FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Put the manuscript in a file with a header (author, author & author or author et al.) and a footer on the left (Biannual fore. sci. toxi. J) and a footer on the right showing the volume and issue number e.g Vol 1 (2), Jan 2020.
The manuscript (after final acceptance) should include the figures and tables.
Required fonts:
Title Tahoma - 14 - uppercase (capital letters) - center text.
Authors (1st line) and their institutional affiliation are required (2nd line) - times new roman - 12 - center text.
Subtitles (introduction, subjects, and methods, results, etc.) à times new roman - 12 - upper case (capital letters).
The core of the manuscript in a 2 columns structure - times new roman - simple (not bold) - 12 - sentence case – line space 1
ARTICLE STRUCTURE
Title:
- Should give the key result of the study.
- Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Authors' names and affiliations:
- Clearly, indicate given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check for accurate spelling (should be consistent with the online-submitted ordering).
- Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names.
- Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address.
Corresponding author:
- To be written after the authors' names and affiliations and before the abstract.
- Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication.
- Ensure that the e-mail address and phone number are given and that contact details are kept up to date.
Abstract:
- Should be concise and informative.
- Should state briefly the purpose of the research, methodology, principal results and major conclusions under the following subheadings: objectives, methodology, results, and conclusion without line breaks.
- Must be able to stand alone since it is often presented separately from the article.
- Avoid references, uncommon abbreviations.
- Not more than 400 words - one column - center text - justified.
- The TEXT should be arranged under the following headings
Keywords:
- Immediately after the abstract.
- A maximum of 6 keywords.
- Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (example 'and' 'of').
- Only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be used.
- They will be used for indexing purposes.
Introduction:
- State the work objectives.
- Provide adequate background, avoiding detailed literature, survey or a summary of the results.
Material and methods:
- Full experimental or sampling design.
- Clear explanation of how the study was carried out.
- The number of participants.
- Protocol for data collection.
- Equipment.
- Methods used.
- Data analysis.
Results:
- Clear and concise
- In the text, the word “figure” is abbreviated to “fig.”, while “table” is not.
- Both words are spelled out completely in descriptive legends.
- Tables and figures must be sufficiently clear, well-labeled, fully described by their legends.
- Table legends àgo above the body of the table.
- Any table must be within the same page with its legend, not passing between two pages.
- Figure legends à go below the figure.
- Any figure must be within the same page with its legend, not passing between two pages.
Discussion:
- Should explore the significance of the results, not repeat them.
- A combined "Results and Discussion" section is often appropriate.
- Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusion(s):
- Presented in a short section, which can stand alone.
Recommendation(s):
- Presented in the form of points, in a separate section.
Acknowledgment (if any):
- Provide it as a separate file and remove from the manuscript.
- List individuals who provided help during the research (language help, writing assistance or proofreading the article, etc.).
Reference model:
- Harvard system should be used.
- Arrange in alphabetical order.
- Standard journal article:
- Name of author (Bold) (alphabetical order) – the year of publication between brackets (Bold) – title – the name of the journal – volume – pages.
- Al-Motarreb, A.; Baker, K. and Broadley, K. (2002): pharmacological and medical aspects and its social use in Yemen. Phytotherapy Research, 16:403-413.]
- For 7 or more authors, list only the first 6 and add (et al.) for the rest.
Chapter in a book:
- Name of the author/editor (bold) (alphabetical order) - the year of publication between brackets (Bold)– the title of the book – the number of the edition – Place of publication: Publisher – pages.
- Rasheed, Z and Haqqi, T (2001): Cytokine networks “ towards new therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis. 4th edition, London; 31-47.
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