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Papers will be accepted for publication with an understanding that they are submitted solely to journal of Pundra University of Science & Technology (JPUST) and are subject to review and editorial revision. The statement, views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) and for any criticism, the JPUST cannot be held responsible. Manuscript should be accompanied by a signatured declaration statement from the corresponding author who will be responsible for all matters to the submitted manuscript. Manuscript should be sent to the Chief Editor by email (pundra.journal@gmail.com) or submit at the respective website of JPUST. It is a multi-disciplinary journal. Therefore, articles from all the disciplines fulfilling the given pre- conditions will be received for reviewing.
The preliminary requirements of an article, before it is processed:
Each article should be accompanied with a declaration statement by the corresponding author that-
The criteria used for reviewing an article are: contemporary relevance, contribution to knowledge, originality, clarity and logic in analysis, methodology of research articles, implications for intervention, appropriateness of references, and language. Every article undergoes a double blind peer review process. Every accepted article will be copy-edited.
The author owns the copyright of the article until the article is accepted by the journal for publication. Once accepted for publication and the author is informed, the copyright of the article will be owned by the JPUST. It should not be reproduced elsewhere without the written permission of the Chief Editor of JPUST.
The Editorial Board of the JPUST discourages all kinds of plagiarism and widely usage of AI. The submitted paper is checked with an anti-plagiarism and AI detection software. The maximum accepted limit of similarity and AI detection are 25% and 30% respectively.
If a new article does not meet these requirements, it is sent back to the author.
Page Size and Text Style: Uses the A4 paper size (Margins: Top & Bottom: 2 inches, Left & Right: 1.65 inches) and text style as Times New Roman, font size 10. Only the title of the article should be in font size 14 and abstract in italic front. The heading of each section of main content should be numbered as 1, 2, 3, etc. The subsections should be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 2.4, etc. and the sub-subsections should be numbered as 1.1.1, 1.2.2, 3.1.1, etc. Author need to use single line spacing and text alignment need to be justified. There should be 10 pt space before each section and 6 pt space between two paragraphs. The manuscript should be limited within 15 pages including tables, figures, graphs, references, etc.Abstract must be written in single paragraph. Author should limit the abstract within 500 words. Abstract should reflect a clear view of the research including background of the research, gaps of the research, objectives, research methods/approach, significant findings, and concluding remarks. Do not use symbols, special Characters, footnotes, or Math in Abstract.
Keywords: 4 to 6 words should be used.This section should generally aim to provide context by discussing relevant literature, summarizing the problem, and explaining the rationale and potential outcomes of the study. The introduction should end with a clear statement of the purpose and objectives to help readers understand the evolution, importance, and critical aspects of the study. Try to avoid figure, table, etc in this section.
2. Materials and MethodsThis section should report all the relevant subsections that include
2.1 Materials Used with Full Details
2.2 Design and Fabrication Methodology with Full Details
2.3 Characterization Methodology with Full Details
3. ResultsThis section contains an in-depth presentation of the outcomes of the study. Results can be presented in text, figures, tables, etc. Place figures and tables at the middle of the page. Figure titles should be below the figures and table titles should appear above the tables. For figure, use a table to insert the graphic (which is ideally a 300 dpi TIFF or EPS file, with all fonts embedded) because, in an MS Word document, this method is somewhat more stable than directly inserting a picture.
4. ConclusionThis section should contain the concluding remarks based on the major findings without any explanation and references either in bullet points or as paragraph.
Authors should acknowledge any contribution, support, and assistance in favor of conducting this work.
Any kind of financial support (funding, grants or sponsorship) that the authors have received has to be acknowledged. If the authors did not receive any funding for this work, please state "The authors received no specific funding for this work."
Authors will be ensuring quality and integrity of his / her research, respect the confidentiality and anonymity of the research respondents, ensure that the participants or institution will participate in the study voluntarily, avoid harm to the participants and show that the research is independent and impartial.
Authors must disclose that the study has no financial, commercial, legal, or professional relationship with other organizations, or with the people working with them, that could influence or compromise the study or researcher's professional judgment. If no conflict of interest, the author will add a statement in the end: "the researcher claims no conflicts of interest."
This journal requires following the Vancouver referencing style both in citation and reference list. In text, sources must be cited as numbers (using superscript1) in the order in which they appear. Use a table to insert reference list.