The manuscripts that are sent to be evaluated for publication in the Transactions on Computer Science and Applications would be prepared according to the rules stated below:

1) Manuscripts should be in English. The text should be in a double-column format as a Microsoft Word document. Download the Manuscript Template and Copyright Transfer Form.

2) The title of the article is to be written first in bold with font size 16. The title should be concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.

3) Author(s’) name(s), name of the current institution, department name and e-mail address are to be filled in on the online registration form. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that phone number(s) (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.

4) A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. Abstracts should not exceed 350 words.

5) A Graphical abstract is optional and should summarize the contents of the article in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the attention of a wide readership online. The authors must provide images that clearly represent the work described in the article. Graphical abstracts should be submitted as a separate file in the online submission system. Preferred file types: TIFF, EPS, PDF files.

6) Authors are invited to submit keywords (3 to 6) associated with their papers.

7) Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the Acknowledgements, Appendices, and References are not included in section numbering)). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

8) The structure of the manuscript followed after the abstract should be as follows:
Introduction: State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Material and methods: Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Theory/calculation: A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.
Results: Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion: This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusion: The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices: If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, (Appendix A, Appendix B, etc. If there is only one appendix, no need for identification as 1). Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
Acknowledgments: Collate acknowledgments in a separate section at the end of the article before the references. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).

9) Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters.

10) Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing in the figures. Aim to use the following font in your illustrations: Times New Roman. Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text. Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files. Size the illustrations close to the desired dimensions of the printed version. Submit each illustration as a separate file. Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF (or JPEG), EPS (or PDF)) and with the correct resolution (keep to a min. of 300 dpi).

11) Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa).

Reference links: Increased discoverability of research and high-quality peer review are ensured by online links to the sources cited. In order to allow us to create links to abstracting and indexing services, such as Scopus, CrossRef and PubMed, please ensure that data provided in the references are correct. Please note that incorrect surnames, journal/book titles, publication year and pagination may prevent link creation. When copying references, please be careful as they may already contain errors. The use of the DOI is encouraged.

Web references: As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

References to other publications must be based on APA style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. You should cite publications in the text: (Adams, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Adams and Brown, 2006) citing both names of two, or (Adams et al., 2006) when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
For books
Surname, Initials (year). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher. e.g.
Harrow, R. (2005). No Place to Hide. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
For book chapters
Surname, Initials (year). Chapter title. In Editor's Surname, Initials, Title of Book (pages). Place of publication: Publisher. e.g.
Calabrese, F.A. (2005). The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum. Iin Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management (pp. 15-20). New York, NY: Elsevier.
For journals
Surname, Initials (year). Title of article. Journal Name, volume(number), pages. e.g.
Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005). Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22(2), pp. 72-80.
For published conference proceedings
Surname, Initials (year of publication). Title of paper. In Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceedings which may include place and date(s) held (page numbers). Place of publication: Publication place. e.g.
Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007). Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner. In Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007 (pp. 12 – 32). Vienna: Springer-Verlag.
For unpublished conference proceedings
Surname, Initials (year). Title of paper. Paper presented at Name of Conference, date of conference, place of conference. Retrieved from URL if freely available on the internet. Accessed date. e.g.
Aumueller, D. (2005). Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki. Paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete. Retrieved from http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf. Accessed 20 February 2007.
For working papers
Surname, Initials (year). Title of article. Working paper [number if available]. Institution or organization. Place of organization, date. e.g.
Moizer, P. (2003). How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments. Working paper. Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds. Leeds, 28 March.
Further information about APA style from http://www.apastyle.org.

Journal abbreviations source Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations: http://www.issn.org/services/online-services/access-to-the-ltwa/

12) To present the last form of the article organized according to the publication rules before the publication process is in the author’s charge; the articles are not published unless they are presented in the appropriate text format.

To maintain high ethical standards of publication of quality science, the Transactions on Computer Science and Applications (TCSA) works closely at all times with journal editors, authors and peer-reviewers.
The essentials of TCSA publishing ethics for all groups involved in the publishing process are as follows:
For Editors:
• The editor of the journal holds a position in taking important editorial decisions on all peer-reviewed articles submitted for publication.
• The editor should maintain the transparency of the academic research and record, preclude professional needs from cooperating with ethical standards.
• The editor should assess manuscripts for their scientific quality and intellectual content, free from any biased decisions based on discrimination of race, gender, geographical origin, or religion of the author(s).
• The editor should not disclose any information regarding submitted manuscripts before publication of the said manuscript.
• If at any stage the publisher suspects any kind of misconduct in research, it should be investigated promptly and in detail with suitable authority. Furthermore, if any suspicious act is observed in the peer review, it should be resolved with diligence.
For Reviewers:
• Providing a detailed, constructive, and unbiased evaluation in a timely manner on the scientific content of the work.
• Indicating whether the writing is relevant, clear and evaluating the originality as well as scientific accuracy.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of the complete review process.
• Notifying the journal editor about any financial or personal conflict of interest and declining to review the manuscript when a possibility of such a conflict exists.
• Notifying the journal editor of any ethical concerns in their evaluation of submitted manuscripts such as any violation of ethical treatment of animal and/or human subjects or any considerable similarity between a previously published article and any reviewed manuscript.
For Authors:
• All the work reported in the manuscript must be original and free from any kind of plagiarism.
• The journal may use plagiarism detection software to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE (https://publicationethics.org/) guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
• The work should not have been published elsewhere or submitted to any other journal(s) at the time of submission to TCSA.
• Any potential conflict of interest must be clearly acknowledged.

• Proper acknowledgements to other work referred/cited (of any individual, company or institution) must be given. Permission must be obtained for any content used from other sources.
• Only those who have made any substantial contribution to the interpretation or composition of the submitted work, should be listed as 'Authors'. While other contributors should be mentioned as 'co-authors'.
For Publishers:
The TCSA is committed to work with journal editors, defining clearly their relevant roles, in order to ensure appropriate decisions regarding publication procedures and maintaining the transparency of editorial decisions.