Author Guidelines

Please read these guidelines carefully. Manuscripts that do not follow them, or that are not prepared with the journal template, will be returned to the authors before review.

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General Requirements

  • Manuscripts are written in English, are original, and have not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • Length: 6 to 12 pages including figures, tables and references, prepared with the journal template (Microsoft Word).
  • Submissions are made online through OJS; authors must register and log in. Please provide an ORCID iD for every author.
  • The similarity index must not exceed 20% (see Screening for Plagiarism).

Structure of the Manuscript

  1. Title: concise and informative, reflecting the main finding (maximum 15 words).
  2. Authors and affiliations: full names without academic titles, department, institution, city and country, and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. Use the same name format and affiliation in the manuscript and in the OJS metadata.
  3. Abstract: 150 to 250 words in one paragraph, stating the purpose, method, main results (with figures where relevant) and conclusion.
  4. Keywords: 3 to 5 keywords that reflect the key concepts of the article.
  5. Introduction: background, state of the art of previous related research, the research gap or novelty, and the explicit research objective.
  6. Research Method: data, materials, tools and procedures in enough detail to allow replication.
  7. Results and Discussion: findings supported by figures and tables, their interpretation, and comparison with results of previous studies.
  8. Conclusion: answers the research objective, states implications and suggests future work. Do not introduce new data.
  9. Acknowledgements (optional) and funding information.
  10. References: IEEE style, at least 15 references, at least 80% primary sources from the last 10 years (see Reference Management).

Figures, Tables and Equations

  • Number figures and tables consecutively and refer to all of them in the text. Table captions go above the table; figure captions go below the figure.
  • Figures must be clear and legible (at least 300 dpi).
  • Number equations consecutively and write them with the equation editor.

Research Ethics and Use of AI

  • Research involving human participants or animals must state the ethical clearance number and issuing committee, or a statement of informed consent.
  • The use of generative AI tools must be disclosed as described in the AI Policy.

Submission Checklist

  • The manuscript follows the template and these guidelines.
  • All authors have approved the submission and are listed in the OJS metadata.
  • Any conflict of interest is declared.