INSTRUCTIONS
FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Abstract
Key Words
Main Text
HEADINGS
References
Page Setup
Title Page
Main Title
Footnotes
Figures and Tables
Submissions length
Abstract
The
manuscript must have an abstract. The abstract should be
self contained and understandable by the general reader
outside the context of the full manuscript. The abstract
is to be in fully justified italicized text, below the
main title. Use the word "Abstract" as the
title, in 12-point Times New Roman, boldface type, and
arrange left, capitalized. The abstract is to be in
11-point Times New Roman, single-spaced type, and should
not exceed 200 words in length.
Key
Words
The
abstract should be followed by 5-8 key words separated
with commas. Leave two blank lines after the
keywords, and then begin the main text.
Main
Text
Type
your main text in 11-point Times New Roman, paragraph
spacing: before - 6 pt, line spacing: single-spaced. Be
sure your text is fully justified - that is, flush left
and flush right, without a first-line indent. A blank
line should separate paragraphs
HEADINGS
1.
First-order headings
First-order
Heading should be Times New Roman 12-point boldface,
capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing: before - 12
pt and after - 12 pt, line spacing: single-spaced with.
Use a period (".") after the heading number,
not a colon.
1.1.
Second-order headings
Second-order
headings should be Times New Roman 11-point boldface,
initially capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing:
before - 11 pt and after - 11 pt, line spacing:
single-spaced with.
1.1.1
Third-order headings
Third-order
headings are strongly discouraged. However, if they must
be used, use 10-point Times, italics, initially
capitalized, flush left, preceded by one blank line,
followed by the text on the next line.
References
References
in the text should be indicated by authors' names and
year of publication in parentheses, e.g. [Author, 2004].
If a referenced paper has three or more authors the
reference should always appear as the first author
followed by et al. References should be listed
alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. Journal
titles should not be abbreviated.
Page
Setup
Paper
size: A4
Margin:
Top and Bottom: 3.0 cm
Left and Right: 2.5cm
Title
Page
Each
paper must have a title page which includes the title of
the paper,
full name of all authors, and complete addresses
including affiliation(s),
telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es).
Main
Title
The
first page of the manuscript should include the main
title and abstract of the paper.
The
main title should be centered in Times New Roman,
16-point bold, all capitalized. Leave two blank lines
after the title. The main title should appear on top of
the title page.
Author
Name(s) and Affiliation(s)
Author
names are to be centered beneath the title and printed
in Times New Roman 11-point, bold. Affiliations are left
justified below authors' names, italicized, not bold.
Include corresponding author email.
Footnotes
If
footnotes are used, place them at the bottom of the page
on which they appear. Use Times New Roman 8-point type,
single-spaced. To help your readers, avoid using
footnotes altogether and include necessary peripheral
observations in the text (can be within parentheses).
Figures
and Tables
Figures
should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the
text. Figures that contain only textual rather than
diagrammatic information should be designated tables.
Tables should be numbered consecutively as they appear
in the text.
Submissions
length
The
manuscript should not exceed 10 pages, including tables,
figures, and appendices.
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