B. FINAL ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT RULES
After acceptance, authors must prepare the final version strictly using the official
journal template. No deviation is permitted.
Failure to fully comply will delay or prevent publication.
B.1. Page FormatPaper size: A4 (210 × 297 mm)
Margins: 2.5 cm (all sides)
Header and footer distance: 1.25 cm
Layout: Single column
Font: Times New Roman only
B.2. Title and Author InformationTitle:
16 pt, bold
ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
Centered
3 nk before and after
Author Information (FINAL VERSION ONLY):
First name capitalized, surname ALL CAPS
Corresponding author in bold
Times New Roman 12 pt, centered
ORCID IDs as clickable links
Affiliations in italic, centered
Corresponding author email marked with *
B.3. Abstract and KeywordsAbstract:
Inside the template table
Times New Roman 10 pt
Justified
Maximum 300 words
No references, figures, equations or undefined abbreviations
Keywords:
3–6 keywords
Lowercase except proper nouns
Separated by commas, ending with a period
B.4. Section Titles and StructureMandatory sections:
ABBREVIATIONS (if applicable)
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX (if applicable)
Main Section Format:
ALL CAPS
14 pt, bold
Left aligned
12 nk spacing before/after
Sections that must remain unnumbered:
ABSTRACT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
B.5. SubheadingsTitle Case
14 pt, bold
Numbered as:
1
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.1.1
Fifth-level headings should be unnumbered
B.6. Main TextTimes New Roman 12 pt
Justified
Line spacing: 1.5
6 nk spacing
First-line indent: 1.25 cm
B.7. FiguresNumbered sequentially (Figure 1, Figure 2, …)
Caption below the figure
Times New Roman 12 pt, italic, centered
Minimum 300 dpi
Must fit within page margins
Continued figures: “Figure X (continued).”
B.8. TablesCaption above table
Times New Roman 12 pt, italic
No vertical lines
Notes in 10 pt italic
Continued tables: “Table X (continued).”
B.9. EquationsCreated using equation editor
Right-aligned numbering (1), (2), …
12 pt spacing before/after
SI units only
B.10. Ethical Compliance and AI UseEthical Statement:
If applicable, ethical approval must be declared.
AI Statement (MANDATORY):
If AI was not used:
“This manuscript was entirely written, edited, analyzed, and prepared without the assistance of any artificial intelligence (AI) tools.”
If used:
Usage must be clearly described.
B.11. Author ContributionsEach author's role must be specified.
Statements such as “All authors contributed equally” are not permitted.
B.12. Similarity RequirementsTotal similarity ≤ 25%
No source above 5%
References excluded
B.13. EnforcementManuscripts that do not comply with the final template will not be published, regardless of review outcome.