Paper Format
Standard structure and formatting guidelines for research manuscript submission.
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Paper Structure
Title
24pt Times New Roman, lower case. Line spacing: Before 8pt, After 16pt. Concise and informative — avoid abbreviations and acronyms.
Author Details
Full name, designation, department, organization, city, country, and email of all authors. Use superscript numbers (¹²³) for multiple affiliations.
Abstract
100–250 words. A structured summary describing background, objective, methodology, key results, and conclusion. DO NOT use special characters, symbols, or math.
Keywords
Up to 8 keywords or phrases representing the core topics. These help with indexing and discoverability.
Introduction
Introduce the research topic, provide background context, review relevant literature, identify the research gap, and state the objectives.
Methodology
Describe research methods, materials, experimental setup, data collection techniques, and analysis procedures in sufficient detail for reproducibility.
Results & Discussion
Present key findings using tables, figures, and statistical analysis. Discuss significance in the context of existing literature.
Conclusion
Summarize main findings, state implications, acknowledge limitations, and suggest directions for future research.
Acknowledgment
Put applicable sponsor acknowledgments here. Avoid stilted expressions. DO NOT place on first page or as a footnote.
AI Declaration
If AI tools were used, declare the tool name, purpose (e.g., research ideation, linguistic clarity), and confirm all outputs were critically reviewed by authors.
References
List all cited sources in 10pt Times, single-spaced. Number citations consecutively within brackets [1]. Give all authors' names unless six or more.
Formatting Requirements
Units & Equations
- •Use SI units (encouraged) or CGS as primary units. English units may be used in parentheses.
- •Do not mix complete spellings and abbreviations: use "Wb/m²" or "webers per square meter", not "webers/m²".
- •Use a zero before decimal points: "0.25", not ".25".
- •Number equations consecutively. Use parentheses for equation numbers, flush right.
- •Italicize Roman symbols for quantities, but not Greek symbols.
- •Use a long dash (—) rather than a hyphen (-) for a minus sign.
Figures & Tables
- •Place figures and tables at the top and bottom of columns. Avoid placing in the middle.
- •Large figures and tables may span across both columns.
- •Figure captions should be below figures; table captions above tables.
- •Insert figures and tables after they are cited in the text.
- •Use "Fig. 1" in text, and "Figure 1" at the beginning of a sentence.
- •Use 10pt Times New Roman for figure labels.
- •Write axis labels as words (e.g., "Magnetization"), not abbreviations.
- •Minimum figure resolution: 300 DPI.
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- !"data" is plural, not singular.
- !Use "Eq. 1" or "Equation 1", not "(1)" at the beginning of a sentence.
- !A graph within a graph is an "inset", not an "insert".
- !"alternatively" is preferred to "alternately" (unless you mean something that alternates).
- !Do not use "essentially" to mean "approximately" or "effectively".
- !The prefix "non" should be joined to the word it modifies, usually without a hyphen.
- !There is no period after "et" in "et al."
- !"i.e." means "that is" and "e.g." means "for example".
Reference Format (IEEE Style)
[1] G. Eason, B. Noble, and I. N. Sneddon, "On certain integrals of Lipschitz-Hankel type," Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, vol. A247, pp. 529–551, April 1955.
[2] J. Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 3rd ed., vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon, 1892, pp. 68–73.
[3] K. Elissa, "Title of paper if known," unpublished.
[4] R. Nicole, "Title of paper with only first word capitalized," J. Name Stand. Abbrev., in press.
💡 Unless there are six or more authors, give all authors' names. Do not use "et al." Papers not yet published should be cited as "unpublished"; accepted papers as "in press".
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