Submission:
We strongly prefer to receive manuscripts via our online submission system. Using this system, authors can upload manuscript files directly to our office and check on the status of their manuscripts during the review process. In addition, reviewers can access the manuscripts (in a highly secure fashion that maintains referee anonymity) over a direct internet link, which speeds up the review process.
All files should be completed and sent by manuscript file: DOWNLOAD FILES
The submission should include the original source (including all style files and figures) and a PDF version of the compiled output.
Manuscript Organization
Manuscripts (original research) should contain the following sections: Title, Authors' names, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Results & Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Figure Legends, Table Legends and Supplementary files, if any. Tables and figures can be inserted into the main text or added at the end of the manuscript.
The title should be concise, informative and representative of the contents of the manuscript. Abbreviations should be avoided within the title.
- Full affiliations, postal addresses and emails must be given for all authors. The contact information (phone and fax number) of the corresponding author is necessary.
- The abstract, containing the objective and scope of the study, should notify the important and significant results of the study. The abstract should comprise a brief review of the contents and the conclusions of the paper.
- Keywords (3-6 words) should be provided directly below the abstract.
- The introduction should illustrate the problem statement and background of the study, including a literature review to justify the importance of the study.
- Results and discussion (into one or two sections) should include results and their interpretations, preferably with literature support of previous related studies and a reasonable discussion of the hypothesis.
- Conclusions should clearly summarize the main conclusions of the research, giving a clear explanation of their importance and emphasizing potential future directions.
- Acknowledgements (if any) are for any contributions (institutions, persons or agencies) in the design of the study, data collection, data analysis and financial support (including grant number).
- References are referred to as any citations in the text, figures, tables and schemes and vice versa. References have to be listed at the end of the manuscript in the numbered format according to their appearance order in the text. In the text, citations should be indicated by the reference number in square brackets, i.e. [1].
Copyright
Authors (corresponding) by submitting a paper say that their manuscript has not been submitted for publication nor published anywhere.
Processing Charges
Publishing a manuscript in MACA is free of charge. Note that the articles will be accessed freely online.