General Manuscript (paper) Structure
Manuscript submission
The authors are requested to follow the submission guidelines strictly. The following documents with manuscripts are to be submitted for publication:
A covering letter addressed to the editor of the journal
The authors should have submitted a conflict-of-interest form along with the manuscript.
Page Titles
Authors must submit copies of all documents in electronic form as pdf or Word files. (download the template Word) | (download the template PDF).
Covering letter
All authors must signify that they are the only authors of the manuscript.
The corresponding author should mention the contribution of each author to the work.
The covering letter should contain a declaration that this manuscript has not been submitted elsewhere or is not under consideration in any journal (download the cover letter template).
It should clearly indicate the publication type (Original/Review/Case report/Letter etc.).
It should also state how the publication of this article will benefit the corresponding field.
Manuscript Organization
Typing
Double spaced throughout with justified and 2.5 cm margins.
Font type is Times New Roman with size 12
Manuscript should be carefully proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Generally, the manuscript should be arranged as follows to be accepted by the Articles Publisher
Title page.
Abstract.
Keywords.
Introduction.
Materials and methods.
Results and discussion.
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Title Page
The title of the article
All authors names, along with their designations and institutional affiliations
Name of the department and institute where the authors are affiliated.
Name of corresponding author, including contact information such as address, phone number, and e-mail address
Disclosure of sources of funding or sponsor
The number of tables given
The number of figures given
Abstract
Structured with headings (Background, Objectives, Methods with statistical analysis, Result& conclusion)
Authors name should not be given
Preferably within 200 words
Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract except standard abbreviation.
Introduction
Statement of the problem with a short discussion of its importance’s and significance
Review of the literature related to the problem with pertinent references
Methodology
Methodology should contain
Type, location, and time of study
A description of the study variables
Description of study subjects and grouping
Selection criteria
Descriptions of procedures, methods, apparatus, drugs, or chemicals are applicable where necessary.
Description of statistical procedures with enough details to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data to verify the reported results.
Experimental methods should be detailed for scientific articles.
Results
Present results in a logical order in text, table, and illustration, beginning with the most important finding.
Describe it without comment.
Restrict the number of tables and figures that are needed to support the manuscript.
Do not duplicate data in the table and figure.
All tables and figures should appear in the main text.
Tables
Simple, self-explanatory with a brief title, not duplicated in the text.
Each table should be numbered in Romans.
Usage of many tables is not encouraged.
Give each table a heading (caption). Add a reference to the table source at the end of the caption if necessary.
Number tables consecutively using the chapter number (e.g., Table 1.1 for the first table in Chapter 1) and ensure that all tables are cited in the text in sequential order. Do not write "the following table".
Use the table function to create and format tables. Do not use the space bar or multiple tabs to separate columns, and please do not use Excel to create tables, as this can cause problems when converting your tables into the typesetting program and other formats.
Figures and illustrations
Numbering
Number the figures using the chapter number (e.g., Fig. 1.1 for the first figure in Chap. 1) and ensure that all figures are cited in the text in sequential order. Do not write “the following figure”.
Figure captions
Give each figure a concise caption, describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions at the end of the text file, not in the figure file.
Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs instead of color lines.
If a figure is reproduced from a previous publication, include the source as the last item in the caption.
Figure & illustration files
A figure is an object that is drawn or photographed; it does not consist solely of characters and thus cannot be keyed.
Do not submit tabular material as figures.
Graphics and diagrams should be saved as EPS file with the fonts embedded. MS Office files (Excel or PowerPoint) can be submitted in the original format (xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx). Scanned graphics in TIFF format should have a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi.
Photos or drawings with fine shading should be saved as TIFF with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
A combination of halftone and line art (e.g., photos containing line drawing or extensive lettering, color diagrams, etc.) should be saved as TIFF with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.
Illustration/Discussion
All illustration must be numbered consecutively in numerals as they appear in the next
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, …), 1.2, etc. (the abstract should not be included in section numbering). Use this numbering for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to ‘the text’. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.)
Conclusion
Conclusion should be informative and concise
Acknowledgement
Individuals, institution, sponsor, organization, or bodies can be acknowledged in the article for their contribution of financial or any form of assistance to the work.
Reference style (APA Style)
Reference Citations in the Text
Single author: Use the author’s last name, year: (Morse, 1996) OR Morse (1996)
Two authors: Use both authors’ last names, separated by an ampersand if in parentheses.
(Ringsven & Bond, 1996) OR Ringsven and Bond (1996)
Three to five authors: Use all authors’ names and year, the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, include only the first author followed by “et al.” and the year.
Example: First citation: (Johnson, Brunn, & Platt, 2002) OR Johnson, Brunn and Platt (2002)
Subsequent citations: (Johnson et al., 2002).
Six or more authors: Use only the first author followed by et al. and the year.
(Arpin et al., 2001) OR Arpin et al. (2001) If two references with the same year shorten to the same form, cite the name of the first authors and as many of the subsequent authors as necessary to distinguish the two references, followed by a comma et al.
Groups as authors: Corporation, association, and government names are given in full in the first citation and may be abbreviated thereafter if the name is long.
(The Michener Institute, 2002) OR, according to the Michener Institute (2002),
Personal communication: the use of personal communication as a citation should be avoided unless it provides essential information not available from a public source. Do not include it in the reference list; instead, cite the last name and initials of the person and the date of communication in parentheses in the text.
(T. K. Lutes, personal communication, September 28, 1998) OR
T.K. Lutes (personal communication, September 28, 1998)
Direct quotes are to be used very sparingly. Incorporate short quotes of fewer than 40 words into the text and place quotation marks around them. Quote 40 or more words in a double-spaced block of text indented 5 spaces from the left margin, without quotation marks. Please include page numbers.
"quote" (Miele, 1993, p. 276) OR Miele (1993) found that "quote" (p. 276).
Submission checklist
The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal for review.
Ensure that the following items are present
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details
E-mail address
Full postal address
Phone numbers
Keywords
All figure captions
All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
Manuscript has been ‘spell-checked’ and ‘grammar-checked’
References are in the correct format for this journal
All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources.
Text Language (usage and editing services)
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not mixture of these two varieties). Authors who feel their manuscript requires editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform correct English, may wish to contact the Editor of this journal.