1. Title and by-line

Name, affiliation (institution) of the author(s), city, zip code, country, and email address of the author(s) should be given.

2. Abstract

About 150–250 words without mathematical or chemical equations or citations should outline the objective, method, main results, and conclusions.

3. Key words

Provide 3 to 6 key words or phrases for cross-indexing this article.

4. Text

The text should contain an Introduction that puts the paper into proper perspective for the reader, and should also contain Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions sections.

5. Figures & Tables

Each figure, including a, b, c, etc. of each figure, must present the caption. Figures must be placed in the text and have their captions for each one, thus Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, etc. There will be an extra charge for those graphics considered for publication in color. Authors are expected to use different line types to distinguish the different parts of a figure that they do not want to have published in color.

All tables must be mentioned in the text in consecutive order and must be numbered with Arabic numbers.

6. Acknowledgements

Individuals or units other than authors who were of direct help in the work could be acknowledged by a brief statement following the text.

7. References & Citation

Only essential references (journal article, book, thesis, report, proceedings, etc.) cited in the text (in Author-Year format) can be listed in alphabetical order by author’s surname. Personal communications and unpublished data are not acceptable references. For references with more than three authors, the first three names should be given, followed by et al.

Text citation examples:

One author: (Vandermeer, 1990)

Two authors: (Sun and Wang, 2000; Cao and Xu, 2001)

Three or more authors: (Moons et al., 1997; Schlag et al., 2000a; 2000b)