Author Guidelines

 Preparation of Manuscripts

 

The uniform requirements and specific requirement are summarized below. Before submitting a manuscript, contributors are requested to check for the latest instructions available.

The journal accepts manuscripts written in American English.

 Copies of any permission(s)

 

It is the responsibility of authors/ contributors to obtain permissions for reproducing any copyrighted material. A copy of the permission obtained must accompany the manuscript. Copies of any and all published articles or other manuscripts in preparation or submitted elsewhere that are related to the manuscript must also accompany the manuscript. The material should be sent to any of the two addresses given above.

 Types of Manuscripts

 

Research Articles

Context of research advances current engineering education body of knowledge.

  • 8000 – 10000 words
  • ≤8 tables and/or figures
  • Structured abstract (No more than 300 words)
  • At least 25 references
  • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Review Articles

Reviews should be either a definitive overview of a major topic connected with engineering education or an update of knowledge in a somewhat narrower field of current interest.

  • 8000 - 10000 words
  • ≤8 tables and/or figures
  • Structured abstract (No more than 300 words)
  • At least 25 references
  • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Strategy & Policy

Including but not limited to critical analysis, summary, and evaluation of previous research.

  • No more than 4000 words (For some articles targeted on policy analysis and engineering education research, 4000 words may not be sufficient to provide all necessary information. Therefore, the abstract length can be increased to 8000 words for these special topics. This should be mentioned in the Cover Letter.)
  • ≤8 tables and/or figures
  • Structured abstract (No more than 300 words)
  • At least 25 references
  • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Other

Editorial, Opinions & Perspectives are solicited by the editorial board.

References

References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in superscript with square bracket after the punctuation marks. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Use the style of the examples below, which are based on the formats used by the NLM in Index Medicus. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. Use complete name of the journal for non-indexed journals. Avoid using abstracts as references. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as "unpublished observations" with written permission from the source. Avoid citing a "personal communication" unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. 
The commonly cited types of references are shown here, for other types of references such as newspaper items please refer to ICMJE Guidelines (http://www.icmje.org or http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html).

Articles in Journals

  1. Standard journal article (for up to six authors): Parija S C, Ravinder PT, Shariff M. Detection of hydatid antigen in the fluid samples from hydatid cysts by co-agglutination. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1996; 90:255–6.
  2. Standard journal article (for more than six authors): List the first six contributors followed by et al., like this: Roddy P, Goiri J, Flevaud L, Palma PP, Morote S, Lima N. et al. Field Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Use of Whole Blood. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46: 2022-7.
  1. Volume with supplement: Otranto D, Capelli G, Genchi C: Changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in Italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosis.Parasites & Vectors 2009; Suppl 1:S2. 

Books and Other Monographs

  1. Personal author(s): Parija SC. Textbook of Medical Parasitology. 3rd ed. All India Publishers and Distributors. 2008.
  2. Editor(s), compiler(s) as author: Garcia LS, Filarial Nematodes In: Garcia LS (editor) Diagnostic Medical Parasitology ASM press Washington DC 2007: pp 319-356.
  3. Chapter in a book: Nesheim M C. Ascariasis and human nutrition. In Ascariasis and its prevention and control, D. W. T. Crompton, M. C. Nesbemi, and Z. S. Pawlowski (eds.). Taylor and Francis,London, U.K.1989, pp. 87–100.

Electronic Sources as reference

Journal article on the Internet: Parija SC, Khairnar K. Detection of excretory Entamoeba histolytica DNA in the urine, and detection of E. histolytica DNA and lectin antigen in the liver abscess pus for the diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess. BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:41.doi:10.1186/1471-2180-7-1. Available from URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/41. Last accessed on January 15, 2016.

 

Tables

  • Tables must be submitted in an editable format. Do not submit tables in the format of EXCEL file or figures.
  • Tables should be self-explanatory and should not duplicate textual material.
  • Number tables, in Arabic numerals, consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each.
  • Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading.
  • Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table.
  • Obtain permission for all fully borrowed, adapted, and modified tables and provide a credit line in the footnote.
  • Tables along with their number should be cited at the relevant place in the text.
  • Statistical estimates should indicate parameter estimates, statistical significance, sample size, and other relevant information.
  • Tables can be submitted in two ways: (1) upload tables as separate files after the figures;(2) include tables in the main document after the reference section.

Illustrations (Figures)

  • Figures should each be submitted as a separate image file.
  • Upload the images in TIFF, JPEG, PNG, EPS, and PDF format. The file size should be within 5 Mb in size while uploading.
  • Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text (eg, Figure 1, Figure 2A, Figure 2B, etc).
  • Labels, numbers, and symbols should be clear and of uniform size. The lettering for figures should be large enough to be legible after reduction.
  • Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations not on the illustrations themselves.
  • If a figure has been published elsewhere, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. A credit line should appear in the legend for such figures.