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2. Author Guidelines
(1) General Information
Language All manuscripts should be written in English -- British or American
as long as consistency is observed.
Acknowledgements All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship
should be listed in an acknowledgments section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged
include a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department
chairperson who provided only general support. Financial and material support should
also be acknowledged.
Conflict of interest and funding Authors are responsible for disclosing financial
support from the industry or other conflicts of interest that might bias the interpretation
of results.
Statistic validity If complicated statistical data are provided, the authors
may be requested to submit a statement issued by a certified statistician regarding
the validity of methods used.
(2) Manuscript Template
Please
click here to download the template.
(3) Guidelines for Paper Preparation
To avoid unnecessary delays in the review process, please consider the following
policies carefully before you submit your manuscript. Manuscripts that are not concise
or do not conform to the conventions and standards of SAP will be returned to the
authors for revision.
How to Prepare a Manuscript:
Although we encourage submissions from around the globe, we require that manuscripts
be submitted in English which could help to a broad readership. Please ensure that
you include the relevant sections for your manuscript type and make spelling consistent
with current editions of either Webster's Dictionary or Oxford English Dictionary.
In general, manuscripts should be divided in to the following sections: Title
page Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion
Conclusions Acknowledgments References Tables Figures
Title Page This should include the following, in sequence:
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A succinct title.
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Full names and Department Name of Organization, Name of Organization, City, Postcode,
Country of all authors.
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Name of corresponding author (to whom proofs and all correspondence will be sent)
together with their Department Name of Organization, Name of Organization, City,
Postcode, Country, and e-mail address.
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Abstract and Key Words
Abstracts are often the least considered but most important part of any paper. Most
readers of a journal will read most of the abstracts, but very few will read the
full papers. The following suggestions should help authors to write their abstracts.
Summary the main findings and be concise (300 words maximum).The essential elements
of the abstract are:
•Background: A simple opening sentence or two placing the work
in context.
•Aims: One or two sentences giving the purpose of the work.
•Method(s): One or two sentences explaining what was done.
•Results: One or two sentences indicating the main findings.
•Conclusions: One sentence giving the most important consequence
of the work.
A list of 3–10 keywords suitable for indexing should be given below the abstract,
each separated by a semicolon (;).
Introduction
The Introduction should be succinct and without subheadings. The Introduction should
assume that the reader is knowledgeable in the field and should therefore be as
brief as possible but can include a short historical review where desirable.
The Introduction should provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature
on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution. The introduction should not
be an extensive literature review although it should provide sufficient background
information for the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the present
study without referring to previous publications on the same topic. It should be
understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Methods
The methods section of a research paper provides the information by which a study’s
validity is judged. Therefore, it requires a clear and precise description of how
an experiment was done, and the rationale for why specific experimental procedures
were chosen.
The methods section structure should: describe the materials used in the study,
explain how the materials were prepared for the study, describe the research protocol,
explain how measurements were made and what calculations were performed, and state
which statistical tests were done to analyze the data.
This section should contain sufficient detail so that all experimental procedures
can be repeated by others in conjunction with cited references. Procedural detail
that has been published previously should be referred to by citation. When a modified
procedure is used, only the author’s modifications of the previously published method
need to be given in detail. Subheadings should be used.
Results
The description of results should not simply reiterate data that appear in tables
and figures and, likewise, the same data should not be displayed in both tables
and figures. The results section should be concise and follow a logical sequence.
If the paper describes a complex series of experiments, it is permissible to explain
the protocol/experimental design before presenting the results. Do not discuss the
results or draw any conclusions in this section. This section may be divided into
subheadings to assist the reader. The results section should be written in the past
tense.
Discussion
The Discussion should accurately interpret the results, but not be repetitive with
the Results section. Authors are encouraged to discuss their work in the broader
context. Related published data must be appropriately discussed and cited. Speculation
is allowed but should be clearly labeled as such.
The Discussion should spell out the major conclusions of the work along with some
explanation or speculation on the significance of these conclusions. How do the
conclusions affect the existing assumptions and models in the field? How can future
research build on these observations? What are the key experiments that must be
done? The discussion should be concise and tightly argued. The results and discussion
may be combined into one section, if desired.
Conclusions
This should summarize the major conclusions that can be drawn, pointing out their
significance, and alluding to possible future directions.
Acknowledgments
These should be brief and should be made only to those who have made a significant
contribution to the study.People who contributed to the work but do not fit the
criteria for authors should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions.
You must also ensure that anyone named in the Acknowledgments agrees to being so
named.
References
References are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text.
All references must be cited in the text in superscript. Number the reference items
consecutively in square brackets (e.g. [1]). When referring to a reference item,
please simply use the reference number, as in [2].
Style and punctuation of references illustrated in the following examples:
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Referencing information for a book: All author names, Book title, Publisher,
Country, Year. e.g. Kevin R. Fall, W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume
1: The Protocols, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, USA, 2011.
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Referencing information
for a journal paper: All author names, Title, Publisher, Journal title, Vol, No,
pp, Year. e.g. Mayank Suhirid, Kiran B Ladhane, Mahendra Singh, Vishwas A Sawant,
"Lateral Load Capacity of Rock Socketed Piers Using Finite Difference Approach",
Scientific & Academic Publishing, Journal of Civil Engineering Research, vol.1,
no.1, pp.1-8, 2011.
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Referencing information for a conference paper: All
author names, Title, Conference title, pp, Year. e.g. Mohemed Almorsy, John Grundy
and Amani S. Ibrahim, "Collaboration-Based Cloud Computing Security Management Framework"
, in Proceedings of 2011 IEEE 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing, pp.
364-371, 2011.
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Referencing information for a webiste: e.g. Online
Available:http://journal.sapub.org/ajb
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Figures
Figures should be presented in the order they are mentioned in the text. Figures
should be labelled sequentially as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Each figure should be
saved in a separate file, numbered and titled and cited in the text. The figures
should be of high quality, appropriately serve their intended purpose, and have
figure legends that adequately explain their meaning. All figures should be clear
enough and must be sufficient high-resolution to be photographed by the printer.
Figure legends should be printed, double spaced, on a separate sheet titled ‘Titles
and legends to figures’.
Tables
Begin each table on a separate page, double-spaced. All tables must be numbered
consecutively (using Arabic numerals) and be cited in the text as Table 1, Table2,
etc., and followed by a short, descriptive title. Abbreviations used in the table
must be defined in a footnote to the table. Do not use vertical lines and keep horizontal
rules to a minimum. All tables should be clear enough and the units are usually
in brackets following the quantity, and the font should be Times New Roman and size
of 9 pt. Please send the tables in excel.
Please refer to the manuscript template (download the template) for more information
of the manuscript format when preparing your papers.