Essential Manuscript Submission Criteria for ARJST
Compliance with the following mandatory criteria is non-negotiable for all submissions to the Academic Research Journal of Science and Technology (ARJST). Manuscripts that do not strictly adhere to these guidelines will be immediately rejected by the editorial team prior to peer review.
I. Manuscript Preparation and Formatting
| Requirement |
Detail |
| Document Format |
Submissions must be exclusively in Microsoft Word format. |
| Technical Style |
Utilize a simple, single-column layout. The required font is Arial, 11-point. Maintain the text layout as simple as possible. |
| Pre-Submission Check |
The manuscript must satisfy every point on the official submission preparation checklist. |
| File Size Limit |
The total file size of the submission must not exceed 20 MB. |
II. Scientific and Visual Elements
| Element |
Standard |
| Equations & Formulae |
Equations should be fully readable. We strongly recommend using dedicated equation editing software (e.g., MathType). If specialty fonts are required for equations, authors must provide those fonts upon submission. |
| Figures & Graphics |
All visual elements must be provided at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch). |
| Captions |
Captions must be brief and written in sentence case style, limited to 10–15 words. (Example: Figure 1. Percentage of detection rate versus number of nodes.) |
| Terminology |
All abbreviations must be defined upon first use in the text, accompanied by the abbreviation in parentheses (Example: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)). |
| Units & Symbols |
Utilize proper symbols (e.g., $\alpha, \beta, \mu$) when referring to Greek letters. All numerical measurements must adhere to the International System of Units (SI units). |
III. Citation and Ethical Referencing Standards
| Requirement |
Detail |
| Citation Style |
All references and in-text citations must strictly follow the APA style. |
| Rigor and Quality |
All claims within the manuscript (for both research and non-research articles) must be supported by rigorous, relevant, recent, and credible literature, primarily drawn from peer-reviewed sources. |
| Ethical Citation |
Authors must avoid excessive self-citation or cooperative agreements to cite each other’s work, as these practices constitute citation manipulation. Authors should refer to COPE guidance on this critical issue. |
| Non-Research Articles |
For articles that do not present primary research, ensure the cited literature provides a balanced and unbiased overview of the topic. Avoid demonstrating undue bias toward specific research groups, organizations, or journals. |
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