Guide for Authors

Submission checklist

You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.

Ensure that the following items are present:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:

• E-mail address

• Full postal address

All necessary files have been uploaded:

Manuscript:

• Include keywords

• All figures (include relevant captions)

• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)

• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided

• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print

Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)

Supplemental files (where applicable)

Further considerations

• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'

• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa

• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)

• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare

• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed

• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements 

Conflict of interest

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.

Please complete and upload the Conflict of Interest form with your manuscript. The inclusion of this form is mandatory. You can find it here (Download Conflict of Interest form)

Submission declaration and verification

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright holder.

 Funding body agreements and policies

You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this should be stated. 

Language editing and proofing

Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check' functions of your word processor. 

Submission
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files by our online submission system. The system automatically converts your files to a single PDF file, which is used in the peer-review process. Editable files (e.g., Word, LaTeX) are required to typeset your article for final publication. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, is sent by e-mail. You can use Submission checklist to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review.

Ensure that the following items are present:

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:

  • E-mail address
  • Full postal address

All necessary files have been uploaded:

Manuscript:

  • Include keywords
  • All figures (include relevant captions)
  • All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
  • Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
  • Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print

Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)

Supplemental files (where applicable)

Further considerations

  • Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
  • All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
  •  Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
  • A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
  • Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
  • Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements.

Submit your article

Please submit your article via e-mail to journal website https://fsrt.journals.ekb.eg/ 

Referees
Authors are asked to provide the names and contact details for 2 possible reviewers. These reviewers must NOT be colleagues with whom you have done research or published papers with during the last 5 years nor can they be working at your own institute. The Journal of Frontiers in Scientific Research and Technology relies on the honesty of our authors in the nomination of potential reviewers; any violation of the guidelines above could lead to instant rejection of your manuscript. Please note that the journal may not use your suggestions, but your help is appreciated and may speed up the reviewing process.
 

Formatting requirements

All manuscripts must contain the essential elements needed to convey your manuscript: Highlights, Title, author list, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Setting (if applicable), Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions, Artwork and Tables with Captions. Submit your manuscript in a 1.5 interline, page numbered and figures and tables at the end of the text, after the references and the legends to figures and tables. 

Peer review

This journal operates a single-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. 

Article structure

This section provides information for properly structuring a research manuscript.

Essential title page information

  • Title: Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
  • Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase 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.
  • Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.

Subdivision - numbered sections

Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

Introduction

The introduction should be short and designed to capture the reader's interest and set the stage for the paper. Describe the broad topic to which your work will contribute and provide a brief regional context, if necessary. Conclude the introduction with the precise scientific objectives of the paper and a statement of your overall approach. 

Relevant Setting, Material, and methods

Briefly describe the methods and materials used to produce the results in your study. Methods that have already been published by you or others should be summarized and referenced, rather than repeated. If you quote directly from a previously published method, use quotation marks, and cite the source. Describe any modifications you have made to existing methods, and explain the rationale. If your manuscript deals with a specific location, briefly describe the geographic and geologic setting of your study area.

Results

Present your findings in a logical order in a clear, and concise way without discussing what you think your results mean. Objectively describe your data, observations, and uncertainties. Don't re-hash methodology, and save explanations/interpretations of what your results indicate for the Discussion section.

Discussion

The Discussion section is the place to interpret the results obtained and to place them in the broader context of other studies from the literature. Be sure to provide clearly explained arguments and compelling evidence and, if your interpretations differ from previously published interpretations, provide convincing evidence that your interpretation is better.

Conclusions

If your paper is long or your data and arguments are complex, you may need to start the conclusions with a very short summary of the most important points. The conclusions should not focus on repeating what you did. Do not include statements about future work, which could be construed as a claim of ownership or priority.

Highlights

Highlights are mandatory for this journal. Highlights are three to five result-oriented points, maximum of 85 characters long including spaces, that provide readers with an at-a-glance overview of the main findings of your article.

Abstract

The abstract should briefly describe the context of the work, the research question, and the methods used, and focus on the results obtained and their meaning and interest for the scientific community.

Graphical Abstract

Although a graphical abstract is optional, its use is encouraged as it draws more attention to the online article. A Graphical Abstract is a single, concise, pictorial and visual summary of the main findings of the article.

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords, using American spelling and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Acknowledgments

Collate acknowledgments 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. Provide also the funding sources.

Reference list

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). All 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. This journal encourages you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List. Data references should include the following elements: author name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (where available), year, and global persistent identifier.

Reference links

Increased discoverability of research and high quality peer review are ensured by online links to the sources cited. In order to allow us to create links to abstracting and indexing services, such as Scopus, CrossRef and PubMed, please ensure that data provided in the references are correct. Please note that incorrect surnames, journal/book titles, publication year and pagination may prevent link creation. When copying references, please be careful as they may already contain errors. Use of the DOI is highly encouraged. A DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it as a permanent link to any electronic article. Please note the format of such citations should be in the same style as all other references in the paper.

Reference style

References may be arranged first alphabetically or numerically

1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;

2. Two or more authors: all authors' names and the year of publication; 

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. You are urged to consult IUPAC: Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry.  

Math formulae

Please submit math equations as editable text and not as images. Present simple formulae in line with 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 that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

Artwork

The quality of the figure should be high enough for publication. All text and symbols must be readable without external help.

General points

  • Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
  • Embed the used fonts if the application provides that option.
  •  Aim to use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times New Roman, Symbol, or use fonts that looks similar.
  • Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
  • Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
  • Provide captions to illustrations separately.
  • Size the illustrations close to the desired dimensions of the published version.
  • Submit each illustration as a separate file. A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available.
  • Please note that individual figure files larger than 10 MB must be provided in separate source files.

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

Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

Supplementary material

Supplementary material such as applications or images can be published with your article to enhance it. Submitted supplementary items are published exactly as they are received (Excel or PowerPoint files will appear as such online). Please submit your material together with the article and supply a concise, descriptive caption for each supplementary file. If you wish to make changes to supplementary material during any stage of the process, please make sure to provide an updated file.

After Acceptance. 

Online proof correction

Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail with a link to our online proofing system, allowing annotation and correction of proofs online. In addition to editing text, you can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions from the Copy Editor. If preferred, you can still choose to annotate and upload your edits on the PDF version. All instructions for proofing will be given in the e-mail we send to authors, including alternative methods to the online version and PDF. 

Author Inquiries

We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. For any questions please contact Prof. Dr. M. M. El-Desoky (mmdesoky@suezuniv.edu.eg).