General Guidelines for Authors

Manuscript Structure and Formatting

General Formatting

Authors must use the journal’s approved template and follow the following requirements:

Fonts

  • Times New Roman should be used for the manuscript title, abstract, main text, figure captions, and table titles.
  • Arial should be used for author information.

Font Sizes

  • Manuscript title: 16 pt.
  • Author information: 12 pt.
  • Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion: 10 pt.
  • Table titles: 10 pt.
  • Table footnotes: 8 pt.
  • Figure captions: 10 pt.

Alignment

  • Author affiliations and figure captions should be center-aligned.
  • Main text sections should use justified alignment.

Manuscript Sections

1. Title and Author Information

Manuscript Title

The manuscript title should be written using Times New Roman, size 16 pt.

Authors’ Names

Authors’ names should be written using Arial, size 12 pt.

Institutional Affiliation

Author affiliations should be written using Arial, size 12 pt, and centered.

Corresponding Author

The email address of the corresponding author must be provided.

Article Dates

The journal template includes fields for the following dates:

  • Received date.
  • Accepted date.
  • Published date.

2. Abstract

The abstract should provide a comprehensive summary of the research and should include:

  • The general objective of the study.
  • Study design or methodology.
  • Main analytical results.
  • Key conclusions.

The abstract should not exceed 250 words.

The abstract should be written as a single paragraph using Times New Roman, size 10 pt.

3. Keywords

A list of keywords should be provided immediately after the abstract.

4. Introduction

The introduction should explain the importance of the research topic, provide general background information, and present a summary of relevant previous studies.

The introduction should clearly identify:

  • The research field.
  • The research problem.
  • The research objectives.

Formatting:

Times New Roman, size 10 pt.

5. Materials and Methods

This section should provide a clear description of the research methodology, study design, data collection and analysis methods, and the scientific procedures used.

Formatting:

Times New Roman, size 10 pt, with justified alignment.

6. Results and Discussion

The Results and Discussion section may be combined into one section or presented as separate sections.

The section may be divided into subsections with clear and concise headings when necessary.

Formatting:

Times New Roman, size 10 pt, with justified alignment.

7. Conclusion

The conclusion should summarize the main findings and key outcomes of the research in a concise and clear manner.

The conclusion should:

  • Begin with a brief summary of the study findings.
  • End with a statement explaining the importance and future benefits of the study for society or the scientific field.
  • Not be a repetition of the abstract.

Formatting:

Times New Roman, size 10 pt, with justified alignment.

Figures and Tables

All figures and tables must be inserted in the appropriate locations within the main text.

Tables

Table titles should be:

  • Written in Times New Roman.
  • Size 10 pt.
  • Justified alignment.

Table footnotes should be:

  • Written in Times New Roman.
  • Size 8 pt.
  • Center-aligned.
  • Without spacing before the paragraph.

Figures

  • Figures must be numbered sequentially:

    • Figure 1.
    • Figure 2.

  • Figure captions should be:

    • Written in Times New Roman.
    • Size 10 pt.
    • Center-aligned.

Citations and References

In-text Citations

References must be cited using numbers enclosed in square brackets, for example:

"The results have been previously reported [1,2]."

Authors’ names may be mentioned in the text, but the corresponding reference number must always be included.

Example:

"Barnaby and Jones [3] reported different findings."

Reference List

  • The template automatically numbers references sequentially.
  • Do not use "Ref. [3]" or "reference [3]" except at the beginning of a sentence.
  • All authors’ names should be provided unless there are six or more authors.
  • Do not use "et al." unless there are six or more authors.
  • Only the first word of the article title should begin with a capital letter, except for proper nouns and element symbols.
  • Unpublished papers should be cited as:

unpublished

  • Accepted papers should be cited as:

in press.