Submission Guide

Preparation of a Manuscript

 

General Considerations

Research manuscripts should be organized into the following logical structure:

Front Matter Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords.
Body Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions.
Back Matter Acknowledgments, Contributions, COI, References.
  • SI Units: Use International System of Units. Convert Imperial units where possible.
  • Equations: Must be editable (Word Equation Editor or MathType). No images.
  • Abbreviations: Define at first mention in Abstract and Main Text.

Front Matter

Abstract Requirements

Maximum 200 words in a single paragraph. Must cover: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Avoid exaggeration of findings.

Title: Concise and specific. Use abbreviated names for decision-making models.

Keywords: 3 to 10 pertinent keywords following the abstract.

Manuscript Sections

Introduction

Define purpose, significance, and current state of the field. Highlight controversial hypotheses.

Materials & Methods

Sufficient detail for replication. State software versions and code availability.

Results & Discussion

Concise experimental descriptions and interpretation in perspective of previous studies.

Reference Style (APA)

// Journal Example
Van der Geer, J., et al. (2010). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51–59.
// Dataset Example
[dataset] Oguro, M., et al. (2015). Mortality data for Japanese oak wilt. Mendeley Data. https://doi.org/10.17632/...

* Ensure every cited text has a corresponding entry in the reference list.

Data Availability Statement

Integrity and reproducibility are core values. Authors must make experimental data openly available via repositories or supplementary files. Novel computer code must be released in a public repository.