Author Guidelines
Submission of an Article
The Manuscript/Article submission process in the SciTech Central
Journals is quite a simple and quick process.
Article/Manuscripts can be submitted by one of the
author/corresponding author, who is listed in the manuscript while submitting
the manuscript files.
The submission of manuscript files should be in Word or PDF
(pdf, doc, docx,) format.
Submit manuscripts as an e-mail attachment via mail to
submission@scitcentral.com
A manuscript number will be emailed to the corresponding author
within 72 hours.
Essential elements for submission
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Cover letter*
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Manuscript*
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Figures
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Tables
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Supplemental Material
(*required)
All the Authors are encouraged to provide the names and contact
information for 3–5 external reviewers, though Associate Editors are not obligated
to use these suggestions. Authors may also indicate researchers whom they feel
should not review the submission.
Article Preparation Guidelines
Papers must be clearly written in English. Authors are expected
to attach an electronic covering letter completely mentioning the type of
manuscript (e.g, Research article, Review articles, Brief Reports, Case study
etc.) and assure that the article submitted for review/publication is not under
consideration elsewhere simultaneously. If you have any financial support or
grants from any external source then clearly mention the same to avoid future
discrepancies. The manuscript should contain the complete details of the
corresponding author along with the affiliations of all the other authors.
Article Types to be Submitted
We accepts various formats of literary works such as research
articles, reviews, abstracts, addendums, announcements, article-commentaries,
book reviews, rapid communications, letters to the editor, annual meeting
abstracts, conference proceedings, calendars, case-reports, corrections,
discussions, meeting-reports, news, obituaries, orations, product reviews,
product information, opinion, hypotheses and analyses, etc.
Articles Type Structure Format
Research Article:
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Research articles should
present original research that adds to the body of knowledge.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Abstract;
Keywords; Abbreviations; Introduction; Materials and methods; Results and
discussion; Conclusion; References.
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Word limit is 5000
words
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Supported by
significant and relevant amount of data
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Tables, graphs,
pictures and illustrations wherever necessary
Review Articles:
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Review is an attempt
to summarize and evaluate published information and data from many authors and
sources.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Abstract;
Keywords; Abbreviations; Introduction; Sub headings and sub-sub headings;
Conclusion; References
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Word limit is 5000
words
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Tables, graphs,
pictures and illustrations wherever necessary
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Usually includes a
large number of references and must be based on necessary citations, providing
complete reference at the end of the article.
Mini review
Mini reviews are summaries of recent insights in a particular research area. A mini-review article has a word count of around 3000-4000 words.
General structure of a mini-review article consists of the following sections:
- Title
- Authors and their affiliations
- Corresponding author details
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Review
- Conclusion
- References
Commentaries
Commentaries are opinion articles which represents the
perspective/opinion/hypothesis” of the author. These articles are written by
experienced writers on recent development/innovation/research findings that
falls in scope of the journal.
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Does not follow the
outline of Introduction, Materials/Methods, Discussion/Conclusions, and
References
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Word limit is 2000
words
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Tables, graphs,
pictures and illustrations wherever necessary
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Brief conclusion,
citing the references at the end.
Case Study
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Case studies describe
a particular technology or application which contains original data generated
in the process of developing the technology or in support of the application.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Abstract;
Keywords; Case Presentation, Discussion/Conclusion; References.
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Word limit is 1500
words.
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Supported by a
significant amount of data
Editorials
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Editorials are written
by Editorial Board Members or Invited Guest Editors on a currently published
article/issue on variety of subjects of interest.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Text
description, References.
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Word limit is 1500
words.
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Clinical Images
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Clinical Images are
photographic depictions which include clinical images, diagnostic or
investigative images especially images in radiology, endoscopy, pathology and
cytopathology.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; One short
paragraph describing the Image.
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Word limit is 150
words.
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References and
citations are not mandatory.
Letters to the Editor
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Letter to Editors are
comprehensive reports of cases/research findings related to previously
published articles.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Text
description,
References.
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Word limit is 500-1000
words.
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Abstract is not
required and letter should not be divided into sections.
Perspective
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Perspective provides a
forum for authors to discuss models and ideas from a personal viewpoint.
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Follows the outline of
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Text
description, References.
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Word limit is 1000
words.
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Perspectives follow
the same formatting guidelines as Reviews.
Preparation of Manuscript
Abstract: The
word limit for Abstract is 250-300 words depending on article type. Abstract
should summarize the article in a short and accurate way without any citations.
Keywords: An
article should contain minimum 4-6 Keywords to get more readership and
citations for the manuscript. Keywords must be separated by semicolon.
Abbreviations: Abbreviations are the short forms used in the manuscript.
All the abbreviations used in the manuscript must be mentioned and separated by
semicolon.
Body Text: Body
text should be followed with the above mentioned structure format depending on
the article type.
Figures & Tables: Figures submitted must be compatible with clarity or high
resolution quality. Figures submitted should be atleast 300 dpi, submitted in
Tiff, Giff or JPEG formats only. Figure legends must be mentioned below each
figure at the end of manuscript and figure numbers must be mentioned in the
body text sequentially. Tables should be presented in Table format. Table
legends must be mentioned below the Table at the end of manuscript below
figures.
Equations and Formulas: For mathematical symbols, Greek letters and other special
characters, use normal text or Symbol font.
Supplementary Information: Supplementary information is usually provided as an
essential background to the Article and which is not essential for inclusion,
in the full text of the manuscript. The supplementary information should not
contain any figures and it may have Supplementary tables. Supplementary
information is published as a separate pdf along with manuscript.
References: References
should be in a proper format. All the references including URLs are numbered
successively within square brackets, in the same order of their appearance in
the text.
Examples
Journal articles format:
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Less than 5 authors:
Author names (Year) Title. J Abbreviation Vol (Issue): Pg Nos. doi
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More than 5 authors: 5
Author names, et al. (Year) Title. J Abbreviation Vol (Issue): Pg Nos. doi
Book References:
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Authors (Year) Title.
(Edition), Country: Publisher.
Conference Proceedings:
Editors (Year) Title. Conference Name, Country: Publisher.
Copyright
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APC
The Open Access format of publication allows all the readers
(researchers, scholars, scientists etc.) a wide and open source of scientific
literature and for the same reason, this format allows free access to all the
published work available on World Wide Web.
Unlike subscription based model of publishing, the Open Access
model provide wide visibility and creditability with the citations for each
view of the published article which indicates the quality of the article
published.
The Article Processing Charges(APC) or Manuscript Handling
Fee(MHF) is always associated with the Open Access Model of publishing. The
minimum Fee which is required for the article consists of various components
such as manuscript handling including processing of article, quality check,
double blind peer review, pdf conversion, xml conversion, html conversion,
editing at the international level, increased number of pages, colour effects,
video effects(in video-articles), professional graphical editing, unlimited
author’s corrections, etc.
The APC/MHF can be covered by the Author/Sponsor/University
Grant/any financial aid from author’s side. This APC/MHF is always associated
with each article to be published in SciTech Central International Journals.
For the Inaugural Issue there is minimum fee for ACP in SciTech Central
International Journals. After the Inaugural Issue, the Article Processing
Changes or Manuscript Handling Fee for SciTech Central International Journals
will be 1527$(USD)/1117£ (GBP)/1425€ (EUR).
Article Withdrawal Policy
From time to time, an author may wish to withdraw a manuscript
after submitting it.
Changing one’s mind is an author’s prerogative. And an author is free to
withdraw an article at no charge – as long as it is withdrawn within 1
week of its initial submission.
If you have concerns or questions about it, please contact us for further
discussion. We welcome your input.
Withdrawal Charges (exceptional cases)
International Publication process is a time consuming process involving various quality checks, unbiased & blind Peer Review, XML, HTML, PDF development, intensive graphic designing, DOI application & assignment, Creative Commons Attribution Licensing, etc. So, once the whole process is completed and authors are willing to withdraw their manuscript(s) due to any reason; they are liable to pay the withdrawal charges in order to compensate the work done by the editorial office and the resources spent on their manuscript(s).
The withdrawal charges varies from USD $299- USD $499 depending upon the length, quality, graphics applied, resources spent, etc. on the particular manuscript by the editorial staff which can be different for different manuscripts.
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