Submissions

Author Guidelines

Style and Format

File Format:

Manuscript files must be in one of the following formats: DOC or DOCX. Microsoft Word documents should not be locked or protected.

Paper Categories and Their Length:

Research Papers must not exceed 20 manuscript pages, including tables and figures.

Short Papers and Technical Notes which present results of brief but significant work should not exceed 10 manuscript pages, including tables and figures.

Review Articles should not exceed 30 manuscript pages, including tables and figures.

Font:

Use font “Times New Roman” size “12 points” including Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results & Discussion, Conclusion and References.

Headings:

Manuscript sections and sub-sections can be used but are not numbered.

Layout & Spacing:

Manuscript text should be 1.5 lines spaced with 25 mm margins including Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results & Discussion, Conclusion and References.

In the papers that report experimental work, ‘Results’ and ‘Discussion’ sections are best combined. Sections may be subdivided by further headings if the authors think that it is better in this way for the continuity in the discussion section. In case of separation, simply state what are found in the results section, but do not interpret them. Do not format text in multiple columns.

Page Numbers:

Include page numbers in the manuscript file.

Footnotes:

Footnotes are not permitted. If your manuscript contains footnotes, move the information into the main text or the reference list, depending on the content.

Language:

Manuscripts must be submitted in English.

Abbreviations:

Define abbreviations upon first appearance in the text. Do not use non-standard abbreviations unless they appear at least three times in the text. Keep abbreviations to a minimum.

Symbols and signs:

The percent sign appears without a space after the number (55%) and not before (NOT %55) Decimals are indicated by decimal points and not by commas (99.47 NOT 99,47).

Degree symbols are inserted from the Symbols menu.

Multiplication symbol is used (×) and not small "x" letters

Spaces are inserted between numbers and units (15 kg) and between numbers and mathematical symbols (+, ?, ×, =, <, >) but not between numbers and percent symbols (e.g 82%).

Units of measurement:

Use SI units. If you do not use these exclusively, provide the SI value in parentheses after each value.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AUTHOR

Main Format

First page of the manuscript must be properly identified by the title and the name(s) of the author(s). It should be typed in Times New Roman, font sizes 12pt, one and half spaced, in A4 format with 2cm margins. All pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript. The manuscript must be saved in a word format.

Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order:

Title of Manuscript

Include a full title for the manuscript. The full title must be specific, descriptive, concise, and comprehensible to readers outside the field.