Submission Guidelines

Required Documents

Authors must submit the following documents along with their manuscript:

• Manuscript body
• Title page (containing author details)
• Turnitin similarity rate report
• Turnitin AI writing rate report

Failure to meet the following requirements will result in automatic rejection:

• The Turnitin similarity rate is above 20%.
• The Turnitin AI writing rate is above 10%.

Language and Length

• Manuscripts must be written in English. Either British or American spelling is acceptable, but consistency is required throughout the document.
• Articles should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words, inclusive of footnotes and bibliography.
• Book reviews should not exceed 2,500 words.

Blinding and Formatting

• Authors should prepare two separate files:
• Title Page: Contains author details (name, affiliation, contact information).
• Blinded Manuscript: No author details should be included.
• The text should be as 'flat' as possible, without complex formatting.
• Use a consistent style throughout the manuscript.
• Limit subtitles to a maximum of two levels below the main title.

Text Formatting

• Page Setting: A4 format with minimum 2 cm margins on all sides.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
• Line Spacing: 1.5 throughout the document.
• Alignment: Justify text on both left and right sides.
• Hyphenation: Disable automatic hyphenation in MS Word.
• Italics/Bold: Use italics or bold for emphasis as needed.
• Page Numbers: Number pages consecutively from the first to the last page.

Citations and Quotations

• Complete sentences should be placed within "double quotation marks".
• Partial quotations should be placed within 'single quotation marks'.
• Quotations longer than one line should be indented to form a separate block.
• Omissions in quotations should be indicated with (...).
• Additions or clarifications should be placed within [square brackets].
• Authors must obtain permission for any copyrighted material included in the manuscript.

Special Words and Paragraphs

• Foreign words should be italicized or placed within 'single quotation marks'.
• Specific terms should be placed within 'single quotation marks'.
• Use a single hard return to end a paragraph. Avoid extra blank lines.
• Indicate new paragraphs with a tab, not an extra blank line.

Notes and References

• Use the MS Word footnote function for notes.
• Footnotes should appear at the end of each page.
• Note numbers should be superscript and numbered sequentially.
• Notes should be double-spaced and in 12 pt font.
• References and bibliographies must be arranged alphabetically by author.
• Use IEEE consistently throughout the manuscript.

Tables and Figures

• Tables should be compiled using tabs, not spaces.
• Maximum table width: 12 cm.
• Upload tables in a separate MS Word file.
• Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.
• Figures will be published online in color but may be printed in black and white.
• Upload figures as separate files (JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc.) with their titles.
• Indicate the placement of tables/figures in the text using square brackets (e.g., [Figure 1]).