Author Guidelines
Submission Instructions
When submitting papers for potential publication in IACSIT Press, please submit an original editable file in one of the (.doc, .pdf) style files. All figures, images, tables, etc., should be embedded into the original file. Detailed instructions on preparing papers for submission can be found at the specific journal website. Authors accept the terms of Honor Code and Plagiarism Statement for Paper Submission, and that the paper is original research contribution with the references properly cited in the manuscript.
Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Full text papers (.doc, .pdf) will be accepted via OJS online submission system. Manuscripts should follow the style of the journal and are subject to both review and editing.
A cover letter should be submitted together with each manuscript. It should be concise and explain why the work is significant and can be considered suitable for publication. Authors should confirm that the submitted article reports original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical, and is not considerated for publication elsewhere.
Preparing Manuscripts
Types of Publications
The following article types are applied:
• Article: The journal considers all original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientifically sound experiments and provides a substantial amount of new information.
• Review: These provide concise and precise updates on the latest progress made in a given area of research.
Format of Manuscripts
Normally, articles should be at least 5 pages excluding references. The manuscript should contain text, in a sequence of title, author list, abstract, index terms, main text part, appendix, conflicts of interest, author contributions, acknowledgments, references, and author biography, etc.
Title: A title should adequately “flag” the content of the paper, and should be concise, specific, and relevant. The potentially interested experts want to decide from the title whether or not they spend time on reading the paper, so the precise wording used in the title is very important and deserves proper attention.
Author list: Full names of authors are preferred in the author field, but are not required. Put a space between the authors' initials. At least one author should be designated as the corresponding author. Only those who made a significant contribution to this paper can be listed as co-authors.
Abstract: A good abstract is a stand-alone summary of the paper, and should summarize the key components of the manuscript. Generally, the abstract should be no more than 200 words. As an abstract is a separate section, it should be a self-contained text (no abbreviations, no references, no URLs, no undefined concepts, etc. ).
Keywords: about four keywords or phrases separated by commas, the keywords should be specific to the article, and reasonably common within the subject discipline.
Main text: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions (for research paper) or literature review sections (for review paper).
Appendix: Appendix is optional. If Appendixes are provided, they appear before Conflict of Interest. Multiple appendixes are labeled with letters (Appendix A, Appendix B). A single appendix is labeled without letters (Appendix). Multiple appendixes must be numbered in the order in which they are to appear.
Conflicts of Interest: Authors should declare whether or not the submitted work was carried out with a conflict of interest. If yes, please state any personal, professional or financial relationships that could potentially be construed as a conflict of interest. If no, please add "The authors declare no conflict of interest".
Author Contributions: Each author's contribution to this work should be stated in Author Contribution Section, authorship should be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work. The description can be up to several sentences long and should briefly describe the tasks of individual authors. e.g., A, B concuted the research; C, D analyzed the data; A, B wrote the paper; ...; all authors had approved the final version.
Acknowledgments: Acknowledgements should be brief, and should not include thanks to anonymous referees and editors, or effusive comments. Use the singular heading even if you have many acknowledgments. Avoid expressions such as “One of us (S.B.A.) would like to thank ... .” Instead, write “F. A. Author thanks ... .” Sponsor and financial support acknowledgments are placed in the unnumbered footnote on the first page.
References: This section should contain references to the most relevant related work and state of the art at the time of writing. The references should be complete, correct, and appropriately formatted. References should be numbered sequentially in order of appearance in the text (including table captions and figure legends) and listed individually at the end of the manuscript. Please refer to Journal Template for a detailed reference style.
Abbreviations: Abbreviations should be defined when they are first introduced in the manuscript.
SI Units: Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units are strongly encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary units (in parentheses).
Equations: If you are using Word, please use either the Microsoft Equation Editor or the MathType add-on (http://www.mathtype.com) for equations in your paper (Insert | Object | Create New | Microsoft Equation or MathType Equation). “Float over text” should not be selected.
Figures and Tables: All figures and tables should be inserted into the main text close to their first citation and must be numbered following their number of appearances. All figures should be at a sufficiently high resolution (300 dpi or higher).
Data Deposit and Software Source Code
Data Availability
In order to maintain the integrity, transparency, and reproducibility of research records, authors are encouraged to provide data availability statement about where a data supporting the results reported in this study can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets, e.g.,
The datasets generated in this study are available in the [NAME] repository, [weblink].
OR
The datasets generated in this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Availability of Computer Code, Software and Algorithm
Authors should make available on any unreported custom computer code, software, or algorithm used to generate results that are reported in the study, authors are encouraged to deposit their source code in a recognized, public repository or upload it as supplementary information to the publication. The name and version of all software used should be indicated.