Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Articles
Original research articles are those have never been published before. This type of article should include complete research methods and results, and publish new research results in this field.
Review
A summary highlighting recent developments and current/future trends of the field. This manuscript type typically has a minimum of 30 references, 5000 words (inclusive of reference list and abstract).
Case Report
Case report is a paper in the form of a written report that provides first-hand information for a single rare method/material, and it has a strong guiding significance for the work in this field.
Communication
Unsolicited commentaries or analysis from reader(s) targeting specific published articles in the journal. Commentaries will be subjected to peer-review and may be published in both online and printed versions of the journal. This manuscript type typically has 3500 words.Hypothesis
An article proposing a new hypothesis or theory with a new interpretation of recent data or findings in the field.
Opinions
Opinions are short articles that reflect the author’s viewpoints on a particular subject, technique, or recent findings. They should highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the topic presented in the opinion.Perspective
Authors’ personal opinion on a subject/topic. Unlike reviews, perspective articles may cover a more specific part of the field. However, these are still required to uphold the spirit of academia of being objective as well as aiming to initiate or further discuss on novel experimental procedures in the field. Therefore, it will undergo the peer review process. Accepted articles may be solicited or unsolicited. This manuscript type typically has 5 tables and figures in total, along with approximately 30 references and 5000 words (inclusive of reference list and abstract).Brief Report
A short report of preliminary studies or original research, which provides fewer details compared with an original research article.
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