Manuscript Format

Call For Papers    Manuscript Format

Click here, type the title of your paper, Capitalize first letter

First Author^a, Second Author^b, Third Author^c,

^aFirst author affiliation, Address, City and Postcode, Country

^bSecond author affiliation, Address, City and Postcode, Country

^cThird author affiliation, Address, City and Postcode, Country

Abstract

Click here and insert your abstract text.

Keywords:  Type your keywords here, separated by semicolons; (Minimum 2 and Maximum 6 words)

1. Main text

Here introduces the paper. The paragraphs continue from here and are only separated by headings, subheadings, images and formulae. The section headings are arranged by numbers, bold and 12 pt. Here follows further instructions for authors.

1.1. Structure (Sub heading italic)

Files must be in MS Word only and should be formatted for direct printing, using the MS Word provided. Figures and tables should be embedded and not supplied separately.

To avoid unnecessary errors, you are strongly advised to use the ‘spellchecker’ function of MS Word. Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text (including figures and tables), Conclusion and Future Directions, References, Appendix. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.

Bulleted lists may be included and should look like this:

•           First point

•           Second point

•           And so, on

Ensure that you return to the ‘Els-body-text’ style, the style that you will mainly be using for large blocks of text, when you have completed your bulleted list.

Please do not alter the formatting and style layouts which have been set up in this template document. As indicated in the template, papers should be prepared in single column format suitable for direct printing onto paper with trim size 192 x 262 mm. Do not number pages on the front, as page numbers will be added separately for the preprints and the Proceedings. Leave a line clear between paragraphs. All the required style templates are provided in the file “MS Word Template” with the appropriate name supplied.

1. 2. Tables

All tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Every table should have a caption. Headings should be placed above tables, centered justified. Only horizontal lines should be used within a table, to distinguish the column headings from the body of the table, and immediately above and below the Table1. Tables must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. Below is an example which the authors may find useful.

Table 1. An example of a table

1. 3. Construction of references

References must be listed at the end of the paper. Do not begin them on a new page unless this is absolutely necessary. Authors should ensure that every reference in the text appears in the list of references and vice versa.

Some examples of how your references should be listed are given at the end of this template in the ‘References’ section, which will allow you to assemble your reference list according to the correct format and font size.

1. 4. Section headings

Section headings should be left justified, bold, with the first letter capitalized and numbered consecutively, starting with the Introduction. Sub-section headings should be first letter capitalized italic letters, numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc, and left justified, with second and subsequent lines indented. All headings should have a minimum of three text lines after them before a page. Ensure the text area is not blank except for the last page.

1. 5. General guidelines for the preparation of your text

Avoid hyphenation at the end of a line. Symbols denoting vectors and matrices should be indicated in bold type. Scalar variable names should normally be expressed using italics. Weights and measures should be expressed in SI units. All non-standard abbreviations or symbols must be defined when first mentioned, or a glossary provided.

1. 6. Footnotes

Footnotes should be avoided if possible. Necessary footnotes should be denoted in the text by consecutive superscript letters1. The footnotes should be typed single spaced, and in smaller type size (8 pt), at the foot of the page in which they are mentioned, and separated from the main text by a one line space extending at the foot of the column. Please do not change the margins of the template as this can result in the footnote falling outside printing range.

2. Illustrations

All figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1,2,3,….). Every figure should have a caption. All photographs, schemas, graphs and diagrams are to be referred to as figures. Line drawings should be good quality scans or true electronic output. Low-quality scans are not acceptable. Figures must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. Preferred format of figures is PNG, JPEG, GIF etc. Lettering and symbols should be clearly defined either in the caption or in a legend provided as part of the figure. Figures should be placed at the top or bottom of a page wherever possible, as close as possible to the first reference to them in the paper.

The figure number and caption should be typed below the illustration in 12 pt bold and centered justified. example, see Figure 1.

Figure 1. sample image

3. Equations

Equations and formulae should be typed in Math type, and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right-hand side of the page (if referred to explicitly in the text). They should also be separated from the surrounding text by one space.

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References

Authors must acknowledge all the sources they have drawn upon, including direct quotations, as well as ideas, concepts, data, and exhibits. Only those references cited in the main text should be listed in the reference list. Sources should be stated briefly in the text, following the author-date convention of by the last name and the date of publication, in parentheses. Citations within the text would read, for e.g. According to Pawlak, 1991 or …has studied (Patel, 2004). These citations should be amplified in a list of references appearing at the end of the paper.

The reference list should include complete bibliographical details, as appropriate—the name(s) of the author(s), year of publication, title of the article/book, name of the journal, details of the publisher, volume and issue number, and individual page numbers, URL of online sources (online journals, magazines, or newspapers) with access date.

‘APA’ (American Psychological Association): Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (APA). Authors are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The APA style guide would be the standard reference for citing books, journal articles, electronic material, websites and other source material.

 The prescribed style of citation is as follows:

Reference to a book:

Pawlak, Z. (1991). Rough sets: theoretical aspects of reasoning about data. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., Anderson, R. E., & Tatham, R. L. (2006). Multivariate data analysis (6th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Ravallion, M. (2007). Transfers and safety nets in poor countries: Revisiting the trade-offs and policy options. In V. Abhijit, R. B. Banerjee, & D. Mukherjee (Eds.), Understanding poverty. Oxford University Press. pp.  203–230.

Reference to a journal publication:

Bose, I. (2006). Deciding the financial health of dot-coms using rough sets. Information & Management, 43(7), 835–846.

Conference proceedings published as a book chapter

Bedenel, A.-L., Jourdan, L., & Biernacki, C. (2019). Probability estimation by an adapted genetic algorithm in web insurance. In R. Battiti, M. Brunato, I. Kotsireas, & P. Pardalos (Eds.), Lecture notes in computer science: Vol. 11353. Learning and intelligent optimization (pp. 225–240). Springer.

For Electronic Publications

Please include the URL and date accessed in the citation, e.g., https://apastyle.apa.org/ (accessed Jan 2024).

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the references listed and for consistency between the references in the text and those in the reference list.