Manuscript Formatting Guide - as of 23th October 2017 - instructions

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Instructions for formatting and structuring a manuscript for publisher submission, including author information blocks and a required Statement of Compliance. Guidance covers what the abstract must include and how it should be written (background, goal, methods, results, conclusions) without abbreviations or references, plus recommended keyword submission. It also outlines expectations for the Introduction, manuscript sections, citation and quoting methodology, anonymity of review, and baseline Word formatting requirements such as font, spacing, and page setup.

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Statement of Compliance

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Running Head: (MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDE) as of 23th October 2017 Manuscript Title First A. Author Department, Institution, Address e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:e@mail.com" e@mail.com Second B. Author Department, Institution, Address e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:e2@mail.org" e2@mail.org Statement of Compliance To enable the publisher to start processing this Manuscript, please read and complete the following Statement of Compliance. I hereby warrant on behalf of myself and my co-authors that: FORMCHECKBOX I (we) am (are) the sole author(s) of this Manuscript FORMCHECKBOX All persons entitled to authorship have been so included FORMCHECKBOX All the authors and relevant institutions approve submission of this Manuscript FORMCHECKBOX The Manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere FORMCHECKBOX The Manuscript has not been previously published in whole or in part in any medium including electronic media FORMCHECKBOX The Manuscript does not violate any copyright or other proprietary right FORMCHECKBOX I (we) have strictly respected scientific methodology regarding citations and quoting sources of other copyright owners FORMCHECKBOX All the work that has been done in the course of preparation of this Manuscript conforms to the legal requirements of the country in which it was carried out, and to the ethical requirements of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): HYPERLINK "http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf" http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf FORMCHECKBOX I (we) have ensured that the Manuscript does not contain (except on the title page) any information that could reveal the identity of the author(s) and compromise the anonymity of the review process. Manuscript Title ABSTRACT A brief abstract (50 - 150 words) should appear beneath the Manuscript Title. It should give an account of the most relevant contributions of the paper. It is also important to indicate briefly the problem background, the goal, the methods, the results, and conclusions. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and references. It must be complete and understandable without reference to the text. KEYWORDS Please supply six to eight keywords, which apply to your paper. Separate the keywords by commas. INTRODUCTION This part of the manuscript should include a brief introduction into the problem that will be addressed. It should typically describe the background of the problem and provide a concise statement of the problem. The Introduction usually also contains a short guide explaining what is contained in each of the manuscript’s sections. A typical manuscript may proceed with a section containing literature review that would clearly indicate the unresolved aspect of the problem. This can be followed by a thesis which would settle the issue. The methods used to support the thesis should be discussed in sufficient detail so that the argumentation procedure can be reproduced. In the case of empirical research article, the thesis is usually formulated in the stronger form of a hypothesis, and the appropriate statistical methods are described in sufficient detail and used to confirm or reject the hypothesis. Regardless of whether the article is theoretical or empirical, what follows next is usually a resume of the results that have been achieved by the previously described methods, and a discussion of the implications of those results for the thesis that has been proposed. The Discussion section is also the right place to relate the findings to relevant previous studies. Finally, a short conclusion recapitulating the main points of the manuscript is provided, followed by a complete list of references. If special symbols have been used in the manuscript, they should be listed in a separate section, immediately preceding the References. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION To prepare the manuscript use directly this templat

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What does the Statement of Compliance require authors to confirm?

It covers authorship responsibility, inclusion of all entitled authors, institutional approvals, originality, not being under consideration elsewhere, absence of prior publication, and respect for copyright and scientific methodology. It also requires adherence to legal and ethical publication standards and protection of reviewer anonymity.

How should the abstract be written in this manuscript template?

The abstract should be 50–150 words and placed beneath the manuscript title. It must describe problem background, goal, methods, results, and conclusions, while avoiding abbreviations, diagrams, and references, and remaining complete without needing the main text.

What formatting settings are recommended for manuscript preparation?

Use Microsoft Word format, or port to it. The document should use Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, and A4 page size with portrait orientation. Page numbers should not be typed.

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