Manuscripts Preparation

Manuscripts must be written in British English, typed using Arial (font size 12), and in MS Word. Page size should be A4, single-column, with 2.5 cm margins on both sides and double-line spacing. Line numbers should be given throughout the manuscript. All pages of the manuscript (including Tables and Figures) should be numbered. The manuscript should be divided into the following subtitles: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; and References.

Authorship

Authorship should be based on:

  1. Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data;

  2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content;

  3. Final approval of the version to be submitted for publication.

All of these conditions should be met by all authors. Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone does not constitute authorship. All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an acknowledgments section.

All authors must agree on the order of authors listed before submitting the article and agree on the final submitted version. 

Title Page
The title page should include:

A concise and informative title

  • ·The name (s) of the author (s)

  • ·The affiliation(s) and address (es) of the author (s)

  • ·The mail address of the corresponding author

Manuscript Title
The title of up to 20 words should not contain any abbreviations and should be typed in Arial of 14 pt. font and Bold in MS Word. The title should be in accordance with the journal's scope, yet not be obscure or meaningless. The author's name should be typed in Bold 11 font, and affiliations should be typed in Arial 10 font, italicized and left justification.

Abstract
A structured abstract of maximum 300 words that sketches the background of the study, materials and methods, main findings, discussions, and the principal conclusions. Any undefined abbreviations or references should not be included. It should be typed in Arial font of 11 and justified

Keywords
Provide 4 to 7 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes. Keywords should not repeat the words of the manuscript title or contain abbreviations and shall be written in alphabetical order and separated by a semicolon. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter through the text. The abstract should be typed in Arial, 11-point font.

1.0 Introduction
The introduction should state the purpose of the investigation and clearly identify the gap of knowledge that will be filled in the literature review study.

2.0 Materials and Methods
The materials and methods section should provide detailed information to permit repetition of the experimental work. It should include clear descriptions and explanations of sampling procedures, experimental design, essential sample characteristics, and descriptive statistics, the hypothesis tested, exact references to the literature describing the tests used in the manuscript, the number of data involved in the statistical tests, etc.

3.0 Results
The Results section should describe the outcome of the study. Data should be presented as concisely as possible - if appropriate, in the form of tables or figures, although very large tables should be avoided.

4.0 Discussion

The discussion should present an interpretation of the results and their significance, with reference to the work of other authors. Please note that the policy of the Journal with respect to units and symbols is that of SI symbols.

Tables
Tables and graphs should not be submitted as photographs and should be editable. Place explanatory matters in footnotes, not in the heading. Do not use internal horizontal and vertical rules. Tables should be called out in the text and have a clear, rational structure and consecutive numerical order. All tables should be numbered (1, 2, 3, etc.). Give enough information in subtitles so that each table is understandable without reference to the text. For each table, please provide a caption (title) that explains the table's components. Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption. Tables should be used with captions placed above, in limited numbers. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body. The table caption should be in Arial, size 11.

Figures
Figures/ illustrations/line drawings, as well as color photographs, should be in high quality art work. Ensure that figures are clear, labeled, and of a size that can be reproduced legibly in the journal. Place all the figures and tables at the end of the pages. The caption of figures should be written in Times New Roman font of 10. The manuscript should include a separate list of figures.

The following remarks should be applied to the figures:

  • Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript.

  • Figure captions begin with the term Fig. Figures should be numbered with the captions placed below in limited numbers.

  • No punctuation is to be placed at the end of the caption.

  • Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption, and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.

  • Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

5.0 Conclusion
This section should highlight the major, firm discoveries and state the added value of the main finding, without citing literature.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc., should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names and numbers of grant/grants and funding organizations should be written in full. Financial support affiliation of the study, if it exists, must be mentioned in this section.

Declaration of interests

All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could influence or bias their work.

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the Writing Process

During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors employed ChatGPT to enhance the clarity and readability of the text. Following its use, the authors carefully reviewed and revised the content, and assume full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the publication.

Author contribution

•       Conceptualization: X.X., Y.Y.

•       Methodology: X.X., Z.Z.

•       Formal analysis: Y.Y.

•       Investigation / Data collection: X.X., Y.Y., Z.Z.

•       Resources: X.X.

•       Writing – Original Draft: X.X.

•       Writing – Review & Editing: Y.Y., Z.Z.

•       Supervision: X.X.

•       Project administration: X.X.

Funding acquisition: X.X

References
All the references should be written in the following APA reference format.

Text:
All citations in the text should refer to:

1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication (eg: Allan, 2012).
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication (eg, Allan and Jones, 2012).
3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication (eg: Allan et al., 2012).

Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. Examples: "as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995). Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown ..."

List
References should be arranged first alphabetically, then, if necessary, chronologically. More than one reference from the same Author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.

Journal article
Baumann, T., Fruhstorfer, P., Klein, T. Niessner, R., (2006). Colloid and heavy metal transport at landfill sites in direct contact with groundwater. Water Res., 40 (14), 2776-2786.

Book
Davis, M. L. (2005). Introduction to Environmental Engineering, 3rd. Ed. McGraw-Hill Inc., 52-68.

Book chapter
Mettem, G. R., Adams, L.B. (1999). How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, B. S., Smith, R. Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age. E-Publishing Inc., New York.

Conference paper
Brown, J. (2005). Evaluating surveys of transparent governance. In UNDESA, 6th. Global forum on reinventing government: towards participatory and transparent governance. Seoul, Republic of Korea, 24-27 May. United Nations: New York.

Dissertation
Trent, J. W. (1975). Experimental acute renal failure. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California. USA.

Online document
Cartwright, J. (2007). Big stars have weather, too. IOP Publishing Physics Web. http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1.

Please note that references to electronic sites should be used only if there is an expectation that the site will be maintained.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

No APC