As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of 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, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-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, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Author Guidelines
Manuscript Submission Guideline
Length
Authors should document their work in relation to the open literature. The following limits on length should be observed.
Regular papers, at least 4 pages up to 6 pages in length, including figures and illustrations.
Styles for Manuscript
1) The manuscript must be in English.
2) Provide a carefully worded abstract of 150 to 300 words for regular papers. Name, affiliation, and e-mail of author(s) should be organized on a cover page.
- Name and affiliation of the key author whom proofs and other correspondence can be sent
- Keyword (duplicate from the paper)
- Abstract (duplicate from the paper)
- Date of submission
Note:
1. Authors are encouraged to submit their paper in electronic form. Manuscripts must be in the form of Microsoft word and pdf files attached to standard e-mails.
2. Authors who are not convenient to submit paper in electronic form, hard copy formatted is also appreciated. Authors are to send four copies of the manuscript.
3. Original illustrations (could be also good resolution image files) must be ready for immediately submission upon acceptance of the manuscript. In the case of regular papers, also be prepared to provide a brief technical biography and photograph of each author.
It is the policy of ACTISNU to own the copyright to the published contributions on behalf of the interests of ACTISNU, its authors, and their employers, and to facilitate the appropriate reuse of this material by others. To comply with the Copyright Law, authors are required to sign an ACTISNU copyright transfer form before publication. This form, a copy of which appears in this journal (or website), returns to authors and their employers full rights to reuse their material for their own purposes.