Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
The author should ensure that the main body of the manuscript is structured as outlined below:
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Introduction
This should be concise and describe the nature of the problem under investigation and its background. It should be built up from the context of previous researches, citing relevant references. Introductions should expand on highly specialized terms and abbreviations used in the article to make it accessible for readers.
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Methods
This section should provide sufficient details of the methodology applied in the study for data collection and analysis carried out to generate the results. The method can be repeated by another researcher by acknowledging the developer/author.
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Results and Discussion
The results and discussion section should detail the main findings and outputs of the article. Tables and Figures may be used in order to improve conciseness and visualization. Figures and Tables should be numbered serially and referred to in the text by number (Table 1, Figure1, etc.). Each Table and Figure should have an explanatory caption which is concise as possible. Caption for the Tables and Figures should be placed above and beneath, respectively. This section should also discuss the significance of the results and compare them with previous work using relevant references.
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Conclusion
This section should be used to highlight the novelty and significance of the work, and any plans for future relevant works.
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Acknowledgments
All authors and co-authors are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest when submitting their article. This information should be included in an acknowledgments section at the end of the manuscript (before the references section). All sources of financial support for the project must also be disclosed in the acknowledgments section
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References
It is vitally important that authors fully acknowledge all relevant sources of information. They should also consult relevant policies on ethics for general guidance on compiling the author’s work. The referencing style for this journal is APA (https://apastyle.apa.org). A reference should give the reader enough information to locate the article concerned and should consist of: author name(s) and initials, year of publication, title of the journal or book, the volume number, for books: town of publication and the name of the publisher, and finally the article number or page numbers. Where there are up to ten authors, all authors’ names should be given in the reference list. Where there are more than ten authors, only the first name should appear, followed by et al. Authors should take particular care to ensure that the information is correct so that links to referenced articles can be made successfully. Material which is really a footnote to the text should not be included in the reference list, which should contain only references to bibliographic data. Copies of cited publications not yet available publicly should be submitted for the benefit of the referees. Unpublished results and lectures should be cited for exceptional reasons only. Before submitting the article, authors must ensure they have done a literature search to check for any relevant references that may have been missed.
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Tables and Figures
Carefully chosen and well-prepared figures, such as diagrams and photographs, can greatly enhance your article. Author should prepare figures that are clear, easy to read and of the best possible quality. Characters should appear as they would be set in the main body of the article. Figures will be used as submitted. No unreadable and unclear Figure or Table will be published. It will be the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure that Tables and Figure are legible and technically correct.
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Colour Figures
The use of colour in figures can enhance the effective presentation of results, and there are no restrictions on the use of colour in the online version of the article. However, please note that readers of the journal may download and print out on a black-and-white printer, which may make coloured lines difficult to distinguish. It is therefore advised to use the colours which are readable even when it is printed in white-and-black colour printouts. If possible, keep the figure and table in black and white colour unless otherwise, coloured figures and tables are very crucial for enhancing visibility.
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Table and/or Figure Captions
The tables and/or figures should be numbered in order which they appear in the text. If there is more than one part to a figure (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b) etc.), the parts should be identified by a lower-case letter in parentheses close to or within the area of the figure/table. Captions should be included in the text and not in the graphics files. Micrographs should include a scale bar of appropriate size, e.g. 1 μm.
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Style and Format
The manuscript shall be prepared in Times New Roman, 12 Font Size, Single Line and Paragraph Spacing, and Justified Text. Figures, tables and formula are placed within the text, not at the end. Figures include maps, sketches, diagrams, illustrations, charts, scatters and histograms. The size of the article should range between 4,000 - 8,000 words.
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