Research Article should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
Plagiarism level should not be more than 10 % (preferably)
Font: Use Times New Roman font in size 12 with double-line spacing.
Margins: Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
Title: Use bold for your article title, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
Abstract: Indicate the abstract paragraph with a heading or by reducing the font size.
Keywords: Keywords help readers find your article, so are vital for discoverability. If the journal instructions for authors don’t give a set number of keywords to provide, aim for five or six.
This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article:
(e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a full stop (full point) or other punctuation mark.
should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph. The text follows immediately after a full stop (full point) or other punctuation mark.
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