Our publishing team recommends that the same article should not be submitted to multiple journals simultaneously. The corresponding author submitting the article is responsible for its submission and accuracy on behalf of all authors.
The manuscript should be written in clear, concise and grammatically correct English. IJACR accepts manuscripts only in Microsoft Word format.
The manuscript should be submitted as an editable Word file containing text, figures, and tables. Authors are advised to format the manuscript in a single-column layout using Times New Roman font: headings in size 14, subheadings in size 12, and the main content in size 10.
The manuscript must include all essential sections, such as an abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. Figures and tables should have appropriate legends, and figures must be uploaded in the highest resolution. References may follow any style, as long as they remain consistent throughout the manuscript.
Manuscripts with poor English language quality may be returned for revision. Additionally, the manuscript must provide complete author details, including co-authors' names, affiliations, and email addresses. Any addition or removal of an author after submission requires justification from the corresponding author and is subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief or handling editor.
Types of Manuscripts
The following manuscript types can be considered for publication:
- Research Articles
- Review Articles
- Case Studies
Research Articles: A research article presents new findings that make a significant contribution to existing knowledge. It includes the following sections: abstract, keywords, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions.
Review Articles: Review articles provide a critical review and summary of various research studies in a specific area or domain, using a systematic literature review or meta-analysis approach. While the structure may vary, the article should include an introduction, discussion, and conclusion. Additionally, the reference list should contain more than 100 citations.
Case Studies: A case study refers to a detailed and focused examination of a specific instance, application, or scenario within the field. It involves analyzing real-world or hypothetical problems to demonstrate practical implementations, explore solutions, or provide insights into particular techniques, methodologies, or technologies. In general, the sections are similar to those in research articles.
Manuscript Structure
The manuscript should be structured in the following order:
- Title
- List of Authors, Affiliations, and Email Addresses
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- Conflict of Interest
- Funding Information
- Data Availability
- Author Contribution Statement
- References
- Authors' Biography
- Appendix
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscript length should be 6 to 40 pages. IJACR can exceptionally accept shorter or longer manuscripts. The content under each section heading should be presented as follows:
Title-The title should be particular, brief but comprehensive and reflect your paper ideas.
List of authors–Include all the author's names with the name of their department, college / university / industry, state, city, and country. Also list the email addresses of all the authors and make a star for the corresponding author.
Abstract–Abstract is the core of the manuscript. It should contain the research background, objective, method and results achieved and to the point not exceeding 300 words. Authors are suggested not include any reference in this section.
Keywords–Five keywords are the minimum requirement, which should be separated by commas to differentiate them.
Introduction–The introduction section should highlight the significance of the author's study. It may include background information, challenges, objectives, contributions, and the organization of the manuscript.
Literature–Discuss the related work in a manner that highlights the methods, results, advantages, and limitations of each reviewed paper. A final review analysis should be included at the end of this section. Ensure that the references cited are recent and up-to-date.
Materials and Methods–The materials and methods section should include the algorithm, flowchart, block diagram, dataset used, and a detailed explanation of the method.
Results–Detail results and analysis should be included in the results section. Results should be understandable and real. It contains a series of figures and tables which can be described in detail. The figures and tables should support the declaration by the authors and embellish the new insights. The discussion section can be included in the result section or in a separate section.
Discussion–The author's interpretation and opinion based on the results can be included in this section. A comparison between measured and modeled data may also be presented here. Additionally, a comparative discussion with previously published methods should be included in the discussion section.
Conclusion–A conclusion is where you summarize the findings of the manuscript and generalize their importance, relevance and recommends further research gaps.
Acknowledgments–The name of the persons who made some significant contribution in improvement of the authors' manuscript will be included in the acknowledgement section. The sources of funding can also be included in this section.
Conflicts of interest–All potential conflicts of interest must be stated within the text of the manuscript, under this heading. Please state "The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare" if no conflicts exist.
Funding Information–It provides details about the financial support received for conducting the research and preparing the manuscript.
Data Availability– Authors should provide a clear and transparent statement regarding the availability of the data supporting the findings of their research. The data availability statement should specify:
- Whether the data is publicly accessible (with repository links and DOIs if applicable).
- If the data is available upon request, include details for accessing it.
- Any restrictions on data availability due to confidentiality, legal, or ethical reasons.
- If no data were generated, explicitly state this in the manuscript.
Author Contribution Statement– IJACR Journal requires that all authors take public responsibility for the content of the work submitted for review. The contributions of all authors must be described in the following manner:
Sample authors contribution statement for more than one authors:
Ashutosh Kumar Dubey: Conceptualization, Investigation, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing. Arun Lal: Data collection, Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Analysis and Interpretation of results. Ramesh Sharma: Study Conception, Design, Data collection, Supervision, Investigation on challenges and Draft manuscript preparation.
An author name can appear multiple times, and each author name must appear at least once.
Sample author contribution statement for single author:
The author confirms sole responsibility for the following: study conception and design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, and manuscript preparation.
References–IJATEE uses the sequential numbered citation, and respective ordering should be maintained on the list at the end of the manuscript. It should be arranged in the order of citation in text. The Vancouver system of referencing should be used. Only published and "in press" references should appear in the reference list. All the references should be cited in the manuscript.
The first six authors' names plus ", et al." can be used in case of more than six authors. The title of the reference, only the first letter of the first word in the title of a reference needs to be capitalized except for the letters and words that are originally capitalized.
Journal reference
Author(s). Article title. Journal Title. year; volume (issue): pages.
Ghosh P. A framework of email cleansing and mining with case study on image spamming. International Journal of Advanced Computer Research. 2014; 4(4):961-5.
Batista GM, Endo M, Yasuda T, Urata M, Mouri K. Using science museum curator's knowledge to create astronomy educational content. International Journal of Advanced Computer Research. 2015; 5(20):284-97.
Abc P. Remarkable science. XYZ Journal. 1999; 36:234-5.
Conference reference
Author(s). Article title. Conference name year (pp. 1-7). Publisher/Organizer.
Agarwal A, Xie B, Vovsha I, Rambow O, Passonneau R. Sentiment analysis of twitter data. In proceedings of the workshop on languages in social media 2011 (pp. 30-38). Association for Computational Linguistics.
Culotta A. Towards detecting influenza epidemics by analyzing Twitter messages. In proceedings of the first workshop on social media analytics 2010 (pp. 115-22). ACM.
Complete book reference
Author(s). Book title. Publisher; year.
Ukens LL. 101 ways to improve customer service: training, tools, tips, and techniques. John Wiley & Sons; 2007.
Chapters in book reference
Author(s). Book title. Publisher; year. page number.
Ukens LL. 101 ways to improve customer service: training, tools, tips, and techniques. John Wiley & Sons; 2007. p. 251-306
Website reference
Author(s). Web article title. Website title. Publisher of website. Accessed DD Month YYYY.
Travel and Transportation. https://www.nyu.edu/life/travel-and-transportation/ university-transportation/routes-and-schedules.html. Accessed 26 October 2015.
Abc P. Travel and Transportation. https://www.nyu.edu/life/travel-and-transportation/ university-transportation/routes-and-schedules.html. Accessed 26 October 2015.
Authors Biography–All authors should provide a brief overview of their professional background, academic qualifications, research areas, professional memberships, current professional position, publications, achievements, and other relevant details.
Appendices–An appendix contains information that is not essential to understand the manuscript, but may be proved useful for further clarification.
Figures and Tables
Except for abbreviation(s) and acronym(s), only the first letter of the first word in the figures and tables caption needs to be capitalized. Figures and tables must be numbered separately. The caption for a figure appears below the figure; for a table, above. Do not be afraid to use lengthy figure and table captions better that than confusing or incomplete ones.
If your figure or table is essentially the same as or based on another author, but you recreated or adapted it, in this case provide proper citation of the source. The most logical place for the citation to appear is at the end of the caption.
Abbreviations
All abbreviations should be defined at their first instance in both the abstract and the main text (beginning with the introduction). Once defined, the abbreviated form should be used consistently in all subsequent instances throughout the manuscript. Abbreviations should only be used if they are standard or if they occur more than 4 or 5 times in the manuscript.
Cover Letter
A cover letter accompanies a manuscript submission and serves to introduce the paper, highlight its significance, and confirm its suitability for the journal. It also ensures compliance with ethical standards and submission requirements. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter along with the manuscript.
Preprint Policy
IJACR allows the submission of manuscripts available on non-commercial preprint servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, and others. While submission does not guarantee review, the journal believes preprints should not exclude a paper from consideration. Authors may share submitted versions on such servers and are encouraged to update them with links to the final published article.
Use of AI assisted Technology
IJACR supports the transparent and ethical use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process. These tools may be used to enhance readability and language but must not replace core authoring tasks, such as developing scientific insights, methods, results, implications, comparisons, conclusions, or recommendations. Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work and must disclose any use of AI tools in their manuscripts. Generative AI cannot be credited as an author or co-author. Additionally, IJACR prohibits the use of these tools to create graphs, figures, or any type of artwork.
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