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Article structure

Please submit article either in (1) Article Template or (2) Microsoft word file (tables and figures should be placed after references and should not be embedded).

Preferably articles references could be inserted using endnote.

Subdivision – numbered sections 
Preferred article language is American. Please make sure than article font is “Times New Roman” font size is “12” and it is double spaced. Tables and figures should be provided after references and figures should follow tables. Article must be divided into well-defined and consecutively numbered sections and subsections like 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, …), 1.2, etc. except abstract, keywords, acknowledgements and references. Please provide subsection heading in bold plus italics. Used units should be of international system (SI). Abbreviations must be defined at their first in manuscript. Please do not include abbreviation in the abstract. Appendices (A1, A2,…), equations (E1, E2,…), formulae (F1, F2, …), tables ( Table 1, Table 2, …) and Figures (Fig.1, Fig. 2,…) should be given separate numbering.

Title

Tile must be concise, informative and should clearly represent contents of article. Try to avoid formulae and abbreviations where possible. Article titles are set in sentence case, but capitalize proper nouns.

Author names and affiliations

Please provide complete authors name, full postal address of each affiliation, and e-mail. Use a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address to indicate all affiliations. Corresponding author or submitting author should be indicted by a”*” immediately after the author’s name. Corresponding author will handle manuscript at all stage and needed to provide his full contact details including postal address, e-mail, fax and telephone (with country and area code).

Abstract

A concise abstract stating purpose of the research, important results, significant findings and major conclusions is required with a word count from 200 to 250 words. References are not recommended to be included in abstract. Graphical abstract is optional. If an isotope is mentioned, spell out the name of the element when it is first used and
provide the isotope number on the line (e.g., carbon-12 (first occurrence), then C-12). Non-research articles such as editorials, commentaries, and errata do not have abstracts,
and brief reports/short communications may exclude abstracts at the discretion of the journal editor.

Keywords

A maximum of 5 keywords must be provided. Only well-known abbreviation/s can be included as a keyword. Chemical formulas beginning with symbols (e.g., δ13C, δ1 5N) are listed at the end of the keywords; formulas starting with letters (e.g., C3) should be arranged alphabetically among the other keywords; formulas starting with numerals (e.g., 13C) come at the beginning of the keywords.

  1. Introduction 

It is needed to provide an adequate background of work, a very brief literature review and important objectives of study in the present section. Please do not include summery of methodology or results in introduction.

  1. Materials and Methods  Sufficient details of methodology must be provided to allow reproduction of the work. Methods followed must be indicated by a reference.
  2. Results and Discussion 

A combine result and discussion section is required to publish your articles in ST. Authors hold the responsibility of originality of results. Extensive citations and discussion of already published work must be avoided.

  1. Conclusions 

Novel findings and important results may be presented in this section.

Acknowledgements:

Funding agency or other individuals those who provide help during the research can be listed here.

References

Minimum of 12 recent and relevant references must be provided. The references must cite recent and relevant research only.  At least half of the references included should be published within the last 10 years. References should be listed in the order in which they appear in the text. References should be citied in the text like [1], [2],… etc. It is recommended to avoid web references. However, where it is necessary to include them the full URL and date last accessed should be given.

Reference to a journal publication:
[1] M.A. Hanif, M.I. Jilani, A. Majeed and I. Ullah. (2012). Title of article. International Journal of Biomedical Sciences. Vol. no. (issue no.) pages.

or if issue number is not available

[1] M.A. Hanif, M.I. Jilani, A. Majeed and I. Ullah. (2012). Title of article. International Journal of Biochemical Sciences. Vol. no. : pages.

Reference to a book:
[2] M.A. Hanif and M.S. Jamil. (2012). Title of book. Edition, Publisher and its address. pp. (page numbers).

 Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] M.I. Jilani and A. Majeed (2012). Title of chapter, in M.A. Hanif and M.S. Jamil (Eds.). Title of book. Edition, Publisher and its address. pp. (page numbers).

Reference to a conference:

[4] R. Nadeem and A. Khan. (2012). Analytical evaluation of wild  medicinal plants. “International Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants”, Cagliari, Italy. April 13-15, 2012.

 Reference to a website:

[5] M. Najeeb. (2020). Biodiesel: a useful source of energy. www.science.org Retrieved 15th Jan 2022.

Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Foot notes to tables can be placed below the table body. Foot note needed to be indicating with superscript lowercase letters.

Figures 
Figures should also be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Please provide detailed caption to each figure. To effectively showcase your research on publication, we recommend following the guidelines below when supplying figures for your accepted article.

Line Art Images
Line art includes diagrams, scatter plots, graphs, flowcharts, and other text-based figures that are not tables. If a figure includes both line art and images, it is recommended to follow the line art guidelines. Images include photographs, drawings, imaging system outputs (such as MRIs or ultrasound), and other graphical representations.
Preferred file types for line art are  EPS or PDF Preferred file types for images are TIFF or PNG or EPS
Acceptable file types are any standard file type including: PS, AI, DOC, PPT, GIF, JPG, TIFF, PNG, WMF.
The preferred resolution for line art is 600-1000 dpi. Higher resolutions are needed for line art than for images because each individual line must be more precisely rendered. This can be easily achieved by using larger fonts for easier reading. The preferred resolution for images is 300 dpi. Though many web-based images often appear at very low resolutions (72 dpi or lower), readers will only benefit from your research if your images offer hi-resolution detail.
Any resolution is acceptable that is legible when viewed as an 80 mm or 1800 pixel width, unmagnified. Providing your figures in the preferred formats and resolution is critical for print quality and readability of your printed figure. Creating your figures in one of the preferred file types creates a higher quality figure than converting an existing figure. If you’re not able to create a figure in the preferred file type, provide the file type you have and our production team will work with you to present it effectively. For small images, that will occupy one-quarter of the page, the preferred minimum image size is an 80 mm canvas size or a pixel width of 1800px. For large images that will occupy a half- or full-page, the preferred minimum image size is a 180 mm canvas size or a pixel width of 1800px. Be sure to carefully consider the minimum space necessary for each figure before providing large images. Provided images smaller than the preferred sizes may be modified during production, possibly resulting in decreased quality. Each individual figure file should be less than 10 MB, and the zipped file of all figure files should be less than 500 MB. To facilitate ease of review, name figure files only with the word “figure” and the appropriate number. For example: Figure_1.tiff. We recommend providing 1 figure per page in a single Word document.