Before Submission

Please make sure that your manuscript meets the below criteria:

  1. Your manuscript is an original work and has not been published or is currently under review with another journal or Conference Proceedings.
  2. Your work meets all the Research Ethics of KJAR. The manuscript should contain a separate section of "Ethics Approval" if the work involves human or animal subjects.
  3. The English of the manuscript is acceptable and it should be free of grammatical and spelling errors.
  4. The manuscript should be edited according to the KJAR template (Manuscript Template).
  5. Your figures are of high quality resolution.
  6. Your references are formatted correctly and numbered as they appear in the text.
  7. Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims & scope of the journal will be reviewed. 

Submissions that don't adhere to these guidelines will be rejected or returned to the Author prior to the peer review process.

Required Documents for Submission

  • Anonymous manuscript should be submitted in word file only ( authors name should not be included
  • Attach the cover page with full information about co-authors, Data Availability Conflict of Interest, Fundingstatement, Acknowlgement
  • Attach a separate file where you explain the contribution and highlights (novelty) of your paper.

 

Manuscript Structure
Authors must follow the below manuscript structure and required formatting per KJAR template.

Title page:
The title of the manuscript should be brief but informative, as it may be used in information-retrieval systems.

Authors and Affiliations:
Authors should provide their full names and affiliations, and if available, their ORCiDs. 

Abstract:
The abstract should be around 150-250 words and summarize the objective, method, main results, and conclusion of the study. It should be informative and not include descriptive words or citations. Together with the title, the abstract should serve as an index for the subjects covered in the paper and be suitable for indexing purposes.

Keywords:
Authors should provide 5 to 8 keywords that accurately describe the manuscript for indexing purposes.

Introduction:
The introduction should provide background information that is accessible to readers from outside the field and explain the importance of the study. It should also include a brief review of relevant literature.

Materials and methods:
The methods section should provide enough detail for an independent researcher to reproduce the study. If methods have been previously published, they can be summarized with a reference.

Results and discussion:
The results should be presented clearly and concisely, with the discussion exploring their significance rather than simply repeating them. In some cases, a combined results and discussion section may be appropriate. Authors should avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Data availability

Authors are required to add statement that describe how readers can access the data or code if it exists.

Conflicts of interest

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for coauthors declaring their interests.

Funding statement

Authors must state how the research and publication of their article was funded, by naming financially supporting body(s) (written out in full) followed by associated grant number(s) in square brackets (if applicable), for example: “This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the National Science Foundation [grant number zzzz]; and a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant”.

Acknowledgments

All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the manuscript before the references. Anyone who made a contribution to the research or manuscript, but who is not a listed author, should be acknowledged (with their permission).

Conclusion:
The conclusion should be short and to the point, summarizing the main findings of the study. Authors should avoid repeating the results and discussion.

Plagiarism

All the submitted manuscripts are screened for plagiarism through the iThenticate software. The authors are encouraged to use paraphrasing and summarizing technics and sources should be cited appropriately.  Any attempt of plagiarism shall be followed by the rejection of the submitted manuscript.  KJAR tolerates 10% of similarity.