GuideLines for Authors

Publication Type

Full-length submissions are considered for publication that considerably improves understanding in Formal Sciences and closely related disciplines and is likely to have a notable impact on the relevant scientific communities.

 Formatting

 It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the submitted manuscript follows the language standards required by the publication of the scientific journal. Authors are invited to use the language editing services. If the manuscript is written in a second or third language, it is recommended to first contact a language reviewing service to avoid grammar and style mistakes. When abbreviations and acronyms first appear in the text, they should be explained. Introduce any ideas that readers may be unfamiliar with early in the paper so that the results are clear.

Templates and article formats

The manuscripts should be in MS word format. Use an appropriate font size (12 points with Times New Roman format) and line spacing (about 1.5).

Paper length

The manuscripts submitted should have a minimum of 3000 and a maximum of 6000 words, including abstract, notes and references, and annexures.

Structure of the article

The manuscripts have to follow the APA style of formatting (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition). The article should follow the Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion and Analysis, with the following sections, often included:

Title Page

A separate document will be added with the name of the authors, their affiliation and email address. Please indicate the corresponding author as well.

Title

The title should be brief, informative, and relevant to the journal’s entire readership.

Abstract and Keywords

When submitting an article, you will be asked to provide certain keywords that are related to your work. If your article is accepted for publication, these keywords will appear in the published version and will be used to index your content, making it more discoverable. Consider the terms you’d type into a search engine to find relevant content when choosing keywords.

Abstract

The abstract of all manuscripts should be between 150 and 200 words explaining the title, aims and objectives of the manuscript, the methodology used and the main results and findings, analysis and conclusions are drawn. It is also necessary to include between three and five keywords that defined the article and serve to identify the content of the work.

Introduction

This should be brief and describes the nature of the topic being explored as well as its context.

Method and Material

This section should include enough information about the experiment, simulation, statistical test, or analysis used to create the results so that the method/material and results can be replicated by another researcher.

Results & Findings

The key findings and outcomes of the study should be included in the results section.

Discussion

This section should explain the relevance of the findings and compare them to past research using appropriate references.

Tables and figures

Diagrams, charts, graphs and tables will have a brief title and explanation. . In the case of images, it is necessary to send them in jpeg format. Figures should be numbered sequentially in the order in which they are mentioned in the text (e.g., figure 1, figure 2, etc.). If a figure has many parts (e.g., figure 1(a), 1(b), etc.), the components should be indicated by a lower-case letter in parenthesis near or inside the figure’s area.

Conclusion

This section should be used to emphasize the work’s novelty and significance, as well as any future intentions for relevant work, and what have you leant from the whole research and its practical implication.

References

This section should be used to compile a comprehensive list of all related work. More information on referencing can be in the template. Harvard Referencing style should be adopted.

Referencing and labelling system

There are two basic reference labelling schemes. References are numbered progressively throughout the text in the Vancouver numerical system. The numbers should be written in square brackets, e.g. [1], [4-7], etc., and one number can be used to refer to several references. The references are then included numerically, not alphabetically, in the reference list at the end of the article. In the Harvard alphabetical approach, the author’s name appears in the text together with the year of publication, for example, (Smith 2001) or Smith (2001). If there are just two writers, both names should be listed in the text, for example, (Smith and Jones 2001) or Smith and Jones (2001). If there are more than two authors, the first name should be first, followed by et al: (Smith et al 2001) or Smith et al 2001. (2001). If you’re referring to several works by the same author or group of authors in the same year, use a, b, etc. after the date to differentiate them (e.g., 2001a). The page number may be supplied in the text if you refer to different pages of the same article, for example, Smith (2001, p 39). Using this technique, the reference list at the end of your article should be in alphabetical order.

Files with Figures

If you’re writing an article in LaTeX2e, ensure sure your figures are all vector Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files that are linked to your main TeX files using figure inclusion commands like \include graphics. If feasible, please provide all figures as separate graphics files for articles written in Microsoft Word (in addition to being embedded in the text). EPS is our recommended graphics format. These files can be utilized directly to produce high-quality results, and they are modest in size when compared to typical bitmap formats.