| Manuscript must be in Microsoft Word format, written in English with Times New Roman 10 pt on A4 papers (21 cm x 29.7 cm or 8.5 inches x 11 inches). |
| The mandatory template must give the following margins: top 2.5 cm, bottom 2.3 cm, left 1.6 cm and right 1.6 cm. |
| The template must divide the entire text into two columns and the space between columns must be 1.0 cm. |
| The entire manuscript must not exceed three pages. |
| All texts are in single spaced, including subheadings, tables and figures. |
| Do not include page numbers or line numbers. |
| Title: Use 14 pt Times New Roman in bold typing and must be completed within 2lines. |
| Authors: Use 10 pt Times New Roman in italics typing. |
| Affiliations: Use 10 pt Times New Roman in regular typing. |
| Subheadings: Use 10 pt Times New Roman in regular and bold typing and placed on a single line without any text. Do not use capital letters. Use single space between the previous text and the subheading. |
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Body text:
- The text should be divided into two columns and written immediately
beneath the subheading (no blank line under the subheading).
- Use a dot in front of decimals (example: 0.56). - Use a comma in numbers greater than 999 (example: 4,398). - If sub-subheadings are used, they should be written in italic typing and followed by a colon and text in the same line (example: Blood samples: On 2 day 7, blood samples were taken from....). Leave a blank line above subheadings. - References should be numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text. Cite references in the text by placing the number in square brackets, for example: [1] |
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References:
- In the list of references, references should be written and numbered in the
order they are mentioned in the text.
- Do not leave blank lines between the references. - The titles of the references should be omitted. - In case of more than two authors, use only the last name of the first author, followed by et al. - The year of the publication should follow the authors’ last names. - Use abbreviations on names of journals. |
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Tables and figures:
- Figures and tables must not be wider than a text column and must be
suitable for printing in black and white.
- Colored photos may be used but should be suitable for printing in black and white. - Table headings should be written above the table. - Figure headings should be written below the figure. - Write “Table 1” and “Figure 1” in bold. The rest of text must be in regular typing. - Limit the number of lines in tables and avoid vertical lines if possible. |