Guide to the Authors
Types of papers
Original full-length research papers should contain material that has not been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form. These papers should not exceed 6000 words of text (including references) and generally not more than 10 figures/tables. The same information should not be repeated in a figure and a table.
Review papers and state of the art will be accepted in areas of topical interest and will normally emphasize literature published over the previous five years. They should not exceed 12,000 words (not including references) and should contain no more than 8 figures and 6 Tables. The same information should not be repeated in a figure and a table.
Reviewers
Authors are required to submit with their articles, full name of three potential reviewers, with complete affiliations: name, country and contact details including current valid, preferably business, e-mail address.
Peer review
JMSA operates a double blind peer review process. The editor, for suitability for the journal, will initially assess all contributions. Papers deemed suitable are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers, to assess the scientific quality of the paper. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and a first decision is provided to the authors in approximately 4-6 weeks. The editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.
Use of word processing software
It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the word processor used. The text should be in single-column format.
JMSA requires authors to include tables and figures in the body of the article at the appropriate position, not at the end of the article.
Guideline for writing articles
A word template https://1drv.ms/w/s!AiVv6g89uRFgiUThoM6ErlAMFRU1?e=MXE3V2 can be used to help in preparing the manuscript. It is mandatory for the authors to write and prepare their manuscript according to the instruction and specifications listed below.
Paper contents:
For more elaboration:
Title should be concise, attractive and informative. It should not exceed 120 characters excluding spaces and should make clear the focus of the paper. It will be centered, typed in Times New Roman 14 point in Bold and initially capitalized.
All author name(s) should be recorded by writing the initial(s) for first and middle name(s) and full family name, and centered below the title and typed in Times New Roman 11-point. Every name is numbered superscript sequentially with a star symbol for the corresponding author.
Affiliation(s) Should be presented below the author name(s) and typed in Times New Roman 10-point (italic). At least one e-mail address is needed for the corresponding author.
A concise and factual abstract is required, and should be a maximum of 200 words in length. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. The abstract should be typed in Times New Roman, (10-point).
Keywords: 3-5 keywords listed in order of importance separated by commas and should be typed in Times New Roman, (10-point).
Type the main text in 12-point Times New Roman, single line spacing and fully justified right and left. The spacing after paragraph is double. Figure and table captions should be 10-point Times New Roman. Initially capitalize only the first word of the caption.
Introduction: state the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Focus on a number of key references; do not overlook the earlier, influential work.
Material & Experimental Methods - Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Results and Discussion- This section should not contain technical details. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used sparingly and consistently. Where they first appear in the text, they should be defined; authors may also explain large numbers of abbreviations and acronyms after the conclusion part.
Conclusion: the main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short conclusion section, which may stand-alone. The Conclusion should not be a summary, but should illustrate the advances and claims of innovative aspects of the research work done.
Acknowledgements, collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research.
Units: follow internationally accepted rules and conventions. Use the International System of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI.
Figure captions: ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
References: should be listed according to their appearance in the text, numbered consecutively and typed after the text using numbers in square brackets (e.g., “as discussed by Suzuki [1]; “as discussed elsewhere [1, 2] ). Reference section are typed in 9-point Times New Roman, single-spaced as follows:
For Journals
James K.M., Thomas H. A., Adam M L., and Salah A. Full article title, Journal title , Vol. X(I), p. x–xx (year).
For Books
- Lund H.F. World Health Organization: Industrial Pollution Control Handbook, 1971, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, p. 23-39 (1994).
- Houk R.S., Svec, H.J. and Fassel V.A. Dynamic Mass Spectrometry. Ed. D. Price and J. F. J. Todd, Vol. 6, Chap. 19, Heyden, London, 234 (1981).
- Zewail A.H., Femtochemistry; Ultrafast Dynamics of the Chemical Bond. Vol. 1 (2) World Scientific, Singapore (2007).
Proceedings or Abstracts
Raghuvanshi S.P., Singh R., Kaushik C.P., Raghav A.K. and Chandra A., In Proceedings of International Conference for Water and Wastewater: Perspectives in Developing Countries (WAPDEC), International Water Association, UK, pp. 1053-1062 (2002).
Reports
- American Public Health Association (APHA), Standard Methods for the Estimation of Fluoride Ions in Water and Wastewater, Washington, DC, USA, edn. 18 (1992).
- Raghuvanshi S.P., M. Tech Thesis, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana, India (2001).
Patents
Preparation of Figures
Upon submission of an article, authors are supposed to include all figures and tables in the word file of the manuscript. Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files.
If the article is accepted, authors will be asked to provide the source files of the figures, each figure should be supplied in a separate electronic file. All figures should be cited in the paper in a consecutive order. Figures should be supplied in either vector art formats (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap formats (Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.). Bitmap images should be of 300 dpi resolution at least unless the resolution is intentionally set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels should be embedded in separate layers.
Preparation of Tables
Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. Vertical rules should not be used.
Schemes
These are sequences of reactions. They should have brief titles describing their contents. Schemes should be numbered.
Proof correction
To ensure a fast publication process of the article, we kindly ask authors to provide us with their proof corrections within two days. Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail enclosing a PDF version of the galley proof. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Copyright transfer
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. It can be downloaded from here.
Contact details for submission manuscripts can only be submitted online via Editorial Manager at https://jmsa.journals.ekb.eg/contacts?_action=loginForm