Authors GuideLine

Submission Preparation Checklist

All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted via PIJSSH Submission System or through the email to Editor-in-Chief.  Authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Before submission, the manuscript has to be prepared according to the format the PISSJ template format.
  • LaTex paper is also acceptable for publication, but it should be in PDF for review first.
  • Manuscripts should be written in English. Title, author(s), emails, and affiliations should all be included on a title page as the first page of the manuscript file, followed by a 150-300 word abstract and 3-5 keywords.

Word Limits

PIJSSH has no limit on the number of words.

Article layout guide

Font: Times New Roman, 10-point, single-line spaced. Use margins of at least 2.5 cm (or 1 inch). ( we recommend using the Template)

Title: The Article Title which uses Size-16, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns, Line Spacing, Fixed-12pt.

Paragraph: uses spacing: above Paragraph-6pt, below Paragraph-6pt.

Abstract: The abstract paragraph is unstructured; the abstract word limits typically range from 150 to 300 words.

Keywords: Please provide keywords to help readers find your article which uses low case, comma. The keywords typically range from 3 to 5.

Headings: Please indicate the level of the section headings in your article:

  • First-level headings should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Tables : - Tables should be in an editable form rather than image version.

figures: all figures or photographs must be submitted as (jpg ,png,tif) files with distinct characters and symbols at 600 dpi resolution at minimum.

Equations: Equations should be in an editable form rather than image version.

References: -     All references should be formatted in IEEE style in the text and listed in the REFERENCES section

Terms for Authors
In submitting the manuscript to the journal, the authors certify that:

  • They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
  • The work described has not been formally published before, except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, thesis, or overlay journal.
  • That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
  • That its publication has been approved by all the author(s) and by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
  • They secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrighted elsewhere.
  • They agree to the following license and copyright agreement.

Duties of Authors

  • In the submitted article, the author must offer correct and truthful factual information gained from the study without any manipulation or deceptive presentation of the material.
  • The author must guarantee that the article or material submitted has never been published before.
  • If the author uses the work and/or words of other writers or researchers, they must be cited or quoted properly.
  • Authors must add a statement or paragraph explaining the experimental procedures that confirms all proper animal subject research precautions were performed.
  • When preparing the manuscripts, the author must follow the "Manuscript Preparation Instructions."
  • Authorship must be confined to those who made a major contribution to the research or study's idea, design, execution, or interpretation.
  • The author must identify the institution or person(s) that supplied research funding.
  • For human subject research, authors must declare the ethical approval code and get informed permission.
  • The author must disclose any conflicts of interest.