Author Guidelines
Title
Brief and informative title. Author names, Institution, and affiliations - list the name and full address of all institutions where the study described was carried out. List departmental affiliations of each author affiliated with that institution after each institutional address. Corresponding author name and e-mail address only of the author to whom communications, proofs and requests for reprints should be sent.
Abstract
The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s).
Keywords
3-8 keywords that accurately reflect the theme, discipline(s), profession, method(s) of the work. Country specific research may wish to include the Country as one of the key words.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Results and Discussions
Results should be clear and concise. This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Acknowledgements
Grants, financial support, technical and other assistance such as equipment and drugs are acknowledged. If there was no financial assistance with the project, this must be clearly stated.
References
IEEE citation style should be followed. Download IEEE style sheet for your reference.
Supplementary data if any
Submitted together with the main text manuscript.
Manuscript Format
Paper size: Letter
Margin: 1” (2.54 cm) from all sides
Column: Double Column
Line Spacing: 1.0 lines
Alignment: Justified
Title Formatting: The title should be in Bold (Capitalize each word) with 16 size font, Times New Roman, Centre aligned.
Author Name: Font size 11pts., Capitalize each word.
Affiliation: Font size 10 pts., Capitalize each word.
E-mail: Font size 9 pts.
Level 1 Heading: Font size 10 pts., Upper Case
Level 2 Heading: Font size: 10 pts., Capitalize each word, Italic.
Level 3 Heading: Font size 10 pts., Capitalize each word, Italic.
Content: Font size 10 pts., Centre align.
Text Font size: Times New Roman 10 pts.
References: Font size 8 pts.
Final paper format will be designed by the editorial office of the journal. Download sample paper format.
Language of Publication: English
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
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The Research Publication offers the following licenses for all the journals:
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Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; and include in a collective work. These uses are permitted only for non-commercial purposes and provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI); provides a link to the license; and does not alter or modify the article.
Gold open access publication fee
To provide gold open access, this journal has a publication fee (Article Publishing Charge, APC) which needs to be met by the authors, or their institution or funders, for each article published open access. This ensures your article will be immediately and permanently free to access by everyone.
Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology Indian Authors Authors from Other Countries
Article Processing Charges (APC) Rs. 3000/- $100
1. Low-income countries eligible for article publishing charge waivers.
Corresponding authors with primary affiliation in countries defined by the World Bank as low-income economies are entitled to 50% APC waiver when they publish in The Research Publication journals.
Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Uganda, and Republic of Yemen.
2. Corresponding authors with primary affiliation in Top 50 Universities in QS World University Rankings are entitled to 100% APC waiver when they publish in The Research Publication Journals.
The Research Publication does not request Article Submission Charges, also called Submission Fees. Nor does TRP charge per page or for color figures or for any other items for which other publishers are known to charge. APC are due when a manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Refund of Article Processing Charges
The Research Publication is committed to ensure smooth and efficient processing of manuscripts with utmost care.
In order to cover the costs incurred in handling of manuscript/s, it becomes pertinent to impose Article Processing Charges (APC). However, there are certain situations in which refund of the APC may be warranted. The journal’s policy for refund of APC, stands as follows:
Refund of APC will be issued within 14 days only under the following circumstances:
- If an error occurs on the publisher’s part, resulting in failure to publish the manuscript.
- If multiple payments are inadvertently received against the APC of a single manuscript.
However, no refund will be processed if:
- The author chooses to withdraw the manuscript after payment of APC.
- The manuscript is retracted due to claims of plagiarism or copyright infringement.
