Review Article
A review article is a comprehensive summary of the current understanding of a specific research topic and is based on previously published research. The review should provide comprehensive summary of the current state of knowledge of the subject. The review should contain background information, critical analysis of studies and works that has been done, including limitations, significance, knowledge gaps and the future focus of the filed. The review should address fundamental concepts, recent findings and important unresolved issues.
Title
The title should be clear, concise and no more than 15 words.
Author information
Author list: Use author full legal name, starting with the first name (maximum of three names); do not use initials.
Corresponding author: Include full name and email address
Abstract
The abstract should contain a maximum of 250 words. Avoid the use of undefined abbreviations.
Key words
Select up to a maximum of 6 important words for indexing. Separate the words using commas and arrange them alphabetically. Do not use abbreviations or scientific names.
Introduction
The introduction should describe the background, significance or rationale and the objective(s) of the review.
Body
Provide details of the review using appropriate sections/headings depending on the subject matter and type of review.
Conclusions and recommendations
Summarize the key findings, new interpretations, new insights that have resulted from the review. Include suggestions for future investigation on the work where necessary.
Acknowledgements
Organize acknowledgments in paragraph form in the following order: persons, groups, granting institutions, grant numbers and serial publication number where applicable.
Language: Manuscripts should be in English (UK spelling).
Equations: Mathematical equations should be presented using appropriate Microsoft software.
Units and abbreviations
- Use SI units of measurement and use numerals before standard units of measurements.
- Use words for numbers one to nine, and numerals for larger numbers, especially in the text.
- Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided, and where used, should be explained at their first mention.
Text Formatting
The manuscript to be submitted in word format (.doc or docx) using the latest version of the software.
Fonts
Use Tahoma font type size 12 throughout the document. Italics should only be used when appropriate. Font colour must be black for all main text; coloured font may be used for charts, graphs, maps etc.
Margins
Use normal margin measuring 1 inch (or 2.54 cm). The text should be justified. Tables and figures, including their captions must conform to margin requirements.
Spacing and indentations
The text should be 1.5 spaced while text for figures and table captions, footnotes, items within tables and lists in appendices are single spaced. The first line of each paragraph should be indented using a standard tab indent
Tables
Tables should be editable in a Word document and placed as close as possible to their first mention in the text. If a table continues on more than one page, repeat column headings on subsequent page(s). All columns must have headings. Leave no space between lowercase letters and their preceding values (e.g., 731.2ab). Use approved abbreviations or abbreviations already defined in the text and define others in the general footnote. Avoid the use of gridlines. Use a border at the top and bottom of the table, beneath column headings, and above column spanners.
Figures
Figures should be at least 300 dpi, or 1200 dpi for line graphs. Photographs should be treated as figures. The quality in which figures are submitted is the quality in which they will print—please ensure figures are high quality.
The following file types of figures are accepted: tif (preferred), eps (preferred), rtf, ppt/pptx, pdf, ps, psd, ai, gif, png. Figures should be in their native format for best quality. Maximum height: 240 mm. Maximum width (one-column figure): 82 mm. Maximum width (two-column figure): 171 mm.