to be clearly identified as different from the present original text by (1) indentation, (2) use of quotation marks, and (3) identification of the source.

We use TURNITIN to evaluate the similarity index and then the editor decides the case of possible plagiarism (Similarity report will be provided to the author). The Editorial Board has passed the following actions:

• Similarity Index above 40%: Article Rejected (due to poor citation and/or poor paraphrasing, article outright rejected, NO RESUBMISSION accepted).
• Similarity Index (25-40%): Send to the author for improvement (provide correct citations to all places of similarity and do good paraphrasing even if the citation is provided).
• Similarity index Less than 25%: Accepted or citation improvement may be required (proper citations must be provided to all outsourced texts).

In cases 2 and 3, the authors should revise the article carefully, add required citations, and do good paraphrasing to outsourced text. And resubmit the article with a new Turnitin report showing NO PLAGIARISM and similarity of less than 15%.

References Management

IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education encourages authors to use a reliable, relevant, and up-to-date reference management system to ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency in scholarly writing. Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote to organize references, manage citations, and generate bibliographies in accordance with the journal's prescribed citation style.

All references cited in the manuscript must correspond to the in-text citations, and all in-text citations must be included in the reference list. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of bibliographic information, including author names, publication years, article titles, journal names, volume and issue numbers, page ranges, and DOI or other persistent identifiers where available. Authors should prioritize relevant primary sources, peer-reviewed journal articles, and recent scholarly publications while retaining seminal works when appropriate.

Authors are encouraged to include DOI links in the format https://doi.org/... whenever available and to verify the accuracy of all references before submission. References must follow the citation and formatting guidelines specified in the journal's author guidelines. The editorial team may check references during the initial screening and editorial process to ensure consistency, relevance, and compliance with the journal's publication standards.

Proper reference management helps maintain academic integrity, facilitates the verification of scholarly sources, and strengthens the credibility and quality of research published in IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

1. Ethical Principles and Publication Responsibilities
IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is a peer-reviewed electronic journal published by Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa. The journal is committed to maintaining academic integrity, transparency, fairness, and responsible scholarly publishing. This statement establishes the ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher throughout the submission, peer-review, publication, and post-publication processes.

The journal's publication ethics policy is guided by the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing developed by COPE, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold honesty, objectivity, confidentiality, accountability, and respect for intellectual property. The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
Publication Decisions
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team are responsible for determining which manuscripts are suitable for publication. Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's originality, scholarly contribution, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, and compliance with publication ethics. Decisions must not be influenced by the authors' nationality, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, political views, institutional affiliation, or personal characteristics. Editors may consult reviewers and other editorial advisers when making decisions. The Editor-in-Chief retains responsibility for the final editorial decision, subject to the journal's established policies and applicable legal requirements.

Fairness and Impartiality
Editors must evaluate manuscripts objectively and consistently. They must ensure that manuscripts are assessed according to the same academic and ethical standards, without discrimination or inappropriate personal or institutional influence.

Confidentiality
Editors and editorial staff must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, and editorial communications. Information about a submission may only be shared with individuals directly involved in the editorial process or when disclosure is required by applicable law or an appropriate ethical procedure.

Conflicts of Interest
Editors must disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest and ensure that manuscripts involving such conflicts are handled by an independent editor. Editors must not use unpublished information from submitted manuscripts for personal, professional, or research purposes without the authors' explicit permission.

Research and Publication Misconduct
Editors must take allegations of research or publication misconduct seriously. When concerns arise, they should conduct an appropriate preliminary assessment, seek clarification or relevant evidence when necessary, and follow established procedures consistent with COPE guidance. Depending on the circumstances, the editor may reject a manuscript, request corrections, involve the publisher or the authors' institution, or take appropriate post-publication action.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer reviewers assist editors in evaluating the originality, validity, significance, and clarity of submitted manuscripts. Their assessments should help editors make informed decisions and help authors improve the quality of their work.

Competence and Timeliness
Reviewers should accept assignments only when they have appropriate expertise and sufficient time to complete the review. Reviewers who consider themselves unqualified or unable to meet the requested deadline should notify the editor promptly and decline the assignment.

Objectivity and Constructive Feedback
Reviews must be objective, evidence-based, and professionally expressed. Reviewers should identify the strengths and weaknesses of a manuscript, support their assessments with clear arguments, and provide constructive recommendations. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate.

Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, reproduce, distribute, or discuss manuscript content with unauthorized individuals. They must not use unpublished information or ideas obtained through peer review for personal or professional advantage.

Acknowledgment of Sources and Research Integrity
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been appropriately cited and notify the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap with other publications of which they are aware. They should also raise concerns about potentially unreliable data, inappropriate research methods, or possible ethical violations.

Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest arising from financial, professional, personal, competitive, collaborative, or institutional relationships. They should decline or withdraw from reviewing a manuscript when such circumstances could compromise their impartiality.

4. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
Reporting Standards and Accuracy
Authors must present their research accurately, transparently, and objectively. Manuscripts should provide sufficient information about the research objectives, theoretical framework, methods, data analysis, results, and conclusions to enable readers to evaluate the validity of the work. Authors must not fabricate, falsify, manipulate, or selectively misrepresent research data or findings.

Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must submit original work and appropriately acknowledge all sources, ideas, text, data, figures, tables, and other materials obtained from other works. All direct quotations, paraphrased ideas, and reused materials must be properly cited and, where required, used with appropriate permission. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism involving inappropriate reuse, and the unauthorized use of another person's intellectual work are unacceptable. The journal may conduct similarity screening and investigate any concerns about originality. Similarity scores are considered alongside the context and nature of the matched material rather than treated as conclusive evidence of misconduct on their own.

Multiple, Redundant, and Concurrent Submission
Authors must not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal. Manuscripts must not contain substantially overlapping publications presented as new and original work without appropriate disclosure and justification. Any related manuscripts, prior publications, or substantial reuse of previously published material must be disclosed to the editor.

Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions to the conception or design of the study, data collection, analysis or interpretation, or other significant intellectual work, together with participation in drafting or critically revising the manuscript and approval of the final version. All authors must agree to be accountable for their contributions and the integrity of the work as a whole. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all eligible contributors are appropriately acknowledged as authors, that no ineligible individuals are listed as authors, and that all co-authors approve the final manuscript and its submission.

Changes to authorship or author order after submission must be justified and approved by all affected authors, subject to editorial approval. Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately, with their permission where applicable.

Acknowledgment of Sources
Authors must cite relevant literature that informs the research and supports its theoretical, methodological, and interpretive foundations. References must be accurate and relevant. Citation manipulation, including the deliberate addition of irrelevant citations to inflate citation counts, is unacceptable.
Data Access, Retention, and ReproducibilityAuthors must retain research data and supporting materials for a reasonable period and be prepared to provide relevant information to the editor when necessary to verify the findings or investigate concerns, subject to applicable ethical, legal, confidentiality, and data-protection requirements.
Where appropriate and ethically permissible, authors are encouraged to make data, research instruments, analytical procedures, and other supporting materials available to facilitate verification and reproducibility. Any restrictions on access to data involving human participants, confidential information, or institutional requirements must be respected and explained when relevant.

Research Ethics and Human Participants
Research involving students, teachers, schools, or other human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional requirements. Authors must obtain ethics approval where required and secure informed consent or other appropriate authorization, as applicable to the research design and participant population.
Authors must protect participants' privacy, confidentiality, and welfare. Research involving children or other vulnerable populations requires appropriate safeguards and permissions in accordance with applicable regulations and ethical requirements. Statements regarding ethical approval and consent should be included in the manuscript when relevant.

Funding and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose all sources of financial support and any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could reasonably be perceived to influence the research, its interpretation, or its reporting. These disclosures should be included in the manuscript in accordance with the journal's author guidelines.

Fundamental Errors in Published Work
If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly inform the editor and cooperate in investigating the issue. Depending on the nature and significance of the error, the journal may publish a correction, issue an expression of concern, or retract the article.

5. Authorship, Contributorship, and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used in research and manuscript preparation only in ways that comply with the journal's policies, applicable research ethics, and the principles of scholarly integrity.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for the work. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, citations, and ethical acceptability of all submitted content, including material generated or assisted by AI.

Authors must disclose substantive use of generative AI in writing, data analysis, image generation, or other research activities when required by the journal's AI policy or when such use materially affects the research or its presentation. The disclosure should identify the tool and its purpose of use. Routine spelling, grammar, and language editing may be treated differently where permitted by the journal's specific policy.

AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, generate misleading research evidence, produce false references, or misrepresent the research process. Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscripts or identifiable research data to AI systems that could compromise confidentiality or violate data-protection requirements.

6. Conflicts of Interest and Funding Disclosure
All authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest that may affect, or appear to affect, their professional judgment. Conflicts may arise from financial interests, employment, consultancy, personal relationships, institutional affiliations, academic competition, or other relevant connections.

The existence of a conflict does not automatically indicate misconduct. However, conflicts must be disclosed and appropriately managed to maintain the integrity and impartiality of the editorial process.

The journal's editorial decisions must remain independent of advertising, commercial interests, sponsorship, or other financial considerations. Any financial support associated with a manuscript must be disclosed transparently.

7. Research and Publication Misconduct
The journal does not tolerate research or publication misconduct, including but not limited to:

• Plagiarism and inappropriate reuse of previously published material.
• Fabrication or falsification of data, results, images, or research records.
• Duplicate, redundant, or simultaneous submission and publication.
• Improper authorship attribution or undisclosed authorship changes.
• Citation manipulation and inappropriate attempts to inflate citation metrics.
• Manipulation of peer review or the submission of fraudulent reviewer identities.
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest that materially compromise the integrity of the work.
• Unethical research practices, including failure to obtain required ethical approval or consent.
• Other practices that undermine the reliability, originality, or integrity of scholarly publications.

When an allegation arises, the editor will assess the available evidence and may request an explanation or supporting documentation from the authors. The journal will provide the parties concerned with an appropriate opportunity to respond and will handle the matter fairly and confidentially.

Where necessary, the journal may consult the publisher, relevant institutions, research ethics committees, or other appropriate authorities. Actions may include rejection, suspension of editorial processing, correction, retraction, notification of relevant institutions, or other proportionate measures consistent with the circumstances and applicable ethical guidance.

The journal will not assume that an allegation proves misconduct without appropriate assessment.

8. Complaints and Appeals
Authors may submit a reasoned appeal against an editorial decision if they believe that the decision resulted from a significant factual error, a misunderstanding of the manuscript, an inappropriate review process, or a breach of the journal's editorial policies.

Complaints and appeals should be submitted in writing to the Editor-in-Chief, providing the manuscript identification where applicable, the grounds for the appeal, and relevant supporting evidence. Appeals must address substantive concerns rather than simply disagree with an unfavorable academic judgment.

If a complaint concerns the Editor-in-Chief or involves a potential conflict of interest, it should be referred to an appropriate independent representative of the publisher or an authorized editorial authority.

Complaints will be assessed fairly, confidentially, and impartially. The journal will communicate its decision to the complainant after an appropriate assessment. The journal may decline to reconsider a decision when no substantive grounds for appeal are established.

9. Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Issues
The journal is committed to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record after publication. Concerns about published articles will be assessed in accordance with the nature of the issue and recognized publication ethics guidance.

Corrections
A correction may be issued when a published article contains an error that requires amendment but does not invalidate its overall findings or conclusions. Corrections will identify the affected article and clearly explain the changes made.

Retractions
A retraction may be issued when substantial evidence indicates that the findings or conclusions are unreliable, the article contains serious research or publication misconduct, or other circumstances justify retraction under applicable ethical guidance. Retraction notices should explain the reason for the action and be linked to the original article to preserve the transparency of the scholarly record.

Expressions of Concern
An expression of concern may be issued when serious questions arise about a published article but an investigation is ongoing or the available evidence is insufficient to reach a final conclusion.

Post-publication comments and credible concerns raised by readers or researchers will be considered by the editorial team. Appropriate action will be taken when warranted, and the journal will seek to ensure that the scholarly record remains accurate and transparent.

10. Intellectual Property and Responsible Use of Published Materials
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not infringe copyright, violate confidentiality obligations, or misuse third-party materials. Permission must be obtained when required for the reproduction or adaptation of copyrighted content. The journal's policies on copyright, licensing, and reuse are governed by the relevant statements provided on its website and the applicable publication agreement. Authors and readers must comply with these terms when distributing, reproducing, or adapting published materials.

11. Duties and Responsibilities of the Publisher
Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, as the publisher of IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education, supports the editorial team's efforts to maintain ethical standards and protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

The publisher is responsible for supporting appropriate editorial processes, maintaining the journal's publication infrastructure, and assisting in the resolution of serious ethical or procedural concerns when necessary. The publisher respects the independence of editorial decisions, which must be based on scholarly merit and the journal's established policies rather than commercial or personal interests.

When credible concerns arise regarding research or publication misconduct, the publisher may work with the Editor-in-Chief, relevant institutions, and other appropriate parties to facilitate a fair and responsible resolution.

12. Commitment to Publication Ethics
All authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher are expected to comply with this statement and the journal's related editorial policies. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate action when ethical concerns or violations are identified, in accordance with the seriousness of the issue and the applicable procedures.

Through these commitments, IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education seeks to promote responsible research, transparent editorial practices, and the publication of reliable and meaningful contributions to mathematics education.

 

Template

All manuscripts sent must match the Indomath template. If it is not appropriate, the manuscript will be rejected

Licensing (Creative Commons)

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. We are continuously working with our author communities to select the best choice of license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Abstracting and Indexing

Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education, p-ISSN 2614-5103 and e-ISSN 2614-5111, is indexed and abstracted in:

1. Google Scholar

2. Garuda

3. CiteFactor

4. Base

4. Crossref

5. Dimensions

6. DOAJ

7. Sinta (Sinta 3, Vol 6 No 1, 2022 - Vol 9 No 2, 2026)

8. Journal Stories

Journal History

Starting in August 2021, the Indomath Website will change, from https://jurnal.ustjogja.ac.id/index.php/Indomath to http://pmat.ustjogja.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/indomath

The publishing of the Indomath journal in Vol 1 No 1 still uses the old template. since the publication of Vol 2 no 2 Indomath has used a new template. Hopefully all authors can use the new template.

Witdrawal of Manuscripts

Author is not allowed to withdraw submitted manuscripts, because the withdrawal is waste of valuable resources that editors and referees spent a great deal of time processing submitted manuscript, money and works invested by the publisher. 

If author still requests withdrawal of his/her manuscript when the manuscript is still in the peer-reviewing process, author will be punished with paying 2.500.000 IDR manuscript, as withdrawal penalty to the publisher. However, it is unethical to withdraw a submitted manuscript from one journal if accepted by another journal. The withdrawal of manuscript after the manuscript is accepted for publication, author will be punished by paying 3.500.000 IDR per manuscript. Withdrawal of manuscript is only allowed after withdrawal penalty has been fully paid to the Publisher.

If author don't agree to pay the penalty, the author and his/her affiliation will be blacklisted for publication in this journal. Even, his/her previously published articles will be removed from our online system.

Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Publication: 75.00 (USD).

A waiver or partial waiver of author fees may be decided by the editor in case of lack of funding, excessive length of the submitted manuscript or other reasonable reasons provided by the author during the submission. The author should clearly declare that he asks for a waiver in the comments to the Editor box during their submission. A waiver is most likely to be denied if it is not asked in this stage. The waiver will have no effect on the review result.

Generative AI Policy

1. Policy Statement
IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is committed to maintaining academic integrity, transparency, originality, and accountability in scholarly publishing. This policy establishes the principles governing the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation, submission, review, and publication of manuscripts.

The journal recognizes that AI technologies may support certain aspects of academic writing and research. However, their use must not compromise the originality of scholarly contributions, the validity of research findings, the reliability of mathematical reasoning, or the ethical standards of mathematics education research. All uses of AI must comply with applicable research ethics, publication ethics, intellectual property rights, and the journal's editorial policies.

This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and other contributors involved in the publication process. It may be revised periodically to accommodate developments in AI technologies and evolving standards of responsible scholarly publishing.

 

2. Permitted Uses of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies
Authors may use GenAI and AI-assisted technologies to support manuscript preparation and research activities, provided that their use is appropriate, transparent where required, and subject to meaningful human oversight. Permitted uses include, but are not limited to:

• Language editing and proofreading: Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax; improving readability, linguistic clarity, and academic expression; and refining the organization and flow of existing text without misrepresenting the authors' intended meaning.
• Translation: Supporting the translation of academic text between languages, provided that the authors verify the accuracy of the translation and the appropriate representation of mathematical terminology and scholarly meaning.
• Reference management: Assisting with citation formatting and bibliographic organization, provided that authors independently verify the existence, accuracy, relevance, and completeness of all references.
• Data processing and analysis: Supporting computational or analytical tasks when appropriate to the research design, provided that the methods are scientifically justified, transparently reported where relevant, and independently verified by the authors. AI-generated outputs must not replace appropriate statistical, mathematical, or methodological validation.
• Tables, figures, and visualizations: Assisting with the preparation of research visualizations, diagrams, or other illustrative materials when the use is scientifically appropriate, does not misrepresent the evidence, and complies with the journal's requirements concerning research integrity, copyright, and disclosure.
• Technical assistance: Supporting coding, computational procedures, or other technical tasks relevant to the study, provided that authors verify the correctness, reproducibility, and appropriateness of the resulting outputs.

The use of AI does not relieve authors of their responsibility to ensure that the manuscript accurately represents the research conducted and the evidence obtained

 

3. Restrictions and Prohibited Uses
GenAI and AI-assisted technologies must not be used in ways that undermine academic integrity, research validity, or responsible authorship. The following practices are prohibited:

• Fabrication or falsification: Generating, inventing, altering, or selectively manipulating data, mathematical results, research findings, participant responses, or other evidence in a manner that misrepresents the actual research process or its outcomes.
• Misrepresentation of scholarly contributions: Presenting AI-generated arguments, interpretations, theoretical claims, or conclusions as independently established scholarly contributions without adequate intellectual evaluation and substantive responsibility from the authors.
• False or unverifiable references: Creating fictitious citations, publications, DOIs, quotations, or bibliographic details, or citing sources that have not been verified.
• Plagiarism and copyright infringement: Using AI to reproduce, paraphrase, translate, or adapt copyrighted or third-party material in ways that constitute plagiarism, unauthorized use, or misrepresentation of intellectual ownership.
• Misleading mathematical or scientific content: Presenting AI-generated mathematical proofs, derivations, calculations, models, pedagogical claims, or interpretations without appropriate verification of their correctness and validity.
• Inappropriate manipulation of visual materials: Creating or modifying figures, images, graphs, or other visual materials in ways that distort, conceal, fabricate, or misrepresent research evidence. Any AI-assisted visual material must comply with the journal's applicable figure, copyright, and disclosure requirements.
• Undisclosed substantive use: Concealing the use of AI when disclosure is required under this policy or when such use materially contributes to the research or its presentation.
• Inappropriate reuse of published material: Using AI to reproduce or substantially transform previously published work without appropriate attribution, permission where required, and compliance with the journal's originality and copyright policies.

AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume the responsibilities and accountability required of scholarly authors.

 

4. Human Oversight and Author Responsibility
Authors retain full responsibility for every aspect of their submitted manuscripts, including content produced or assisted by AI. Human oversight must be substantive and appropriate to the nature of the AI-assisted task.

Before submission, authors must critically review and verify all AI-assisted material, including mathematical statements, equations, proofs, calculations, interpretations, references, translations, and visualizations. Authors must ensure that the manuscript accurately reflects the research actually conducted, that the reported methods and findings are defensible, and that all claims are supported by appropriate evidence.

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility for errors, bias, plagiarism, copyright infringement, inaccurate references, or research misconduct from the authors to the technology provider. All authors remain accountable for the integrity and originality of the complete manuscript.

 

5. Disclosure of AI Use
Authors must disclose substantive use of GenAI or AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation or research activities when required by this policy. The disclosure must identify the AI tool used and describe its purpose and role in the research or manuscript preparation.

The disclosure should be included in a dedicated statement in the manuscript, preferably under the heading “Declaration of Generative AI Use,” where applicable. Authors should provide sufficient information to enable readers and editors to understand the nature and extent of the AI-assisted contribution.

Routine spelling, grammar, and language corrections that do not materially affect the scholarly content may be exempt from formal disclosure, subject to the journal's submission requirements.

The following examples may be adapted to reflect the actual use of AI:

Example 1: Language editing

“The authors used [name of AI tool] to assist with language editing and improving the readability of the manuscript. The authors reviewed and revised the resulting text and take full responsibility for the final content.”

Example 2: Research or data analysis assistance

“The authors used [name of AI tool] to assist with [specific analytical or computational task]. All outputs were independently checked and validated by the authors, who take full responsibility for the methods, results, and interpretations reported in this manuscript.”

Example 3: No use of generative AI

“The authors declare that no generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.”

Authors must ensure that any disclosure accurately reflects their actual use of AI. A disclosure statement does not exempt authors from complying with the other requirements of this policy.

 

6. Confidentiality and Responsible Use During Peer Review
Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts, unpublished research findings, reviewer reports, and editorial communications.

Manuscripts, confidential research data, or identifiable participant information must not be uploaded to external AI systems when doing so could compromise confidentiality, privacy, intellectual property, or applicable data-protection requirements.

Reviewers must not delegate the evaluation of a manuscript to AI systems or use AI-generated assessments as a substitute for their own expert judgment. Any permitted AI assistance must not compromise confidentiality, impartiality, or the independent assessment of the manuscript.

Editors remain responsible for editorial decisions and must ensure that AI-assisted administrative or analytical activities do not undermine fair, independent, and evidence-based editorial judgment.

 

7. Research Ethics and Data Protection
Authors must ensure that the use of AI complies with relevant research ethics requirements, informed-consent conditions, privacy obligations, and data-protection standards.

Particular care must be taken when AI tools are used in research involving students, teachers, children, schools, or other human participants. Personal, sensitive, confidential, or identifiable data must not be disclosed to AI services without an appropriate legal, ethical, and institutional basis and adequate safeguards.

Where AI is used in data analysis or other substantive research activities, authors must provide sufficient information about its role to support the evaluation of methodological rigor, reproducibility, and the reliability of the reported findings.

 

8. Monitoring, Compliance, and Editorial Action
IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education reserves the right to assess compliance with this policy during initial screening, peer review, revision, and post-publication evaluation.

When concerns arise regarding undisclosed AI use, fabricated content, inaccurate references, manipulated research evidence, or other potential violations, the editorial team may request clarification, supporting documentation, or relevant research materials from the authors.

Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, and following an appropriate assessment, editorial action may include a request for revision, suspension of editorial processing, rejection of the manuscript, correction or retraction of a published article, or referral to the relevant institution or authority where appropriate.

Allegations will be assessed fairly and confidentially. The use of AI alone does not constitute misconduct; editorial action will be based on the nature of the use, compliance with disclosure requirements, the reliability of the research, and the applicable ethical standards.

 

9. Policy Review

This policy will be reviewed periodically to reflect developments in GenAI technologies, emerging research practices, and evolving standards of academic integrity and scholarly publishing. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to follow the version of the policy applicable to their submission or editorial activity.

Through this policy, IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education seeks to encourage responsible innovation while preserving the originality, rigor, transparency, and trustworthiness of research in mathematics education.

 

Types of Manuscript Accepted

Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education invites submissions across the following peer-reviewed manuscript categories:

Original Research Article

• Full-length empirical papers presenting novel scientific findings, rigorous methodological execution, and substantial theoretical or practical contributions.
• Structure: Standard IMRaD framework (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion), followed by Conclusion and References
• References: Minimum 20–30 citations, with at least 80% drawn from primary peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last 5–10 years.

Review Articles / Systematic Literature Reviews

• Comprehensive, authoritative, and critical syntheses of existing literature on a specialized subject matter (e.g., following PRISMA guidelines or meta-analytical protocols)
• Structure: Introduction, Review Methodology (Search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria), Synthesized Findings & Discussion, Future Research Agenda, and Conclusion.

 

 

Ownership And Management

Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is published by Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, in collaboration with the Indonesia Mathematics Educators Society (I-MES), which is responsible for providing institutional support and ensuring the sustainability of the journal as a platform for disseminating research in mathematics education. 

Publisher's Address:
Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education
Mathematics Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa (UST).
Jl. Batikan UH III/1043, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

 

Journal Management
The management of Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is carried out by an editorial team consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, editors, the Editorial Board, and peer reviewers, in accordance with the journal’s established organizational structure. The editorial team is responsible for manuscript management, the peer-review process, editorial decision-making, and maintaining the standards of quality and ethics in scholarly publishing.
The Editor-in-Chief coordinates the overall editorial process and ensures that each manuscript is handled in accordance with the journal’s policies. The Editorial Board provides academic guidance to support the journal’s quality development, while peer reviewers conduct independent scholarly evaluations of manuscripts in accordance with their respective areas of expertise.

 

Relationship Between Publisher and Editorial Board
Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa and the Indonesia Mathematics Educators Society (I-MES), as the journal’s publishers, provide institutional and administrative support to ensure the sustainability of Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education. Meanwhile, the editorial team carries out academic and editorial responsibilities in accordance with its respective roles and authority. This division of responsibilities aims to ensure that the journal is managed professionally, transparently, and accountably.

 

Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions for the journal are based on scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, academic contribution, and compliance with publication ethics. Decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection fall within the authority of the editors and are made based on editorial evaluation and the peer-review process.

The publisher must not interfere with editorial decisions to serve commercial, personal, or institutional interests. Any potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed and appropriately managed to safeguard the independence, objectivity, and integrity of the publication process.

Transparency and Accountability
Information regarding the publisher and the management of the journal is made publicly available through the journal’s official website. The publisher’s name and institutional address must be consistently displayed on the journal’s homepage, article pages, publication metadata, and official journal documents. Any changes to the publisher’s identity or management structure will be updated through the journal’s official information channels.

 

Authorship And Contributorship Criteria

Handling Allegations Of Research Misconduct

IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education is strictly dedicated to maintaining scholarly integrity. All allegations of research misconduct are scrutinized rigorously and impartially in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts.

1. Forms of Research Misconduct

Research misconduct encompasses, but is not limited to:

• Fabrication: Inventing data or research outcomes that have no empirical basis.
• Falsification: Manipulating research materials, processes, or altering data to misrepresent genuine experimental findings.
• Plagiarism: Appropriating the words, concepts, or methodologies of others without proper attribution.
• Redundant / Duplicate Publication: Concurrent submission or repetitive publication of substantially identical work across multiple outlets without transparent notification.
• Citation Manipulation: Systematically inserting gratuitous citations solely to artificially inflate citation metrics.

2. Due Process and Investigative Protocol

1. Receipt of Complaint: Formal grievances should be communicated to the Editorial Office via indomath@ustjogja.ac.id accompanied by substantiating evidentiary records.

2. Preliminary Scrutiny: The Editor-in-Chief assesses the credibility and substance of the claims confidentially.

3. Inquiry and Author Response: The corresponding author is contacted in writing and granted a period of 14 working days to furnish explanations and primary underlying research data.

4. Ethics Committee Review: Where necessary, the matter is referred to the institutional Ethics Committee of Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa (UST) and independent subject matter consultants.

3. Disciplinary Sanctions

Upon formal confirmation of misconduct, the journal enforces the following measures:

• Immediate desk rejection of pending submissions.
• Formal notification to the authors' affiliated institutions and funding sponsors.
• Issuance of a formal Retraction Notice for published papers following COPE guidelines.
• Temporary or indefinite submission ban for the culpable authors.

Post-Publication Discussions And Scientific Critiques

IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education encourages ongoing academic dialogue following article publication. Scientific discourse thrives on constructive peer debate, scrutiny, and discourse.

1. Mechanism for Submitting Scholarly Critiques (Letters to the Editor)

Readers and researchers are welcome to submit scholarly commentaries, methodological debates, or factual inquiries concerning any article published in IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education.

• Submissions must be formulated as a formal Letter to the Editor and transmitted via email to indomath@ustjogja.ac.id.
• Critiques must remain strictly evidence-based, professional, courteous, and academically focused.

2. Author Right of Reply

When a submitted critique is determined to be substantive by the Editorial Board:

• The critique is transmitted confidentially to the original authors to provide a formal Author's Reply.
• The authors are granted 21 calendar days to provide their academic response.

3. Publication of Scholarly Correspondence

Substantive critiques and author rebuttals may be formally published as peer-reviewed academic correspondence linked directly to the original article record on the journal platform.

Correction, Retraction, And Expression of Concern Policy

To uphold the absolute integrity of the scholarly record, IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education enforces rigorous protocols for corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions in full harmony with the COPE Retraction Guidelines.

1. Article Corrections (Erratum / Corrigendum)

Corrections are published when inadvertent minor errors arise that do not compromise the overarching scientific findings, interpretations, or conclusions:

• Erratum: Issued for production, layout, or typographic oversights originating from the publisher.
• Corrigendum: Issued for honest oversights or minor omissions introduced by the authors.
• The online article will be linked to an explicit, bi-directionally hyperlinked Correction Notice.

2. Expressions of Concern

The Editor-in-Chief may issue a formal Expression of Concern when:

• Conclusive evidence indicates potential research misconduct, but authorial institutions have yet to finalize their formal investigations.
• Ongoing inquiries are unduly prolonged, rendering a provisional cautionary advisory necessary for the scientific community.

3. Article Retraction

A published article will be formally retracted if:

1. Compelling evidence establishes that the findings are fundamentally unreliable, whether through genuine scientific error or deliberate data fabrication/falsification.

2. The manuscript constitutes significant plagiarism or copyright infringement.

3. Redundant publication has occurred without legitimate editorial notification.

4. Severe ethical breaches occurred regarding research subjects.

4. Retraction Protocols

• The original published PDF is NEVER DELETED from the online platform; instead, it is retained with a prominent, permanent watermark "RETRACTED" branded across every page.
• A bi-directionally linked Retraction Note is published outlining the specific rationale and signatories for the retraction.

Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when financial, personal, or institutional affiliations have the potential to compromise the objectivity, credibility, or integrity of research reporting, peer review, and editorial judgments. IndoMath: Indonesia Mathematics Education mandates complete transparency across all publication stages.

1. Mandate for Authors

Authors must explicitly disclose all potential competing interests during initial manuscript submission and include a declaration prior to the References section:

• Financial Interests: Direct grant support, corporate sponsorship, patent applications, consulting honoraria, or equity interests.
• Non-Financial Interests: Professional alliances, personal rivalries, ideological commitments, or institutional affiliations related to the research subject.
• If no competing interests exist, authors must explicitly state: "The author(s) declare no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest regarding the research, authorship, and publication of this article."

2. Mandate for Peer Reviewers

• Reviewers must proactively decline reviewing any manuscript if they maintain collaborative ties, joint grants within the past 3 years, direct supervisory relationships, or severe professional conflicts with any co-author.
• Reviewers are strictly forbidden from appropriating unpublished data or intellectual theories for personal gain.

3. Protocols for Submissions by Editorial Board Members

To ensure impartial evaluation:

• Submissions authored by members of the Editorial Board are managed entirely by an independent guest editor.
• The submitting editor is completely isolated from all back-end OJS proceedings regarding the manuscript, preserving rigorous blind peer evaluation.

Scopus Citation

As of September 30, Indomath: Indonesia Mathematics Education had received 54 citations from journals and conference proceedings indexed in Scopus.

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