Instructions for Authors
Essential title page information
Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid
abbreviations and formulae where possible. Font type: Times New Roman, 14, Bold, single
spaced,
Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double
name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual
work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter
immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full
postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail
address of each author. If authors are from different organizations, put all the details likewise.
Font type: Times New Roman, 10, Italic
Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of
refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers
(with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the
complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding
author.
Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was
done, or was visiting at the time, a "Present address" (or "Permanent address") may be indicated
as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must
be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such
footnotes.
Example of Title, authors name and affiliations, corresponding author
Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Materials using Nano crystalline
Titanium Dioxide
Author 1, Author 2,Author 3*
Department of Chemical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad-387 001, Gujarat, INDIA
*Corresponding author: xyz@[Link], telephone/mobile number with country code:
Abstract (Font type: Times New Roman, 12, Bold)
A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the
research, the principal results and major conclusions in not more than 250 words. An abstract is
often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason,
References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-
standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at
their first mention in the abstract itself. (Font type: Times New Roman, 12, single spaced)
Keywords
Authors are advised to submit 5-7 keywords associated with their paper.
Article structure
All the titles and subtiltes: Times New Roman, 12 font size, bold
All the text in the article: (Font type: Times New Roman, 12, single spaced, Justified your
text paragraph)
Subdivision – Give numbered to Section like 1,2,3…. And subsection in terms of 2.1, 2.2,
2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 etc.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed
literature survey or a summary of the results.
Materials and 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.
Theory/calculation
A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in
the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section
represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.
Results and Discussion
Results and Discussion should be clear and concise. This should explore the significance of the
results of the work, not repeat them. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published
literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may
stand alone or form Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and
equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a
subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1,
etc.
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page
of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first
mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the
article.
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 (e.g., providing language help, Funding,
physical and analytical facility, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Nomenclature and units
Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI).
If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI. Authors wishing to present a table
of nomenclature should do so on the second page of their manuscript.
Math formulae
Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead
of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be
presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number
consecutively any equations
Figure captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure.
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.
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to
tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical
rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate
results described elsewhere in the article.
References
Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and
personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in
the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard
reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either
"Unpublished results" or "Personal communication" Citation of a reference as "in press" implies
that the item has been accepted for publication.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed.
Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication,
etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list)
under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Reference style
Text: All citations in the text should refer to:
1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of
publication;
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;
3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by 'et al.' and the year of publication.
Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first
alphabetically, then chronologically.
Examples:
"as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995). Kramer et al. (2000) have
recently shown ...."
List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if
necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified
by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2000. The art of writing a scientific article. J.
Sci. Commun. 163, 51-59.
Reference to a book:
Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. Macmillan, New York.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B. , 1999. How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in:
Jones, B.S., Smith, R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E- Publishing Inc., New
York, pp. 281-304.
Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to
Index Medicus journal abbreviations: [Link]
List of title word abbreviations: [Link]
CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service): [Link]
If your article is selected for publication in any of the journal, you have to change
your paper style according to the Journal requirements. We will inform you
about the same in advance.