Submission Guidelines

Submission

Authors should submit their manuscripts directly via email to contact@scipublication.com or contact.scipublication@gmail.com. Submissions are also welcome via WhatsApp using the floating button on the screen. Manuscripts are accepted only in Microsoft Word format (.docx).

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%.

Contact Information

For any queries related to submissions, please contact:

Address: 123 Business Street, Charleston, WV 25301, West Virginia, USA Email: editor@scipublication.com

Manuscript Preparation

Choice of Template

Authors may prepare their manuscript using either of the two officially supported layouts. Both are accepted equally during peer review; choose whichever you find more convenient.

• Format A — Classic single-column layout
• Format B — JACS two-column journal layout (recommended for camera-ready submissions)

The general rules below apply to both formats. Format-specific rules follow in their own sections.

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

• Authors should prepare two separate files:
  • Title page: contains author details (name, affiliation, contact information).
  • Blinded manuscript: no author details should be included anywhere in the body, headers, footers, or file metadata.

General Formatting Rules (applies to both formats)

• The text should be as "flat" as possible, without complex direct formatting. Use the document's styles instead of manual font changes wherever possible.
• Use a consistent style throughout the manuscript.
• Limit subheadings to a maximum of two levels below the main title (i.e., 1., 1.1.).
• Hyphenation: disable automatic hyphenation in MS Word.
• Italics / bold: use italics or bold for emphasis as needed, but sparingly.
• Page numbers: number pages consecutively from the first to the last page.
• Use a single hard return to end a paragraph; do not insert extra blank lines.
• Indicate new paragraphs with the paragraph style's first-line indent (or a tab, in Format A), not an extra blank line.

Format A — Classic Single-Column Layout

Use this layout if you are preparing a standard typescript-style manuscript for review.

• Page setting: A4, minimum 2 cm margins on all sides.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
• Line spacing: 1.5 throughout the document.
• Alignment: justified on both left and right.
• Columns: single column for the entire document.
• Headings: numbered (1., 1.1.), bold, in the same Times New Roman family as the body.
• References: IEEE style, alphabetical-by-author bibliography accepted; numeric [1], [2], … citation in the body.

Format B — JACS Two-Column Journal Layout (Recommended)

Use this layout when your paper is accepted for publication or when you prefer a camera-ready style at submission. A pre-styled Word template is available on request; alternatively, the formatting rules below describe the layout exactly.

Page

• Page size: US Letter (8.5″ × 11″).
• Margins: top 1″, bottom 1″, left 0.7″, right 0.5″.
• Header / footer: the JACS first-page header appears only on page 1; subsequent pages carry a simple running header ("Journal of Advanced Computing Systems (JACS)" left, "ISSN: 3066-3962" right).

Columns

• Front matter (title through abstract block): single column, full page width.
• Body (from "1. Introduction" onwards): two columns, 0.5″ spacing between columns, no rule between them.
• Tables and figures in the body must span both columns (full text width). A continuous section break is used before and after each table or figure so that block sits in its own one-column section.

Typography

• Body text: Latin Modern Roman, 11 pt, justified, single line spacing.
• Title: Calibri, 16 pt, bold, left-aligned.
• Authors: Latin Modern Roman, 12 pt italic, left-aligned. Superscript affiliation numbers (1, 2, 1,2, …) follow each name.
• Affiliations: Latin Modern Roman, 8 pt italic, with a superscript leading number that matches the author markers.
• DOI line: Latin Modern Roman, 9.5 pt, centered, subtle gray.

Abstract and Keywords Block

A three-column borderless table is used to lay out the abstract and keywords side by side:

Borders for this block are:

• A single 0.5 pt horizontal rule above the header row.
• A single 0.5 pt horizontal rule directly under the "Keywords" and "Abstract" header words.
• A single 0.5 pt horizontal rule below the entire block.
• No vertical borders. No outer-column gutter borders.

Headings

• Level 1 (1. Introduction, 2. Related Work, …): Latin Modern Roman, 12 pt, bold, color #1F497D.
• Level 2 (1.1. Background, 2.3. Benchmarks, …): Latin Modern Roman, 11 pt, bold, black.

Tables

• Top and bottom borders 1 pt black; a 0.5 pt rule under the header row; subtle 0.25 pt gray rules between body rows.
• Header row in 11 pt bold with light gray (#F2F2F2) shading.
• Tables span the full page width (100% of the section) and are horizontally centered.
• Captions are centered above the table in the form Table N. Description., with the Table N. prefix bolded.
• "Note: …" lines that appear below a table are in italic 9 pt.

Figures

• Centered, spanning the full page width.
• Captions are centered below the figure in the form Figure N. Description., with the Figure N. prefix bolded.
• Submit figures separately as JPEG / PNG / TIFF / GIF at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI. Figures will be published online in color but may be printed in black and white.

References

• IEEE style throughout: numeric [1], [2], [3], … markers in the running text.
• The reference list itself is in body-text size (11 pt Latin Modern Roman), justified, single line spacing, no extra space between entries.
• Each entry uses a hanging indent so the [N] marker is clearly visible to the left of the entry text.
• References are arranged in the order in which they are first cited (IEEE convention).

Citations and Quotations (both formats)

• 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 (both formats)

• Foreign words should be italicized or placed within 'single quotation marks'.
• Specific terms should be placed within 'single quotation marks'.
• Avoid extra blank lines between paragraphs.

Notes (both formats)

• 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.
• In Format A, notes are double-spaced in 12 pt; in Format B, notes follow body typography (11 pt Latin Modern Roman, single spacing).

Tables and Figures — File Submission Rules (both formats)

• Tables should be compiled using actual Word tables (or tabs in Format A), never spaces.
• In Format A: maximum table width 12 cm; upload tables in a separate MS Word file.
• In Format B: tables sit inline at full page width within the manuscript; supplementary versions may also be uploaded separately.
• Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.
• Upload figures as separate files (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF) along with their captions.
• Indicate the placement of tables / figures in the text using square brackets (e.g., [Figure 1]) if they are uploaded separately.