{"id":1007,"date":"2015-05-18T10:07:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T10:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ijssit.com\/main\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:28:21","slug":"for-authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ijssit.com\/main\/for-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"For Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default\" data-active=\"1\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\">Authors\u2019 Guidelines<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\">Review Process and Policy<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\">Payment Option<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\">Submission<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Language<\/strong>: English (British or American; but consistency shall be maintained)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article file format<\/strong>: MS Word only<\/p>\n<p><strong>Font:<\/strong> Times New Roman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text:<\/strong> 1.5 spaced, justified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Page style<\/strong>: 1\u2032 margins, A4 format<\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes &amp; Endnotes: <\/strong>Not to be used<\/p>\n<p><strong>First page<\/strong>\u00a0of the text should include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0the title of the manuscript,<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0the author\u2019s and co-authors names and institutional affiliations, together with e-mail addresses for correspondence,<br \/>\n\u2013\u00a0abstract of no more than 200 words. 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