Author Guidelines
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Guidelines for preparing, formatting, submitting, reviewing, and processing manuscripts for publication in the Journal.
A. General Requirements
Before submitting your manuscript through the Open Journal System (OJS), please ensure that your manuscript strictly follows the Journal's formatting standards and structure.
1. Steps to Prepare Your Manuscript
Authors are required to format their manuscript using the official Journal template.
To ensure your manuscript complies with all Journal requirements before submission, such as language, structure, citations, and references, please review your manuscript using the Manuscript Review Checklist
Online Submission
Once your manuscript meets the formatting requirements and passes the checklist, please submit it through the ONLINE SUBMISSION system via OJS.
After Completing Online Submission
After completing the online submission, authors can track their manuscript, request Fast Track, confirm publication payment, and verify LOA validity through the SIMLOA menu.
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2. The Minimum Standard of the Manuscript
- Written in English.
- The length of submitted paper is at least 6 pages and no more than 16 pages. Editors will evaluate papers that require more than 12 pages.
- Use a tool such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose APA style.
- The number of references must be at least 80% from journals, complete with the DOI link.
- Make sure that your manuscript is prepared using the manuscript template format.
B. Structure of the Manuscript
The manuscript must be prepared and suggested to follow the structure specified by the Journal.
1. Title
The title should be concise, informative, reflect the content of the paper, and contain no more than 20 words, without acronym or abbreviation.
2. Abstract
The abstract should be 200–250 words; no citation; and state the primary objective, research design, methodology, main outcomes and results, and the conclusions.
3. Section Structure
Authors are suggested to present their articles in the following section structure.
4. References
Expect a minimum of 30 references, primarily with a minimum of 80% journal articles that have a reputation and are not more than 5 years old. Each journal should have a valid DOI. Use APA style and consider using Mendeley for reference management.
IMRAD Model
The author must follow the rules of the template format that has been provided and refer to the IMRAD standard as is usual for scientific manuscripts.
Title Page
A concise and informative title; a list of author names, affiliation(s), and e-mail addresses; the complete mailing address including e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author; a running title not exceeding 45 characters; and a word count of the entire paper broken down into summary, main text, acknowledgements, references, tables and figure legends.
Abstract
The abstract should outline the purpose of the paper and the main results, conclusions and recommendations, using clear and factual statements. The whole abstract should be readily understandable to all of the Journal's readers and must not exceed 250 words.
Keywords
A list in alphabetical order not exceeding ten words or short phrases, separated with semi-colons (;).
Introduction
State the reason for the work, the context, background, state of the art of the research, and the aims of the research.
Methods
Explain the type of research and research approach used, data collection techniques, data analysis techniques, research tools or instruments, place of study, location and time. Explain in detail so that it can be understood by the reader.
Results and Discussions
State the results of experimental or modelling work, drawing attention to important details in tables and figures. Point out the importance of the results and place them in the context of previous studies and in relation to the application of the work.
Acknowledgements
If authors refer to themselves as recipients of assistance or funding, they should do so by their initials separated by points. Do not acknowledge Editors by name.
Conclusion
The main conclusions of the experimental work should be presented. The contribution of the work to the scientific community and its economic implications should be emphasized.
Citation and References
Citation to work by three or more authors should be abbreviated with the use of et al.
Citation to work by one or two authors should always give the author names in full.
Work with the same first author and date should be coded by letters, e.g. Thompson et al., 1991a,b.
Citations should be listed in chronological order in the text and be separated by a semi-colon.
All references must include DOI (Digital Object Identifier) at the end of the references. If there is no DOI for any reference, author may provide its URL/direct accessible web link for verification purpose. References without DOI or internet link are not acceptable.
Expect a minimum of 30 references, primarily with minimum 80% to journal papers.
The references in the Reference list should be in alphabetical order with the journal name unabbreviated.
Reference Format Examples
Abah, J.,A. (2018). Advocating Mathematics Teacher Research Prowess for Improved Professionalism. International Journal of Trends in Mathematics Education Research, 1(1), 1–8. doi:10.33122/ijtmer.v1i1.9
Tuyttens, F.A.M. (1999). The consequences of social perturbation caused by badger removal for the control of bovine tuberculosis in cattle: a study of behaviour, population dynamics and epidemiology. PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
Navabi, Z. (1998). Analysis and Modeling of Digital Systems. 2nd Ed. McGraw Hill, New York. ISBN: 0070464790.
Katz, R.H. (1986). Computer-Aided Design Databases. In: New Directions for Database Systems. Intellect Books, Norwood, NJ.
Magott, J. and K. Skudlarski. (1989). Combining Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets and PERT Networks For The Performance Evaluation Of Concurrent Processes. Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Petri Nets and Performance Models.
Lal, R. (1995). Sustainable Management of Soil Resources in the Humid Tropics. United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan.
C. Manuscript Processing Workflow
If two or more reviewers consider a manuscript unsuitable for publication in this Journal, a statement explaining the basis for the decision will be sent to the authors within three months of the submission date.
The online proofing environment is similar to MS Word: in addition to editing text, authors can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions from the Copy Editor.
It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to the Journal in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely the author's responsibility.
Before Submission
Authors are encouraged to carefully check the manuscript template, language, structure, citations, references, and submission requirements before completing the online submission process.
